A charming Grade II listed thatched cottage believed to date back to circa 1430 is on the market for offers over £450,000.
The timber-framed property on Mitre Street, Buckingham, is constructed primarily from "crucks", long A-frames joined at the top by crossbars.
Modern features include gas central heating and two bathrooms, one on the ground floor and one on the first.
The cottage boasts a solid wood entrance door leading to an entrance hall with half-height panelling to the walls.
The dining room is complete with a fireplace with a wood burner, solid wood lintel, brick flooring, exposed beams, a sash window to the front aspect, and under-stair storage.
A concealed staircase leads to the first floor, and a door opens to the kitchen and study.
The sitting room features an inglenook fireplace with a wood burner, a solid wood lintel, quarry tiled hearth, flagstone floor, exposed beams, a radiator, a front aspect window, recessed shelving, and ladder stairs to the first floor.
The study has a quarry tiled floor, a window to the rear aspect, exposed beams, and a radiator.
The kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with a butler sink with a cupboard under, granite work surfaces, and space for a range cooker.
There is also a storage cupboard, rear aspect window, exposed beams, a double radiator, flagstone floor, and a stable door leading to the rear garden.
A rear lobby with shelving serves as a pantry, with fridge freezer space and a window to the side aspect.
The utility room is well-equipped with a butler sink with a cupboard, further eye-level units, plumbing for a washing machine, and a cupboard housing a 'Valiant' gas boiler supplying both domestic hot water and gas to radiator central heating.
The ground floor bathroom has a white suite of panel bath with mixer tap shower attachment, pedestal wash hand basin, low flush W/C, fully tiled shower cubicle, half-height wood panelling to walls, half-height ceramic tiling to the remainder, and a ceramic tiled floor.
The first floor includes two bedrooms connected via an L-shaped Jack & Jill bathroom with exposed wood floor.
The property also features a beautiful walled courtyard style garden, with well-stocked flower and shrub beds and borders, an 'L' shape pergola, and gated side access.
There is also a further garden and parking for five cars, a car charging point, and a separate, spacious two-room annexe with a shower room.
The annexe includes an office with windows overlooking the garden, a stable door to the garden, built-in dresser, electric panel radiator, and a bedroom with an electric panel heater.
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