2 bedroom Detached house For Sale

A charming detached character cottage occupying a delightful position along Uttoxeter Road in the sought-after village of Foston, enjoying an attractive in-and-out driveway, garage, mature gardens and a rear aspect backing onto open fields. Full of charm and character throughout, the property offers a wealth of original features alongside modern improvements, whilst also presenting excellent potential for further enhancement or extension, subject to the necessary planning consents.

The accommodation opens with a welcoming sitting room positioned to the front elevation, centred around an inset log burner set within a traditional fireplace, creating a warm and cosy focal point. A separate dining room adds further character with decorative ceiling beams and an attractive open fireplace. To the rear, the fitted kitchen provides a range of base and eye-level units with integrated oven and hob, leading through to a useful utility area and a modern refitted ground-floor bathroom.

To the first floor are two generously proportioned interlinking bedrooms, both enjoying pleasant natural light and recently refreshed décor. The property benefits from gas central heating together with a mixture of UPVC double glazing and single glazing.

Externally, the cottage is set back from the road with a front garden and sweeping in-and-out driveway providing ample off-road parking, whilst the rear garden enjoys a particularly attractive open outlook across neighbouring fields, offering a peaceful countryside feel.

A rare opportunity to acquire a characterful detached cottage within a desirable village location, ideal for purchasers seeking charm, outdoor space and future potential.
Viewings are strictly by appointment only.

The Accommodation
A charming detached character cottage, pleasantly positioned along Uttoxeter Road in Foston, set back from the road with an in-and-out driveway and front garden, while to the rear the property enjoys a further garden backing onto open fields.

The accommodation opens through an entrance porch into a welcoming sitting room, positioned to the front elevation, where the focal point is the inset log burner set within a traditional fireplace. The room also benefits from light grey flooring, a UPVC double-glazed window to the front aspect and staircase rising to the first-floor accommodation. An internal door leads through to the separate dining room, a characterful reception space with decorative ceiling beams, feature open fireplace with tiled hearth and dark oak surround, UPVC double-glazed window to the front elevation and radiator.

To the rear, a lobby area provides a UPVC double-glazed window overlooking the garden, open access into the kitchen and a door through to the ground-floor bathroom. The kitchen is fitted with a selection of base units and eye-level wall cupboards with preparation work surfaces, stainless steel single-drainer sink unit with mixer tap, built-in stainless steel oven and four-ring gas hob, together with a side window and door leading out to the rear garden. There is also access through to a useful utility area, providing appliance space and plumbing for a washing machine, rear windows and a wall-mounted gas-fired combination boiler supplying the domestic hot water and central heating system.

The modern refitted ground-floor bathroom comprises a three-piece white suite, including WC, hand wash basin with cupboard beneath and P-shaped shower bath with mixer tap and thermostatic twin-head shower above. The room is finished with complementary light grey wall tiling, heated chrome towel rail and rear window.

To the first floor are two interlinking bedrooms. The first bedroom has a UPVC double-glazed window to the front elevation, radiator and loft access, with a through door leading into the second bedroom, which also has a radiator, UPVC double-glazed window and freshly fitted light grey carpet.

The property benefits from gas central heating and a mixture of UPVC double-glazed and single-glazed windows. Externally, the cottage offers an attractive frontage with in-and-out driveway, together with a rear garden enjoying an open aspect over fields beyond. The home offers charm, character and excellent potential, with scope for further improvement or extension, subject to the necessary planning permissions and consents.

All viewings are strictly by appointment only.

Property construction: Old Traditional Brick
Parking: Driveway & Garage
Electricity supply: Mains
Water supply: Mains
Sewerage: Mains
Heating: Mains Gas
Council Tax Band: C
Local Authority: South Derbyshire Council
Broadband type: TBC - See Ofcom link for speed: https://checker.ofcom.org.uk/ Mobile signal/coverage: See Ofcom link https://checker.ofcom.org.uk/
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