Lavender Cottage

49 Main Road, Biddenham, Bedfordshire, MK40 4BD

Asking Price

£395,000

Property Highlights

Grade II listed semi detached cottage
Two bedrooms; attic room
Sitting/dining room
Fitted oak kitchen
Gas to radiator heating
Refitted ground floor shower room
Landscaped gardens with separate workshop/store
Driveway parking

Property description

A Grade II listed 17th century two bedroom semi detached cottage with driveway parking, outbuildings, and an enclosed front garden, in a prominent position in the centre of the village.

The cottage is of stone construction under a thatched roof which was completely renewed in 2020. Retained period features include exposed beams, an inglenook fireplace, and ledge and brace internal doors. Ground floor accommodation includes a sitting/dining room, a fitted oak kitchen with a vaulted ceiling, a utility area/boot room, and a refitted contemporary shower room. The first floor has two double bedrooms, one of which is used as a dressing room with fitted wardrobes spanning one wall. An attic room on the second floor provides a study area/hobbies room. A gravel driveway provides parking. The outbuildings can be accessed from a pathway shared with the neighbouring cottage or via an adjacent pathway accessing No. 55 Main Road. No 49 owns the central one in a row of three barns which are of stone, brick and featherboard elevations under a tiled roof. It provides a garden store/workshop.

Gardens

The gardens are a particular feature and has been landscaped with a paved seating area by the cottage, and a central lawn flanked by established borders with mature shrubs and trees. There is also a gazebo providing garden seating and a custom built summerhouse for outdoor entertaining. A further seating area, to the rear, has borders set into a raised rockery area. In addition to the garden store/workshop, there is a garden shed.

Situation and Schooling

Biddenham lies in a loop of the River Great Ouse, before it reaches Bedford some 2 miles away. It has a church, three schools, a War Memorial, a private hospital, and a village pub. A village hall and a secondary pavilion with grounds are used for sports and other village activities. Bedford has rail services to St. Pancras International.

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