5 Chapel Lane Barrowden, Oakham Guide Price £750,000

Barrowden is a charming village, with the pub overlooking the village green to the duckpond beyond, a mix of beautiful stone buildings, community run shop & coffee shop, Church, cricket club, village hall, doctors surgery, etc. The pretty market town of Uppingham is just 5 miles with its Friday market, butchers, bakers, delicatessens, pubs, cafes & restaurants, and most day to day amenities required.

There is a wide selection of state and independent schooling in the area including local village Primary schools at North Luffenham, Edith Weston and in Uppingham. Whilst Secondary schooling is available locally at Uppingham Community College. Notable private secondary schooling options are available at Uppingham, Oakham, Oundle and Stamford Schools.

Corby train station (11 miles) offers access to London St Pancras, whilst trains from Oakham (11 miles) on the Birmingham-to-Peterborough Line, give regularly access to Birmingham, Leicester and Stansted Airport, making the area an excellent location for those wishing to travel regularly for leisure or work purposes. The A47 links through to the A1 opening up the road network.

The Old Chapel was converted around 2007 from the former Baptist Chapel. It has since been meticulously looked after by the current owners. Thomas Cooke, travel pioneer & lay preacher, preached at the chapel a number of times. He lived in the village in the 1830's where he married the Sunday School teacher.

This wonderful stone chapel was converted into a stylish light & bright home around 2007, now comprising of a fabulously large main living room with step up to a generous dining area. beyond is an inner area off which are the cloakroom/wc and a storage cupboard, and on to the superb kitchen. with a large central island and bifold doors out to the south facing patio and gardens. The ground floor is completed with a useful study and a utility room.

There are two staircases leading to the first floor. An original stone staircase leads from beyond the study to the dressing room, whilst the stylish wooden staircase rises from the living room to the open landing. On the first floor are three double bedrooms, one with ensuite shower room, the family bathroom with both bath and separate shower unit, and a dressing room with adjacent shower room. From the dressing room a spiral staircase rises to a large room.

The gardens of this intriguing property are private, south facing. A good sized patio is perfect for enjoying the sun and the peace. Stone steps with attractive wrought iron gates lead down to the gravelled driveway with parking for a number of cars. A stone wall encloses a useful bin store area, whilst a brick shed provides garden storage. Please note there are a number of historic headstones within the garden.

Mains gas, electricity, water and drainage. Gas fired central heating. Mainly underfloor heated to the ground & first floors. Heat exchange unit.

Band F

Rutland County Council 01572 722577

Freehold

N/A - Grade II Listed

Viewing by prior appointment with the Agents - McCALLUM MARSH 07967 599 038 or 01858 463747

Whilst every care has been taken in the preparation of these particulars, all parties should note: i The description and photographs are for guidance only and are not a complete representation of the property. ii Plans are not to scale; are for guidance only and do not form part of the contract. iii Services and any appliances referred to have not been tested and cannot be verified as being in working order. iv No survey of any part of the property has been carried out by the Vendor or McCallum Marsh. v Measurements are approximate and must not be relied upon. Maximum appropriate room sizes are generally given to the nearest 0.1 metres. Outbuildings are measured externally (unless otherwise stated) to the nearest 0.5 metres; an approximate Imperial equivalent is also given. vi Only those items referred to in the text of these particulars are included. vii Nothing in these particulars or any related discussions forms part of any contract unless expressly incorporated within a subsequent written agreement.