Cound Park Drive, Cound, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY5 6BN | Property for sale | Savills
2,027 sq ft(188.31 sq m)
Offers in the region of £595,000($771,400)

Cound Park DriveCound, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY5 6BN

  • Sold

Key features

  • Sold in December 2023
  • Cound has an active community including Cound Tennis Club, a cricket club and village hall.
  • The A5 and M54 are accessible for commuting to the north and south via the M6 and M6 toll. Shrewsbury has a number of highly regarded schools in the private and state sector.
  • Super Fast Broadband is available.
  • Shrewsbury is approximately 6 miles and Much Wenlock about 5 miles and a post office and petrol station at Cross Houses.

A wonderfully appointed house with garaging.

About this property

  • Townsend House is accessed via a shared private drive which takes you onto the private path and driveway belonging to Townsend House. A covered porch provides access through the front door and into the hallway which has oak flooring fitted with under floor heating, which continues into the reception rooms. There is a sitting room on your right hand side with a feature fire place and French doors leading outside to the garden and patio.

    There is a separate office/dining room and a further living room overlooking the lake, which also has French doors leading onto a patio and the garden. The kitchen breakfast room has a number of fitted units with granite worktops, a range cooker with induction hob, an integrated dishwasher, fridge and freezer and tiled flooring. A door leads through to the utility room which has fitted cupboards, a sink, space for a washing machine and a door leading outside to the garden.

    A solid oak staircase rises from the hallway to the first floor where the principal bedroom is. This room has a separate ensuite bathroom, floor to ceiling fitted wardrobes and a lovely view over the lake at the back of the house. There are a further two double bedrooms with a Jack & Jill Bathroom, a family bathroom with bath and a further double bedroom with floor to ceiling double wardrobes. There is a double airing cupboard with plenty of space plus further storage under the stairs on the ground floor.

    Outside
    There is ample parking for several vehicles at Townsend House as well as the double garage with storage/space above. The front gardens are mainly laid to lawn with planted shrub borders split with a path to the front door. The back garden is laid to lawn with estate railings at the bottom overlooking the lake. A beech hedge acts as a boundary with a patio running the length of the back of the house, providing a seating area.

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A fine house in one of the best villages in Shropshire

Peter DabornProperty agent

Local information

  • Townsend House is situated within the prestigious gated development of Cound Park Gardens set within the walled garden of Cound Hall, a renowned Grade I listed Queen Anne country residence. Cound Park Gardens is ideally situated in the attractive village of Cound, which is mentioned in The Telegraph (2022) as being one of the most 'poshest' villages in Shropshire.
  • There is a historic Norman stone-built St. Peter's Church, a thriving tennis club, cricket club, both with active training programmes for children and adults, and a village hall.
  • The house is set in amongst some of the most stunning countryside walks, with direct footpath access including one to the Riverside Inn. Wenlock Edge, The Lawley, Caer Caradoc and The Long Mynd are all found locally. The recently refurbished and flourishing Riverside Inn is just 0.8 miles away standing on the banks of the River Severn.
  • The nearby historic market town of Much Wenlock is just five miles away and provides an excellent selection of individual shops, public houses, sports facilities and restaurants. The property is a short distance from Ironbridge Gorge, a UNESCO world heritage site.
  • The county town of Shrewsbury is just six miles away with its extensive range of shopping and leisure facilities and is noted for its exceptional schools both within the state and independent sectors including Prestfelde, the renowned prep, Shrewsbury High School and Shrewsbury School.
  • The house is well placed for easy access to the A5/M54 commuting to Telford, Birmingham and other Midland business centres. There is also mainline rail service from Shrewsbury to London and a fast service to London Euston from Stafford railway station with a journey time of just 1hr18 minutes.
  • The regions International Airports include Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool. All distances and travel times are approximate. Townsend House offers the very best of both worlds, modern day living with excellent communication links and the benefit of living in Shropshire's breath-taking countryside; a real lifestyle property.

Additional information

  • Tenure: Freehold
  • Services: Mains water,electricity. Sewage treatment plant, Biomass Heating.
  • Cound Park Residents LTD
  • Cound Park District Heating LTD
  • Local Authority: Shropshire Council. Band G.
  • Brochure prepared 2023/01. Photography- 2023/01 BTJ.
  • Directions: From Shrewsbury: leave Shrewsbury on the A458 towards Much Wenlock and continue for about 5 miles. Continue past the right hand turning for Cound and after 300 metres you will see the white gates to ‘Cound Park' on your right hand side. Continue through the gates and Townsend House is the first house on your left hand side with a double garage.
  • EPC Rating: C
  • Tenure: Freehold
  • Council Tax Band: G