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See how verdicts work3-bedroom terraced house · CV36 5AU
Sold STCListed 96 days
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About
Willington is a small village situated in the attractive undulating South Warwickshire countryside and close to the former market town of Shipston-on-Stour with its Georgian centre.
Shipston on Stour offers daily shopping, recreational and schooling facilities, with a more comprehensive range being available in the surrounding towns of Stratford-upon-Avon, Banbury, Warwick and Oxford.
There are mainline stations at Moreton in Marsh and Banbury respectively with train services south to Oxford and London. From Banbury to London Marylebone there is a service in just under an hour.
Junctions 11 and 15 of the M40 Motorway are accessible at Banbury and Warwick respectively.
1 Brook Cottages is a well-located village house offering an outstanding opportunity to create a fine family home.
The house which is considered in need of some updating and modernisation, together with the ground floor shower room and ensuite bathroom being completed.
A feature of the property is the ground floor accommodation comprising a spacious entrance hall, together with an open plan living/kitchen/family room.
In addition, to the front there is good off-road parking and to the back a large enclosed garden with a useful timber workshop and store situated at the end.
Entrance Hall spacious with Warm Flow oil-fired boiler for central heating and hot water, Shower Room with shower cubicle, w.c., wash hand basin (to be completed). Stairs to first floor.
Open Plan Living/Kitchen/Family Room comprising Living Room with fireplace incorporating woodburning stove with timber surround and mantel shelf, inset flower pattern tiles, cast iron surround.
Open to Family Room with double uPVC double glazed patio doors and uPVC side door into covered veranda.
Open to Kitchen with single stainless steel sink unit and drainer, fitted base units with fitted work surface over, fitted wall units, electric cooker point, understairs store cupboard.
Stairs rise to first floor landing. Bedroom 1 with built-in single wardrobe, Ensuite Bathroom with bath, w.c., heated towel rail with wash hand basin with double cupboard under (to be completed).
Bedroom 2 Bedroom 3 overlooking the garden to the back. Family Shower Room with shower cubicle, w.c., wash hand basin.
Outside to the front is a part concrete and part gravelled forecourt offering off-road parking for eight cars with carport. Walkway leads round to covered veranda with paved flooring.
Beyond the family room and covered veranda is a large paved patio adjoining which is the Utility Room/Workshop with plumbing for washing machine, work bench.
The back garden, principally lawned, is enclosed and south-west facing.
From the paved patio, a paved pathway with lawned area to the side leads down to a timber workshop with paved floor, power and light connected.
GENERAL INFORMATION Tenure The property is offered freehold with vacant possession. Council Tax This is payable to Stratford on Avon District Council. The property is listed in band C.
Fixtures and Fittings All items mentioned in these sale particulars are included in the sale. All other items are expressly excluded.
Services Mains electricity, water and drainage are connected to the property. Oil-fired boiler for central heating and hot water.
Energy Performance Certificate Current: D (57) Potential: C (78) Directions CV36 5AU From Shipston-on-Stour take the B4035 signposted for Brailes and Banbury.
After about three quarters of a mile, at the first crossroads turn right for Willington.
On entering the village, follow the road around the first right hand bend and as the road bears to the left continue straight ahead into the village.
Continue around the next sharp left hand bend and 1 Brook Cottages is on the right after about 75 yards.
What three words/// dish.options.tightrope IMPORTANT NOTICE These particulars have been prepared in good faith and are for guidance only.
They are intended to give a fair description of the property, but do not constitute part of an offer or form any part of a contract.
The photographs show only certain parts and aspects as at the time they were taken.
We have not carried out a survey on the property, nor have we tested the services, appliances or any specific fittings.
Any areas, measurements or distances we have referred to are given as a guide only and are not precise. MFF/S3301/F005/17.07.2026
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