The Green, Harrold

A delightful house located in an idyllic rural location with views directly over the Lower Green and the River Great Ouse and with accommodation briefly comprising: Entrance hall via a bespoke wooden stable-door with commissioned one off glass pane of view, lounge/diner, fitted kitchen/breakfast with bespoke oak work-shelf and useful USB ports, 2 bedrooms and bathroom with electric towel rail. Outside there are low-maintenance front & rear gardens with a refurbished shed/workspace, off-road parking for one vehicle, plus single garage. Set in the heart of this much sought-after village close to all local amenities yet positioned with no passing traffic - A small gemstone in an historic unique unspoilt rural riverscape!

SITUATION

Harrold is a delightful, historic, limestone village set in the heart of North Bedfordshire. Local amenities include shops, post office, butchers, garage/MOT, as well as a doctors surgery. It is a lively community that includes friendly pubs, fish & chip shop/takeaway, churches, community centre and a host of local societies and sporting clubs, ranging from cricket, football, bowls, tennis, squash to martial arts and snooker. Virtually on your doorstep is Harrold & Odell Country Park with its water meadows, lakes and 144 acres of countryside - a fantastic place to walk or cycle.

COMMUNICATION LINKS

Bedford is an easy 9 mile journey away reached by car or regular bus service. Where you can enjoy a working environment including leisure bars, cinemas, health clubs, Higgins Art Gallery/Museum, pubs, restaurants, shopping, Quarry Theatre and sports from Athletic race track to Blues Rugby Club. Or drive 14 miles to Milton Keynes with more than 200 shops under cover. In historic Olney (home of ‘Amazing Grace’) which is 6 miles away there are further shops with a popular weekly & a monthly farmers’ market(s). There’s a new retail park at Rushden Lakes (9 miles away) offering fantastic shops & leisure experiences. Harrold is easily accessible with the A6 & A428 providing access to trunk roads linking to the M1 motorway (13 miles) and the A1. Harrold is only an hour’s drive from the tourist/university towns of Cambridge & Oxford - both accessible by bus from Bedford or Milton Keynes Coach Way (13 miles). Regular bus services to Milton Keynes & Northampton railway stations/towns may be picked up from Lavendon (5 minutes drive/3 miles away). Bedford main line station provides frequent services to London St Pancras and Kings Cross within 40 minutes (some trains terminate in Brighton). Air travel is accessible from Luton, Stansted, Birmingham with Heathrow (6o miles away & coach service from Milton Keynes coach way) and Gatwick further afield (accessible from Bedford main line station or MK Coach way too).

EDUCATION/SCHOOLING/UNIVERSITIES/FURTHER EDUCATION

Harrold is ideally located for children of all ages with Harrold Primary catering for Primary school pupils, as well as the very sought after Sharnbrook Academy. In Bedford there are the highly regarded private Harpur Trust schools - Pilgrims School, Bedford School, Bedford Modern & Bedford Girls School. University of Bedfordshire, Buckingham University, Cranfield University (Postgrad’), Milton Keynes Open University, Cambridge and Oxford Universities (with science parks) are all within one hour’s reach while Leicester is nearby too.

TENANCY

An Assured Shorthold Tenancy is offered for an initial term certain of 12 months, subject to review thereafter.

REFERENCES

A full referencing and credit check will be undertaken. We will need details of your current Landlord and employer together with financial, professional and character references.

SERVICES

Mains water and electricity and drainage. Electric heating. Telephone (subject to B.T. regulations).

GENERAL INFORMATION

No smokers.

RENT & SECURITY DEPOSIT

£1150 per calendar month. Rent will be payable monthly in advance by standing order. A deposit of £1150 will be required on commencement and will be held by the Landlord's Agent as stakeholder and returned without interest at the end of the tenancy, subject to the Tenant/s having complied with their obligations.

OUTGOINGS

The Tenant(s) will pay for all the usual domestic outgoings including electricity, water, sewerage, telephone and Council Tax, including any reconnection charges. The Council Tax band is B and the standard assessment for 2025/2026 is £1,892.61.

MAINTENANCE

The Tenant(s) will be responsible for maintaining the internal decorations, cleaning windows, cleaning drains, attending to minor items of repair/maintenance and generally maintaining the property and its contents in a good tenantable condition. Carpets and curtains soiled during the tenancy must be cleaned on vacation.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY RATING

Band E.

MEASUREMENTS

All measurements are approximate.

MONEY LAUNDERING ACT 2004

We are required to obtain photographic identification of any persons Letting a property through our company. Upon acceptance of an offer you will need to provide an original official document (e.g. new style driving license/passport) for copying purposes to be held on file in order to comply with our obligations as estate agents covered by the above act.