Ashton Cottage

58 High Street, Riseley, Bedfordshire, MK44 1DT

£650,000

Property Highlights

Grade II listed 17th-century detached cottage
Three/four bedrooms; family bathroom
Two/three reception rooms
Fitted kitchen/breakfast room
Utility room and ground floor newly fitted shower room
South east facing gardens
Driveway parking and garage
Sharnbrook Academy catchment

Property description

A Grade II listed three/four bedroom detached cottage set back from the road with driveway parking, a garage and a landscaped south east facing rear garden.

Originally constructed in 1685 and extended in the 1990s, the cottage has been updated by the current owner blending its traditional features with modern day amenities. The approximately 1,595 sq. ft. of accommodation is set over two floors and includes an entrance hall with a tiled floor and stairs to the first floor, three reception rooms and a fitted kitchen/breakfast room. The dining room has wooden floorboards, exposed timbers and an original fireplace with cupboards to one side. The dual aspect study has exposed timbers and could be used as a fourth bedroom. The sitting room features a brick-built fireplace housing a log burning stove and has reclaimed wooden parquet flooring continuing into the garden room which has two Velux windows and double glazed French doors to the rear garden. The rear hallway provides access to the utility room, the rear garden, and the ground floor refitted shower room. There are three bedrooms and a family bathroom on the first floor.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room and Utility Room

The farmhouse kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with a range of units with complementary work surfaces over incorporating a butler’s sink. There are exposed timbers and a tiled floor. A feature brick recess houses the Rangemaster cooker which will remain and there is space and plumbing for a dishwasher. A door leads to the rear hallway which provides access to the rear garden and utility room which has a worksurface with fitted cupboards, space and plumbing for a washing machine, and there is a wall mounted boiler. A door leads to a ground floor shower room.

Gardens

The lawned front garden is enclosed by a dwarf stone wall with planted borders and a path to the door. A gravelled side driveway has parking for up to three cars and access to the detached garage, via double wooden gates, which has an adjoining store and power and light connected. The landscaped rear garden is lawned with established borders and a variety of mature trees and shrubs. There is a paved entertaining area, a pond, an original well and further seating areas overlooking the garden.

Situation and Schooling

Riseley is a north Bedfordshire village with local amenities which include a village shop, a primary school and a public house/restaurant. There is a pocket park, a gym and sports clubs including football, cricket and bowls. The property is in catchment for the Sharnbrook Academy and is within 6 minutes’ drive of Kimbolton School and 11 miles from Bedford’s Harpur Trust schools.

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