3 bed detached house for sale

Ampney St. Mary, Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7

Offered for sale with no onward chain and situated on an approximate quarter of an acre plot within the highly desirable Cotswold village of Ampney St Mary is Weatherstones, a detached three bedroom home in need of updating and benefitting from beautiful gardens and a double garage.

The accommodation is arranged over two floors with the ground floor comprising entrance porch, sitting room, inner hall, shower room, conservatory, dining room, utility room and triple aspect kitchen breakfast room. The first floor provides the three bedrooms and large shower room.

Outside, the property occupies a corner position with the gardens lying to the side and rear of the house. A gated driveway leads to a double garage with lighting, power and storage above. The gardens are mature and landscaped providing multiple areas of interest and enjoyment as well as a good degree of privacy.

Disclosure of Defects we have been made aware of by a surveyor's report (July 2025) ...

1. The front wall facing the road has moved at some point in the past – the most likely cause is shrinkage of the clay, which may in part be caused by the vegetation and tree, but may also have been cause by the ground being disturbed during the porch and drainage installation work.
2. All the vegetation around the building should be removed and the tree managed.
3. The front wall facing the road should be repaired and re-pointed.
4. A section of the south-east facing gable wall has moved outwards at roof and first floor level .
5. The gable wall should be strapped to the first floor. Noggings will be required in this process due to the direction of the floor joists.
6. The cracked mortar joints to the gable wall should be raked out and the masonry and joints made good.
7. The roof tiles should be removed and the roof inspected for damage.
8. Damaged or decayed timbers should be repaired and the timbers treated. This will also allow the additional of insulation and a breather membrane (Tyvec) that will protect the roof timbers in the future.
9. The roof should be strapped to the walls in accordance with Building Regulation requirements.
10. The ground around the kitchen should be dug out to allow tanking and a land drain to be installed to drain water away from the garden. Checks should be made to ensure the various drain pipes are not leaking in this area.
11. The kitchen wall should be injected to reduce rising damp (obtain advice from specialist such as Peter Cox)
12. The kitchen timber floor will need to be replaced.
13. The wide lintel above the door from the dining room to the stairs will need to be investigated and most likely replaced with new lintels and the masonry made good.

Ampney St Mary is hugely popular, small and charming Cotswold village, one of a cluster of three Ampney villages to be found around 4 miles to the east of Cirencester. Between them they support three churches, a primary school and The Crown at Ampney Brook; a recently restored 16th century inn with pub and restaurant and boutique hotel. There is also an excellent gastro pub, The Falcon, about a mile and a half’s walk away in the neighbouring village of Poulton.

The nearby attractive market town of Cirencester provides excellent shopping, educational and recreational facilities, including a golf course, a leisure centre and the Cirencester Rugby Club which caters for all age groups. The Cotswold Water Park is also close by.

There is a good choice of both state and private schools in the area and as mentioned, the village is served by its own primary school. Private schools include Hatherop Castle, Rendcomb College, Beaudesert Park as well as the Cheltenham Colleges and schools.

Local communications are first class with the A417/A419 providing access to both the M4 (J.15) at Swindon and M5 (J.11a) at Cheltenham. Intercity rail services run from Kemble station providing access to London Paddington in about seventy minutes or alternatively from Swindon station in about fifty five minutes.