House For Sale £550,000
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This characteristic, neatly designed three bedroom cottage is filled with colour and style throughout. With high specification details blended with traditional cottage features, St Joseph’s Cottage has been recently renovated with a refitted bespoke kitchen, new downpipes and guttering. New traditional radiators fitted throughout. Every room has been carefully and lovingly decorated to a Laura Ashley design, with oak cottage-style doors, black ironmongery, and antique brass USB sockets and switches to keep in with the traditional cottage-style.
As you approach the cottage to the rear, you’re greeted with a brick-built pitched rear porch with double-glazed front door, double-glazed windows to both sides, outdoor lantern lighting and tiles to floor. You enter the hallway through a cottage-style oak door with stairs arising to the first floor, exposed wooden beams, wooden flooring and wall lighting.
The effortlessly designed dining room has a cottage-style door, a double-glazed leaded window to front overlooking the established front garden and antique brass and black ironmongery. There are also wall lights, wooden flooring, exposed wooden beams, wall panelling, a picture rail, table dining for up to eight guests, a wood burner with tiled hearth and wooden mantel. There are glazed oak French doors leading into the lounge, a traditional style radiator, and double-glazed leaded bay window to rear with window seating overlooking the wildflowers and manicured rear garden.
The spacious lounge has double dual aspect views allowing that natural light to flood in from double-glazed leaded windows to front and rear, overlooking the beautifully formal gardens. This room also has antique brass and black ironmongery, Laura Ashley curtains and poles, traditional radiator & standard radiator, wall lights, and the brick-built feature wall with Inglenook fireplace. There are also exposed wooden beams above a gas stove, tiled hearth and alcove spaces giving you warm and cosy moments during those Wintery evenings.
The tranquil country-style kitchen aesthetically goes with the rest of the design of the cottage, with cupboards and draws underneath with additional internal storage, eye level wall units, solid oak work surfaces, part-tiling, Belfast double ceramic white sink and drainer with antique brass mixer taps. There is also a cream coloured Range Master with coordinating cooker hood above, an integrated dishwasher, recessed lights, Amtico Spacia flooring, a cottage-style door leading from the hallway, a double-glazed leaded window to front overlooking the established front garden, exposed wooden beams, recessed lighting, wall mounted radiator and double-glazed leaded French doors opening out onto the block-paved wildflowers potting area.
An archway separates the laundry room from the kitchen, with its co-ordinated cupboards and work surfaces, spaces for washing machine and drier, integrated fridge/freezer, traditional radiator, part-tiling, Amtico Spacia wooden flooring and a cottage-style oak door; leading into the downstairs WC with antique brass ironmongery. There is a double-glazed leaded obscure window to front, Amtico Spacia flooring, a suite comprising of low level WC and corner wash hand basin with mixer taps, part-tiling, and extractor fan.
Sleeping Quarters
Stairs arise from the hallway up to the first floor landing with natural light flooding through two double-glazed leaded windows to the front, Laura Ashley curtains and poles, exposed wooden beams, vaulted ceiling, two traditional radiators and wall lighting.
The luxury family bathroom has two double-glazed leaded windows to front and rear, giving you dual aspect views overlooking both formal gardens. There are also exposed wooden beams, fitted Laura Ashley blinds, tiles to floor and feature wall, vaulted ceiling, wall lighting, cottage-style door with black ironmongery. There is a suite comprising of free-standing bath with claw feet, shower attachment and mixer taps, shower cubicle with waterfall shower and attachment, low level WC and wash hand basin, airing cupboard with boiler and a traditional radiator.
Bedroom two has a double-glazed leaded window to rear overlooking the established rear garden and British countryside, vaulted ceiling, Laura Ashley curtains and poles, exposed wooden beams, traditional radiator, and built-in double wardrobe with extra cupboard space above and next to with cottage-style doors and black ironmongery to finish.
Bedroom three has a double-glazed leaded window to the rear overlooking the established rear garden and British countryside, vaulted ceiling, traditional style radiator, fitted Laura Ashley blinds, and cottage-style door with black ironmongery.
Principal Bedroom has two double-glazed leaded windows to front and rear giving you dual aspect views overlooking both formal gardens and rolling British countryside, Laura Ashley curtains and poles, vaulted ceiling, traditional style radiator and cottage-style door with black ironmongery.
Outside
The whole surround of the cottage, including the detached garage, has recently been replaced with new downpipes and deep flow guttering.
To the front of the cottage, you’re greeted with a tiered landscape design with flowerbed borders and sleepers steeped with colour as the property has an elevated position. There is also a water tap, motor sensor wall lighting, steps to the side with gated access to the rear, and a picket fence gate with black ironmongery for access up the tarmacadam driveway leading up to the detached garage, with brick wall to side.
