Screened in a cloak of mature foliage and discretely located within this tranquil environment in the centre of Blockley village, with engaging and mesmeric views over a private mill pond to the front.
Screened in a cloak of mature foliage and discretely located within this tranquil environment in the centre of Blockley village, with engaging and mesmeric views over a private mill pond to the front; this next to end terraced, two storey, two bedroomed, grade II listed village retreat is the result of a conversion of a former water mill dating back to 1705 and occupies a unique location within one of the most popular North Cotswold villages. In 1897 the Mill Pond was harnessed to drive a generator to provide electricity for the village - reputedly Blockley was one of the first villages to have an electricity supply. Following a fire in 1931 the property was rebuilt in it's present form.
The property enjoys a great deal of privacy and is positioned between the village green and Blockley shop and cafe, therefore perfectly positioned for access for dog walks, local groceries, morning breakfasts, lunches, afternoon teas and dinner in the evening.
The property has a light and airy sitting room with a homely Swedish wood burning stove, a fitted kitchen with a Rangemaster oven and integrated dishwasher and french doors lead onto a balcony overlooking the garden. The property benefits from a separate utility room with space and plumbing for washing machine and a gas fired central heating boiler.
At first floor level, there is a contemporary family bathroom with roll top bath and shower cubicle with rain shower head, two double bedrooms with the master bedroom having recently been stylishly renovated with built in over bed cupboards. The inner hallway leads to a second floor converted attic room which has its own en suite shower room.
Character features include a stone fireplace, Mullion windows and many exposed ceiling beams and externally the property has an enclosed rear garden with a patio area to the end of the garden perfect for al fresco dining.
The property has parking in a gravelled courtyard exclusive to Mill Close which provides parking for several cars with two parking spaces for this property on an un allocated basis.
Blockley is situated within the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, midway between the Cotswold Cafe society of Chipping Campden and the traditional market town of Moreton-in-Marsh, where there are rail links to London Paddington (1hr40mins).
The property is council tax band D.
Entrance Hall
With easy staircase rising to first floor with spindle Balustrade. Consumer unit and electric meter. Understairs storage cupboard.
Front Living Room (14' 01" x 12' 02" or 4.29m x 3.71m)
With exposed beams to the ceiling. Swedish log burner set into stone fireplace. Mullion windows with outlook onto front graveled area and towards mill pond. Double radiator.
Utility Room
With Worcester combination gas fired central heating boiler. Space and plumbing for washing machine. Window looking onto garden.
Kitchen (13' 11" x 9' 05" or 4.24m x 2.87m)
Fitted on two sides with butlers sink and swan necked sink tap with levers and double cupboard below, stone tiled surround to work surfaces. Rangemaster oven, five base cupboards, one incorporating integrated slim line dishwasher and two with drawers above and one corner cupboard. Three matching wall mounted cupboards. Double radiator. Space for fridge freezer. French doors overlooking garden and opening onto balcony area with staircase. Stone tiled floor.
First Floor Landing Area
Rear Bedroom 2 (11' 04" x 10' 09" or 3.45m x 3.28m)
With Mullion windows overlooking rear garden. Double radiator.
Family Bathroom/W.C.
With four piece suite in white. Pedestal wash hand basin, low flush WC with panelled cupboard above. Claw foot roll top bath, mullion window with outlook over rear garden. Tiled shower cubicle with glazed doors and Burlington shower with rain shower head and hand held shower spray. Two built in cupboard units. Ceramic tiled floor and spotlights to the ceiling
Inner Hallway
Leading to master bedroom and staircase rising to second floor. Currently used as office space.
Front Bedroom 1 (12' 08" x 10' 08" or 3.86m x 3.25m)
With built in over-bed unit incorporating mirrored side cupboards and storage above. Built in side unit. Mullion windows with outlook over front graveled courtyard and towards Mill Pond.
Second Floor Attic Room (15' 0" x 12' 03" or 4.57m x 3.73m)
With gallery style staircase, eaves storage and velux window. En suite shower room partly into eaves with three piece suite in white. Tiled shower cubicle with rain shower head and handheld shower spray, wash hand basin set onto cabinet and low flush WC. Chrome style heated towel rail. Whilst the conversion has the relevant planning permissions, the conversion has not been submitted for building regulations.
Outside Front
To the front of the property is a small paved seating area perfect for sitting and unwinding to the sound of the Mill Pond. A shared path runs along the front of the terrace, leading in one direction to the shared parking area and in another direction past the Mill Pond, through the private entrance and out onto the High Street just before the cafe.
Outside - Rear Garden
Mainly laid to lawn with mature shrubs and hedgerows to each side. Patio area perfect for alfresco dining with gate leading to a graveled pathway giving shared access along the back of the gardens in Mill Close. Over the pathway is a garden shed belonging to this property and a further section of land that belongs to this property.
N.B
There is a Management Company in which the purchaser of the property will have a share. The Management Company owns and keeps in repair all the communal areas, including the parking area, the drive and the pathways and the Mill Pond. The Management Company also insures the property against fires, storms etc on a block policy.
Each property is liable for 1/6th of the annual expenditure for the above (currently £115 per month).
Please note that there is a restriction within the title that does not allow commercial holiday lets in Mill Close. However, the property can be used as a second home or on as AST basis.
Local Information
The village of Blockley is steeped in history and a large part of the village is designated as a Conservation Area to protect it.
This unspoilt village has a thriving community enjoying its own purpose-built shop and fully licensed café/restaurant, which operates as a fine dining restaurant several evenings a week. The village has two public houses, three village halls, sports ground and clubs, bowling park and village green with childrens play area, a 12th Century church, a village primary school and is within the catchment area for the Ofsted rated Outstanding Chipping Campden Secondary School.
Nearby Stratford - upon- Avon, Cirencester and Cheltenham offer an excellent choice of shops, leisure and cultural amenities and schools. The immediate countryside surrounding Blockley is perfect for walking and riding and there are many historic houses and gardens in the immediate locality.
Directions
From our Moreton in Marsh office turn left, then turn right at the second mini roundabout into Bourton Road. Continue through the village of Bourton on the Hill and turn right at the signpost for Blockley, one and half miles. Follow this road into the village and take the left hand turning before the village green towards the church. Immediately turn right into a gravelled parking area. No 4 is next to the end of the terrace opposite the Mill Pond.
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