Semi-detached house for sale in Stroud GL6, 4 Bedroom

A spacious and well presented semi-detached Cotswold stone house in the heart of Painswick offering generous and versatile accommodation. Constructed in part with smooth cut Ashlar stone and partly coursed and squared limestone, the property retains many charming period features including stone mullion and sash windows, carved label courses and Cotswold stone tiled roofing externally whilst internally there are timber window shutters, exposed beams and fireplaces.

The principal living accommodation is comprised of a sitting/dining room with stripped pine floorboards and two sash windows to the front, a fitted kitchen and a first floor family room that could also be used as a bedroom whilst a useful study is accessed from the entrance hall. There are two bedrooms and a family bathroom on the first floor with two further bedrooms and two eaves storage rooms on the second floor. A ground floor cloakroom with access to the cellar completes the accommodation.

The split-level garden can be accessed from the roadside entrance hall, from the main house or directly down steps from the family room and is mainly paved and enclosed by stone walls. Off road parking is available nearby in Hale Lane.

Situation
Painswick, the “Queen of the Cotswolds”, is a thriving community nestling in a delightful Cotswolds setting. Constructed of mellow, locally quarried stone, the town has many beautiful buildings dating back as far as the 14th Century. The Village offers a playgroup and primary school with many secondary schools (including grammar schools) being available in the surrounding towns of Stroud, Gloucester, Cheltenham and Cirencester. Recreational opportunities include tennis, rugby and bowls clubs with many other groups including badminton, table tennis and pilates meeting at the Painswick Centre. In the wider area, events include polo at Edgeworth, racing at Prestbury Park, eventing at Gatcombe and sailing at the Cotswold Water Park, together with shooting and fishing on local estates and golf at Painswick and Minchinhampton Golf Clubs. Painswick Churchyard is famous for its impressive array of table tombs and its 99 yew trees about which folklore holds that if a 100th should grow the devil will pull it out. There are several local shops, galleries, tearooms and restaurants in the village along with a pharmacy and doctors’ and dentists' surgeries whilst the surrounding towns provide a good range of social, recreational and retail amenities to suit all tastes and budgets.