5 bedroom detached house for sale

Tucked away on the edge of the village, within a short drive of Cheltenham town centre, Lower Farm is a detached 17th Century Cotswold stone farmhouse surrounded by level gardens and paddocks.

Set well back from the lane, the house stands prominently in its plot enjoying fabulous views of the surrounding countryside and back towards the Cotswold escarpment.

Presented in excellent order throughout, the house has been renovated, extended and then meticulously maintained by the current owners who purchased the property in 1994.

Arranged over three floors and extending to 3,159 square feet, the accommodation is naturally light with most of the rooms benefitting from a dual aspect and consequently a choice of views. The building retains plenty of its original character with features that include handsome fireplaces, stone mullions, exposed beams, and Cotswold stone.

The property briefly comprises a welcoming reception hall or study complete with the original staircase, a sitting room with an ingle nook fireplace, a large open plan farmhouse kitchen (and another feature fireplace with wood burner), a very practical utility room and a cloakroom.

On the first floor, there are four bedrooms and two well appointed bath/shower rooms with a further two bedrooms and a shower room on the second floor. Granary style steps at the rear of the house mean the en-suite bedroom could be accessed independently from the house and so used for B&B or as a home workspace for example.

The property is historically Grade II listed.

On the south side of the house, there is a fabulous terrace and outside dining area just off the kitchen. The gardens wrap around the other three sides of the house and are predominantly lawned with a number of well stocked borders and a vegetable patch.

The outbuildings offer great potential and could be used for all sorts of purposes subject to the necessary consents. The double garage also has space for workbenches and storage.

The paddocks are all fenced with post and rail boundaries as is the stable yard which comprises a tack room and a run of 7 large stables (all approximately 15' x 12'10'') that all enjoy an outlook to both the front and rear of each box. There are two charming red brick built field shelters towards the rear of the two largest paddocks. A small manege that has grassed over could be reinstated and there is also hard standing for parking via a separate access.

At the rear of the site there is another smaller workshop/studio (approx. 14'3'' x 19'6'') building and two large former poultry sheds (approx. 71'4” x 25') that are currently used for storage and additional stabling.

Services: Recently installed private waste treatment plant. Mains electric and water. Oil fired central heating from an energy efficient boiler installed in 2022, LPG gas for the range cooker and two wood burners.

There are no public rights of way crossing the property.

Set on the edge of Cheltenham and Swindon Village with attractive views back to the Cotswold escarpment, Brockhampton is a pretty hamlet surrounded by farmland with a range of amenities located in the nearby villages of Bishops Cleeve and Swindon Village.

Being just 3 miles from the centre of Cheltenham the property is well located to enjoy all that Cheltenham offers whilst also having the benefit of excellent communication links with the M5 junction 10 (northbound) just 1½ miles away.

Bishops Cleeve 2 miles, Cheltenham 3 miles, M5 (Junction 11 N&S) 4 miles, Bristol 43 miles, Birmingham 49 miles, (Distances approximate).