The ample detached tandem 2.7m high garage has been newly renovated inside, with double cottage-style doors and black ironmongery, a high-rise Georgian window to front and lantern floodlights. Throughout the garage there is power available, raised storage shelves that wrap around the interior with recessed lights underneath, and a separate partitioned room which is currently being utilised as a gym, which would also accommodate as an office or even an annexe.
To the rear of the cottage, leading from the driveway and garage, you walk up steps onto the block-paved wildflowers potting area which steeps with colour and fragrance, and with further steps up onto the manicured laid to lawn rear garden. This has an external water tap, double socket outdoor plug, motion sensor floodlights and wall lantern lights. To the left of the laid to lawn rear garden, there is a raised patio area for your alfresco dining and relaxing mornings, with sandstone paving, further lighting, water tap and double socket plug. Following on, to a further gravelled patio area, there is an inset circular paving for additional seating, BBQ space with flower pots to encourage your own wildlife to flourish.
The rear garden which is 135 foot approx. has surrounding established trees, mature bushes and shrub borders to one side and with views overlooking the British countryside to the other. To the far end of the rear garden, there are three raised vegetable planters for that ‘Good Life’ living, with a selection of fruit trees, a heavy-duty 6x4 shed for further storage with workshop space, power and lighting, double outdoor socket, a further additional shed and water tap.
Location
The cottage is located on the edge of the picturesque village of Austrey, which has a thatched public house 'The Bird In Hand', local shop with a post office and is surrounding by the British countryside with numerous rural walks. Austrey lies in a peaceful and central location at the far northeastern extremity of North Warwickshire and is also uniquely close to three County Boundaries; Leicestershire, Staffordshire and Derbyshire. Austrey provides excellent access to local schools, bus routes, commuter routes including A444 and M42, railway stations, shops & amenities. There are a number of village clubs and societies including Allotment Society, Archery Group, Art Group, Austrey Rangers Football Club, Bridge Club, Cricket Club, Gardening Society, Golf Society, Neighbourhood Watch, Scout Group, Tennis Club, The WI and a Walking Group. There are a number of mobile businesses that regularly visit the village and these include a Butcher, Fruit and Vegetable van, Dairy Crest Milk, Mobile Library, and Fish and Chip van.
Freehold | EPC E | Council Tax Band D
This characteristic, neatly designed three bedroom cottage is filled with colour and style throughout. With high specification details blended with traditional cottage features, St Joseph’s Cottage has been recently renovated with a refitted bespoke kitchen, new downpipes and guttering. New traditional radiators fitted throughout. Every room has been carefully and lovingly decorated to a Laura Ashley design, with oak cottage-style doors, black ironmongery, and antique brass USB sockets and switches to keep in with the traditional cottage-style.
As you approach the cottage to the rear, you’re greeted with a brick-built pitched rear porch with double-glazed front door, double-glazed windows to both sides, outdoor lantern lighting and tiles to floor. You enter the hallway through a cottage-style oak door with stairs arising to the first floor, exposed wooden beams, wooden flooring and wall lighting.
The effortlessly designed dining room has a cottage-style door, a double-glazed leaded window to front overlooking the established front garden and antique brass and black ironmongery. There are also wall lights, wooden flooring, exposed wooden beams, wall panelling, a picture rail, table dining for up to eight guests, a wood burner with tiled hearth and wooden mantel. There are glazed oak French doors leading into the lounge, a traditional style radiator, and double-glazed leaded bay window to rear with window seating overlooking the wildflowers and manicured rear garden.
The spacious lounge has double dual aspect views allowing that natural light to flood in from double-glazed leaded windows to front and rear, overlooking the beautifully formal gardens. This room also has antique brass and black ironmongery, Laura Ashley curtains and poles, traditional radiator & standard radiator, wall lights, and the brick-built feature wall with Inglenook fireplace. There are also exposed wooden beams above a gas stove, tiled hearth and alcove spaces giving you warm and cosy moments during those Wintery evenings.
The tranquil country-style kitchen aesthetically goes with the rest of the design of the cottage, with cupboards and draws underneath with additional internal storage, eye level wall units, solid oak work surfaces, part-tiling, Belfast double ceramic white sink and drainer with antique brass mixer taps. There is also a cream coloured Range Master with coordinating cooker hood above, an integrated dishwasher, recessed lights, Amtico Spacia flooring, a cottage-style door leading from the hallway, a double-glazed leaded window to front overlooking the established front garden, exposed wooden beams, recessed lighting, wall mounted radiator and double-glazed leaded French doors opening out onto the block-paved wildflowers potting area.
