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"DESCRIPTION Christmas House is a charming village home forming a substantial wing of this elegant Grade II Listed building fronting the High Street of the thriving village of Wickwar, with a range of amenities available off the doorstep. Dating back to the 17th Century, the property had various alterations in the 18th and 19th Century with the house later being split into two in the 1970s. In recent times, the current owners have bought the property up to modern specification with improvements including newly fitted kitchen and bathrooms, additional insulation, a rear extension with underfloor heating and aluminium secondary glazing. The property displays a wealth of period features typical to the era such as traditional fireplaces and high ceilings creating light and airy accommodation arranged over three floors and extending in all to 1,249 sq.ft.

On the ground floor, an entrance hall shared with number 39a accesses the front living room with an open fireplace and stairs up. To the rear, the extended 29ft kitchen/dining room is filled with light from bi-folding doors to the garden and has beautifully fitted units topped with mirror stone surfaces and stylish porcelain flooring, beneath the dining area there is underfloor heating. From the kitchen is a newly added useful utility/WC. On the first floor there are two bedrooms and an en-suite shower room. The top floor has an impressive master suite with exposed beams whilst a solid oak and glass finish partition steps down to a stylish open en-suite which has a shower over bath and separate WC. From both the first and second floor far reaching views can be adjoin over the village rooftops to the beyond countryside.

Externally, the sunny rear garden is of good size with external plugs and landscaped with a sun terrace, lawn and side path down to the rear pedestrian gate accessing the parking area. Christmas House has the rare benefit for a High Street property of having both off road parking as well as a double garage which is accessed at the rear off Back Lane.  

SITUATION Wickwar is an excellent village superbly located for easy access to many facilities and road networks whilst enjoying a rural setting amongst beautiful South Gloucestershire countryside. The village is arranged around its attractive broad High Street with The Buthay Inn pub/restaurant, two churches and a coffee shop. The village has an excellent sense of community and is ideal for families with the popular Alexander Hosea Primary School situated within easy walking distance to the property, there is also a pre-school, youth club, after-school club and various baby and toddler groups available. There is a newly refurbished playpark and grounds as well as a community orchard which allows locals to pick their own fruit. In addition, there is a football pitch and cricket grounds on the western side of the village with a range of clubs organised within the village. Wickwar is situated 4 miles equidistance between the market towns of Wotton-under-Edge and Chipping Sodbury which both have a broad range of amenities whilst the larger town of Yate, also 4 miles away, has a train line for railway networks. The M5 is only a 10 minute drive away offering an easy commute to Gloucester, Cheltenham, Bristol, Bath and the M4 to both London and Wales. The village boasts many pleasant walking routes around the surrounding countryside with the nearby Little Avon River and Hawkesbury Common beyond.  "