4 bedroom cottage to rent

Set in the quiet Buckinghamshire village of Mursley, Fourpenny Cottage boasts an abundance of history and a wealth of character features. Yet it is also a home with a myriad of possibilities for modern-day living and flexible accommodation to suit a range of uses. The current owner bought the exquisite, thatched house some 15 years ago, having been enticed by its recent additions, as well as its period charm. “I remember walking through the door of the main cottage on a sunny day and thinking how wonderful it felt – it seemed like a haven and it felt like home. It had such a lovely, warm atmosphere and yet was deceptively spacious, with high ceilings,” he recalls. “Then I went out into the garden and saw the annexe building, which looks like an old barn but had only been built approximately 5 years previously. It completely blew me away and I realised there were so many different things you could do with it.”
RUSTIC AMBIENCE

Dating back to 1740, the chocolate-box cottage is thought to have originally been three separate homes. Indeed, while it still makes one, entire, beautiful home, its layout today also still lends itself to being divided up again, should new owners wish to have areas of self-contained accommodation within the property. “The main cottage is Grade II Listed and still has many of its original features, including some wonderful old beams and inglenook fireplaces,” he says. “It has been decorated in very simple white or cream neutral shades to make the most of these features. All the doors are still wooden to ensure it retains its rustic feel.”

TALE OF TWO HALVES

Today, one side of Fourpenny Cottage features the inviting drawing and dining room, which leads through into the kitchen. There is also a ground-floor bathroom. A staircase on this side of the house leads up to a very large landing giving on to two generous bedrooms, on the ground floor is a generous hallway, currently used as office space with fabulous views over the garden, leads to the other side of the house. Here is another sitting & dining room, with access to a second kitchen or utility room. A staircase on here rises up to another bedroom with en suite shower room. “If someone had adult children, other family members or a live-in nanny or au pair, who wanted their own space, it would be very easily to keep these two halves of the main cottage quite separate.”

FLEXIBLE THINKING

Enhancing the accommodation possibilities even further is the large and spacious single-storey, detached, barn-style annexe, which was designed to include beautiful, reclaimed materials, such as oak beams. This features a large, open-plan kitchen, dining and sitting room, which leads into a bedroom with en suite shower room. “The main room can also be used as a bedroom if required,” says the owner. “This annexe could be ideal for a family member seeking independence from the main house. It could also make a great space for anyone wishing to work from home.”

GORGEOUS GARDEN

The mature, west-facing gardens have been beautifully kept by the current owner. Largely laid to lawn, but with established trees and shrubs, they offer places to sit out in the sunshine all day long. “It is a nice-sized garden and it is always very peaceful when you are out there,” he says. “Mursley is a quiet village yet is in an excellent location for reaching everything you need.”

Available on an immediate basis.

*1 weeks rent as a holding deposit
* No deposit replacement scheme or 5 weeks security deposit
* Council tax band - E
* EPC rating - D

This property is available with a Deposit Free option which means that instead of paying a traditional five weeks security deposit, you pay a fee of one weeks rent + VAT (subject to a minimum of £120 + VAT) to become a member of a deposit free renting scheme which significantly reduces the up-front costs. This fee is non-refundable and is not a deposit so cannot be used towards covering the cost of any future damage.