Renovated Village House, Carrouges, Orne

Property Description

Renovated in 2005, this stone village house is arranged over 3 floors and there are 5 bedrooms in total.  The open-plan kitchen opens out to the lovely walled garden that surrounds the property and there are 2 private parking spaces.  With a good selection of pretty market towns, all within 15mins, this is a lively area to explore.

The house has versatile accommodation that makes it ideal as a permanent family home, a great pied-a-terre across the channel, or indeed, if you wanted to set up a B&B business.

There is a total of 134m2 habitable space.  Here’s the layout:

On the first floor -

Kitchen/Dining Room 5.68 x 3.56m Partly glazed door and side panel to front window to east and glazed double doors to south elevations. Tiled floor. Extractor. Range of matching base and wall units. Worktops with tiled splashbacks. Sinks with mixer tap. Built-in double oven and 4 ring induction hob with extractor hood over. Built-in dishwasher. Stairs to first floor. 2 convector heaters. Built-in cupboard housing electrics.

Lounge 4.10 x 3.29m Window to west elevation. 2 convector heaters. Tiled floor. Coving.

Inner Hall Tiled floor.

Shower Room 2.28 x 1.28m Window to east elevation. Shower. Heated electric towel rail. Pedestal basin. WC. Tiled floor. Inset spotlights.

Utility Area Tiled floor. Stairs to first floor. Convector heater. Space and plumbing for washing machine. Space for tumble dryer. Hot water cylinder. Base and wall units.

Study/Bedroom 1 3.64 x 2.76m Partly glazed door to west elevation. Tiled floor. Exposed stone wall.

On the First Floor via stairs from inner hall:

Bedroom 2 5.56 x 3.31m Wood flooring. Velux window to east and west and window to north elevations. Exposed stone walls. Convector heater.

On the First Floor via stairs from kitchen:

Landing Wood flooring. Stairs to second floor.

Sitting Room 5.79 x 3.61m Window to east and partly glazed double doors to south elevation and balcony. Wood floorng. Ornamental fireplace. 2 convector heaters. Door to bathroom.

Bedroom 3 4.14 x 3.34m Wood flooring. Window to west elevation. Vent. Convector heater. Door to:

“Jack and Jill” Bathroom 3.29 x 1.38m Bath with mixer tap and tiled surround. WC. Hand basin. Heated electric towel rail. Window to west elevation. Tiled floor. Partly tiled walls.

On the Second Floor

Landing Hatch to loft. Wood flooring. Velux window.

Bedroom 4 3.82 x 3.47m Window to south and east elevations. Convector heater. Wood flooring.

Bedroom 5 3.65 x 3.54m (max) Exposed “A” frame. Velux window to west elevation. Exposed stone wall. Convector heater.

Shower Room 2.37 x 1.42m Tiled floor. Partly tiled walls. WC. Heated electric towel rail. Pedestal basin. Shower. Inset spotlights. Velux window.

Outside:

At the back of the property, an access lane leads to double metal gates, inside which are the two private parking spaces.  The lawned garden is part walled / part with railings and another set of gates that open onto the road into the village centre.  There is a shed for storage of outdoor equipment.

The house has mains drainage, electric heating and a wood-burning stove.

Location

The little town of Carrouges is very pretty and has all the day-to-day amenities you might need.  Market day is on a Wednesday, but the house is well placed to make use of the markets, restaurants, cafés and shops in the surrounding towns of La Ferté-Macé, Bagnoles-de-l’Orne, Pré-en-Pail, Sées and even Alençon.  All of which are within easy reach.

The ferry port at Caen is a 1hr 15min drive, Cherbourg is 2hr 15mins and Le Havre is 2hrs.  The tunnel at Calais is around a 3hr30mins drive.  The nearest airports would be Deauville, Rennes or Dinard.

At a glance:

Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 3
Receptions: 3
Habitable space: 134m2
Plot size: 856m2 
Taxe foncière: €310
DPE rating: TBC
Heating: Electric heating & wood-burning stove
Drainage:  Mains
Neighbours:  Close by
Distance to shops: 10mins
Distance to coast: 1hr 15mins
Distance to ferry port:  1hr 15mins
Distance to train station:  30mins to Alençon

Please note:  All locations and sizes are approximate. La Résidence has made every effort to ensure that the details and photographs of this property are accurate and in no way misleading.  However, this information does not form part of a contract and no warranties are either given or implied.