4 bedroom cottage for sale

A period cottage with an attached apartment and a High Street shop front situated close to the Market Place of the popular Cotswold market town of Lechlade on Thames. Until recently, the retail area was used as a tea room/cafe. The main building offers a sitting room, sun room, cloakroom, kitchen and a utility room to the ground floor. On the first floor, the master bedroom has an en suite shower room and there are two connecting bedrooms. An attic bedroom completes the accommodation. The apartment offers a shower room, sitting room/kitchen and a bedroom. There are small gardens and parking outside.EPC Rating- ECouncil Tax Band- C. Retail area rated separately. Heating type GasRETAIL AREAThe most recent use was as a cafe but it has been used before as a party shop, a restaurant, a tea room, antique shop and hairdresser. When used as a resturant, the reception room behind was part of the main seating area with the kitchen and prep room further back. Please note the floorplan.RETAIL AREA7.29m x 3.94m (23'11 x 12'11 )Glazed panelled entrance door. Windows to front. Red brick and stone fireplace with Hunter woodburner. Exposed stonework. Tiled flooring. There is a hallway behind and a cloakroom. A doorway to the accommodation behind has been boarded up.MAIN ACCOMMODATIONSITTING/DINING ROOM8.74m x 3.48m (28'8 x 11'5 )Exposed stonework and timbers. Fireplace. Doors to side. Two radiators.sun roomAn L shaped are with windows overlooking the courtyard. Built in cupboard. Radiator.CLOAKROOMSuite comprising of a low level WC and wash basin.KITCHEN5.05m x 3.56m (16'7 x 11'8 )Stable door and window to side. Paved flooring. Belfast sink. Range of fitted units. Gas cooker point. Extractor fan. Exposed timbers and stonework.UTILITY ROOM1.91m x 1.27m (6'3 x 4'2 )Paved flooring. Two deep stainless steel sinks with a single drainer. Space and plumbing for a washing machine.LANDINGDoors to rooms. Door and staircase to the attic bedroom.BEDROOM ONE7.37m x 3.94m (24'2 x 12'11 )Two windows to front with window seats. Two radiators. Stone fireplace with cast iron grate. Second stone fireplace with a woodburner. Recess cupboards.EN SUITE SHOWER ROOM2.54m x 1.88m (8'4 x 6'2 )Skylight window to rear. Fully tiled walls and flooring. Suite comprising of a shower cubicle, low level WC and pedestal wash basin. Radiator. Shaving point.BATHROOM2.67m x 1.85m (8'9 x 6'1 )Window to rear. Suite comprising of a roll top bath with mixer tap shower, pedestal wash basin and low level WC. Exposed timbers and stonework. Radiator.DRESSING ROOM3.76m x 3.25m (12'4 x 10'8 )Window to side. Radiator. Fitted wardrobe. Door to bedroom three.BEDROOM THREE3.63m x 3.00m (11'11 x 9'10 )Window to side. Exposed timbers and stonework. Cupboard housing the boiler for domestic hot water and central heating.ATTIC BEDROOM7.47m x 3.96m (24'6 x 13'0 )RESTRICTED HEAD HEIGHT. Staircase from the landing. Window to rear. Eaves storage. Exposed timbers and stonework.THE FLATThis part of the building is currently used as a flat but could easily be used for an annexe or as rental income. It would also provide a good home working facility.HALLEntrance door. Staircase to first floor.SHOWER ROOM2.18m x 1.78m (7'2 x 5'10 )Window to side. Suite comprising of a low level WC, wash basin and shower.SITTING ROOM/KITCHEN5.00m x 3.23m (16'5 x 10'7 )Window to side. Enamel sink unit with cupboard below. Further fitted units.BEDROOM3.94m x 3.81m (12'11 x 12'6 )RESTRICTED HEAD HEIGHT IN DOORWAY. Exposed timbers and stonework. Cupboard housing the consumer board.OUTSIDEA driveway leads in from the High Street and this must not be obstructed. There is parking for one small car. Small courtyard garden enclosed by a Cotswold stone wall.AGENTS' NOTEWe have a letter on file from Cotswold District Council stating that they would consider an application to convert the current retail area to residential. (dated 20th February 2024)LECHLADE ON THAMESLechlade-on-Thames, is a market town at the southern edge of the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire. It is the highest point at which the River Thames is navigable. The town is is a popular venue for tourism and river-based activities. There are several pubs, some antique shops, a convenience store, food outlets, a garden centre and a good range of further shops. The 15th century Church of England parish church of Saint Lawrence overlooks the Market Place. The main roads through the town can be busy at peak times as the town is at the crossroads of the A417 and A361. Where the A361 enters the town from the south it crosses the River Thames on Halfpenny Bridge. Another tributary of the Thames, the River Coln, joins the Thames at the Inglesham Round House.