Under Offer
Rose Cottage
19 Lower Green, Westcott, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP18 0NS
£550,000
Property Highlights
- Grade II listed cottage
- Three bedrooms, two reception rooms
- Four piece family bathroom, cloakroom
- 1.69 acres of mature gardens
- Vegetable gardens, summerhouse, outbuildings
- Edge of village position
- Near bridleways and open countryside
- Waddesdon School Catchment
Property description
A Grade II listed 17th-century thatched cottage with later additions, set in 1.69 acres of mature grounds with numerous outbuildings, on the edge of a village.
The property dates back to the late 17th century and has 20th-century additions. The original part of the cottage is of a Wychert construction and has a thatched roof, re-ridged in 2017. Rose Cottage retains many period features including exposed beams, wooden latch and brace doors, and an inglenook fireplace with an inset bread oven. On the ground floor there are two separate reception rooms, a kitchen and a four piece bathroom. Upstairs there are three double bedrooms, one currently used as an office, and a cloakroom. The grounds measure approximately 1.69 acres and include areas of woodland, meadows, orchards, and vegetable gardens as well as more lawns, flower borders and an enclosed gravelled garden. There are also numerous outbuildings. The property occupies an edge of village position and is adjacent to footpaths.
Ground Floor
Approached via a footpath, the front door has a porch entrance with a further door to the dual aspect dining room, which has tiled flooring, an electric stove and a door to the kitchen. The sitting room has an inglenook style open fireplace with a canopy over, and the staircase to the first floor. The kitchen has a utility area, windows overlooking the formal gardens, a door into the family bathroom and a stable door to the gardens.
Outside
At the side and rear of the cottage are formal gardens with flower beds, patios and an open plan westerly facing summerhouse. On the easterly side of the plot are vegetable beds. Within the grounds are pathways through wild areas with scattered outbuildings, including a greenhouse, a fruit cage, a poly tunnel, sheds, and stores.
Situation and Schooling
Westcott has a C of E primary school with integrated preschool, St. Mary’s Church, a cricket club and the Waddesdon Deli and tea room. Waddesdon (2.8 miles), has schooling for all ages, GP and dental surgeries, restaurants, public houses, a local shop, a post office, and a network of public footpaths through the Rothschild Estate. Aylesbury (8.2 miles) has of shopping and social facilities, and grammar schools.
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