A stunning three bedroom loft style apartment in St John’s Hill, a secluded position in the heart of Shrewsbury has been launched to the market by Balfours.

Superbly Presented Property For Sale In Shrewsbury Town Centre

Upper Apartment, 3 Courtyard House, is a bright second floor apartment with fabulous high vaulted ceilings, maximising its period roots. The open plan living space incorporates designer fitted kitchen with integral appliances.

The master bedroom has en-suite facilities and mezzanine storage facility. Bedrooms two and three share a second shower-room.

“This is a superbly presented apartment, in a secluded setting, within the county town which is renowned for its independent shops, fine dining, an excellent choice of state and independent schools, plus the Quarry Park with River: These lifestyle assets are all on the doorstep for Upper Apartment,” says Alistair Hilton, head of sales at Balfours.

A charming courtyard facility is shared and the apartment benefits from a high specification security entry system. Upper Apartment is being marketed with a guide price of £325,000, call Balfours Estate Agents Shrewsbury office on 01743 353511.

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Picture perfect Brook Cottage is set in stunning well laid out mature gardens.

Meadow and Woodland

Situated in the popular village of Lingen on the Shropshire Herefordshire border, this three bedroom home comes with two acres of garden, meadow and woodland. Lingen is a vibrant village with public house, church and community centre. Leintwardine is five miles, offering a full suite of market town facilities including primary school, while there are independent schools nearby too.

Recently refurbished, the accommodation is open plan, with the focus of the sitting room being a wood burning stove. To the opposite end is the kitchen breakfast area with Aga and French door to the terrace. Balfours Ludlow sale manager, Scott Kemsley, comments: “The vendors have achieved a wonderful blend of cottage feel with an abundance of natural light and space. In addition there is a well-balanced dining room with three aspects and access to the garden.”

The ground floor also has a good sized utility, boot room, boiler room and larder, wc and separate storage room. The first floor provides three bedrooms with a family bathroom. Outside there is ample parking, plus a large garage. “The property is in a fabulous location with its own meadow and woodland, plus idyllic views of open countryside,” Scott adds. Brook Cottage is being marketed with a guide price of £450,000, call Balfours Estate Agents Ludlow office on 01584 707100.

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St Julian’s is a unique four bedroom, one story home situated in the village of Ludford, on the south bank of the River Teme. Considered to be one of Ludlow’s finest residential areas, St Julian’s has been launched to the market by Balfours for the first time in more than a quarter of a century.

Stunning Gardens and Grounds

The clever design starts with a gravelled approach, with stone porch centre stage, with two garages framing the north aspect of the property. Double doors from the porch lead to the reception hall offering a glimpse of the generous glazing which is to be found throughout this contemporary style.

A further two pairs of double doors offer access to the two main reception rooms: A beautifully balanced drawing room, with glazing to three aspects and fireplace with wood-burner. The dining room, similar to the drawing room offers access to a private inner courtyard; it also directly links to the kitchen breakfast room which is well equipped, including island and adjacent utility. From the breakfast room double doors invite you to the family room.

A nine metre long conservatory opens to the inner courtyard, while the family room runs parallel and provides a link to the east wing. Here the bedrooms include a master room with dressing room and en-suite and a family bathroom.

Scott Kemsley, Balfours Ludlow sales manager comments: “This is a fabulous property, particularly for anyone seeking to remain on one floor level. The gardens and grounds are quite stunning with mature trees and an attractive stone wall opening to rural views. A change of mood is to be found in the large terrace court-yard complete with fountain. St Julian’s merits viewing, we are marketing with a guide price of £975,000, do call 01584 707100.”

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Breath taking views over the historic market town of Ludlow and surrounding countryside are to be found at four bedroom, Rock Cottage, Whitcliffe.

Frech Doors Lead to Fabulous Views

It is located within/adjacent to Whitcliffe Common Nature Reserve, with all the benefits of countryside and wonderful walks on the doorstep, including those in Mortimer Forest yet with the town centre within walking distance.

