Property description
Pretty and charming cottage with a wealth of character, two bedrooms and fabulous countryside views
The cottage is Grade II Listed and well situated on the high street, within easy walking distance of the village shop, restaurant/cafe and two local public houses
PROPERTY DESCRIPTION
Attractive Grade II listed four-storey cottage, beautifully presented throughout, with a stunning rear garden and far-reaching countryside views, well situated on the high street, within easy walking distance of the village shop, restaurant/cafe and two local public houses
To the ground floor, and accessed from the garden, is the shaker-style kitchen which offers a good selection of wall and base units with laminated work surfaces, stainless-steel sink, ceramic tiled flooring, fixed benches with tongue and groove panelling around the dining area, large storage cupboard housing the plumbing for the washing machine, integrated Smeg dishwasher and 5-ring gas cooker, as well as space and housing for an upright fridge-freezer; A winding staircase leads to the sitting room on the first floor
The first-floor dual aspect sitting room has exposed oak ceiling beams and elm floorboards, a fabulous stone fireplace incorporating a cast-iron wood burner with oak mantel and tiled hearth, fitted wooden bookcase, deep storage cupboard, and a window seat providing panoramic views of the elevating surrounding countryside. A winding wooden staircase leads to the second floor and a door gives access to the High Street
To the second floor is the principal bedroom, with fitted single wardrobes with cupboards over, deep storage cupboard, decorative window seat with incredible views, and exposed oak beams
The modern fitted bathroom, also situated on the second floor, and has a vintage-style bathroom suite consisting of a double-ended bath with mixer shower attachment, low-level wc and pedestal wash-hand basin, complemented by part tiled walls and exposed antique elm flooring
To the third floor, via a latch and brace door, is the second double bedroom, with an exposed A-frame, single wardrobes with cupboards over, pedestal wash-hand basin and eaves storage. It also has idyllic countryside views
If this is a lettings investment, we would recommend a lettings guide price in the region of £1,250 pcm
OUTGOINGS
Council tax – band D
Tax payable for 2025/26 - £2,273.28
SERVICES
Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage are connected
Gas fired central heating
Average broadband speeds advertised within this postcode are up to 26.2 Mbps if provider is BT
SITUATION
Attractive Cotswold village with many period properties
Communally run post office/store/cafe, two public houses, parish church and primary school
Good selection of shops and amenities for everyday needs in both Chipping Campden and Moreton-in-Marsh, just 3 miles away
Academy Status Schools for ages between 11 and 18, at both Chipping Campden (3 miles) and Bourton-on-the-Water (10)
Private schools nearby are Kitebrook Preparatory School (5 miles) and Kingham Hill School (8)
The award-winning Daylesford Farm Shop, including the exclusive ‘The Club by Bamford’ is about 10.5 miles away
The Members’ Club, Soho Farmhouse, is about 20.5 miles away
Good train services to London via Oxford from Moreton-in-Marsh (3 miles), the fastest reaching Paddington from 92 minutes
OUTSIDE
The pretty long south-east facing rear garden offers a brick-paved terrace, with a brick-paved winding pathway which leads to the garden shed at the far-end of the garden. The garden is interspersed with mature planting beds and small trees and is enclosed by high hedging and wooden fencing
There is a gated right-of-way immediately to the rear of the cottage which gives right of passage to, and is shared with, neighbouring properties to either side
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