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"Nestled within the heart of the village this charming two bedroom cottage incorporates well proportioned, bright and airy internal accommodation.

Approach to the home is via a footpath leading to the front door. Once inside you re immediately greeted by the principal reception room, the living room, which commands impressive dimensions, in this case 10 11ft by 10 2ft making for flexible furniture placement. An imposing wood burning stove sits within a brick chimney recess, whilst a window looks across the front elevation, ensuring the room is flooded with an abundance of natural daylight. To the far end a door open into an inner lobby which has a staircase leading to the first floor accommodation, and beyond here the kitchen diner. This has floor to ceiling pantry style storage to one corner, in addition to a Range type cooker, and comfortably accommodates a table and chairs, creating a real family sociable area. Beyond here is a separate utility room which has an extensive range of floor and wall mounted units with wooden work surfaces over. Space is available for other free standing goods, whilst a door opens into the garden. Completing this level is a shower room which comprises of a shower enclosure, low level wc and pedestal wash hand basin, in addition to sleek white tiled splashbacks.

Moving upstairs the first floor landing gives way to all the accommodation on this level, the master bedroom of which nestles to the front elevation and has attractive wooden floorboards, whilst the second bedroom sits to the rear and provides elevated views across the garden beyond.

Externally the rear garden is a good size and has been laid predominately to lawn with a brick built outbuilding to the far end, ideal for additional storage, whilst the boundary is enclosed by timber fencing.

The village of Houghton Conquest is located between the Bedfordshire towns of Ampthill and Bedford, both of which are approximately five miles from the property and offer extensive amenities, Waitrose stores, schooling and local parks. The village itself has two established pub eateries, a local store that incorporates a sub post office, village hall, Houghton Conquest lower school and various public footpaths and bridleways. Links into the London St Pancras from Bedford take approximately forty minutes, alternatively the Flitwick platform which is six miles from the property has a regular service taking as little as thirty five minutes.

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