19 Carrickmannon Road,

This is a fantastic opportunity to purchase a superb, tastefully presented extended Detached Family Home with extensive brick paved driveway and mature well planted gardens plus a range of outbuildings comprising of stores, stables, converted vernacular buildings and lands extending to approximately 2.9 acres.

Set on the site of a former garden centre, this property offers a unique opportunity for a purchaser to have work and family life all in the one place, and should appeal to those with equine interest, car repair business, joinery works and so on…

The commercial units are currently rented by a double glazing company and there is a telecommunication mast on the land to the rear, both offer a potential annual income source.

The access to the property is over a concrete laneway, which leads to entrance gates and the private courtyard for the main House and services the commercial, stores, stables and lands to the rear.

Its location offers easy access to the local amenities of Ballygowan with its bus and commuter routes to Belfast City Centre only 30 minutes away. Good access to the surrounding Villages of Saintfield, Comber, Lisbane & Killinchy.

Some of the features included are-

• Extended Detached Family Home
• 4 well proportioned Bedrooms
• Bright Lounge with Inglenook fireplace and inset multifuel stove
• Dining room with pitch Pine floor, Inglenook fireplace and inset multifuel stove
• Kitchen and Casual Dining area with excellent range of fitted units, granite work tops, appliances and red brick Inglenook with gas fired stove
• Downstairs cloakroom WC
• Large Sunroom with pine ceiling and freestanding multifuel stove
• Modern first floor shower room with a white suite
• Spacious landing
• Oil fired central heating
• Oak Style and white PVC double glazing
• Fully enclosed gated side brick paved courtyard with generous parking
• Landscaped gardens to front and side offering a good degree of privacy
• Commercial yard with generous parking
• Stores and stable block
• Old garden centre office and store
• Concrete laneway access and generous parking
• Telecommunication mast on land to rear
• Convenient location close to Ballygowan Village and good commuter access

ACCOMMODATION (All measurements are approximate)

THE MAIN HOUSE

FRONT ENTRANCE HALL: Light Oak PVC double glazed front door with glazed inset, radiator cover, cornice, alcove, intruder alarm. BT open reach access point. Stairs to first floor.

LOUNGE: 16’2” x 13’8”. Inglenook style fireplace with freestanding cast iron Morso multi fuel stove, timber mantle and Slate hearth. Electric fuse box and storage cupboards, cornice and central ceiling rose. Glazed door to:

SUNROOM: 17’6” x 12’5”. Freestanding cast iron multi stove, ceramic tiled floor, Pine tongue & groove ceiling, recessed spotlights. Double glazed door to garden.

DINING ROOM: 15’9” x 11’8”. Recessed fireplace with freestanding cast iron multi fuel stove, Slate hearth, Pitch Pine floor, radiator cover, cornice.

INNER HALL: Understairs cupboard, tiled floor, light.

KITCHEN & CASUAL DINING: 17’1” x 13’9”. Excellent range of high and low level Mahogany style fitted units with granite work tops, inset 1 ¾ sink and drainer unit with mixer taps, display cabinets, Hotpoint cooker with 4 ring ceramic hob and double oven, cooker hood with extractor fan and light, ceramic tiled splash back, integrated fridge freezer, Panasonic microwave, Bosch semi integrated dishwasher, plumbed for washing machine, granite topped breakfast bar, recessed spotlights, ceramic tiled floor. Feature brick Inglenook fireplace, timber mantle, Slate hearth and freestanding gas fired stove. Store cupboard.

CLOAKROOM: With low, flush WC. Ceramic tiled floor, light.

REAR ENTRANCE PORCH: Ceramic tiled floor, Oak style PVC double glazed door.

FIRST FLOOR

SPACIOUS LANDING: Hot press cupboard with lagged Copper cylinder and Willis type immersion heater, access to roof space via Slingsby style ladder. Radiator cover. Wall mounted picture lights. Cornice.

BEDROOM 1: 16’3” x 11’1”.

MODERN SHOWER ROOM: 6’9” x 6’1”. White suite comprising fully sheeted walk-in shower, Glass Shower screen, Aqualisa Shower unit, white Vanity unit with wall mounted sink, Chrome mixer taps and cupboard under, Close coupled WC, tall heated towel radiator, wall mounted mirror with light, wood laminate flooring, recessed spotlights, extractor fan.

BEDROOM/OFFICE 4: 12’5” x 7’1”. Painted tongue and groove ceiling, dado rail. Wood laminate flooring.

BEDROOM 2: 14’1” x 9’10”. Painted tongue and groove ceiling

BEDROOM 3: 12’9” x 8’7”. Painted tongue and groove ceiling

OUTSIDE:

Fully enclosed brick paved driveway with entrance pillars and wrought iron double gates provides secure parking to the side. Mature landscaped extensively planted gardens to the front and side, offers a good degree of privacy. Brick paved pathway and steps at the front give access down to the road. 

STABLE & STORES BLOCK:

Range of storage sheds in good order comprising including two stables and tack room, light and power, part double glazed. Corrugated roof.

STORE 1: 15’4” x 13’5”. Timber door, light.

STORE 2: 15’6” x 16’5”. Timber door, light.

STORE 3: 15’5” x 22’5”. Timber door, light.

STORE 4: 15’5” x 16’5”. Timber door, light.

STABLES: 28’1” x 18’2”. Subdivided into two small stables and tack room area and storage

COMMERCIAL AREA: Converted vernacular building currently rented to a double glazing firm.

Commercial premises subdivided into 4 sections:-

SECTION 1- (store) 25’8” x 10’1”. Sliding doors, concrete floor, light

SECTION 2- (Stock room) 51’6” x 19’2”. Part double glazed, corrugated and steel beam structure, light and power.

SECTION 3- (Workshop) 50’2” x 33’3”. Concrete floor, corrugated and steel beam structure, insulate roof, light and power, mezzanine floor, office and store.

SECTION 4 – (store and WC) 27’2” x 20’2”. Corrugated, with sliding corrugated door, cloakroom with WC and WHB. Light and power.

STORE: 22’8” x 20’2”. Corrugate roof and door. Light and power.

The commercial premises rented at £5200 per annum with the tenant being responsible for the rates. There is no fixed term lease agreement however the tenants have stated in writing that they will vacate on completion if required.  The tenants have rented the premises for approximately 30 years.  The access to the commercial area is over a shared laneway, which give access to the main house and the remaining stores, stables and lands to the rear.

LANDS:

Lands circa 2.9 acres subdivided into grazing land and garden. Lands previously as a garden centre then used mostly for grazing. Telecommunications mast site located at top of the rear field. Access is required for maintenance during the year currently through the field gate from the stable area.

DOMESTIC RATE:   House - Ards and North Down Borough Council: Rates payable 2024/2025 = £2,466.99 approx. 

Commercial Rates – NAV 4750 (LPS)       

TENURE:    FREEHOLD

EPC RATING:  Current: D55        Potential: D55

EPC REFERENCE:   2364-3037-8204-5734-4204

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