A chance to purchase a quaint rural cottage with two bedrooms, off road parking and having been recently modernised and re-decorated, is also offered with no forward chain.
On the ground floor there is a lounge dining room and a refitted kitchen and bathroom; the first floor provides two double bedrooms. There is a private rear garden and allocated parking at the back of the property.
Entered through a part glazed front door directly into the lounge with a window to the front aspect. This newly decorated room still retains character with the beamed ceiling and a useable open fireplace with brick surround and hearth and decorative surround and mantle.
The dining area benefits from a wall mounted electric panel heater and room for hanging coats. Dog-leg stairs rise from here to the first floor and an under-stair cupboard provides a good amount of storage. A part glazed internal door gives access to the inner lobby.
A bright space with a ceiling lightwell. An obscure half-glazed door enters the bathroom, and a further door leads to the kitchen at the back of the cottage.
Recently refitted, the light kitchen has a half-glazed door to the rear garden, as well as a window, and vinyl flooring as the backdrop to the neutral wall and base cupboards with complimentary worksurfaces over. This well-appointed kitchen has a stainless-steel single drainer sink unit, a built-in electric oven with electric hob over and a Bluetooth plinth heater under. Space and plumbing is provided for a washing machine and a cupboard houses the hot water heater and pressurised hot water cylinder. In addition, there is a wall mounted electric panel heater.
Newly replaced, the white suite consists of a bath with tiled surround and ‘Triton’ electric shower over, pedestal wash hand basin and a low-level W.C. Additionally, there is a chromed heated towel rail, vinyl flooring and an extractor fan.
A window on the landing captures natural light making this space nice and bright. A hatch accesses the roof void.
At the front of the property, with a window onto the main street, this double bedroom is a good size and has an electric panel heater.
Another double bedroom, with a window overlooking the rear garden and an electric panel heater.
The front of the property has room for pots, shrubs or plants to add colour and a couple of steps up to the front door under the canopy porch.
Allocated parking at the rear of the back garden, providing space for one vehicle, is accessed via a right of way at the end of the row of cottages.
The rear garden is of a good size, is fully fence enclosed, and has a pedestrian gate in the back fence giving access from the parking space. The garden has a small lawned area and a couple of hardstanding areas that could accommodate sheds.
This small but perfectly formed cottage has a lovely, homely feel and would provide cosy living, with the added benefit of having outside space and parking. Viewing internally will not disappoint.
This is a ‘ready to move in to’ property is in the small parish of Thurning, just 2 miles beyond Barnwell and around 5 miles from Oundle. Thurning is a quiet, rural village which has a church and village hall. The closest amenities are the neighbouring villages of Barnwell and Gidding, both offering a village shop and local country pub.
No forward chain
Council tax: Band B
Services
Heating: Electric heating
Sewage: Treatment Plant
(Shared between residents 17 to 21 Main Street, with each paying a 5th for maintenance, repair and upkeep. The electricity supply is provided from 19 Main Street and they will invoice for the electricity supply used.)
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