An “enchanting” four-bedroom home has come up for sale for £745,000 – and selling agents Sowerbys say it’s surrounded by “some of the most idyllic countryside” in Norfolk.
Hill Top Cottage in Oulton, near Aylsham, is set in over half an acre of grounds and was originally a humble worker’s cottage before being extended and remodelled – but it’s still just as charming.
A spokesperson for selling agents Sowerbys says it offers “Norfolk country living at its finest, with an enchanting period home set in glorious grounds and surrounded by some of the most idyllic countryside our fine county has to offer.”
Inside, the cottage is deceptively spacious, with the internal accommodation now extending to around 3,300 sq ft and offering generous living spaces, four good-sized bedrooms and flexible floor space, which could be adapted to suit a variety of buyers, subject to need.
Owing to its age and original use, the property also boasts a number of distinctive period features, including exposed beams, pamment-tiled floors, fireplaces and latched doors, which subtly blend with its more modern comforts. It is double-glazed and even boasts underfloor heating to some of the floors.
There is an entrance hall, study and cloakroom on the ground floor, as well as a formal sitting room featuring exposed beams, stripped floorboards and a wood-burning stove.
Off the sitting room there is a good-sized conservatory which cleverly connects the house to the gardens and offers lovely views, while the separate kitchen is beautifully fitted, boasting handmade cabinets, a sociable central island and a blend of oak and stone worktops, as well as a traditional Aga.
The kitchen has also been improved with a more modern extension, featuring a dramatic vaulted ceiling with four skylight windows and a set of French doors that lead out onto a sunken terrace. The space is lovely and light-filled and is currently used as a dining room, although it does offer great versatility.
A spacious utility and laundry room, and a boot room which leads on to both the front and back gardens, completes the ground floor.
The upstairs bedrooms offer lovely views over the property’s surrounding countryside, and the principal bedroom also features an en suite shower room.
The three further bedrooms are served by a good-sized family bathroom.
As well as the main house, Hill Top Cottage also offers an attached double garage with an open-plan studio above it, which could be used as a work space or perhaps even be converted into an annexe, subject to planning.
The surrounding half-acre grounds include an orchard, vegetable garden, greenhouse, fruit cage and sturdy garden store, and there is plenty of off-road parking thanks to a spacious courtyard.
The rear garden wraps around the cottage on two sides and has been beautifully landscaped, using the natural undulations of the land to create what a spokesperson for Sowerbys describes as an “amphitheatre”, with a sheltered sun terrace stretching out on to well-shaped lawns. There is also another sun terrace in the centre and plenty of storage.
For more information, contact Sowerbys.
PROPERTY FACTS
Hill Top Cottage, Oulton
Guide price: £745,000
Sowerbys, 01263 710777
www.sowerbys.com
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