The Old Postings

21 Main Road, Grendon, Northamptonshire, NN7 1JW

Asking Price

£525,000

Property Highlights

Grade II listed 18th century cottage
Three bedrooms; walk-in dressing room
Three reception rooms
Fitted kitchen
Utility room and cloakroom
Bathroom
Enclosed south facing garden with storage shed
Village location with views of the church

Property description

A Grade II listed 18th century three bedroom stone cottage with three reception rooms, a south facing garden, and a brick built storage barn, situated overlooking the church to the rear, in the village of Grendon.

The property has character features such as timber beams, leaded light windows, combined with modern fixtures and fittings. The accommodation includes a family room with a feature inglenook fireplace with an inset multi fuel burning stove, and a window seat, a door to the sitting room which also has a feature fireplace with a multi fuel burning stove, a window seat, and stairs to the first floor. Also on the ground floor is a dining room which has an opening to the dual aspect kitchen with an adjoining utility room with spaces for appliances, and a door to the cloakroom. The entrance lobby has a built-in storage cupboard. On the first floor there is a storage cupboard on the landing, a dual aspect principal bedroom, two further bedrooms, one with a walk-in dressing room, and a bathroom which has a wood panelled bath with a shower over, a pedestal wash basin, a WC, feature half wood panelled walls, and wood flooring.

Kitchen

The dual aspect kitchen has a range of base units with work surfaces incorporating a ceramic sink and drainer with a mixer tap over. Built-in appliances include an oven and hob, and a dishwasher. There is inset ceiling spotlight, and a part glazed stable door to the garden. Quarry tiled flooring continues into the dining room.

Outside

A wooden gate at the front leads to the enclosed garden which has gravelled and block paved seating areas, a lawn area with shrub and tree borders, a brick built storage shed with power and lighting, and a small summer house.

Situation and Schooling

Grendon is a small village and civil parish in rural Northamptonshire. The village has a church, a park, a cricket ground, and a public house. Grendon CofE Primary is rated good by Ofsted, Wollaston is the secondary catchment school, and Bedford Harpur trust schools are 16 miles away. Summer Leys nature reserve is 3 miles away, and Rushden Lake shopping centre is 8.5 miles.

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