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"A spectacular home that has been sympathetically and exquisitely renovated and extended to create the most wonderful flexible accommodation, combined with an incredibly successful holiday let business.

Directions From Shrewsbury, proceed south on the A49 through the villages of Bayston Hill, Dorrington and Leebotwood, until reading a set of traffic tights at Church Stretton. At the lights, stay in the right hand lane to proceed into the town of Church Stretton, continue over the bridge and up Sandford Avenue to the junction and turn right. Continue along the B5477 Shrewsbury Road until reaching the first left turn. Take this left turn and the property will be seen in an elevated position on the right hand side.

Situation The property is situated in a slightly elevated position with commanding views. The property is within a short walk of the town centre, which offers a variety of shops, whilst also offering a good selection of general amenities together with a bowling club, tennis courts, golf course and rail service. In addition, the town is a popular tourist area with the much admired Carding Mill Valley a conservation area which provides many wonderful walks. Commuters will find ready access via the A49 direct to the county town of Shrewsbury with further road links through to the M54 motorway and Telford or alternatively south towards Ludlow.

Shropshire has just been named in the ABTA list of Ten places to watch in 2024 which is a testament to county and is expected to further increase visitor numbers with the positive press coverage that it has received.
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Description Arden House occupies an elevated position at the centre of Carding Mill Valley and is wonderfully set within around half an acre of hillside gardens and was built in the Arts & Crafts style in 1903 by the former Mayor of Shrewsbury and prominent businessman, Benjamin Blower. The current owners have been at the property for 12 years and have sympathetically renovated and extended the property to create the most spectacular stylish home, combined with a successful holiday letting business.

The thoughtful layout offers exceptional versatility, allowing the property to be used in various ways, from a single family residence to a series of self contained apartments. Each apartment has its own entrance, though they can also be interconnected, offering the flexibility of a spacious family home or a mix of residential and income generating units. The opportunity and potential is endless. Currently operating as holiday apartments, Arden House provides a strong opportunity for income generation through short term rentals or long term assured shorthold tenancies. The property also offers potential for extended family living, with the apartments serving as private spaces for teenagers, elderly relatives or as guest accommodation.

Arden House has a grand entrance hall on the ground floor, leading to large and elegant rooms which include period features, character and charm with the large drawing room and dining room being as part of the original layout, with a fantastic kitchen breakfast family room to the rear of the house with doors leading out on to the sun terrace. Upstairs there is a superb principle bedroom suite with a large bathroom. There is also a landing and a study and it is here where the connection could simply be reinstated to the two units on the first floor.

Both the first floor apartments have access off a separate hallway, entered externally from the side of the house and there are two one bedroom apartments known as Darwin and Mackintosh. Each is beautifully appointed and has a well fitted kitchen, open plan sitting dining room and double bedroom with en suite shower room. These two apartments could quite easily be integrated into the main body of the property as mentioned.

The Turret apartment is the largest and spans the entirety of the top floor, with an independent private access from the terrace at the rear of the building. Extending to approximately 100 sq m, it has a large open plan kitchen dining and sitting room with three bedrooms including one en suite shower room and a separate bathroom. There are stairs to the roof terrace from which there are exceptional views over the town and the surrounding hills.

Gardens And Grounds Externally, the property is set in hillside gardens that is well maintained, with outside seating areas in elevated positions and mature trees, pathways and terraces connecting the property at various levels.
There are two areas for car parking with one area of parking at Trevor Hill, benefiting from an existing planning consent for the construction of a garage structure car port to accommodate 4 cars and ancillary accommodation.
The full potential of this property can only be fully appreciated by undertaking an inspection of the property.

General Remarks

Anti Money Laundering Aml Checks We are legally obligated to undertake anti money laundering checks on all property purchasers. Whilst we are responsible for ensuring that these checks, and any ongoing monitoring, are conducted properly; the initial checks will be handled on our behalf by a specialist company, Movebutler, who will reach out to you once your offer has been accepted. The charge for these checks is £30 including VAT per purchaser, which covers the necessary data collection and any manual checks or monitoring that may be required. This cost must be paid in advance, directly to Movebutler, before a memorandum of sale can be issued, and is non refundable. We thank you for your cooperation.

Fixtures And Fittings Only those items described in these particulars are included in the sale.

Tenure Freehold. Purchasers must confirm via their solicitor.

Services Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage are understood to be connected. None of these services have been tested. The property benefits from two gas fired boilers and immersion hot water cylinders.

Council Tax The property is in Council Tax band E on the Shropshire Council Register.

Viewings By appointment through Halls, 2 Barker Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 1QJ.

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