Price: 468,000 €
Type: Places for Sale
Agent: Martin Cayless
Company: Private Owner
Location:

Villa Paradis
An ideal opportunity to acquire a large modern traditional 2-storey villa standing in its own grounds in the South of France. Complete with separate ground floor 3 bedroom apartment, ideal for holiday season rental income. The apartment already has rentals for 2008.

The house was constructed in 1979 and has been the subject of an extensive renovation between 2000/2008. Full double-glazing was added in 2006. The property is finished with a pebble; crepi exterior with a pan tiled roof.
The present owners live on the 1st floor and currently let out the completely separate ground floor apartment as either holiday accommodation or B&B. Please contact us for details of lettings and possible income.
The Villa stands in a beautiful matured garden with automatic watering. There are shrubs, roses, fruit trees, apricots, peaches, cherries, plums, and vines with red & white grapes. There is also a Mediterranean garden with semi-tropical plants. An antique vineyard pump stands on a small paved area with an electric power point. A 5m above ground octagonal pool with a changing, shower and toilet room adjacent. There is also a small chalet, which can be used for workshop and storage. Next to the pool there is a Pergola with wisteria and other climbing plants to give welcome shade from the sun All this stands on a large paved patio.
The villa and grounds are entirely surrounded by a 2-m high privacy wall with a locking entrance gate. There is a large paved courtyard (beautiful interlocking paved cobbles) with more than adequate parking.
Location/Area:
The property is located on the edge of St Nazaire D’Aude a small village only 8 km from the Cathedral city of Narbonne. Close by are village shops, pharmacy, health centre with doctors & dentist, Post Office, restaurants & schools (brand new college, opened 2007). There are further shops and 2 super-markets approx 1 to 2 km away in the village of St Marcel.
At Somail (1km) which is on the Midi Canal (Rick Stein passed through here on his Mediterranean Canal trip!!), there are restaurants and a bar, electric boat hire, day cruises and cycle hire. At Homps (also on the Canal du Midi) there are many good restaurants and Lake Juares is close by where you can sunbathe and swim. There is also a resturant at the lake. Narbonne is one of the sunniest regions of France noted for an average of over 300 days of sunshine per year!! St Nazaire itself is on the fringes of the famous Corbieres and Minervois wine producing regions. The golden sandy beaches of the Mediterranean with its beach resorts of Gruissan, Narbonne Plage and St Pierre are only approx 20 minutes drive time where you will find all the water-sport facilities. The famous walled medevial city of Carcassone is only a forty minute drive.
Transport:
There are main airports at Carcassonne (40mins), Béziers (30min), Perpignan (1hr), Montpellier (1hr) and Toulouse (1.5hrs). The TGV train runs a daily high speed service between Montpellier and London and there is a station at Narbonne. Ryan Air currently operates several flights to the UK (London Stansted, Liverpool & West Midlands) from Carcassonne.
Villa Paradis:
Total Bedrooms: 6
En-Suites: 2
Separate Bathrooms: 2
Heating: Gas fired central heating in main house The Frisquet Prestige unit with Eco Radio Control System was installed in 2003 complete with 1600 litre underground gas storage tank).
Cooling: Reversible heat/air conditioning units both floors (2004/2006)
Services: Mains electricity, water & sewage (gas…see above)
Total habitable area 260m² (Areas are approx and subject to verification by notaire)
Land area 1050m² (Areas are approx and subject to verification by notaire)
Main House, (1st floor): Being the main house inhabited by the owners.
The Main House is located entirely on the 1st floor and accessed from the front of the house (patio/courtyard/ parking area) by an exterior terrazzo marble stairway with wrought iron railings.
Floors: Tiled throughout
Heating/Cooling: The 1st floor has gas fired central heating with radiators in all rooms. The heating unit, operating on propane gas with a 1600 litre underground tank in the front garden, was installed only 5 years ago. It is a 30kw capacity unit and provides hot water for both floors. The sitting and dining area also has a high output reversible air conditioning unit.
