2 bedroom cottage for sale

Puddleduck Cottage, originally built in the 17th century is a two-bedroom character home with well-presented accommodation, a mature, south-facing garden, off-road parking and garaging, all tucked away down a quiet lane in the popular village of Greetham.

Accommodation - The ground floor in brief consists of a kitchen, two reception rooms, and a downstairs shower room. The front door opens into an entrance hall with useful storage and a part glazed door opening into the kitchen. The kitchen has a good range of timber-built, shaker style units with a stainless-steel sink and space for appliances. A step down from the kitchen is the living room, a wonderfully cosy space with a timber floor, a feature fireplace with a log burner inset and a door opening to the stairs. An archway from the living steps down again into the timber-framed extension that is currently used as a dining room with glazing on all sides and a French door opening out to the garden. The ground floor is completed by a shower room comprising a large walk-in shower, low flush lavatory, wash hand basin and heated towel rail. To the first floor there are two bedrooms, one to the front and one to the rear, both served by the ground floor shower room.

The current owners have given the property a complete overhaul during their ownership, modernising and updating it throughout whilst retaining its original character and charm. Puddleduck Cottage offers a wonderful opportunity for anyone looking for an investment or their first home!

Outside - There is off-road parking for two cars located at the bottom of the garden with access to two sheds both served with electricity. A hand gate from the driveway opens into the property's beautifully-landscaped that is part lawn, part gravelled with an array of mature planting and specimen trees creating year-round interest and privacy.

Location - Greetham is a pretty village to the east of Oakham with excellent travel links being approximately 3 miles from the A1. The east coast mainline runs through Peterborough, allowing access to London in less than an hour by train. The village boasts two great pubs, with the addition of Greetham Valley Golf Club on the outskirts, a village shop and post office in the neighbouring village of Cottesmore and Oakham being within a 10 minute drive and offering all of the necessary amenities. The village primary school is the Exton and Greetham CofE Primary School with excellent secondary education offered in the nearby Oakham, Stamford and Uppingham.

Services & Council Tax - The property is offered to the market with all mains services and gas-fired central heating.

Rutland County Council - the property is currently not banded due to it being used as a holiday cottage.

Tenure - Freehold