About the property

An impressive Grade II listed black and white timber framed home in the ever-popular village of Bishampton.

• Village location
• Grade II listed
• Many period features
• 0.23 acre gardens and grounds
• Utility room
• Ground floor bathroom
• Five double bedrooms
• Driveway parking
• Outbuilding with WC
• Easy access to M5
• M40 & M42

Property Snapshot

This lovely property dates back to the 1600s and offers a wealth of character, including exposed beams and timber frames, original fireplaces and ledge and brace doors. The spacious accommodation offers a flexible layout and comprises a reception hallway, a drawing room/dining room, a kitchen breakfast room, a utility room, a study/store, two bathrooms and six bedrooms, five of which are double rooms.

Outside, there is plentiful parking provided by a gravelled driveway, mature gardens to the front and rear and outbuildings including a useful gardener’s WC.

Description
The property is approached via a gravelled driveway bordered by mature planting. The lawned fore garden is south facing. There is a gate to the side set under a canopy, opening to the rear garden and to a former traditional pigsty used for log and garden storage. From the driveway a paved pathway leads to the entrance porch and front door.

As you enter the property you are greeted by a welcoming reception hallway, with a converted inglenook fireplace used as a cloaks hanging area and stairs rising to the first floor.

To the left of the hallway there is a large drawing/dining room with a working fireplace and two windows to the front.

The spacious sitting room is situated to the right of the hallway and includes a fine inglenook fireplace, with an original bread oven and a small recess offering a perfect spot for drinks and dinnerware storage. This room also has a window to the front, doors to the kitchen, the utility room and an opening through to a cosy snug, with a window to the front.

The fitted kitchen/breakfast room has a range of farmhouse style wall and base units with worksurfaces over incorporating a stainless-steel sink with drainer. There is a Belling electric range cooker, space for a dishwasher and space for an American style fridge freezer. The kitchen also has dual aspect windows to the front and rear, a door to the side and ample room for a table and chairs.

The utility room houses the boiler and has a window and a door to the rear.

Back to the reception hallway, there is an opening at the end to the rear hallway, which has a staircase rising to bedroom four and doors to the house bathroom, bedroom six and a further room currently used for storage that could alternatively serve as a study.

Bedroom six is a double room, with a window to the rear.

The house bathroom includes a WC, a wash handbasin and a bath. There is also tiling to the walls and splashbacks and a window to the rear.

Bedroom four is a good-sized double room, with a vaulted ceiling and steps up to a dressing room and a useful cupboard.

First floor
From the main reception hallway, a staircase rises to the landing which has a window to the front and access to the remaining four bedrooms and the family bathroom.

The master bedroom is to the right of the hallway and is a spacious double room, with built-in wardrobes and a window to the side.

Bedrooms two and three are both good-sized double rooms, situated to the left of the landing. Bedroom two has a window to the front and bedroom three has a window to the rear.

Bedroom five is a single room, with a window to the front and a door to a sizeable storage cupboard. This room would make for an ideal study or nursery.

The family bathroom has a white suite comprising a WC, a wash hand basin, a bath and a separate shower enclosure. There is also stylish metro tiling to the walls, wooden flooring and a window to the rear.

Gardens and grounds
The mature rear garden has a block paved patio area immediately to the rear of the property, perfect for alfresco dining and entertaining, with a few steps up to a circular terrace, with a sizeable lawned garden beyond. The gardens are bound by a combination of mature hedgerow and fence panelling. There are some mature specimen trees to the borders and beyond giving a nice leafy outlook. The garden has been strategically planted, with perennial and evergreen plants to provide a flora of colour throughout the year. The outbuildings include two stores and a handy gardener’s WC. Ideal for the keen gardener a covered composting area is also included.

Services
The property has oil fired central heating mains water, mains electricity and mains drainage.

Council tax band - G.