Living/Dining Area: (28m sq) L Shaped combined open plan living/dining area with large attractive (and functional should you so desire) French style open-hearth fireplace (book shelves on either side), plus a built in mini bar. Heating via conventional radiator, plus a virtually new remote controlled high output reversible heating/air conditioning unit in this room. Large double-glazed window to exterior as wells as large double patio doors (double-glazed).
Breakfast Area: 3.7m x 3m (11m²). Breakfast area is equipped with fitted counter tops and wall cupboards with a gas hob with hood and electric oven. There is also a double sink. Double-glazed window to front.
Kitchen: 2.7m x 4.5m (12m²) Fully equipped with double sink, cooker hood, oak fronted walls cupboards and worktops. Access to the ground floor utility room via enclosed (and lockable) stairway. There is a loft ladder that leads to a partially floored loft suitable for storage. Double-glazed window to exterior.
Bedroom 1: 3.6m x 2.8m (10m²). Large double bedroom with built in wardrobe, conventional radiator and double glazed window to exterior. Currently used as an office with telephone line with ADSL for computer access.
Bedroom 2: 4m x 3.5m (14m²). Large double bedroom complete with reversible air conditioning/heating unit (which is large enough to cool the entire 1st floor bedroom and bathroom area if required). Built in wardrobe.
Bedroom 3: 4m x 2.3m (9.2m²) Single bedroom or study with conventional radiator & double glazed window to exterior.
Bathroom: 2.7m x 1.7m (4.59m²): Full bath with a thermostatically controlled shower, plus modern vanity unit with sink, mirror & cupboards. Conventional radiator & small double glazed window to exterior. The WC is separate from the bathroom.
ALL the windows on the 1st Floor have Venetian Blinds and all are double-glazed.
There are adequate power points in all rooms.
Apartment (Ground Floor): Holiday accommodation:
This is a completely separate apartment that the owners currently either rent as self-catering holiday accommodation or use for Bed and Breakfast.
Floors: Tiled throughout
Heating/Cooling System: Living area: Reversible air conditioning/ heating unit, only 3 years old. Bedrooms are heated by individual electric heating. The central heating unit on the first floor (main house) also heats the water for the ground floor but this can easily be split off to make the ground floor totally independent if required
Living area: 9 x 5 m, (45m²) with double patio door out to Barbecue area, Satellite & Terrestrial TV Connections. There is a built-in Cocktail Bar in one corner of the room. There are fitted Kitchen units with a tiled worktop, a Creda Double Ceramic top and conventional and fan oven with extractor hood, a freezer and refigerator.
Bedroom 1: Chinese Room 4.6m x 3.7m, (17m²). Large double room with a large double glazed window to exterior with drop down exterior blind. Private shower room with thermostatically controlled shower, WC & wash basin. Wall mounted thermostatic controlled electric wall heater.
Bedroom 2: Blue Room 4m x 3.6m, (14.4m²). Large double room with double glazed window to exterior with drop down exterior blind. En Suite with WC and thermostatically controlled shower. Separate vanity unit in Bedroom with wash basin large mirror lights and shaving socket. Wall mounted thermostatic controlled electric wall heater.
Bedroom 3: Pine Room 4m x 3.3m, (13.2 m²) Large double room. En suite with WC and thermostatically controlled shower, separate vanity unit with hand basin cabinet lights and shaving socket over in the Bedroom, Wall mounted thermostatic controlled electric wall heater.
Utility Room: 4.7m x 4m, (18.8m²). Large utility room with power points, water and drainage for washing machine etc. There is a washing machine, dryer, commercial roller iron and linen cupboard. Stairway to upper floor.
The ground floor apartment is fully equipped with furniture, beds and kitchen equipment etc available to the purchaser by separate negotiation if required.

NB: Please note that all given surface areas are subject to legal verification by the notaire.

Region: Languedoc-Roussillon
Country: France
Out-building(s): Yes
No. of Bedrooms: 6
Situation: Village
Category: House
Condition: Fully Renovated
Other: Ground floor apartment for family or letting
Swimming Pool: Yes
360 Virtual Tour: No
Size of Plot: 1050 sq m
No. of Rooms: 12