Historic Walkern High Street cottage on the market for £1.25m

The Grade II-listed property, located on Walkern High Street, Stevenage, is described as having "an abundance of charm and character" and comes with a building formerly used as the Walkern Village Gallery.

The four-bedroom detached cottage, named Granary Cottage, is being sold by Putterills estate agents.

The property went on the market in October (Image: Putterills) It features two bathrooms, two reception rooms, and a two-storey detached annexe/studio.

The property is described as having "huge potential and scope" with "generous grounds" and "ample parking."

A spokesperson for Putterills said: "(This is) an incredibly rare opportunity to purchase this charming, Grade II listed, four-bedroom detached character cottage dating back to 1720.

"The property benefits from the addition of an attractive two-storey detached building, formerly used as the Walkern Village Gallery.

"This sizeable building offers huge residential and business potential whilst in our opinion the building could be redeveloped to create a separate dwelling (subject to planning).

"The gallery enjoys the benefit of an integral garage/workshop and its own part enclosed courtyard garden whilst the main driveway extends to the rear of the gallery providing an abundance of parking whilst the opportunity to create a separate driveway from the High Street to the gallery remains, again subject to planning consent."

The cottage has four bedrooms (Image: Putterills) The cottage retains a number of period features and offers a spacious arrangement of accommodation.

This includes a reception hallway, sitting room with a wood-burning stove, formal dining room, farmhouse-style kitchen/breakfast room, utility room, and downstairs WC.

The split-level first-floor landing leads to four bedrooms, with an ensuite shower room serving the master bedroom, and a family bathroom.

The wrap-around gardens are a further highlight of the property, extending to the side and rear of the cottage, laid predominantly to lawn with a vegetable garden and many areas of interest.

The property comes with a two-storey detached building formerly used as the Walkern Village Gallery (Image: Putterills) The detached annexe/studio, constructed prior to 2002, has provided a variety of uses including, more recently, home to the owner's own art collection and run as the Walkern Village Gallery.

The garden annexe/studio is arranged over two floors and comprises two part divided ground-floor rooms with a cloakroom/WC to one corner and a staircase rising to the first floor.

The first floor provides a spacious open-plan room comprising a kitchenette to one corner with eaves storage cupboards and windows to either side.

More photos of the property are available on Zoopla (Image: Putterills) The vendor has employed the services of an architect to produce plans and drawings for the conversion of the annexe/studio to a separate dwelling in addition to a proposal for a second new dwelling adjacent to the High Street.