2 bed end terrace house for sale

Brook Hill, Sherston SN16

A quaint and deceptively spacious cottage in Sherston with rural views, off-street parking, a garden and an abundance of charm throughout. Offered to the market with no onward chain.

Sixbob Cottage has been a truly cherished home to the current family since it was purchase in 1983. It sits to the end of a terrace of cottages on Brook Hill, to the western outskirts of the ever-popular Wiltshire village of Sherston. The original cottage was sympathetically extended before the current owners purchased and today offers a spaciously proportioned two-bedroom home set across two floors, reaching 1239sq.ft. The accommodation is bursting with character features and would now benefit from some modernisation throughout.

Entering through the side door to the house leads into an entrance lobby which the owners had doubled up as study too. There are doors from here into both the kitchen/diner and the sitting room, along with space for hanging coats and storing shoes. The spacious and dual aspect kitchen/dining room is fitted with a range of wall and base units, electric cooker and space for a fridge freezer and washing machine. The room has ample space for a breakfast table to sit centrally within the room and a door allows a sociable connection to the sitting room. The oil-fired, central heating boiler is situated to the corner of the kitchen. The beautifully appointed living room includes the remainder of the ground floor and is a very charming room with exposed Cotswold stone walls, an impressive focal fireplace with a wood burner installed, and original beams across the ceiling. This space also enjoys two mullion windows at the front enjoying the view over the adjacent valley. There is space within the room for both sitting and dining, and to the rear of the room is a hallway that leads back to the entrance lobby, which is a great area for bookcases. Completing the ground floor is a porch also accessed off the sitting room, which has the main front door.

Upstairs, there are two well-proportioned double bedrooms. The principal bedroom is of particularly good proportion has a dual aspect with windows to both the front and rear. There is plenty of space for accompanying furniture, whilst the second bedroom features built-in wardrobes. The spacious and modern shower room is fitted with a walk-in shower, W.C, and wash basin
Externally, to the rear of the property is a stone-built outhouse that provides some great storage with water and electric installed. This space could be converted to further accommodation such as a utility and cloakroom, subject to the relevant permissions. Steps beside the property lead to a tiered, private garden that offers excellent potential for landscaping and outdoor entertaining. Additional benefits include off-street parking beside the house.

We are informed the property is connected to mains services of water and electricity. Heating is provided by oil and drainage via a private septic tank. Council tax band D (Wiltshire District Council). The property is freehold.

EPC – E (46).

Sherston is a charming Cotswold village located just five miles from the larger market towns of Malmesbury and Tetbury on the edge of the Wiltshire/Gloucestershire border. There is a great community here and an excellent range of facilities for a village of its size, which include a well-attended parish church, a highly regarded primary school, a renowned public house, general store with post office and a doctor's surgery.

Sherston is convenient for Bristol, Swindon, Bath and the M4 motorway which can be accessed at junctions 17 and 18 both within 10 to 15 minutes’ drive whilst trains operate regularly from Chippenham and Kemble connecting with London Paddington in approximately one and a half hours.