Description
A Grade II* listed two double bedroom cottage with three reception rooms, a garden room/annexe and gated off street parking for five cars, located in the old town conservation area in Buckingham. This period property has a combined 1,681 sq. ft. of accommodation arranged over two floors. On the ground floor there is a sitting room, an office/snug, a dining room, a kitchen, a pantry, a utility room and a four piece bathroom. On the first floor the two double bedrooms share a Jack and Jill en suite bathroom. The 275 sq. ft. garden room has a living space, a bedroom and a shower room, and could also be an office or guest annexe. At the rear there is a walled, low maintenance courtyard style garden with flower and shrub borders and an L-shaped pergola. The off street parking area has a EV charging point.
The thatched, timber 'cruck' framed cottage (constructed from long A-frames joined by cross beams), is thought to date back to circa 1430 and retains many original features. These include an inglenook fireplace, exposed beams and timbers, latch and brace wooden doors, and flagstone, brick and quarry tiled flooring. The thatch was completely replaced in 2016.
Sitting and Dining Room The sitting room has flag stone flooring, an inglenook fireplace with a wood burner and exposed wall and ceiling beams. The dining room also has exposed ceiling beams, a wood burner and quarry tiled flooring. There is gas to radiator heating and wiring was upgraded to standard in May 2022. The thatch was completely replaced in 2016 so retains a good life expectancy.
Bedrooms and Bathrooms The principal bedroom has a vaulted ceiling with exposed beams and timbers. Bedroom two has a range of fitted wardrobes. Both rooms share a Jack and Jill en suite bathroom. This is a three piece suite with a free standing bath tub, wooden flooring and heated towel rails. There is also a four piece bathroom suite on the ground floor.
Situation and Schooling The property is within walking distance of a range of shopping and leisure facilities, a library, and dental and GP surgeries. Regular bus services connect to Milton Keynes, Aylesbury, Bicester and Oxford. The property is within walking distance of The Royal Latin (grammar) School and Buckingham also has The Buckingham (secondary) School.
