AHIN-SP-001926 • Sourdeval • Manche • Normandy • 50150 • Large 5 Bedroomed Detached House and Separate 2 Bedroomed Gîte with Beautiful Gardens in just under Five Acres • 345,000 € +Notaire's Fees

This house has been a much loved family home for over 30 years.  The present owners used to open the gardens to visitors.  It is beautifully landscaped and productive with grow your own fruit and vegetables in well established areas.  There is also an orchard and paddock.   The detached gîte has plenty of character and is set well away from the main house, with its own private garden.  Viewing is highly recommended.
It is situated in the southwest of Normandy, near the borders of Manche and Calvados,  a short 8 minute drive from the town of Sourdeval which offers every amenity including two banks and supermarkets, boulangeries, a pharmacy, bars and a restaurant. Market day is held every Tuesday morning, as is the livestock market.  The beaches on the west coast are an hour’s drive away and Sourdeval is approximately 80 minutes drive from the port of Caen and an hour and forty minutes from Cherbourg. A little further afield are the D-Day landing beaches, the Mont St Michel.  The Lac de la Dathée, ideal for walking, fishing and boating, and an 18 hole golf course are within 15 minutes drive,  as is the Saint Sever forest.
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THE ACCOMMODATION IN THE MAIN HOUSE COMPRISES:
On the Ground Floor –
Conservatory/Garden Room   4.58 x 3.88m   Windows to south and north, sliding patio doors to west, and partly glazed door and side panel to north elevations.  Convector heater.  Tiled floor.  Opening to:
Lounge/Dining Room 9.36 x 5.23m   Tiled floor.  2 windows to west and stained glass window to east elevations.  2 radiators.  Granite fireplace.  Exposed stone wall and beams.
Kitchen/Breakfast Room   4.90 x 3.52m   Window and Velux window to east and window to south elevations.  Tiled floor.  Convector greater.  Range of matching base units with worktops and tiled splashback over.  Double ceramic sink with mixer tap.  Space for free-standing range-style cooker with tractor hood over.  Space for free-standing fridge/freezer.  Built-in convector heaters.
Inner Hall
Tiled floor.  Partly glazed door to north elevation and garden.  Space and plumbing for washing machine. Hot water cylinder.  Fuse board.
Cloakroom   Window to east elevation.  Tiled floor and partly tiled walls.
Wet Room   3.67 x 2.01m   Window to north and Velux window to east elevations.  Fully tiled.  Large walk-in shower.  Pedestal basin.  Convector heater.
Entrance Hall   Partly glazed door to west elevation.  Tiled floor.  Stairs to first floor.
Bedroom 1/Study   5.10 x 2.53m   Window to west elevation.  Laminate flooring.  Electric radiator.  Built-in wardrobes.
On the First Floor –
Landing   Wood flooring.  Sloping ceiling.  Built-in cupboards.
Bedroom 2   3.76 x 3.53 (max)   Velux window to south and window to west elevations.  Wood flooring.  Built-in wardrobes.  Sloping ceiling.
Bedroom 3   4.49 x 3.12m   Built-in shelving.  Convector heater.  Wood flooring.  Sloping ceiling.  Velux window to eat elevation.
Mezzanine/Study Area   3.95 x 1.50m   Velux window to north elevation.  Wood flooring.  Sloping ceiling.
Bedroom 4   5.19 x 2.08m   Velux window to west and window to south elevations.  Wood flooring.  Sloping ceiling.  Convector heater.  Exposed stone chimney breast.
Bedroom 5   5.26 x 1.72m (min)   Velux window to east and window to south elevations.  Wood flooring.  Sloping ceiling.
THE ACCOMMODATION IN THE GÎTE COMPRISES :
On the Ground Floor –
Lounge/Dining Room   6.00 x 5.29m   Window and partly glazed door to south elevation.  Tiled floor.  Exposed stone walls and beams.  Granite fireplace with woodburner.  Convector heater.  Stairs to first floor with cupboards under.  Fuse board.
Kitchen   3.37 x 2.91m   Pasrtly glazed door and side panel to south, and window to west elevations.  Exposed stone wall.  Tiled floor.  Convector heater.  Double ceramic sink with mixer tap.   Built-in cupboards.  Space for free-standing cooker and upright fridge/freezer.  Space and plumbing for washing machine. Extractor.
Bathroom   2.91 x 1.89m   Window to north elevation.  Fully tiled.  Bath with mixer tap/shower fitment.  Extractor.  Wall-mounted heater.  Exposed stone wall. Vanity basin.  Door to:
Cloakroom   Tiled floor and partly tiled walls.  WC.  Window to north elevation.  Extractor.
On the First Floor –
Landing   Wood flooring.
Bedroom 1   3.97 x 3.40m   Sloping ceiling.  Exposed “A” frame.  Convector heater.  Exposed stone wall and chimney breast.  Wood flooring.  Window to west and south and skylight to north elevations.
Bedroom 2   4.85 x 3.07m   Wood flooring.  Convector heater.  Window to front elevation.  Hatch to loft.  Cupboard housing hot water cylinder and VMC.
OUTSIDE :
The property is approached via a gravel drive with 2 parking areas.  The gardens are beautifully landscaped with numerous plants, shrubs and flower beds, producting fruit trees and bushes and a vegetable garden with a polytunnel.  There is a garden shed and storage area.  A second one is attached to the rear of the gîte.  The main part of garden is laid lawn.  There is a reed bed and two ponds.  Orchard, area of woodland and paddock.

DPE   D - 243 and B - 7

SERVICES :
Mains water and electricity are connected along with the telephone. Fibre optic broadband is available in the main house. Drainage is to two septic tanks.  Heating is provided via electric radiators and a separate wood burner.  Hot water is via an electric cylinder tank. The majority of the windows are double glazed.
FINANCIAL DETAILS :
Taxes Foncières :  1,090€ per annum
Taxe d’habitation : € (means tested)
Asking price  : 345,000€ including Agency fees of 20,000€.  In addition the buyer will pay the Notaire’s fee of 24,300€
Please note : All room sizes are approximate.  Every effort has been made to ensure that the details and photographs of this property are accurate and are in no way misleading.  However this information does not form part of a contract and no warranties are given or implied.
Estimated annual energy costs of the dwellings between  2 040€ and  2 760€ (gîte) per year and 2 884€ and 3 902€ (main house)
Average energy prices indexed to 01/01/2021 (including subscriptions)
The costs are estimated according to the characteristics of your home and for a standard use on 5 uses (heating, domestic hot water, air conditioning, lighting, auxiliaries)
Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Géorisques website: www.georisques.gouv.fr (Date of establishment State of Risks and Pollution (ERP): 30/01/2023 )