Dar Cottage

1 Northampton Road, Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, NN7 1EX

Offers In Excess

£500,000

Property Highlights

Character stone-built cottage
Three double bedrooms; en suite shower/dressing room
Three reception areas
Fitted kitchen
Downstairs bathroom
Separate one bedroom self-contained annexe
Landscaped gardens
Village location

Property description

A period stone built three double bedroom property with a one bedroom self-contained annexe, and landscaped gardens, situated in the village of Yardley Hastings.

The property retains character features throughout, including exposed timber ceiling beams and stone work, which are combined with modern fixtures and fittings. The combined over 1,280 sq. ft. of accommodation includes a sitting room with a feature open fireplace, which is divided from the dining room by an exposed brick central wall with a closed fireplace facing into the dining area. Also on the ground floor is a fitted kitchen, a dual aspect garden room with doors to the rear and side, and space and plumbing for a washing machine and tumble dryer. The rear hall has stairs to the first floor, a built-in storage cupboard, and access to the fully tiled bathroom which has a bath with an electric shower over, a pedestal wash basin, and a WC. On the first floor there are a principal bedroom with an en suite dressing/shower room and two further bedrooms. There is a separate one bedroom stone-built self-contained annexe.

Kitchen

The kitchen has quarry tiled flooring and is fitted with a range of wall and base units with tiled splash areas, and worksurfaces incorporating a porcelain sink and drainer with a Quooker tap. There are spaces for a freestanding cooker, a dishwasher, and an American style fridge/freezer. A window overlooks the rear garden and there are a partially glazed door and an internal window into the stone-based garden room which is fully glazed on two sides and has two doors leading to the garden.

Annexe

The detached stone-built annexe has a kitchen/sitting room with base and eye level units, a built-in electric oven, a sink set in a worksurface, and space for an under-counter fridge. Sliding patio doors lead to the double aspect conservatory which has stone paved flooring, and a door to the rear garden. There is a double bedroom with sliding patio doors to the rear patio, and a shower room with a built-in storage cupboard.

Outside

The paved patio area, accessed from the garden room, has a stone wall boundary, shrub borders, and two timber sheds. The enclosed landscaped rear garden has a larger patio seating area with gated access and is bordered with mature shrubs and bushes. Steps rise to the separate annexe, and to the garden which is mainly laid to lawn with established borders, a further patio seating area, and a garden shed.

Situation and Schooling

Yardley Hastings is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire. It is located south-east of Northampton and is skirted on its south side by the main A428 road to Bedford. The village has shops, two pubs/bistros, an Indian restaurant, a church, an art centre, a primary school and is in the catchment area for Wollaston Secondary School. The property is approximately a 10 minutes’ drive from the Georgian market town of Olney which has a range of independent shops, supermarkets, a library, numerous pubs, cafes and restaurants, a weekly market and a monthly farmers’ market.

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