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Area stats4 bedroom detached house for sale
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Features and description
- Three storey early Victorian residence
- Four/Five bedrooms
- Three reception rooms
- Gas fired central heating
- Cellar
- Enclosed 60 foot garden
- Off-street parking for three vehicles
Combining the innate character and charm of a period home with contemporary refinements of modern day living, the property features seven marble stone and cast iron fireplaces, high ceilings, some exposed stone work, oak flooring to almost all of the ground floor, exposed timber flooring to the first and second floors and particularly distinctive Regency cast iron porch to the front with an outlook over the south-facing garden. More contemporary refinements include a stylish modern fitted kitchen with a range of integrated appliances, gas fired central heating from a combination boiler with either conventional or column radiators. There are three reception rooms, three stylishly upgraded bathrooms, one ensuite to the master bedroom which also has a bank of integrated wardrobes and all renewed sash windows to the front and casement windows to the side accentuating the original character of the property. There is also a recently refurbished cellar.
Externally there is an enclosed decking area to one side, a flagged and lawned completely enclosed front garden beyond which there is off-street parking for at least three vehicles.
North End House is positioned only a few hundred yards from the village green in the centre of Blockley within easy walking distance of the well-stocked village store and the particularly popular Blockley village cafe which doubles as a fine dining restaurant several evenings a week. Walks can be enjoyed directly from the property in the surrounding countryside and in to Dovedale Woods Positioned midway between the Cotswold cafe society of Chipping Campden and the more conventional market town of Moreton-in-Marsh where there are a wide range of shops, tea rooms, hostelries, several supermarkets and the all important railway station with links to Oxford and London Paddington. Only to be described further in superlatives, this magnificent period village home is recommended for your attention and early inspection is advised.
Rooms
Accommodation Comprises
Entrance Hall
Easy returning staircase to first floor with batoned balustrade. Column radiator. Wall-mounted light point. Stained internal pine doors. Access to;
Cellar 10.29m x 4.88m (33' 09" x 16' 00" )
Front Sitting Room 4.47m x 4.06m (14' 08" x 13' 04")
Carved marble fireplace around original chimney breast with stone hearth, cast iron style living flame gas fire with remote control. Built-in cupboards to each recess of chimney breast. Five wall-mounted light points. Excellent southerly aspect over gardens. Column radiator. Cornice moulded ceiling with highlighted picture rail.
Front Dining Room 4.42m x 4.32m (14' 06" x 14' 02")
Original stone chimney breast currently around ornamental wood burning stove. Built-in cupboards to each recess of chimney breast. Four wall-mounted light points and two column radiators. Part-glazed door to kitchen.
Kitchen 3.94m x 3.73m (12' 11" x 12' 03")
Fitted on two sides with quartz work tops, double inset butlers sink. Two and three tier pan drawer. Integrated dishwasher. Four further cupboards. Large pantry cupboard. Open book shelf and three wall-mounted cupboards. Built-in window seat with westerly aspect, stone trim and radiator below. Cotswold stone fireplace, currently housing stainless steel Range with six gas burners and two built-in ovens. Built-in airing cupboard with combination boiler for instantaneous hot water and gas fired central heating. Separate full-height pantry cupboard and space for fridge freezer.
Snug 3.91m x 3.76m (12' 10" x 12' 04")
Double doors opening on to easterly-facing decking area. Two double radiators. Exposed random pointed stone wall.
Separate Utility Room 1.96m x 1.75m (6' 05" x 5' 09")
Space and plumbing for automatic washer and tumble dryer. Wall-mounted cupboard. Ceramic sink with cupboard below. Ladder-style heated towel rail and radiator. Ceramic tiled floor. Built-in extractor. Door to side passage.
Ground Floor Cloakroom
Two piece suite in white. Wall-mounted wash hand basin and low flush w.c. Dressing mirror.
First Floor Landing Area
Split-level area with steps up to front landing.
Front Landing
Low level column radiator. Southerly-facing window with outlook over gardens.
Study/TV Room 4.55m x 3.96m (14' 11" x 13' 0")
Exposed pine floorboards. Southerly aspected window with views towards countryside. Two double radiators. Cast iron Victorian fireplace with slate hearth and four wall-mounted light points.
Front Master Bedroom 4.55m x 4.04m (14' 11" x 13' 03")
Exposed pine floorboards, cast iron fireplace with ornamental surround. Two column radiators. Southerly aspected window. Access to;
En Suite Dressing Room
L-shaped with a bank of two double and two single wardrobes. Double radiator. Velux window.
En Suite Bathroom
Ceramic tiled floor. Three piece suite in white, close coupled low flush w.c., wall-mounted wash hand basin. Walk-in shower cubicle with rain shower head and one fully tiled wall. Frosted westerly aspected window. Chrome ladder-style heated towel rail and radiator. Dressing mirror and built-in extractor.
Rear Landing
Curtain rack separating this as a separate suite.
Cloaks Area
Side Bedroom 2 3.86m x 3.10m (12' 08" x 10' 02")
Double radiator. Four sectioned window with distant outlook towards countryside. Four wall-mounted light points.
Bathroom / WC
Three piece suite in white. Pedestal wash hand basin, low flush w.c., panelled bath with hand-held shower attachment. Velux window. Chrome ladder-style heated towel rail and radiator. Dressing mirror.
Second Floor
Landing Area
Painted floorboards.
Front Bedroom 3 4.55m x 4.01m (14' 11" x 13' 02")
Original cast iron fireplace. Three wall-mounted lights. Double radiator. Superb southerly aspect over gardens towards undulating countryside, the centre of Blockley village and St Peter and St Pauls Church.
Front Bedroom 4 4.55m x 4.17m (14' 11" x 13' 08")
Cast iron fireplace. Four wall-mounted lights. Double radiator. Excellent views towards the centre of Blockley village.
Central Shower Room/W.C.
Three piece suite in white. Low flush w.c., pedestal wash hand basin. Shower cubicle with glazed doors and rain shower head with tiled interior. Chrome ladder-style heated towel rail and radiator. Dressing mirror and shaver point. Views towards countryside.
Outside
There is a Regency style wrought iron porch immediately adjacent to the front door.
Garden 18.29m x 9.14m (60' 00" x 30' 00" )
Formed in two sections with flagged patio immediately adjacent to the property, perfect for alfresco dining, and taking full advantage of the sun most of the day. There are planted areas to each side and a box hedge dividing the two parts of the property with solar illumination. There are several mature trees screening the property with random stone walls to each side. Panelled door set within stone archway with access to Park Road. Lawned areas bisected with stone flagged pathway and a wrought iron gate divides the garden to a gravelled parking area with off-street parking for approximately three vehicles beyond which there is a tarmaced area leading to Landgate which in turn leads to Park Road.
N.B
The property has been used as a second home and a particularly successful holiday let over several years managed by Stay Cotswolds. The furniture within the property is available by negotiation and an inventory of contents and bookings can be made available if applicable. Blockley is a popular tourist destination due to the filming of the BBC series Father Brown where it is renamed Kembleford.
NB1
The property has had extensive damp treatment to the cellar in 2019 by Oxford Basements Ltd and the property was completely re-roofed in 2024 by McDonald Price Roofing Contractors.
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