A beautifully presented extended Cotswold stone house in a private spot above Stroud centre with a first class garden room, three bedrooms, parking, well stocked gardens and a detached stone built outbuilding with further accommodation.
Some people have a real knack for creating a wonderful, welcoming home. The owners of this handsome property certainly fall into that category, and we're delighted to have been asked to market this brilliant house, where you'll find character features and clever design touches everywhere you look. The property is situated on Bisley Old Road, above Stroud centre. This location is very much part of Stroud's vibrant, inclusive community and allows for easy access to the shops, amenities and train station of the town with country walks just up the hill. The property is built using traditional methods from Cotswold stone under a pitched tiled roof. It has been a happy home for the current owners for fourteen years, and they have transformed it in that time, almost doubling the ground floor living space and creating an imaginative overflow living space in the outbuilding. The accommodation arranged over three floors. An entrance area opens into a first class 16' garden room with bi-fold doors that open at the front, connecting the garden and the house. A sitting room is beyond this - a characterful, cosy 14' room, with a fireplace with wood burning stove. The kitchen sits at the back of the house, with a useful utility room with WC also on this floor. A landing, 17' double bedroom and bathroom are on the first floor, with two more bedrooms at the top of the house. There's more accommodation in the outbuilding, in the form of a reception room with units and a sink, a shower room and a 17' studio/bedroom. Everything is beautifully finished, all ready and waiting for one lucky buyer.
Outside you'll find parking, the aforementioned outbuilding and a private, well planted garden. The parking is at the front of the house, a block paved drive with space to park two to three cars. There is a good store with garage door that forms part of the outbuilding. This measures 10' x 5'5" and is ideal for storing bikes or as a motorbike garage. A gate leads through from the parking area to the house and garden. There is a paved area and a shed with sedum roof by the outbuilding, and the owners have cleverly used the border edge here to grow blackberries, plums and apples. The garden is to the front of the house and is packed with established plants, full of colour and interest. There is a pond, and a paved seating area stretches across the front of the house. The glazed doors of the garden room fold back onto this space, connecting the outside with the inside.
It's with good reason that Stroud was voted ‘Best place to live in the UK 2021’ by The Sunday Times. Sitting at the point at which five valleys converge, and surrounded by rolling hills within the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Stroud is a small town with a huge heart, which has captured the imagination of many over the years. There’s plenty to see and do - Stroud has a great variety of shops, cafes, pubs and amenities, including a busy leisure centre, library, museum and award-winning weekly farmers’ market. Many of Stroud’s shops are independent and family-run. More recent development has seen the relaunch of the Five Valleys shopping centre and the town also has a cinema, ten-pin bowling and a central gym. Stroud has a proud, thriving local community, one steeped in music, art, creativity and environmental issues. There is a wealth of countryside on the doorstep, including three beautiful commons, as well as walks along the historic canal and River Frome. Parents can take their pick from a range of good schools, including a comprehensive and two grammar schools, and there is also a college of further and higher education. Stroud is also superbly placed for access to the M5 and has a direct line train service to London.
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