Heather Cottage, 32 Gravelhill Road,

Features

• A charming, and rustic original detached cottage, with beautiful open aspect to rear overlooking Down Royal Racecourse and Golf Course.
• Enviable semi-rural location, yet only 5mins drive to the excellent amenities on offer in the award-winning village of Royal Hillsborough.
• Whilst in need of modernisation this delightful cottage presents a rare opportunity to restore, renovate or extend (subject to planning) to create a bespoke dream home tailored to a buyer’s specific requirements.
• Accommodation includes: -
• Entrance porch.
• Living Room with feature fireplace.
• Open-plan spacious kitchen/dining/family room.
• Two well-proportioned bedrooms.
• Principal bathroom.
• Oil fired central heating with replacement 'Grant Vortex' condensing boiler.
• uPVC double-glazed windows, doors, and guttering.
• Fully enclosed rear garden with southerly open aspect and countryside views.
• Timber framed garage with inspection pit and adjoining stores to rear.
• Off-street parking.
• Within easy access of local schools, Sprucefield shopping complex, and main arterial and commuter networks, leading to Lisburn, Moira, Belfast, and Dublin.

This is a rare opportunity to acquire an extended detached original stone cottage. This charming period property offers a rustic cottage ambience, in an enviable semi-rural location with an open aspect to the rear overlooking Down Royal Racecourse, golf course and beyond to the surrounding countryside.

This truly unique property offers versatile accommodation and whilst in need of modernisation, it offers endless potential to renovate, restore or extend further (subject to planning) to create a beautiful bespoke home.

The accommodation offers a spacious open plan kitchen/dining/family room, a living room with feature fireplace, two bedrooms, and a bright principal bathroom.

The property further benefits from oil fired central heating, uPVC double glazed windows, doors, and guttering and a replacement ‘Grant Vortex’ condensing oil fired boiler.

Externally the delightful rear garden is laid in lawns with well stocked and mature, flowerbeds,  shrubs and trees, with an ample paved patio area perfect for al-fresco dining. The Down Royal racetrack runs adjacent to the rear boundary providing a bird’s eye view on race days.  

The front of the property provides off street parking, a paved garden area and a timber framed garage with inspection pit and adjoining stores.

Only five minutes’ drive from the wide range of premier amenities in the historic village of Royal Hillsborough, and Ideally situated for commuters, with ease of access to both the A1 and M1 road networks, leading to Lisburn, Moira Belfast, Dublin and beyond. For the business traveller, Belfast International Airport is a mere forty minutes by car, with Belfast City Airport thirty minutes and Dublin Airport just over an hour away.

ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES:-

Ground Floor:

Entrance Porch:

Living Room:  15’9" x 12'0" (4.80m x 3.66m)

Feature marble and cast-iron fireplace with decorative tiled inset. Double aspect windows.

Open-plan kitchen/dining/family room: 

Kitchen/Dining: 21'7" x 15'11" (6.57m x 4.85m)

Range of high and low level cabinetry, with matching island/breakfast bar, stainless steel sink, double drainer and mixer tap. Plumbed for washing machine. Double aspect windows. Door to rear patio and gardens. Open to:-

Family room/snug area: 16’5” x 10’2” (5.0m x 3.09m)

Feature brick-built fireplace.

Bedroom (1) 14’6” x 11’6”.(4.41m x 3.50m)

Double aspect windows.

Bedroom (2) 14’10” x 8’9”. (4.52m x 2.66m)

Double aspect windows.

Rear Hallway:-

Built in cupboard.

Principal Bathroom:- 14’0” x 9’4”. (4.26m x 2.84m)  (At longest and widest).

Fully tiled shower recess with ‘Mira’ sport electric shower. Cornflower, blue pedestal wash hand basin, low-flush W.C., and panelled bath. Double size hot press with copper cylinder, immersion heater and shelved storage. Access to roof void.

Roof Void:-

Accessed via ladder. Partially floored. Light.

OUTSIDE:

Rear:  South-west facing with open-aspect.

Fully enclosed garden laid in lawns with well stocked and mature flowers, shrubs, and trees. Paved patio area and pathway.

Open aspect with stunning countryside views over Down Royal Racecourse, Down Royal Golf Course and the surrounding countryside.

Selection of sheds and stores. PVC Oil tank. Outside tap and lighting.

Front:

Paved garden area with privacy hedge. Gate to side and rear.

Off street parking.

Timber framed garage with inspection pit and adjoining stores to rear. ‘Grant Vortex’ oil fired condensing boiler.

Further Information and Viewing:

Strictly by appointment with sole agents Downshire Estate Agents.

Please contact our Hillsborough office: -

Tel :- 028 92 682762 

E.mail:- [email protected]

These particulars do not represent any part of an offer or contract and none of the statements contained should be relied upon as fact. Please note we have not tested any systems in this property, and we recommend the purchaser checks all systems are working prior to completion. All measurements are taken to the nearest 3 inches.  The floor plans are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent of constitute part of the sale.