4 bedroom detached house for sale

“A Glimpse into the Past”

Dating back to 1616, this stunning stone property comes with a charming history linking it as an important hub to Middleton and Cottingham, over the years it has been a shop, bakehouse, a café, a lending library and a B&B serving the local community.  The property is now a fine residential dwelling which is beautifully presented and maintained to a high standard and comes with a barn, garage and a self-contained Annex.  The main accommodation comprises a boot room, dining room, sitting room, living room with a wood burner, guest WC, the kitchen/family room includes a snug, high-end kitchen with pantry, and a large utility room and a wet room.  On the first floor, there is a modern family bathroom, four bedrooms with an en-suite to the master.  The plot benefits from vehicular gated access while the rear garden offers an excellent degree of privacy and is attractively landscaped.  An inspirational home with an interesting back story!

Description:

This individual, historic stone home is situated in the heart of this well-regarded village which links to Cottingham with a village shop and pub and is just a short stroll to East Carlton Country Park. Middleton offers convenient road links to Market Harborough, Uppingham, Oakham and Stamford.  A bus service to Uppingham school runs from Cottingham.

The main property offers 2486 square foot of living space and has been much improved offering a charming free flowing interior which includes a beautiful bay fronted living room which features wood burning stove set within a period stone fireplace which was reclaimed from a property in Normanton, the village which was demolished to make way for Rutland Water; the largest man-made reservoir in the UK.

There is a conservatory providing a pretty view over the rear garden and leads to the Boot Room which is fitted with a smart range of wall and base level units with worksurfaces with ceramic tiled wall surrounds.  There is period quarry tiled floor and a storage cupboard.

The Dining Room features exposed beams, and a wood burning stove which is set within a period ingle nook fireplace and is dual aspect to the front and rear gardens linking to the ground floor rooms.

A Snug with dual aspect windows and a beamed ceiling with wooden flooring provides extra living space which could be a home office or a playroom.

There is a guest WC.

The Living Room with the reclaimed fireplace, wood burner, bay window and exposed painted beams with shelved display cupboard and door to the garden leads to

The contemporary Kitchen/Family Room, overlooking the rear garden, combines modern functionality with some pretty period features such as original oak beam trusses, and interesting exposed stone nooks from the past, There is a walk-in pantry providing lots of useful hidden storage while the kitchen is fitted with a range of Shaker style wall and base level units with contrasting island all of which are covered with granite work surfaces.  

A twin stainless steel sink with waste disposal and hot tap sit within the island units while there are two integrated Neff slide and hide pyrolytic ovens, Neff combination microwave and a wine cooler set within the wall units

Ceramic tiled wall surrounds and wood effect floor tiles to the kitchen area and engineered oak flooring to the family area. 

The vaulted ceiling has Velux remote operated roof windows and come with auto rain sensors and there is under floor heating. 

Leading off from the kitchen is a large modern well equipped Utility Room which is fitted with a stylish range of wall and base level units with work surfaces incorporating a sink with drainer and ceramic tiled wall surrounds and floor with under floor heating.  Velux roof light

Leading to a ground floor Wet Room/WC which includes a self-draining floor shower enclosure, WC and a semi pedestal wash hand basin with full ceramic tiled walls and floor.

From the first floor landing attractive stripped wooden panelled doors lead to the bedrooms and bathroom.  The Bathroom is modern and includes aside panel bath with screen and shower, there is an enclosed cistern WC, and a wash hand basin set within a vanity unit, there are contrasting ceramic tiled walls combined with attractive feature exposed stone walling.

There are four bedrooms, the Master features a vaulted and beamed ceiling, is dual aspect and comes with full ceramic tiled shower room en-suite and a walk-in wardrobe.  The second bedroom has exposed beams, built in wardrobes and a feature fireplace.

The main accommodation offers a powerful gas fired central heating including two modern boilers, one is a combi while the other is a pressurised system.

Annex:

Self-contained and situated away from the main dwelling, the annex comprises an open plan living/kitchen space and there is a ground floor shower room.  Stairs rise to the mezzanine level which may act as a bedroom.  The annex features fitted kitchen cupboards and worksurface and has its own independent gas fired central heating system.  333 square foot of living space.

Outside:

The plot is beautifully maintained and offers a neat frontage, there is a gated gravelled driveway which provides parking and leads to both the single garage and the barn which has a remote operated roller double garage which provides extra parking for two cars plus a workshop.  The garden area is laid mainly to lawn with a paved terrace area offering a good degree of privacy, there are pretty planted borders and a magnificent old willow tree.

Room Measurements:

Living Room 5.21m x 4.11m (17'1" x 13'6")
 
Dining Room 4.34m x 4.27m (14'3" x 14'0")

Boot Room 4.29m x 2.18m (14'1" x 7'2")
 
Snug 3.68m x 4.65m (12'1" x 15'3")
 
Conservatory 3.33m x 2.69m (10'11" x 8'10")
 
Kitchen/Family Room 10.92m x 3.4m (35'10" x 11'2")
 
Utility Room 3.96m x 2.34m (13'0" x 7'8")
 
Shower Room 2.54m x 1.09m (8'4" x 3'7")
 
Bedroom One 5.46m x 3.63m (17'11" x 11'11")

Ensuite 1.96m x 1.7m (6'5" x 5'7")

Bedroom Two 4.88m x 3.84m (16'0" x 12'7")

Bedroom Three 3.25m x 2.87m (10'8" x 9'5")
 
Bedroom Four 2.46m x 2.39m (8'1" x 7'10")

Bathroom 2.26m x 1.96m (7'5" x 6'5")

Double Garage and workshop 10.82m x 5.38m (35'5" x 17'8")

Single Garage 4.5m x 2.74m (14'9" x 9'0")

Annexe 5.18m x 4.39m (17'0" x 14'5")

Shower Room 2.31m x 0.76m (7'7" x 2'6")

Mezzanine Bedroom 3.35m x 2.62m (11'0" x 8'7")