Laurel Cottage

Guide price £725,000
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Laurel Cottage

Guide price £725,000

Sold (Subject to contract)

laurel cottage, high street, upton st. leonards, , gl4 8dj

a beautifully presented detached period cottage with a delightful level garden, garaging with workshop and plenty of parking.

The Property

Laurel Cottage is located in an elevated position on the edge of the village, set within landscaped grounds totalling 0.27 acres. The owners have transformed this detached cottage into a beautifully presented period home enjoying character features whilst providing comprehensive open plan accommodation fit for modern day contemporary living. The versatile family layout is arranged across two floors with a ground floor room offering use as a potential fourth bedroom or home office/playroom. The day to day entrance is accessed at the rear from the driveway and opens to an inner hall passing a newly appointed utility, directly into the dining room where the original front door can be found along with access to the cellar. The stunning newly fitted Magnet kitchen with built-in appliances has an open plan layout into the family room/snug which boasts a feature fireplace with bread oven and wood-burning stove inset. This is further complimented by a formal sitting room which s particularly impressive, being generous in size and boasting a stone fireplace with wood-burner stove inset. Affording a double aspect outlook, French doors also open to the front garden. A door from the sitting room opens to a ground floor bedroom/fourth reception, served by a connecting shower room, the space is ideal for a guest room. A well proportioned cellar can be accessed internally or externally (from the front of the house) and provides secured storage. From a galleried landing on the first floor access if gained to three bedrooms, all of which provide built in storage. These are served by a family bathroom. Ofcom: Broadband – Ultrafast. Mobile – Indoor EE likely other providers limited. (Virgin Fibre is installed at 1130 mbps. The vendors have good mobile signals within their home). Heating: Gas central heating and two wood burning stoves. Agent Notes: There are two registered titles.

Outside

A sweeping drive leads behind the property providing great parking facilities and access to both garages. The total plot measures just under a third of an acre and is a great asset. It is mainly laid to a generous level lawn to the rear with a dormant kitchen garden tucked behind the workshop. A wall of trees have been cleverly planted for extra privacy in addition to a young laurel hedge. The larger of the two garages has a useful workshop behind and the other wooden garage sits closer to the entrance of the drive. To the front, lying above a Cotswold stone wall, is a further lawned area with a raised seating area and a selection of evergreen shrubs. A door leads under the garden to a further gated entrance to the cellar. At the rear is an external electric point, to fit a car charger.

Guide price

£725,000

Within easy reach:
Gloucester - 4.5 miles
Stroud - 7 miles
Cheltenham - 9.4 miles
Cirencester - 15.5 miles
Bristol - 36 miles

• Open plan Kitchen/Family Room
• Two Receptions Rooms
• Bedroom 4/Play Room/Home Office
• Utility & Shower Room
• Three Bedrooms & Bathroom
• Cellar
• Level Garden
• Two Garages, Workshop, Summer House, Parking

Situation

Occupying a desirable position in the village of Upton St Leonards, located just 4.5 miles from the historic city of Gloucester. This thriving village offers a plethora of facilities including a village shop and post office, public house, primary school, farm shop and hairdressers. Village allotments, a church and a village hall further add to the community feel. The village is particularly convenient for those commuting to Gloucester and it is within easy reach of Cheltenham, Stroud, Cirencester and Swindon, with access to Bristol and Birmingham from the nearby M5 motorway. There are railway links in Gloucester and Stroud from which mainlines run to London Paddington. Countryside Walk are on your doorstep, whilst neighbouring centres provide a variety of Secondary schools including Grammar schools in both Gloucester and Stroud.

Floorplan

Useful Information

Tenure: Freehold
Postcode: GL4 8DJ
Viewing: Strictly by appointment through Whitaker Seager.
Fixtures and Fitting: Some mentioned in these sales particulars are included in the sale.  All others are specifically excluded but may be made available by separate negotiation.
Local Authorities: Stroud District Council. Council Tax Band F and EPC rating D

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