Skittle Green Cottage

Lower Church Street, Cuddington, Buckinghamshire, HP18 0AS

Asking Price

£995,000

Property Highlights

Grade II listed 15th century cottage
Four bedrooms, two bathrooms
Four reception rooms
Modernised kitchen and bathrooms
Kitchen/breakfast room
Double garage, two EV charging points
Mature south facing cottage garden
Aylesbury grammar schools' catchment

Property description

A Grade II listed four-bedroom house surrounded by mature gardens and benefitting from an elevated position overlooking the village green.

Originally a 15th century cruck-framed hall house, the property has been extended over the years and now has approximately 2,100 sq. ft. of versatile living space set over two floors. On the ground floor an entrance vestibule leads to a reception hall and there are three further separate reception rooms, a kitchen, a utility room, and a cloakroom. Upstairs, four bedrooms are accessed via two staircases to separate landings, each leading to two bedrooms and a bathroom. In 2020/2021, extensive restoration work was carried out by specialist conservation builders, paying particular attention to period features including exposed beams, inglenook fireplaces, and a 17th century wide-boarded elm floor in one of the bedrooms. These character features have been blended with contemporary bathrooms and a bespoke fitted kitchen. Established cottage gardens are a major feature of the property, with the front garden landscaped to flow into the secluded, mature south facing garden.

Ground Floor

The reception hall has flagstone flooring, an original inglenook fireplace, a staircase to the first floor and doors to the kitchen via a rear lobby and the dual aspect dining room. Wood flooring continues from the dining room through an opening to the sitting room which has a second inglenook fireplace fitted with a wood burner in 2020, exposed beams, and a window seat to the rear. A door leads to a side lobby which has the second staircase, and access to the cloakroom and utility room. The bespoke fitted kitchen has granite work surfaces, stone flooring, fitted appliances including an electric oven, a combination oven, a gas hob, and a dishwasher, with space for a fridge/freezer. The kitchen also has a door into a dual aspect breakfast room with garden views.

First Floor

The bedrooms are all doubles with three enjoying views of the garden or the Lower Green to the front, and across the valley to the Winchendon ridge. The principal bedroom has two built-in wardrobes. The bathrooms have modern fittings, and the family bathroom has a bath and separate shower.

Outside

The property is approached by a pedestrian path off Lower Church Street which leads to a courtyard area and side access to the secluded rear garden. This garden measures approximately 62 ft. by 74 ft. and features lawned areas, shrub and flower borders, mature apple trees, a vegetable garden and two paved patios for al fresco entertaining. There is also a brick outhouse (with power), a shed, and a greenhouse. Two garages are located on Frog Lane, and there is on-street parking on Lower Green.

Situation and Schooling

The property is within a few minutes' walk of amenities in the village of Cuddington which include a post office, a village store, a hair salon, The Crown public house/restaurant, a tennis club, a cricket club, and a Church of England primary school which is rated good by Ofsted. Aylesbury grammar schools are within 7 miles and Ashfold Private School in Dorton is 6.1 miles away.

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