Hampton Hill, Avening, Gloucestershire, GL8

This lovely period house, once used as Avening Police Station, has been completely renovated over the last five years exposing many original features and using traditional building techniques appropriate to the age of this historic building, with fireplaces and exposed Cotswold stone throughout the house.

This has created a luxurious family home with planning permission for further works.

Approached into the front hall there is a sitting room to the right with original in-built cupboards on either side of a beautiful, restored fireplace and a window overlooking the front. On the other side is a dining room with an original parquet floor and a fireplace with a woodburning stove. The cloakroom has the addition of a shower with a rainfall head and a Japanese bidet, this room was formerly the cell for the old police house, although the only evidence left is off a grill above the door. A large utility room with ample storage cupboards throughout the house are useful additions. A side extension houses a good size kitchen with a window overlooking the garden. The beautifully appointed kitchen a navy-blue finish with copper trim and an amazing sink with a glass washer and a waterfall tap for washing vegetables. Adjacent is a boot room, with a door to the side into the garden.

Upstairs on the first floor there are wide landings leading to two large double bedrooms, one with an en-suite shower room. A family bathroom has a rainfall shower. On the second floor is a wide landing with two rooms on either side with exposed beams and vaulted ceilings.

Outside there is an automated remote control electric gate which opens onto gravelled parking for two cars (Fast Charging cable has been laid for an electric car). A low maintenance garden has been created with a feature fence with lighting and room at the end to put a shed. The property has been the subject of a fantastic transformation, new windows, electrics and heating system ensure the house is ready to move into.

Avening is a small Cotswold village that, like many villages in the area, grew up around the wool industry. It is located almost equidistant between Nailsworth and Tetbury and provides local facilities which include two public houses, a primary school with an outstanding reputation, and an historic Saxon Church. Minchinhampton is just a short drive away with access to a few smaller shops and 600 acres of common land managed by the National Trust.

Nailsworth is just over two miles away where you will find a small supermarket, delicatessens including the acclaimed Williams Kitchen fish market & food hall plus a wonderfully diverse selection of fashionable boutiques and shops, salons, antiques & furniture shops and galleries for local craftspeople who have an annual arts festival. The town also offers a post office, butchers, grocery shops, doctors, dentists and a public library.

There are several good secondary schools in the area including one in Tetbury, one in Cirencester as well as a girls and a boys grammar school in Stroud. The area also has excellent transport links with Swindon, Cheltenham, Bristol and Bath all being easily commutable, and London being about 80 minutes away from Kemble Station.