An archway separates the laundry room from the kitchen, with its co-ordinated cupboards and work surfaces, spaces for washing machine and drier, integrated fridge/freezer, traditional radiator, part-tiling, Amtico Spacia wooden flooring and a cottage-style oak door; leading into the downstairs WC with antique brass ironmongery. There is a double-glazed leaded obscure window to front, Amtico Spacia flooring, a suite comprising of low level WC and corner wash hand basin with mixer taps, part-tiling, and extractor fan.
Sleeping Quarters
Stairs arise from the hallway up to the first floor landing with natural light flooding through two double-glazed leaded windows to the front, Laura Ashley curtains and poles, exposed wooden beams, vaulted ceiling, two traditional radiators and wall lighting.
The luxury family bathroom has two double-glazed leaded windows to front and rear, giving you dual aspect views overlooking both formal gardens. There are also exposed wooden beams, fitted Laura Ashley blinds, tiles to floor and feature wall, vaulted ceiling, wall lighting, cottage-style door with black ironmongery. There is a suite comprising of free-standing bath with claw feet, shower attachment and mixer taps, shower cubicle with waterfall shower and attachment, low level WC and wash hand basin, airing cupboard with boiler and a traditional radiator.
Bedroom two has a double-glazed leaded window to rear overlooking the established rear garden and British countryside, vaulted ceiling, Laura Ashley curtains and poles, exposed wooden beams, traditional radiator, and built-in double wardrobe with extra cupboard space above and next to with cottage-style doors and black ironmongery to finish.
Bedroom three has a double-glazed leaded window to the rear overlooking the established rear garden and British countryside, vaulted ceiling, traditional style radiator, fitted Laura Ashley blinds, and cottage-style door with black ironmongery.
Principal Bedroom has two double-glazed leaded windows to front and rear giving you dual aspect views overlooking both formal gardens and rolling British countryside, Laura Ashley curtains and poles, vaulted ceiling, traditional style radiator and cottage-style door with black ironmongery.
Outside
The whole surround of the cottage, including the detached garage, has recently been replaced with new downpipes and deep flow guttering.
To the front of the cottage, you’re greeted with a tiered landscape design with flowerbed borders and sleepers steeped with colour as the property has an elevated position. There is also a water tap, motor sensor wall lighting, steps to the side with gated access to the rear, and a picket fence gate with black ironmongery for access up the tarmacadam driveway leading up to the detached garage, with brick wall to side.
The ample detached tandem 2.7m high garage has been newly renovated inside, with double cottage-style doors and black ironmongery, a high-rise Georgian window to front and lantern floodlights. Throughout the garage there is power available, raised storage shelves that wrap around the interior with recessed lights underneath, and a separate partitioned room which is currently being utilised as a gym, which would also accommodate as an office or even an annexe.
To the rear of the cottage, leading from the driveway and garage, you walk up steps onto the block-paved wildflowers potting area which steeps with colour and fragrance, and with further steps up onto the manicured laid to lawn rear garden. This has an external water tap, double socket outdoor plug, motion sensor floodlights and wall lantern lights. To the left of the laid to lawn rear garden, there is a raised patio area for your alfresco dining and relaxing mornings, with sandstone paving, further lighting, water tap and double socket plug. Following on, to a further gravelled patio area, there is an inset circular paving for additional seating, BBQ space with flower pots to encourage your own wildlife to flourish.
The rear garden which is 135 foot approx. has surrounding established trees, mature bushes and shrub borders to one side and with views overlooking the British countryside to the other. To the far end of the rear garden, there are three raised vegetable planters for that ‘Good Life’ living, with a selection of fruit trees, a heavy-duty 6x4 shed for further storage with workshop space, power and lighting, double outdoor socket, a further additional shed and water tap.
Location
The cottage is located on the edge of the picturesque village of Austrey, which has a thatched public house 'The Bird In Hand', local shop with a post office and is surrounding by the British countryside with numerous rural walks. Austrey lies in a peaceful and central location at the far northeastern extremity of North Warwickshire and is also uniquely close to three County Boundaries; Leicestershire, Staffordshire and Derbyshire. Austrey provides excellent access to local schools, bus routes, commuter routes including A444 and M42, railway stations, shops & amenities. There are a number of village clubs and societies including Allotment Society, Archery Group, Art Group, Austrey Rangers Football Club, Bridge Club, Cricket Club, Gardening Society, Golf Society, Neighbourhood Watch, Scout Group, Tennis Club, The WI and a Walking Group. There are a number of mobile businesses that regularly visit the village and these include a Butcher, Fruit and Vegetable van, Dairy Crest Milk, Mobile Library, and Fish and Chip van.
Freehold | EPC E | Council Tax Band D