Beautiful mature borders frame the entrance to gravelled parking and garage – giving a big tick for first impressions. The entrance hall opens to a generous kitchen breakfast room equipped with Aga and kitchen-island. Adjacent is the dual aspect sitting room with bi-fold doors facing south west providing access to the stone terrace and cottage garden; while to the opposite side is the garden room with French doors and those fabulous views.

On the first floor a generous master suite with dressing room and shower room, plus three double rooms, one with doors opening to a decking area. Balfours Ludlow sales manager, Scott Kemsley comments: "This is a very well presented, private yet highly accessible property on the outskirts of Ludlow, a culturally vibrant mediaeval town, plus fine dining, local golf and National Hunt race course; in short a fabulous place to enjoy a great lifestyle.”

Balfours are marketing Rock Cottage with a guide price of £675,000, call Balfours Estate Agents Ludlow on 01584 707100.

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Number One Grange Barns boasts the best in a barn conversion. There is the added allure of all-weather tennis court, detached office and workshop, rustic hut with fireplace and beautiful mature gardens with this property for sale in Shropshire.

Feature Brickwork and Explosed Beams

On the market with Balfours, 1 Grange Barns is situated in the village of Woodseaves, three miles from Market Drayton. Shrewsbury and Stafford, with excellent train connections, are both some 20 miles.

Balfours, Charlie Giffard, Country House sales, explains: “The welcome is to high vaulted ceilings with double height and dual aspect windows flooding the indulgent reception hall with light. Feature brickwork and exposed beams are reminders of the barns previous purpose. Now it achieves the wow factor.”

The large triple-aspect kitchen - diner is fully integrated, with direct access to the terrace and stunning gardens. There are four bedrooms, three en-suite and two are to be found on the ground floor. Ascend the stairs to a generous balcony landing, overlooking the garden, ideal as an additional study, or leisure space.

Porthole windows, vaulted ceiling, glazing to three aspects and central fireplace, characterise the sitting room, found on the first floor. Two en-suite bedrooms and one of two cloakrooms are also to be found on the first floor.

A utility off the reception hall and integrated double garage complete the ground floor package. As it is currently used, the outbuilding office workshop includes a further single garage. Number 1 Grange Barns, is marketed with a guide price of £775,000, call Balfours Estate Agents Shrewsbury office on 01743 353511.

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Shropshire’s residential property market is spurred in the right trajectory, fortified by Furlough Mark II, stamp duty holiday and the cheapest borrowing since the inception of the Bank of England.

Alistair Hilton, head of sales at Balfours reports: “Sales across our entire portfolio, from £150,000 to the £10 million estate, have been strong. Rural dwellings firm leaders in the field.

“Furlough Mark II – job support scheme has alleviated the fear that unemployment would rise, causing house prices to fall. Our experience is that the stamp duty tax holiday is not only having a positive effect on properties under half a million pounds, but it is giving momentum to those purchasing homes in the higher price bracket, because they too are making significant savings.

“Now add the continued low mortgage rates with the base rate reduction making money its cheapest since the inception of the Bank of England and you have three very constructive financial drivers,” says Alistair.

He continues: “We have agreed numerous sales in recent times, including a small property at Sugnall, with a guide of £250,000, which went to sealed bids and sold in excess of the guide; then Asterton Hall, which went very quickly at the £800,000 guide price. Both these properties reflect the running theme of rural demand - a reverse from pre-covid preference for urban.”

At the upper end of the market a development site which Balfours had been brokering has just come to fruition at £1.8 million. “This illustrates the confidence of builders and developers who continue to invest large sums reflecting longevity in the market. That is telling me there is no reason for anyone else to doubt the market.”

Alistair concludes: “We anticipate this is likely to continue over the course of the next six months, with the exception of a quieter time in December when we all traditionally focus time on friends and family. However with the hourglass running out on the stamp duty holiday to March 31, 2021, we are preparing for a further surge from the New Year until then.”

Asterton Hall