Substantial 5 bedroom house with integral annexe near Poulaines. 2.2 Ha suitable for horses. Swimming Pool.

Spacious, Well-Designed Home Near Poulaines with Pool and Land

This large, well-laid-out property is ideally located close to Poulaines and benefits from a swimming pool and adjoining flat, fenced land with field shelters, making it perfectly suited for equine use or as a smallholding.

The house also features a substantial integral annexe with its own separate entrance. Formerly used as a doctor’s surgery, the annexe offers multiple rooms and bathrooms, making it ideal for a self-contained granny annexe, guest accommodation, or potential rental income.

Additional space from the first floor of the main house could easily be incorporated into the annexe, allowing further expansion if required.

With its highly flexible layout and range of possibilities, this versatile property would suit a variety of residential or lifestyle uses.

Poulaines offers a good range of local amenities including a boulangerie, pharmacy, café/bar, hotel with restaurant, hairdresser, and mini-mart. The village is also renowned for the beautiful gardens of the Château de Poulaines.

The nearby town of Valençay, just 8km away, provides a wider selection of services and attractions, including a supermarket, weekly markets, restaurants and bars, banks, doctors, vets, additional shops, and an interesting automobile museum. The famous Château de Valençay and its stunning gardens are also located here.

The Property

Set behind wrought-iron gates, the property is arranged over two floors and enjoys an attractive parkland-style approach. A large parking area provides space for six or more vehicles, in addition to a garage. On entering the grounds, the principal entrance to the former doctor’s surgery is immediately ahead, while the main house entrance is located to the right, overlooking a charming front garden that offers excellent privacy from the quiet village road.

The house occupies a peaceful position with no overlooking neighbours. To the rear and side of the property, open fields provide excellent grazing for horses or other animals and would also be well suited to smallholding use.

With its flexible layout, generous grounds, and excellent setting, the property offers significant potential for a variety of uses, subject to any necessary permissions.

The accommodation comprises :-

• Ground Floor (main house) :- Entrance hall (11.4m2) with side hall (4.2m2) and wc (1.8m2), stairs to first floor and lobby (2m2) with two doors to annexe. Kitchen (17m2) with back kitchen (4m2) and larder (2.5m2), Large living area (38m2) with generous windows on front and two sets of double doors to the rear elevations, access to external log storage. Door to Summer room (13.7m2) overlooking the newly refurbished in-ground pool with a further door to the rear. Swimming pool filter, heating and pump room behind summer room (access from exterior). A tiled terrace runs the entire length of the rear of the house connecting with the adjacent pool.

• First Floor :- Staircase from entrance hall below to landing (6.2m2) with access to two bedrooms (18.3, 14.1m2), bathroom (2.6m2) and separate wc (1.2m2). Both bedrooms have dressing spaces. From the landing, a lobby leads to another landing space (6m2) giving access to two further substantial bedrooms (17, 11.3m2) and a shower room (3.2m2). The larger bedroom has two further rooms (6.1, 9.3m2) beyond.

• Integral Ground Floor Annexe :- Accessed by its own entrance door directly into the annexe as well as a door from the main house entrance hall. Entrance hall (14m2) with wc and wash basin, door leading to large room (24.1m2) and two further rooms (10.5, 13.4m2), one with shower and wc.

• External :- Garage (17m2) and boiler room. Large hard surface parking area sufficient easily for haf a dozen cars. Fully fenced gardens and paddocks with field shelters extending to 2.2 hectares (5.5 acres).

Note: For areas with a sloping ceiling, habitable space is measured with a minimum 1.8m headroom.

Airports at Châteauroux (46km), Tours (104km) and Limoges (169km)
TGV trains at Tours, Châteauroux, and Vierzon (43km).
Autoroute A20/E9 at Vatan (15km)

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