Bitter Sweet Cottage

Bitter Sweet Cottage, Main Street, Preston Bissett, Buckinghamshire, MK18 4LN

Offers In Excess

£550,000

Property Highlights

A Grade II listed thatched cottage
Detached and stone built
Four bedrooms, two shower rooms, one en suite
Kitchen, dining room
Sitting room, family room
Low maintenance walled garden
Garage, village location
Royal Latin grammar School catchment

Property description

A Grade II listed four bedroom detached thatched cottage with three reception rooms, a garage and an enclosed rear garden in a village location.

This 18th-century stone cottage is located in a conservation area and has 1,904 sq. ft. of accommodation arranged over three floors. On the ground floor there is a sitting room, a family room, a dining room, a kitchen and a shower room. On the first floor there are two double bedrooms with fitted wardrobes and a Jack and Jill en suite shower room. On the second floor there are two further bedrooms under the eaves, which are currently open plan. The cottage retains many character features including exposed beams and timbers, stone fireplaces, one open and one with a wood burner, sash windows and quarry tiled flooring. The paved, walled rear garden is low maintenance and ideal for entertaining. There is a small pond, raised flower borders, a courtesy door to the garage and space for a shed/greenhouse.

Ground Floor Accommodation

The kitchen has a range of wooden units with wooden worksurfaces, a ceramic sink unit, quarry tiled flooring, an electric Aga and a water softener. There is a pitched ceiling with skylights. The sitting room has a stone inglenook fireplace with a wood burner. The dining room has a feature fireplace, an exposed feature stone wall and tiled flooring. The family room is dual aspect, has a range of solid wood fitted furniture and an open, stone fireplace.

Situation and Schooling

The village of Preston Bissett has a public house (currently closed) and church. The market town of Buckingham (approximately 5 miles) has a range of shopping and leisure facilities as well as a library and GP and dental surgeries. Milton Keynes (approximately 18 miles) has a wider range of shopping facilities. Preston Bissett is in the catchment area for the Royal Latin School in Buckingham.

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