THE OLD POST OFFICE Guide £285,000 LOWER BENEFIELD | PE8 5AE The Old Post Office, 33, Lower Benefield, Oundle, Northamptonshire, PE8 5AE. A charming detached stone cottage, in need of refurbishment and modernisation, enjoying a garden with a rural view, within a popular village. Porch | Sitting Room | Dining Room | Kitchen | Conservatory ~ Three Bedrooms | Bathroom ~ Garage | Drive | Gardens Location: Low er Benefield is a popular village approximately 3.5 miles to the West of Oundle. The village also boasts an active cricket club. There are a number of footpaths and bridleways leading from the village over the gently rolling neighbouring countryside. Oundle offers a range of traditional, family run shops, businesses and restaurants set around the historic market place. There are excellent schools too. More extensive facilities as well as main line rail travel are available in Kettering, Corby and Peterborough. The Property: The Old Post Office is a charming, detached cottage, thought to date from the late 1700s. and is Listed Grade II. Built in stone beneath a Collyweston slate roof, the property served as a dwelling and village post office for many years. The roof has been overhauled in recent years and there has been a basic electrical wiring up-grade. Other than that, the property is in need of major refurbishment. The accommodation is set over two floors. The front door opens in to a good-sized sitting room with a fireplace as a focal point. The floor is the original chequerboard quarry tiles. A staircase leads to the first floor and there are doors to the dining room and kitchen. The dining room served as the Post Office, and still has a front door that was the customer entrance. The kitchen has a sink and a basic range of units. There is a back door to a timber conservatory. The stairs lead to the landing which provides access to each of the three double bedrooms and the bathroom. Outside, there is a drive to the left of the cottage, providing parking and leading to a timber garage. A lean-to stone store is set to the back of the house. Attractive gardens surround the house. There is a view over a paddock and farmland to the rear. NB. The plot is defined partially by existin g fencing and pegs to the west and by pegs to the northern and eastern boundaries. The purchaser will be responsible for erecting fencing to each boundary, within 3 months of completion of the purchase. Services: Mains electricity, water and drainage. Tenure: Freehold, with vacant possession. Listing: The property is recorded as being Listed Grade II. Local Authority: East Northants District Council. Tel 01832 74200 EPC: Exempt Viewings: You are welcome to view by appointment with the agent –Woodford & Co. Tel 01832 274732. Site Safety: This is an old cottage with low ceilings and doors. There is a danger of banging your head. The site is slightly over-grown and un-fenced. Please stay within the pegged area. Note: Woodford & Co for themselves and for the Vendors of this property, whose agents they are, give notice that: 1.The particulars are intended to give fair and substantially correct description for the guidance of intending purchasers and do not constitute, nor constitute part of an offer or contract. No responsibility is assumed for the accuracy of individual items. 2.All descriptions, dimensions, areas, references to condition and necessary permission for use and occupation and their details are given in good faith and are believed to be correct but any intending purchaser should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact, but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of them; 3.No person in the employment of Woodford & Co has any authority to make or give any representations or warranty whatever in relation to this property or these particulars nor enter into any contract relating to the property on behalf of the vendor; 4.No responsibility can be accepted for any expenses incurred by intending purchasers in inspecting properties which have been sold, let or withdrawn. 12 Market Place, Oundle, PE8 4BQ. T 01832 274732 E [email protected] and in Mayfair at Cashel House, 15 Thayer Street, London, W1U 3JT. .