Property description
ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRY: A charming 3 bedroom period semi detached cottage steeped in history and offering character throughout with beautiful gardens backing onto farmland. No upward chain.
Hallway, Large Open Plan Kitchen/Diner with Rayburn, Sitting Room with exposed beams, Garden Room, Downstairs Bathroom/WC, Cloakroom/WC, 3 Bedrooms with exposed beams, 30ft Garage with Workshop, Sheds, Long Driveway, Inspection Pit, Well Stocked Mature Gardens with Orchard, Energy Rating: G.
Situation
Waters Upton is an attractive and favoured small residential rural village with its own church, village shop and public house with a nearby primary school at Crudgington Village about half a mile distant. Occupying a very pleasant and convenient position in the heart of the North Shropshire countryside some six miles north of the market town of Wellington with its renowned four day a week market, leisure centre, railway station and connection to the M54 which gives access to the M6 and Birmingham and Manchester International airports. Telford town centre with its wide range of recreational and shopping facilities, including the New Southwater development, the M54 motorway and the town’s central railway station is within easy reach.
The property
Is a beautiful period chocolate-box style semi detached cottage comprising a glazed panel door leading to the large open plan kitchen/diner which has a Rayburn which is in conjunction with the immersion heater to heat the hot water and one of the radiators, base unit with inset sink and access to useful pantry store cupboard with shelving and further access to the rear cloakroom. The cloakroom has access leading to the downstairs bathroom. The garden room has a French door leading to the garden and enjoys splendid views towards the rear garden. The sitting room has exposed beams, an open fireplace with tiled hearth and brick feature surround, exposed beam and door to front hallway where there is a front door and wide staircase ascending to the first floor.
On the first floor there is a landing with access to three bedrooms – all having beautiful exposed beams with one also having a cupboard housing the property’s hot water cylinder. The master bedroom has an outlook towards the front, door to walk-in cupboard which has steps ascending to a priest hole incorporated in the attic space.
Outside
To the front of the property there is a timber five bar gate leading to a long driveway which continues around the side and the rear which provides parking for several vehicles; there is also a well laid lawn with a number of flower and shrub borders. A particular feature to Rose Cottage is the deceptive rear garden which incorporated several areas including shaped laid lawn, inspection pit (part of rear driveway), garage with workshop area with power and lighting, old fashioned large timber framed greenhouse, old fashioned stone ornaments, milk churn, ornamental sand stone, large cold frames, two large sheds also with power and lighting, further shaped laid lawn, a number of fruit trees, inset pond with fountain, brick built barbecue and splendid views towards farmland.
How to get there – from Telford take the A442 towards Whitchurch; when leaving Wellington at the Shawbirch roundabout continue to Crudgington and after the village shop bear right passing the church on the right hand side where the property is on the left.
Tenure – we are advised the property is Freehold.
Services – we are advised mains electricity, water and drainage services are connected. Immersion heater heating system. Solid fuel range.
Council Tax – Band D (Buyers should be aware that improvements carried out by the seller may affect the property’s council tax banding following a sale).
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