House For Sale £850,000
Mayhew Estates are delighted to have the unique opportunity to market this traditional Edwardian house, which despite various adaptations, displays many original features in the form of bow windows, high ceilings. plasterwork, sash windows and tiled floors. The house, which is elevated above road level, has the benefit of being removed from the sights and sounds of Ship Street, and so sits in its own peaceful green oasis with views of trees from both front and back windows.
On the ground floor, the cloakroom has been fitted with a WC and wash basin; the elegant drawing room has a functional fireplace, and the sunny sitting room has access to the rear garden; the dining room has a bay window, and the breakfast room has retained the original tiled floor. The rather quirky kitchen, at the rear of the house, has the usual modern appliances and boasts a stable door.
An open staircase leads from the tiled hall to the upper floors. On the first floor there are four large double bedrooms, one containing the original fireplace, and a toilet and family bathroom. On the second floor there is a further large bedroom, with an ensuite shower room, and a large boarded loft.
In front of the house is a detached single garage and parking space for two cars. To the rear of the property is a well-stocked garden, an old pump which needs repair, a greenhouse and a timber tool shed.
For the last 38 years Birch Croft has been both a family home and a business, with four of the bedrooms being used as bedsitting rooms. However, as all additions and alterations have been made sympathetically, we are convinced that these rooms can easily be returned to traditional bedrooms is so required.
The house is situated just behind the medieval High Street and Middle Row conservation area, within walking distance of the Waitrose supermarket, doctors’ surgery, the library, bus stops and schools.
On the ground floor, the cloakroom has been fitted with a WC and wash basin; the elegant drawing room has a functional fireplace, and the sunny sitting room has access to the rear garden; the dining room has a bay window, and the breakfast room has retained the original tiled floor. The rather quirky kitchen, at the rear of the house, has the usual modern appliances and boasts a stable door.
An open staircase leads from the tiled hall to the upper floors. On the first floor there are four large double bedrooms, one containing the original fireplace, and a toilet and family bathroom. On the second floor there is a further large bedroom, with an ensuite shower room, and a large boarded loft.
In front of the house is a detached single garage and parking space for two cars. To the rear of the property is a well-stocked garden, an old pump which needs repair, a greenhouse and a timber tool shed.
For the last 38 years Birch Croft has been both a family home and a business, with four of the bedrooms being used as bedsitting rooms. However, as all additions and alterations have been made sympathetically, we are convinced that these rooms can easily be returned to traditional bedrooms is so required.
The house is situated just behind the medieval High Street and Middle Row conservation area, within walking distance of the Waitrose supermarket, doctors’ surgery, the library, bus stops and schools.
