4 bedroom house

Dating back to the 17th century Compass Cottage has been extended over the years to create a charming and substantial family home. Set in 0.81 of an acre the property has expanses of level garden, along with an 'in and out' driveway and a woodland glade. A much-loved home for many years, the property could now benefit from some upgrading to fulfil its potential.

Arranged across two floors the property offers a particularly pleasant balance of living and bedroom accommodation, with scope to further extend into the generous loft at the easterly end of the house (subject to obtaining the necessary planning permissions and building regulation approval).

An attractive front porch leads into a charming southerly facing front hall/sitting room with an exposed Cotswold stone fireplace and a door leading through to a spectacular 23' inner hall/family room which is quite literally the heart of this home. Two large windows overlook the rear garden and a centrally positioned cast iron stove makes a fabulous focal point. This room connects the entire ground floor and has stairs ascending to the first floor, creating a very sociable space.

A country style kitchen complete with a Rayburn stove adjoins a good size functional utility room with a door onto the garden, and a cloakroom/WC. From the utility there is a further useful room, currently serving as a workshop which would make a fantastic home-office or hobbies room, this in turn has a doorway into the sitting room.

At the other end of the property there is a very charming dual aspect sitting room with a pretty outlook across the garden and an attractive brick-built fireplace with cast iron stove. Adjacent to this there is a further useful snug/study with a large pantry cupboard.

Upstairs a light and bright landing serves four good-size double bedrooms, the master with an en-suite bathroom with 'Jack and Jill' access, and each with a lovely outlook across either the garden or open farmland. The family bathroom has very generous proportions and large areas of accessible eaves storage.

Outside there is a good-size workshop adjacent to the house, along with several other useful sheds around the grounds. The garden itself is level and very private, there is lawn to the front, side and rear of the property, with a patio area close-by the kitchen for dining. To the east of the plot there is a substantial wooded glade, a haven for the plentiful wildlife. A half-moon shaped 'in and out' drive provides convenient access, and plentiful parking.

Oxlynch is a small hamlet of the village of Standish, surrounded by breath-taking countryside yet conveniently positioned for road and rail transport links. The nearby town of Stonehouse has a busy high street with numerous facilities to include dentists and doctors alongside a variety of independent shops, cafes and restaurants, plus excellent state and private schools.

Stonehouse has a train station with a direct line into Paddington, as does the larger nearby town of Stroud, while the nearest junction of the M5 is just 2 miles away.

Stroud, recently named as the best place to live (2021) by The Times, has a comprehensive range of shopping facilities alongside the famous weekly Farmer's Market and the fabulous 'Five Valleys' shopping centre which offers an excellent mix of street food traders and independent shopping.

Tenure: Freehold
Council Tax: Band E
Services: Mains electricity and water, oil fired central heating, private drainage.

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