The Old School House

108 Clifton Road, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5AN

Asking Price

£850,000

Property Highlights

Victorian character home
Former School and Headmaster's Cottage
Four bedrooms and two bedrooms
Three refitted bathrooms and cloakroom
Off road parking for four cars
Enclosed private garden
30 ft. former school room with exposed brickwork
Character features throughout.

Property description

A Grade II listed Victorian five/six bedroom former school house with an attached headmaster's cottage, off street parking for four cars and an enclosed rear garden.

The property, with over 2,200 sq. ft. of accommodation, dates from 1870 and has many period features such as polychromatic brickwork, vaulted ceilings with exposed structural timbers, and original fireplaces. The Old School has four bedrooms a bath and shower room, and the adjoining former Headmaster's Cottage provides potential for a self-contained annexe with two further bedrooms and a shower room. The sitting room, which was once the main classroom, has five gothic arched windows overlooking the garden with original decorative brickwork. There is a galleried landing with views over the seating area and triple arched window to the side aspect. The rear garden has a shaped terrace leading to an elevated lawn with established borders and a garden shed. The gravelled driveway provides off road parking for four cars. There is a front door to the Headmaster's Cottage and a separate door to the Old School behind a low brick wall with wrought iron railings and a gate.

Ground Floor

An entrance vestibule with a vaulted ceiling leads to the entrance hall which has exposed brick faced walls, exposed timbers, ceramic tiled flooring, and the original door to the sitting room. The sitting room has a fireplace housing a log burning stove, and the pentagonal shaped seating area has a vaulted ceiling detailed with exposed timbers. The kitchen/breakfast room has been refitted with a modern range of units with a breakfast bar and built-in appliances. The dining room has a bespoke oak rear lobby with double doors leading to the rear.

First Floor

The first floor landing has a gallery over the sitting room with arched windows to the side aspect. The refitted bathroom has a side panel bath, wash basin and WC and there is also a refitted shower room. Bedrooms one, two and three are double bedrooms with Velux windows. Bedroom one has a mezzanine storage area, bedroom two has a built-in wardrobe, and bedroom three has a circular window at the front.

The Headmaster's House

On the ground floor there is utility room with built-in units and an authentic brick fireplace, there are stairs to the first floor and a door to a refitted ground floor shower room. There is a door to the study, also with a brick fireplace, a bay window overlooking the front, and a separate front door. On the first floor there are two further bedrooms with built-in storage in the smaller bedroom

Situation and Schooling

Shefford is a market town with a population of around 7,300 people, sitting on the point where the rivers Hit and Flit meet to become the Ivel. The town has a range of shops and facilities as well as restaurants and coffee shops. Schools include Samuel Whitbread Academy (Ofsted Good,13 - 18 years) and Robert Bloomfield Academy (Ofsted Outstanding, 9 -13 years) and Shefford Lower School (Ofsted Good, 3 -9 years). There is also a bus service to the four Harpur Trust Independent Schools with walking distance from the property.

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