Mill Lane, Barton-le-Clay, Bedfordshire, MK45

A DETACHED PERIOD PROPERTY SITUATED IN A QUIET NO THROUGH ROAD CLOSE TO THE VILLAGE CENTRE AND OCCUPYING A MATURE SECLUDED PLOT OF ABOUT 0.22 OF AN ACRE.

THE PROPERTY
This four bedroom detached character house dates to 1860 but has had a number of more recent additions and now provides spacious family accommodation, we understand it was originally the village bakery. Apart from the car port there is a substantial garage/workshop with large loft room over which offers huge potential for a variety of uses subject to planning permission. The property is being sold with the benefit of no onward chain.

GROUND FLOOR
The property is entered through a timber front door with stained glass side windows, a staircase rises to the first floor with open storage space underneath. The sitting room has an ornate feature fireplace with a timber surround – this room is dual aspect with windows to the front and side. The dining room has a fireplace which houses an original cast iron range, there is a window to the rear and a cupboard housing a hot water tank. The kitchen is fully fitted with floor and wall mounted cupboards together with a ceramic butler sink and work surfaces with tiled splash areas. There is a fitted dishwasher and Rayburn ‘Nouvelle’ gas fired cooking range which provides radiator central heating and domestic hot water. It has fully tiled walls, a quarry tiled floor, a window to the side plus a window and a door to the rear garden. The inner hall has a door leading to the carport. The study has fitted cupboards and a window to the front. The cloakroom is fitted with a white suite comprising low level WC and a wash basin plus a window to the side. The utility room has fitted cupboards, a ceramic butler sink and tiled flooring, there is plumbing for a washing machine. The work surfaces have tiled splash areas and there is a window to the side. The family room has a window to the side and double doors open to the rear garden.

FIRST FLOOR
The landing has two built-in store cupboards. Bedroom one is a spacious well-proportioned room which is dual aspect with windows to the front and side plus a range of fitted wardrobes and chest of drawers. Bedroom two has fitted wardrobes and a built-in wardrobe plus a window to the rear. Bedroom three has a window to the front and a fitted wardrobe. Bedroom four has a window to the rear, fitted cupboards and a door to a walk-in loft room/eaves store. There is a shower room which is fitted with a suite comprising shower cubicle, low level WC and a wash basin. It has a window to the front, fully tiled walls and access to the roof space. The bathroom is fitted with a suite comprising panelled bath, low level WC and a wash basin. There is a fitted cupboard and two windows to the side.

OUTSIDE
At the front there is a small garden, a driveway leads to a carport where double timber barn doors open to an impressive garage which has ladder access to a very large loft which is over both the garage and the carport. Timber gates at the rear of the garage open to the rear garden. The south facing rear garden is secluded and partly walled. It is laid to lawn with well-stocked beds and borders and a variety of fruit trees, a paved terrace, a greenhouse, shed and outside tap. There is also a two-storey ‘Portacabin’ – the first-floor section is accessed by an external staircase.

LOCATION
Barton le Clay is a sought-after village with a range of amenities including a variety of shops, doctors surgery, library, dentists, café, vets, bus services and public houses. There is a good selection of schools, both state and private - including the prestigious Harpur Trust schools in Bedford only 15 miles away. Ramsey Lower, Arnold Middle & Harlington Upper are the local school catchments. The mainline railway is available from Harlington station (3 miles) to Kings Cross St. Pancras and the A6 and both the M1 and the A1 Motorways are all easily accessible. The surrounding countryside has many areas of historical and national interest including ‘The Sharpenhoe Clappers’ and ‘Barton Springs’.

PROPERTY INFORMATION
Services: Mains water, drainage, electricity and gas are connected. Solar panels have been fitted to the roof.
Local Authority: Central Bedfordshire Council.
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What3Words: hammer.repaying.chipper
Outgoings: Council Tax Band “G”
Tenure: Freehold.
EPC Rating: “F”

Viewing: Strictly by appointment through the sole agents Jackson-Stops. 1 Market Place, Woburn, MK17 9PZ.
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