THIS week’s property of the week is either a ‘bit of a doo-er-upper,’ or ‘wonderfully intact and original,’ depending on your point of view – but either way, there is something restful about the simplicity of its layout and the generosity of its proportions.
For sale by auction with a guide price of £640,000, some wise person is about to acquire the forever home of their family for generations to come.
Located on farmland between Neumanns’s Flash and Witton Brook, Village Farm is far enough outside Northwich to be called a rural property, but close enough to town for its owners to walk in and enjoy the many pubs, restaurants, and shops.
Surrounded on two sides by mature woodland, the house sits on one third of an acre of land extending to the front, back and side, part of which is hardstanding, meaning parking space for up to eight cars at a time, and an extensive lawn.
Entering by the front door, what strikes you is the simplicity of its layout. The perfectly straight hallway leads to an enormous farmhouse kitchen, with generously proportioned symmetrical reception rooms off to either side.
The original features include an enviable terracotta farmhouse tiled floor that extends to much of the lower level.
The ground floor also has a huge utility room, a home office and a downstairs cloakroom, and upstairs there are five spacious bedrooms, a landing as large as most sitting rooms, and a family bathroom.
The phrase ‘more spacious days’ springs to mind when you view this lovely family farmhouse.
To bring this house up to contemporary standards, money will be spend. But please, lucky buyer, be sensitive – don’t change it too much!
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