• Attractive detached period cottage +
• Four bedrooms including principal bedroom with dressing room and en-suite +
• Two main reception areas plus study and a garden room +
• Kitchen with adjoining utility room +
• Solid mahogany flooring to the dining room, sitting room and staircase +
• South-facing 4kW solar panel array with original feed-in tariff (c. £1,800 p.a.) +
• Detached double garage/cabin and extensive driveway parking +
• Mature gardens with stone walls and established planting +
• Popular and accessible position on outskirts of Shepton Mallet +
• Viewings by appointment only +

A characterful detached period cottage occupying a convenient position within the popular Lower Downside area, on the northern outskirts of Shepton Mallet. The property offers well-balanced accommodation complemented by a detached double garage, gardens and extensive driveway parking. EPC rating E.

Downside Cottage is a well-proportioned and most appealing period home offering flexible accommodation arranged over two floors, set within a mature plot on the edge of Shepton Mallet.

A door to the front of the property opens into a generous central dining room, which incorporates the staircase to the first floor and an attractive stone inglenook fireplace and feature bread oven. As well as exposed beams, this comfortable reception room has a solid mahogany floor which continues onto the staircase and into the sitting room.

To the left of the dining room is the kitchen, which is fitted with a range of matching floor and wall units. The kitchen includes an integrated electric double oven, an electric hob with an extractor hood over, plus an inset Belfast sink unit. A door from the kitchen then leads into a useful utility room, housing the boiler for the oil-fired central heating system and access to built-in storage. Located off the utility room is the downstairs WC.

On the opposite side of the dining room is the sitting room, which has a further stone fireplace and an open fire, providing a superb focal point. Beyond, there is a ground floor study, which could be utilised as a playroom or hobby space. Doors then continue into a light and airy garden room, which has three skylight windows and doors opening to the outside space.

Upstairs, the accommodation is arranged around a central landing and includes four bedrooms. The principal bedroom benefits from a dressing room (could also be used as a nursery/office) and en-suite, while the remaining bedrooms are served by a family bathroom. The layout lends itself well to family living, with scope for reconfiguration if desired.