4 bed semi-detached house for sale

High Street, Great Houghton, Northampton, Northamptonshire NN4

A Charming Grade II Listed 4 Bedroom Cottage Dating Back to the 1700s.

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A rare opportunity to acquire this beautiful Grade II listed stone cottage, believed to date from the 16th or early 17th century, steeped in local history and enviably positioned in the heart of Great Houghton.

Brimming with character, the property showcases a wealth of original features including exposed beams, two impressive inglenook fireplaces, and traditional detailing throughout. Offering a versatile layout, the cottage presents excellent potential for a buyer seeking to create a truly special village home. The current owners have been here since 2004 and the previous owners for 10 years - an indication of the attraction of both the property and the village.

The accommodation briefly comprises a large, cosy lounge, separate dining room, kitchen, and ground floor WC. To the first floor are two well-proportioned double bedrooms, a family bathroom, and access to a generous, light-filled room currently used as a home office - ideal as a dressing room, nursery, playroom, or additional reception space.

The second floor (within the eaves) provides two further large, double bedrooms, with storage area in bedroom 4, shower room with basin and WC and attic access enhancing the flexibility of the home.

Externally, the property is set well back from the High Street and benefits from spacious, enclosed, and mature, south and west-facing landscaped gardens. There are three lawns to the side and front, offering a high degree of privacy and a well-established outdoor setting. Mature trees add shade on sunny days.

A substantial 24’ wide stone garage sits within the garden and offers potential for conversion (subject to the necessary planning permissions). A shingle and block driveway, accessed via gates from the High Street, provides ample off-road parking and leads to a large, stone patio and gravelled area between the house and the garage.

Grade 2 Listing Overview

Dating from the 16th or early 17th century and subsequently altered prior to listing in 1986, the property is constructed of coursed rubble stone beneath a slate roof with stone coping and kneelers to the gable ends, and a central chimney stack. Arranged over three levels with further attic access, the north elevation features two small first-floor casement windows and four larger ground-floor casements with traditional shutters.

Great Houghton Village

Great Houghton is a very popular and well-located village to the south of Northampton.

Within the village there are two Public Houses, a Church of England Church, Village Hall (regular short mat bowls, art group, and community coffee mornings), wi, a popular Children’s Dance School and Recreation Ground with tennis courts. Cricket, junior football, girls football played.

Primary education is available close by at Little Houghton CE Primary School - with Playgroup (Ofsted ‘Good’) with Secondary education at Wollaston Co-Educational County School (Good).

Local Amenities.

There is a bus services to Northampton town centre.

The A45 is 3 minutes’ drive, the M1 motorway 10 minutes, Northampton Town Centre is a 10-minute drive, Northampton Hospital 5 minutes’ drive and the nearest supermarket is Waitrose which is 8 minutes’ drive away and the Shopping Centre and Tesco Extra either at Hunsbury or Weston Favell only 9 minutes’ drive away.

Riverside out of town shopping area is 6 minutes’ drive away. Mainline rail access from Northampton to London Euston (55 mins) and Birmingham New Street from Northampton Station 10 minutes away by car

Sitting Room (17'11" x 15'8", 5.46m x 4.78m)

A characterful lounge with beams to the ceiling, a gorgeous feature inglenook open fireplace with multi-fuel grate, flared metal chimney, and windows to three aspects, one with wooden slatted blinds, two being leaded. Solid engineered oak timber flooring. Shelves to one corner. Built in cupboard. LED down-lights to the ceiling. Traditional style and standard style radiators

Dining Room (15'0" x 11'0", 4.57m x 3.35m)

The dining room (which could be used as another room) comprises a gorgeous feature inglenook open fireplace with multi-fuel grate, flared metal chimney and stone hearth, timber beams and a window, glazed door to kitchen and access to the downstairs WC, stairs and sitting room. Solid engineered oak timber flooring. LED down-lights to the ceiling

Kitchen/Breakfast Room (19'10" x 9'3", 6.05m x 2.82m)

A traditional shaker style kitchen with base and wall units, space for a dishwasher, laminate wooden effect work tops, white ceramic 1.5 sink with mixer tap, range cooker. At the utility end is space for a washing machine and drier and room for an America style fridge freezer with continued base and wall units and worktops. Two windows and traditional wooden stable door to the patio and garden. Vinyl flooring. Radiator. LED downlight to the ceiling

WC

Contemporary downstairs WC and white basin with cupboard below. Mosaic style tiles. Leaded window to the side. Vinyl flooring

Bedroom 1 (15'1" x 13'2", 4.6m x 4.01m)

A large double bedroom with window to the side. Carpeted. Access to the dressing room / home office through french doors. Beam to the ceiling. Built in bookshelf

Home Office/ Dressing Room (14'11" x 9'10", 4.55m x 3m)

A large rooms with an expanse of glass dormer wooden framed windows to the side making for a light and bright multipurpose area, a dressing room, home office or nursery perhaps. Floor to ceiling cupboards top one end. Carpeted

Bedroom 2 (15'3" x 13'9", 4.65m x 4.19m)

Cast iron fireplace to a corner with white surround, carpeted, dual aspect, radiator, beam to the ceiling. Wall lights

Bathroom (9'10" x 5'7", 3m x 1.7m)

Bathroom comprises P shaped spa bath with shower above with glass shower splash-back, WC and suspended basin inset into drawers unit below. Chrome towel radiator. Blue and white mosaic style tiles. Window to side. Attractive wooden style laminate boarded flooring

Bedroom 3 (17'9" x 15'3", 5.41m x 4.65m)

A large double bedroom, part built into the eaves, dormer window with leaded glass to the side overlooking the garden. Access to attic through a loft hatch

Bedroom 4 (15'0" x 11'6", 4.57m x 3.51m)

A double bedroom part in eaves with deep storage cupboard to one corner. Dual aspect lead windows overlooking the garden. Carpeted. Radiator

Shower Room

2nd floor. Shower, basin and WC, window to the side with leaded windows

Garage (24'1" x 12'8", 7.34m x 3.86m)

A large stone built double + garage with eaves space with wooden glazed doors to the front. Block paving to the front and then gravel. Electricity and lighting. Scope to alter with the correct permissions to an annexe or similar

Garden

A secured good sized garden with a drive running from the High Street up to the house, a mixture of block paving and traditional gravel which leads from the road to the garage. Timber gates at the roadside. A mixture of lawn, mature shrubs, beds, trees, including fruit trees, and a substantial stone patio area outside the house. Greenhouse. Access to the house is either through the front door which leads to an entrance hall or through the alongside kitchen door