Heritage School House ten out of ten in home design

Character and style abound at Old School House, found on the edge of the pretty village of Lingen, close to the Herefordshire, Shropshire border.

This 4-bedroom home, launched to the market by Balfours, is nestled amid views of open countryside, yet with amenities in the village including primary school, public house, butcher and petrol station. Leintwardine and Ludlow are some five and fifteen miles respectively.

Cathrine Barre, Balfours associate partner explains: “The entrance hall and inner hall link all rooms, the heart of the home being the original schoolhouse structure which achieves a breath-taking open plan kitchen, living, dining room, with double height to one end accommodating a mezzanine.”  The room extends in excess of 50 square metres with French doors to two aspects. There is a pantry off the kitchen end and woodburning stove, plus of course the stairs to the spacious mezzanine offering a flexible space.

There are a further 2 reception rooms, one currently used as a sitting room, the other as a study, plus there is an additional study, utility room, and downstairs shower-room. Stairs ascend from the inner hallway to 4 double bedrooms with feature fireplaces and a bathroom on the first floor.

A recently erected oak framed garage and studio sit well in the property. The studio currently fully functioning as a pottery workshop, but could equally accommodate other purposes, with its attached storage space.

The whole is surrounded by its own garden, including a courtyard providing charming options for relaxation, though any sign of hopscotch left with the last pupils. Ample parking may not have been required in the days of Old School House but are now ably accommodated.

Balfours are marketing this heritage property which deserves ten out of ten for design and flow, with a guide price of £725,000. For more information call 01584 707100.