Beulah Cottage

Beulah Cottage, High Street, Elstow, Bedfordshire, MK42 9XP

Asking Price

£450,000

Property Highlights

Grade II listed semi detached cottage
Three/four bedrooms, shower room
Two/three reception rooms
Kitchen and ground floor bathroom
Period features
Off street parking
Rear garden including a listed storage barn
No upper chain

Property description

A Grade II listed three/four bedroom semi detached cottage with off street parking for two cars, an enclosed over 110 ft. rear garden and a listed storage barn, for sale with no upper chain.

The cottage is believed to date back to the 1600s and was formerly part of a farmhouse owned by Whitbread. It requires some updating but retains period features including exposed beams and timbers, exposed brickwork, and a dual aspect inglenook fireplace. The boiler was replaced three years ago and was serviced earlier this year. On the ground floor there are two separate reception rooms, a study which could be used as a fourth bedroom if required, and a kitchen with stairs to the first floor. There is also a ground floor bathroom. On the first floor there are three bedrooms, all with engineered oak flooring, exposed wall beams and some exposed brick walls. There is a fitted shower room. Double wooden gates lead to a parking area for two cars, and there is a further pedestrian gate.

Reception Rooms

The sitting room has a feature vaulted beamed ceiling and exposed wall beams and two glazed doors with wooden shutters to the rear garden. A dual aspect inglenook fireplace with a tiled hearth and wooden mantel over is shared with the adjoining family/dining room which has a parquet floor, a window to the front and French doors to the rear garden. The study/bedroom is accessed off the hall and has a window to the side and a Velux window to the rear.

Rear Garden

The rear garden measures over 114 ft. at its longest point and is principally lawned with flower and shrub borders, and fruit trees including apple, plum, damson, pear and cherry trees. There is a paved patio outside the reception rooms and a further paved area to the side. There is a listed storage barn and a wooden shed which will remain.

Situation and Schooling

The property is within walking distance of amenities in Elstow which include a primary school rated good by Ofsted, a post office, a public house, and a restaurant. The village is also famous as the birthplace of John Bunyan, author of Pilgrimu2019s Progress. It is less than 0.5 miles from Bedford bypass and major trunk roads include the A1 and M1. The property is approximately 2 miles from Bedford town centre and The Harpur Trust schools. For commuters, Bedford station has rail links to St. Pancras.

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