AN EXTENSIVELY modernised nine-bed house on the Herefordshire border is for sale with a guide price of £1.6 million.

A huge restoration project has been carried out over the last four years, including a new heating system being installed, rewiring

There are 5.3 acres of gardens, grounds and paddocks at the grade II-listed home, in Cwmbach near Hay-on-Wye, and the remains of the original walled garden and greenhouse are still in existence.

For sale with agents Sunderlands, the firm says on Zoopla the level of care and attention to detail of the restoration is immediately obvious when you walk into the delightful period home.

Hereford Times: A nine-bed house on the Herefordshire border near Hay-on-Wye is for sale with a guide price of £1.6 million. Picture: Sunderlands/Zoopla

Hereford Times: A nine-bed house on the Herefordshire border near Hay-on-Wye is for sale with a guide price of £1.6 million. Picture: Sunderlands/Zoopla

The agents say there is a wealth of original period features, with the corridor on the ground floor serving all the main rooms, including a study, dining room and drawing room with windows looking out over the balcony.

The kitchen, with electric Aga and window out over the front aspect, has a basic fitted kitchen and provides a blank canvas to install new fitted units.

 

Hereford Times: A nine-bed house on the Herefordshire border near Hay-on-Wye is for sale with a guide price of £1.6 million. Picture: Sunderlands/Zoopla

Hereford Times: A nine-bed house on the Herefordshire border near Hay-on-Wye is for sale with a guide price of £1.6 million. Picture: Sunderlands/Zoopla

Agents say that fireplaces throughout the house have all been brought back into use.

From the central hallway the restored staircase leads to the first-floor landing giving access to the first-floor bedrooms with refitted en-suite bath or shower rooms, with the main bedroom having a dressing room.

A further staircase with a door leads to the second floor with former attic rooms which have been bought back into use providing three bedrooms and a bathroom. There is also further attic storage space leading off the bathroom.

Hereford Times: A nine-bed house on the Herefordshire border near Hay-on-Wye is for sale with a guide price of £1.6 million. Picture: Sunderlands/Zoopla

Hereford Times: A nine-bed house on the Herefordshire border near Hay-on-Wye is for sale with a guide price of £1.6 million. Picture: Sunderlands/Zoopla

From the downstairs central hall there is a doorway leading to the rear of the house with a downstairs cloakroom and a further staircase to the cellar.

Outside, there is a sweeping driveway and the gardens stretch out to the north and further formal lawned areas to the south and east of the plot.

Hereford Times: A nine-bed house on the Herefordshire border near Hay-on-Wye is for sale with a guide price of £1.6 million. Picture: Sunderlands/Zoopla

Hereford Times: A nine-bed house on the Herefordshire border near Hay-on-Wye is for sale with a guide price of £1.6 million. Picture: Sunderlands/Zoopla

The paddocks are found to the east of the grounds.

A new feature is a terrace to the southern aspect which incorporates an outside kitchen with storage units and natural stone worktops. There is also a fully integrated hot tub.