2 bedroom cottage for sale
Key information
Property description & features
- Tenure: Freehold
- Stunning thatched cottage in approx half an acre of grounds
- Two bedrooms and two loft rooms ripe for conversion (subject to permissions)
- Grade 2 listed. Sympathetically extended and renovated by the current owners but with great scope and opportunity for future development subject to planning consents
- NO CHAIN
- Driveway parking for several vehicles, plus additional access to rear garden. Outbuildings and garaging
- Mains gas & septic tank
- Many original features throughout this charming cottage, parts of which date back to 16th Century
- Internal viewing is a must to appreciate the charm and potential
- Close to major motorway junctions for ease of commuting
- A rare opportunity to purchase a historic property in the sought after village of Lymm
Brook Cottage is one of Lymm's iconic properties and a period gem! Originally built in the 17th Century and protected by a Grade II listing, the thatched cottage is now a delightful home with huge potential to add further bedrooms to the upper floor. With an exceptionally well planted and manicured large rear garden, which rolls into an orchard, a sunny cottage garden to the front elevation and off road parking for several vehicles plus garaging. The serenity and charm of this 'chocolate box' cottage makes it a 'must see' to really appreciate the opportunity to purchase a piece of Cheshire history in a sought after location.
Entrance Hall
The main entrance door is located on the rear elevation of the cottage and opens into a tiled inner hallway. Updated RCD unit, door opening to;
Cloakroom
Obscure glazed window to side elevation, white W.C and wash hand basin, shelving to one wall
Breakfast Kitchen - 5.51m x 3.91m (18'0" x 12'9")
A lovely country kitchen with two leaded double glazed timber framed windows to side and rear elevations and further window and French doors overlooking the garden patio area. Fitted with a generous amount of wood base and wall units with laminate worktops over, Belling Range with 8 ring gas hob and two gas ovens , separate grill and storage drawer and Rangemaster extractor over, composite green coloured one and a half sink and drainer with mixer tap over, space and plumbing for washing machine and dishwasher, Zanussi fridge/freezer, floor mounted Halstead gas boiler, three beams to ceiling, spotlights, central heating radiator, latched door opening to
Dining Room - 3.95m x 3.11m (12'11" x 10'2")
Two leaded windows to side elevation and one to the front, open fireplace (without fire) with beam mantle over, two ceiling beams, three wall lights, central heating radiator.
Lounge - 7.72m x 3.75m (25'3" x 12'3")
An exceptional room which has abundant original features and in which you can feel the period history of the property. Two leaded double glazed windows to the front elevation, two windows to the rear elevation and French doors opening onto the rear garden. A large brick fireplace with gas log burner effect stove inset, beam over, stone mantle and hearth give this room a fine focal point and a cruck beam to each side of the room hints at the historic build, together with a section of wattle and daub wall. Two central heating radiators, stairs to first floor and landing, original external entrance door. Opening to;
Inner Hallway
Beamed ceiling, wall light, central heating radiator, storage cupboard with shelving and alarm maintenance box.
Bedroom 1 - 4.25m x 2.91m (13'11" x 9'6")
Latched door opens into this good sized double bedroom with leaded windows to front and side elevations, two ceiling beams, three wall lights, central heating radiator.
Bedroom 2 - 3.06m x 1.8m (10'0" x 5'10")
Latched door opens into a single bedroom with leaded window to side elevation, wall light, spotlight and central heating radiator.
Bathroom - 3.06m x 2.22m (10'0" x 7'3")
Latched door opens into a good sized bathroom fitted with a white suite comprising; bath, pedestal wash hand basin with storage cupboard below, W.C, fully tiled shower cubicle fitted with Triton T80si electric shower, glass pivot door, half tiled walls, tiled floor, spotlights, ceiling beams, central heating radiator, obscure glazed window to rear elevation.
Stairs to first floor, landing and loft rooms
A turning timber open tread staircase leads up from the rear of the Lounge area. The previous owners had intended on converting this substantial loft space into two further bedrooms with ensuites and work had commenced but was subsequently not required. The area has been sectioned into four areas (see floor plan for measurements) and there is power and light, together with central heating radiators. The main hot and cold water tanks remain in situ. There are windows to all four elevations and the joists have been positioned to allow additional dormer windows to be installed.
Externally
The property sits on approx half an acre and has delightful gardens to both front and rear with evergreen hedges providing the boundaries. The front elevation enjoys a pretty cottage garden and the rear garden is of a very generous size with a formal layout, which includes a wildlife pond and which extends down to an orchard with apple, plum and pear trees. Arranged around the garden there is a spacious brick storage building, a glass greenhouse and two garages. There is additional access to the property situated at the bottom of the rear garden and this can be reached by the neighbouring driveway which brings you to the detached garage at the far end of the garden, accessed via a five bar gate. There is a small brook running to the side of the property and to the middle of which the formal boundary sits.
TENURE
Freehold
Council Tax
Warrington Borough Council - tax band D
Services
The property has an original septic tank positioned in the rear garden.
Please note we have not tested the services or any of the equipment in this property, accordingly we strongly advise prospective purchasers to commission their own survey or service report before finalising their offer to purchase.
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