Arm Farm Cottage, Blisworth Arm, Blisworth
For sale by Modern Method of Auction
£215,000 Freehold
Sale by Modern Method of Auction
Substantial Semi-Detached Cottage
Small Hamlet with Canal Views
Annexe Suitable for Relative/Teen
Two First Floor Bedrooms & Shower
Two/Three Reception Rooms
Potential for Fourth Bedroom
This Property has No Garden
EPC Energy Rating - G
Arm Farm Cottage, Blisworth Arm, Blisworth, Northamptonshire, NN7 3EF
For sale by Modern Method of Auction: Starting Bid
Price £215,000 plus Reservation Fee. A substantial
three/four bedroom semi-detached cottage standing in
an enviable position, with views over the Northampton
arm of the Grand Union canal. Arm Farm Cottage
provides flexible accommodation and features a
purpose-built annexe comprising a bedroom and wet
shower room, suitable for a dependent relative or
teenager, next to a utility room which could be
converted to a kitchen. There are three reception rooms,
one of which could be a further bedroom, a living room
with open fireplace and a dining room, open plan to the
kitchen. On the first floor are two further double
bedrooms, one with a dressing room and a recently re-
fitted shower room. Adjacent to the cottage is an
attached oversized single garage and a further storage
barn. There is no garden. The property is offered for sale
with no onward chain and is for sale by Bartram & Co
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LOCATION: Blisworth Arm is a small hamlet situated on the Northampton branch
of the Grand Union Canal. Locally, there are fabulous walks along the canal
towpath and just a short walk away is Blisworth Marina. Nearby is the Walnut
Tree Inn https://www.walnut-tree.co.uk/ and in the village of Blisworth, voted
best small village in 2017, is a primary school, general store and further public
house. Nearby attractions include Blisworth tunnel, the third longest canal tunnel
in the UK, Silverstone Circuit, home of the British Grand Prix and both
Whittlebury Park hotel and Collingtree Park golf club. Major shopping facilities
can be found in Northampton and Towcester and there are excellent road and
rail links with mainline stations at Northampton and Milton Keynes. The M1
junction 15a is approx 4 miles distant and the M40, approximately 18 miles west.
METHOD OF SALE: Modern method of Auc tion (see final page) T&C’s apply
AGENTS NOTE: Ashfield Land and Gazeley have applied for a Development
Consent Order for a Strategic Rail Freight Interchange scheme adjacent to the
A43. The proposal is for a next-generation SRFI handling both traditional
container and fast freight. Subject to permission being granted to build Rail
Central, the earliest potential start of construction would be in late 2019. The
cottage backs onto a farmyard where, subject to planning being granted, a hotel
may be built.
ACCOMMODATION: Hallway, Dining Room, Sitting Room, Study/Bedroom Four,
Kitchen, Utility Room, Annexe Bedroom, Wet Shower Room, Landing, Master
Bedroom, Bedroom Two, Shower Room, Outside Garage, Shed/Barn.
HALLWAY: Approached from a UPVC door with a double glazed fanlight window. A cupboard houses a hot water cylinder and slatted storage shelving. Doors lead to
the annexe wet shower room and dining room.
SITTING ROOM: 16' 7" x 13' 8" (5.05m x 4.17m) Featuring a 'Collins' stone built open fireplace with a raised log basket, a stone hearth and mantle and a raised TV
plinth to the side. This is a dual aspect room with two UPVC double glazed windows to the front elevation giving views to the canal and a further UPVC double glazed
windows to the rear elevation. There is also a TV point, an electric radiator and exposed ceiling timbers. A door leads to:
SITTING ROOM: 16' 7" x 13' 8" (5.05m x 4.17m) Featuring a 'Collins' stone built open fireplace with a raised log basket, a stone hearth and mantle and a raised TV
plinth to the side. This is a dual aspect room with two UPVC double glazed windows to the front elevation giving views to the canal and a further UPVC double glazed windows to the rear elevation. There is also a TV point, an electri c radiator and exposed ceiling timbers. A door leads to:
STUDY/BEDROOM FOUR: 13' 7" x 8' 1" (4.14m x 2.46m) With a
TV point, an electric radiator and a UPVC double glazed window
to the front elevation.
DINING ROOM: 13' 8" x 11' 11" (4.17m x 3.63m) With stairs to
the first floor this is also a dual aspect room with UPVC double
glazed windows to the front and rear elevations. A square arch
leads to
KITCHEN: 12' 1" x 10' 3" (3.68m x 3.12m) Fitted in a range of laminate
base and eye level cabinets incorporating a two and a half bowl sink unit
with a mixer tap over and cupboards below. Adjacent is an inset four place
ceramic hob with an extractor hood over and opposite is an eye level
double oven with cupboards above and below. There is a housing for a
refrigerator, a UPVC double glazed window to the rear elevation, a
ceramic tiled floor and a door leading to:
UTILITY ROOM: 9' 9" x 6' 11" (2.97m x 2.11m) With plumbing for a
washing machine, space for a tumble drier, base and wall mounted
cupboards, a ceramic tiled floor, a wall mounted fan heater and a door to
the garage.
ANNEXE BEDROOM: 10' 10" x 10' 2" (3.3m x 3.1m) With a UPVC double glazed window to
the front elevation, exposed ceiling beams, an electric radiator and a range of fitted
wardrobes providing clothes hanging rails, storage shelving and a bedside cabinet.
WET SHOWER ROOM: 8' 4" x 6' 10" (2.54m x 2.08m) (max) and 'L' shaped room with a tiled
shower area including a height adjustable shower, a fold down seat and grab rail. There is a
pedestal wash hand basin, a low level WC, a wall mounted fan heater and a heated towel rail.
The remainder of the room has fully tiled walls and floor in decorative ceramics and there is
an extractor fan and a UPVC double glazed window to the front elevation.
LANDING: With a part exposed ceiling beam and two double glazed windows to the rear
elevation.
BEDROOM ONE: 14' 8" x 9' 2" (4.47m x 2.79m) This room has views over the canal,
with two double glazed windows to the front elevation, an exposed ceiling beam, an
electric radiator and a range of fitted wardrobes with valise cupboards above.
DRESSING ROOM: 6' 3" x 4' 9" (1.91m x 1.45m) With views over the canal, this
room has a cupboard housing the hot water cylinder and slatted storage shelving.
BEDROOM TWO: 11' x 10' 8" (3.35m x 3.25m) Providing a range of fitted wardrobes
with cupboards over the head of the bed, a chest of drawers either side and a knee
hole vanity dresser. There is an electric radiator and a double glazed window to the
front elevation with views over the canal.
SHOWER ROOM: 9’5 x 9 (2.87m x 2.74m) Re-fitted with a 1.5m shower enclosure
with a height adjustable shower and side and rear screens, an inset wash hand basin
with marble vanity area and cupboards below, a low level WC and UPVC double
glazed window to the rear. There is an electric radiator, an access to the loft, a
shaver pint and fully tiled walls and floor in decorative ceramics.
GARAGE: 18' 3" x 8' 3" (5.56m x 2.51m) An over-sized garage approached from
an electric roller door, there is a pitched roof with mezzanine storage and a door
to the utility room.
SHED: Attached to the garage, divided into two areas and ideal for storage.
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