Properties of the Week
21 November 2007: The focus in this week's selection is on fabulous family homes in rural settings, including Bishops Castle, Church Stretton and the village of St Martins.
Hill View at 63 Shrewsbury Road, Church Stretton is a superb newly-built family home in one of Shropshire's most beautiful towns. It has a hall, kitchen/dining room with French doors leading to the patio, sitting room, utility, playroom/study, wc, five bedrooms, two bathrooms, two en-suite shower rooms, parking, garage, front and rear gardens. Price £499,000 through Strutt & Parker on (01743) 284200.nextpage
Bryn Miaren at Milford Common is an executive home with panoramic views on the outskirts of Newtown which has been totally refurbished to the highest specification. Accommodation includes a family room with sliding patio doors, lounge with oak floor, kitchen/dining room, conservatory with French doors to the garden. There is also a master bedroom suite with en-suite bathroom, three further bedrooms and family bathroom. Price £375,000 through Morris, Marshall & Poole on (01686) 625900.nextpage
2 Gertrude Cottages in the village of St Martins, is on the market for £164,950. The cottage has many original features, along with gardens to the front and rear, a workshop and a parking area. The accommodation provides a reception hall, entrance lobby, kitchen/dining room, bathroom and lounge, while upstairs the master bedroom has en suite and there are two further bedrooms. Contact Halls in Oswestry on (01691) 670320.nextpage
Beckside, Aston Munslow, near Ludlow, is an immaculate village residence of exceptional quality. It has a large L-shaped reception hall, cloakroom with wc, superb sitting room with sliding patio doors giving access to views over the garden, dining room, kitchen, utility and study, together with a downstairs bedroom with en-suite shower room, and three further bedrooms upstairs. Price £395,000 through Nock Deighton on (01584) 875555.nextpage
19 Brick Meadows is an immaculately presented house on a corner plot of a popular residential development in Bishop's Castle. Enjoying an unexpected degree of privacy, the property has extensive rear gardens, which have been landscaped to create manicured lawns, a seasonal wild flower area, a sun terrace and a gravelled area, separated by a rose-laden trellis. Accommodation comprises hallway, cloakroom, living room, conservatory, dining area, country-style fitted kitchen, utility, family bathroom, an en-suite master bedroom and two further bedrooms. Price £285,000 through Halls on (01588) 638755.
