Character-packed starter home with easy commuter links and low running costs.
Chain-free one-bedroom Victorian semi-detached cottage
This one-bedroom Victorian semi-detached cottage offers a compact, characterful home ideal for a first-time buyer or someone downsizing. Original features — exposed brickwork, beamed ceilings and a coal-burning stove — give the living room strong period charm while modern comforts include gas central heating, double glazing and a boarded loft space.
The layout is straightforward: living room opening to a rear kitchen, first-floor double bedroom and a bathroom with mains shower. Outdoor space is low-maintenance with a paved front and a small side garden with timber shed and additional storage. The property is freehold, chain-free and has very low council tax, helping running costs.
Location suits commuters and local amenity users: easy access to the A52 and M1, nearby shops in Sandiacre, and walking routes along the Erewash Canal. Broadband and mobile signal are strong and the area is described as affluent with low local crime.
Important practical points: the house is solid-brick (likely uninsulated) and compact at about 473 sq ft, so heating costs and insulation upgrades are worth budgeting for. The property is presented as a practical, character-packed starter home that will reward modest updating rather than a move-in perfect family house.
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