Rye Close, Bourton-On-The-Water, Cheltenham

A 3 bed mid-terrace house offering considerable potential (subject to any necessary consents), with off street parking and gardens to the front and rear. NO ONWARD CHAIN.

Location - 51 Rye Close is situated in a mature residential area on the edge of the village, a level walk from the village centre and Londis supermarket. Bourton provides an excellent range of local facilities including a range of boutique shops, supermarkets, pubs, restaurants, doctors, churches, a leisure centre, local primary school and the popular Cotswold Secondary school. The area's larger commercial and cultural centres of Cheltenham, Cirencester and Oxford are within easy travelling distance and there are main line rail services at Kingham (8 miles) (Paddington 80mins approx) and a comprehensive local bus network radiating from Bourton. The village is set in the heart of the Cotswold Hills which provide outdoor rural leisure pursuits.

Description - No. 51 Rye Close comprises a terraced house of reconstituted stone elevations under a pitched plain concrete tiled roof with gardens to front and rear, off-street parking and accommodation arranged over two floors with a kitchen/ breakfast room, a substantial hall and sitting room on the ground floor and three bedrooms and a shower room on the first floor. The property occupies a popular and mature residential area of the village and overlooks a private lake to the rear. The property offers considerable potential, subject to any necessary consents.

Approach - UPVC front door with oval glazed insert, leading to:

Entrance Hall - With wall mounted electricity meter and fuse box, double glazed window to front elevation and separate door to walk-in cupboard with shelving. Separate door interconnecting through to the:

Kitchen/ Breakfast Room - With a simply fitted kitchen comprising; worktop with stainless steel sink unit with mixer tap with tiled splash back and built-in cupboards below and space and plumbing for washing machine. Eye-level cupboard, a matching worktop with space and electric cooker point with extractor over, space for below worksurface fridge and freezer, a range of eye-level cupboards and a further built-in cupboard. A separate opaque glazed UPVC door leading out to the rear garden and casement window overlooking the rear garden. Door to below stairs storage cupboard and separate door to built-in cupboard housing the Worcester Bosh gas central heating boiler.

From the kitchen/breakfast room a door leads through to the:

Sitting Room - With double aspect with double glazed windows to the front and rear elevations and fireplace with reconstituted stone surround and fitted with a gas coal-effect fire.

From the sitting room, door to:

Front Hall - With UPVC front door with oval glazed insert and stairs rising up to the:

First Floor Landing - With access to roof space, double glazed casement window overlooking the rear garden and door to:

Cloakroom - With low-level WC and double glazed window to rear elevation.

From the landing, door to:

Bedroom 1 - With double glazed casement window overlooking the front of the property.

From the landing, door to:

Bedroom 2 - with double glazed casement window overlooking the front of the property and with recessed storage over stairs and further door to built-in cupboard with pine slatted shelving.

From the landing, door to:

Wetroom - With opaque casement window to rear elevation, wall mounted chrome shower and fittings, wall mounted wash hand basin with chrome mixer tap, chrome heated towel rail and part-tiled walls.

From the landing, door to:

Bedroom 3 - With double glazed casement window overlooking the rear garden to the lake beyond.

Outside - No. 51 Rye Close is approached from Rye Close via a shared pedestrian path, in turn leading to the secondary door or alternatively via a pair of wrought iron gates, leading to a gravelled parking area to the front of the house with lawn to the front and herbaceous borders adjoining the front wall and to the front door in turn. Set to the rear of the property and approached either from the kitchen/breakfast room or via a path to the side is the rear garden with paved terrace to the rear of the house with simple timber shed to one side and a path leading down the side, with herbaceous borders to either side and a substantial area of lawn with a simple shed at the end and former vegetable beds and borders set centrally. The property is bordered to either side by clipped evergreen hedging to one side and a simple net fence to the other.

Services - Mains Gas, Electricity, Water and Drainage are connected. Gas-fired central heating.

Section 157 - Housing Act 1985 - No.51 Rye Close was formerly owned by the Local Authority and as such contains a restrictive covenant, which requires consent to purchase from the Local Authority. It is understood that any purchaser who has lived and worked within Gloucestershire or The Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty for at least the last three years would qualify for automatic consent. Other applications may be considered on merit following a minimum of 8 weeks marketing of the subject property. The property is also restricted for use as a main residence and not as a second or holiday home.

Local Authority - Cotswold District Council, Trinity Road, Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 1PX (Tel: )

Council Tax - Council Tax band C. Rate Payable for 2023/ 2024: £1,840.96.

Directions - From the Tayler & Fletcher office proceed along the High Street to the end of the road and then turn right onto Rissington Road. Proceed along Rissington Road past Sadlers Edge on the left and then take the next left turn into Rye Close. Follow Rye Close around the bend and after approximately 250 yards turn left and number 51 will be found on your left hand side.

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