Reference: s-648
Price: €130,000
Council: Ansião
District: Leiria
Post code: 3240

Building size in m²: 253
Land size in m²: 4,400
Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 2
Floors: 2
Status: Active

Full description: A beautifully restored 2 bedroom stone farmhouse with large ruin and outbuildings. The house is detached and is situated in a forest close to the villages of Junqueira and Soucide. The closest town to the property is Santiago da Guarda where there is range of cafes, restaurants, mini-markets, monthly market, shops and pharmacy as well as a restored castle and Roman mosaics. Santiago da Guarda is a growing town. It also has a medical practice, bank, sports centre, post-office, dentist and schools. A neighbouring village of Vale de Boi has a cafe with a small shop and is a short drive away. The larger market town of Ansiao is around 10 minutes by car. Ansiao has supermarkets, health centre, dentists, school, pharmacy, main post office, banks, cinema, swimming pool, sports centre, cafe's, restaurants, weekly market and parks.

Pombal which is the nearest city is 30 mins away and has excellent rail links to Lisbon and Porto. Intercity trains from Pombal go both ways on an hourly basis during the day. The farmhouse covers a footprint of 121m2 and has exposed stone walls inside and outside and wooden ceilings. Rooms are mainly on one floor, comprising a large living room with a log burner; a kitchen with fitted cupboards, small fire, dishwasher, electric oven and gas hob; a bathroom with toilet, bidet, washbasin, shower with glass wall and a bath; and a small reception room where the washing machine and an electric water heater are beneath the open wooden stairs that lead to the second floor. The master bedroom is on the second floor and has an on-suite toilet, bidet and wash basin. A second bedroom/guest room/studio is accessed from outside at the rear of the property. There is a separate room which houses the diesel fuelled heating system which operates radiators throughout and can be operated on winter or summer settings.

There is also a large ruin in poor condition covering approximately 131m2 which could be developed into separate accommodation. The front of the main house is west facing, the rear terrace faces east. At the rear of the property there is a large covered patio area with excellent views and a recently restored threshing circle which is used for entertaining. The property has a gated driveway area with plenty of parking space. There is a double garage with up and over entrance door, storage racking, lighting and electricity supply, next to which is a covered car port; a large rain water well which refills via the roof gutters;, a chicken house; wood store and a double tank septic system with clearly located access panels. The property has 4,400 square metres of land, which is terraced and leads down to the bottom of a hill. There is a large variety of mature fruit trees including peach, plum, quince, apple, pear, fig, loquat, strawberry and olive. There are also mature walnut and pine trees. Within the last two years, the current owners have also planted, cherries, orange, lemon, tangerine, pomegranate, kiwi, nectarine and almond trees. The garden immediately surrounding the property is walled and fenced, and has a range of mature and annual plants and shrubs. There are pleasant views of the surrounding countryside and forest from all sides of the property. Municipal water and electricity are connected.

The property is accessed through the main forest road and then a small and good dirt track. A TV ariel and dish for free-view are fitted. The nearest neighbours houses are 2 km distance away, the house and garden is therefore private.