4 bed detached house for sale

Smythe Meadow, Brownshill GL6

Walnut House is a substantial detached modern property in a lovely hillside position at Brownshill. This is a quiet, rural location, but there is a strong sense of community locally, with good schools and amenities at neighbouring Chalford, Bussage and Eastcombe and country walks on the doorstep. This handsome house is built using traditional methods from reconstituted stone under a pitched roof and offers spacious, light filled accommodation arranged over two floors. A porch, generous entrance hall, cloakroom/W.c, 23’ sitting room with glazed doors out on to the rear terrace, dining room, 13’ kitchen/breakfast room and utility room are on the ground floor. A staircase leads up from the hall to the first floor, with a landing, 14’ principal bedroom with en suite shower room, family bathroom and three further bedrooms on this level. The property is well presented and windows at the rear enjoy a first class outlook over the garden. The current owner installed a 3.2KW solar array in 2010, and this benefits from the full feed in tariff for another 9 years.

The property benefits from a gated gravelled drive, parking for several vehicles and a double garage, with beautifully kept gardens at the front and rear. The drive leads down to the house with space to park in front of the double garage. This has a double width up and over door, power and light and a door at the rear into the garden. The front garden is pretty and well planted, with sloping lawns and established borders stocked with a variety of plants. Steps lead down to the front door past established borders, with a paved area to the front of the house. A path leads around to the back garden. This is sunny and private, with a large paved terrace reaching across the rear of the house with a pergola and statement wisteria. Steps lead down to the lower garden. This is level and laid to lawn, and edged with established borders stocked with a variety of plants. The gardens have clearly been a real labour of love, with colour and interest everywhere you look.

Brownshill is a popular hilltop village a few miles East of Stroud with a church, nursery and countryside walks. It, along with the neighbouring villages of Chalford, Bussage and Eastcombe, enjoys a bustling village community, with several excellent primary schools, a superb secondary school, a post office, two pubs, a doctors surgery and shops in the area. Stroud town benefits from an award winning weekly farmers market and the recently opened “Five Valleys” shopping centre is of particular note and is certainly worth a visit for a range of independant food stalls and stores. The wider area has a range of shops and amenities, including supermarkets, a hospital, state and private schools, a leisure and sports centre and a main line railway station with inter city services travelling to London (Paddington). Cirencester (10 miles), Cheltenham (15 miles) and Swindon (25 miles) are all within comfortable driving distance.

Property Information

The property is freehold. Gas central heating, mains electricity, solar panels, water and drainage. The council tax band is E. We have checked the service and reception levels available locally through the ofcom network checker and the broadband services available include superfast, and mobile voice and data services should be available from all major networks, although service may be limited inside the house.