For Sale3 Bedroom Detached House in Bedford Road, Bedford, MK44 2RA£420,000

**CHARACTER PROPERTY** A beautiful three bedroom detached thatched cottage dating circa 1825 with lots of character and period features. Situated in the North Bedfordshire village of Ravensden, close to local amenities and 3 miles from Bedford town centre with fast and frequent railway links to London St Pancras and the Midlands. A rare opportunity to acquire a beautifully maintained Grade II listed period property, thoughtfully updated to require no additional work, offering immediate move-in readiness and versatile accommodation over two floors. The property benefits from a large open plan living and dining room with inglenook fireplace, woodburning stove, traditional oak flooring and beams, bedroom 3/study with a traditional open fireplace, large inner hallway with potential use as an additional study or reading nook, a modern family bathroom, large kitchen/breakfast room and separate utility room with pantry. Upstairs the property offers a landing area with built-in storage, master bedroom with built-in wardrobe, bedroom 2 with large built-in wardrobes, and a walk-in loft room with conversion potential (STPP). Hallway leading to a stunning new contemporary glassroom conservatory, with fully retractable sliding doors opening onto the landscaped courtyard-style garden, with electric roof blinds and underfloor heating allowing the garden room to be used all year round. Externally, the property offers a parking space, private rear garden with raised beds, pond, garden storage and locked side gate to the main road, as well as side and front gardens. Updates in recent years include a new windows, electrical work including new fuse boards, new bathroom, new chimney linings and chimney stack re-pointing, a wood burning stove, new range oven, large fitted wardrobe, updated drainage works, and garden room. An inspection of the thatched roof by a master thatcher in recent years concluded it was in excellent condition with no need of re-thatching for many years to come.