52 Bedford Street

Ampthill, Bedfordshire, MK45 2NB

Asking Price

£285,000

Property Highlights

Grade II listed cottage
Ex Duke of Bedford
Two bedrooms
Family bathroom
Sitting room with open fireplace
Fitted kitche/breakfast room
Private rear garden with outbuilding
Town centre location

Property description

A Grade II listed brick under tile early 19th-century ex Duke of Bedford detached cottage with a rear garden in the centre of Ampthill.

This period character cottage with has 636 sq. ft. of accommodation arranged over two floors. A solid wooden front door, protected by a tiled, Victorian storm porch, opens into an entrance space between the sitting room and the fitted kitchen/dining room, both of which have leaded light windows overlooking the front aspect. A staircase, which has an understairs cupboard, is accessed via a door in the kitchen and reaches the first-floor landing, with a further leaded window. The landing leads to two bedrooms, the principal bedroom is over 11 ft. square, and a three piece family bathroom. At the rear there is an enclosed, private garden, laid to lawn with a gravel area, and a 14 ft. by over 10 ft. outbuilding with windows flanking a central door, which could be used as a workshop or gym.

Ground Floor

The sitting room has two leaded light windows, one overlooking the front aspect, the other the rear garden, and an open fire with a decorative wood surround and an original 19th-century cast iron fireplace. The kitchen/dining room is fitted with a range of wall, base and draw units, worktops, a stainless steel sink with tiled splashbacks, and an extractor. There is laminate flooring, a door to the staircase and an external door to the side.

Situation and Schooling

Ampthill is an historic market town with a variety of restaurants, a Waitrose supermarket, a selection of small independent specialist shops, a music school, and a bookshop. The town is in the catchment area for the outstanding Redborne Upper School, and the Harpur Trust schools in Bedford are 8 miles away. There are several golf clubs in the area and Milton Keynes, with its theatre and shopping centre, is approximately 15 miles away.

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