House For Sale £450,000
Description East View Cottage is a characterful semi-detached cottage located in the popular village of Hillesley within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Thought to date back to the 1800s, the cottage is beautifully presented throughout displaying many period character features including exposed stone walling and timber beams. The comfortable accommodation spans over three floors extending in all to 1,055 sq.ft.
The ground floor comprises a front living room with window seats and wood-burning stove, and an open plan kitchen/dining room which is fitted with solid oak units and worksurfaces. Adjoining the kitchen there is a useful utility room complete with downstairs WC. At the front, double porches provide good storage. Upstairs and on the first floor, there are three bedrooms and a family bathroom, whilst on the top floor there is the principal bedroom suite benefitting from an en-suite shower room and far-reaching views over the surrounding rolling countryside.
Externally, there is a front parking bay for two cars with a newly installed electric car charging point. A front path shared with the neighbouring cottage leads to the front door and there is a good-sized front lawned garden which sets the cottage back away from the road. This front east-facing garden enjoys a good degree of privacy and has two timber sheds within it, one with electricity and lighting. At the rear, there is a further garden with a west-aspect which is equally private and laid for easy maintenance with artificial lawn and a patio terrace.
Situation Hillesley is a delightful unspoilt village on the edge of the Cotswold Escarpment and Badminton Estate, nestled within rolling Gloucestershire countryside close to the Cotswold Way. The village's amenities include St Giles church, an active village hall and the community run Fleece Inn which was voted as camra's county pub of the year in 2018. Other facilities include a primary school whilst there are sporting activities within the village such as a playing field hosting cricket teams and a tennis court. The neighbouring village of Hawkesbury Upton has a further range of facilities including an 'Outstanding' Ofsted rated primary school, two public houses, a village shop, post office and farm shop. Less than 3 miles away is the large market town of Wotton-under-Edge a typical Cotswold market town made prosperous from the former woollen industry and today provides good local amenities for everyday needs, including schools for all ages and the highly regarded Katherine Lady Berkeley secondary school, local shops, pubs, restaurants and services including doctors' and dental surgeries. There are popular sports and social clubs, a local swimming pool and the Wotton Electric Picture House. Both the M4 and M5 Motorway are within 15 minutes' drive away, putting Bristol (20 miles) and Gloucester (19 miles) within easy reach. The nearest railway station is Yate, only 20 minutes away, and has regular mainline services.
Tenure & services We understand the property is Freehold with oil fired central heating, mains water, electricity and drainage.
The ground floor comprises a front living room with window seats and wood-burning stove, and an open plan kitchen/dining room which is fitted with solid oak units and worksurfaces. Adjoining the kitchen there is a useful utility room complete with downstairs WC. At the front, double porches provide good storage. Upstairs and on the first floor, there are three bedrooms and a family bathroom, whilst on the top floor there is the principal bedroom suite benefitting from an en-suite shower room and far-reaching views over the surrounding rolling countryside.
Externally, there is a front parking bay for two cars with a newly installed electric car charging point. A front path shared with the neighbouring cottage leads to the front door and there is a good-sized front lawned garden which sets the cottage back away from the road. This front east-facing garden enjoys a good degree of privacy and has two timber sheds within it, one with electricity and lighting. At the rear, there is a further garden with a west-aspect which is equally private and laid for easy maintenance with artificial lawn and a patio terrace.
Situation Hillesley is a delightful unspoilt village on the edge of the Cotswold Escarpment and Badminton Estate, nestled within rolling Gloucestershire countryside close to the Cotswold Way. The village's amenities include St Giles church, an active village hall and the community run Fleece Inn which was voted as camra's county pub of the year in 2018. Other facilities include a primary school whilst there are sporting activities within the village such as a playing field hosting cricket teams and a tennis court. The neighbouring village of Hawkesbury Upton has a further range of facilities including an 'Outstanding' Ofsted rated primary school, two public houses, a village shop, post office and farm shop. Less than 3 miles away is the large market town of Wotton-under-Edge a typical Cotswold market town made prosperous from the former woollen industry and today provides good local amenities for everyday needs, including schools for all ages and the highly regarded Katherine Lady Berkeley secondary school, local shops, pubs, restaurants and services including doctors' and dental surgeries. There are popular sports and social clubs, a local swimming pool and the Wotton Electric Picture House. Both the M4 and M5 Motorway are within 15 minutes' drive away, putting Bristol (20 miles) and Gloucester (19 miles) within easy reach. The nearest railway station is Yate, only 20 minutes away, and has regular mainline services.
Tenure & services We understand the property is Freehold with oil fired central heating, mains water, electricity and drainage.
