Thorncote Road, Northill, Biggleswade

Charming period cottage with a wealth of exposed timbers and other original features • Very well and sympathetically updated • Gardens front and rear • Garage plus off-street parking • Delightful village setting

The Property - This delightful Grade II listed period cottage dates from the 18th Century, with later additions, and exudes character and charm. There is a wealth of exposed timbers internally and the reception room boasts an attractive brick fireplace. The cottage has been well and sympathetically updated with a kitchen/breakfast room, laundry and cloakroom/WC to the rear. On the first floor are four bedrooms and an attractively fitted bathroom.

The cottage is of traditional timber frame construction, mainly rendered externally under a pitched tiled roof and benefits from oil fired central heating.

The Outside - 'Bellringer's Cottage' owns all the garden to the front, which is some 34' (10.6m) in length and separated from the road by a picket fence. It is laid to lawn with herbaceous borders and ornamental shrubs. Nos 6 & 8 have a right-of-way across the garden to their front doors.

There is a small paved terrace to the rear separated from the courtyard by metal railings. The cottages each have one of three garages accessed via the rear courtyard and 'Bellringer's Cottage' owns the driveway leading to the courtyard and the rear section of the courtyard in front of its garage, which is the furthest of the three. The cottage enjoys a vehicular right-of-way across the remainder of the courtyard to access its garage.

The rear garden for Bellringer's Cottage is approximately 37' (11.3m) in length and situated to the rear of and accessed from the the courtyard. It is attractively laid out with lawn, herbaceous borders and ornamental shrubs and trees. Timber summerhouse.

The two adjoining cottages have a pedestrian right-of-way across down the right-hand side of the rear garden to access their own gardens to the rear.

The Location - Northill is an attractive small village in Central Bedfordshire, just 4 miles to the west of Biggleswade and 7 miles east of Bedford. Set within the Northill Conservation Area, Thorncote Road in particular boasts a fine street scene of period properties. The local primary school, the 17th Century Crown public house and the parish church, which dates back to the 14th Century, are within 200 yards of the cottage. Shuttleworth House, with its Swiss Garden and Collection of vintage aeroplanes, is only a mile and half away.

Bedford and Biggleswade both offer a wide range of amenities including schools, shops and leisure facilities. Biggleswade is on the East Coast Mainline railway with regular services to London running throughout the day. The fastest service to London King's Cross takes just 36 minutes. For drivers, the A1 is only 2.3 miles to the east.

Services - MAINS water, sewerage and electricity are connected to the property.
BROADBAND: A choice of providers with claimed download speeds of up to 80 Mbps.
MOBILE SIGNAL: Most providers claim up to 4G coverage, some claim to provide 5G.

Council Tax - Currently Band E, but subject to an improvement indicator. The banding may be revised following a sale.