* Freehold
* Stone built, double fronted, period, extended, two double bedroom end of terrace cottage.
* Prominent position opposite Arbor Tree at heart of picturesque Marches village
* Living room and separate Dining Rooms with character beamed walls and ceilings
* Extended spacious Kitchen 17' 8" x 11' 5" and separate Utility Room
* Potential to add further Bedroom with En - Suite, Planning Permission 23/00003/ful
* Front and Rear Gardens
* Driveway Parking
* 3 miles via B4368 to Craven Arms town A49 with routes to Ludlow and Shrewsbury
* 0. 8 miles to Broome Station on Heart of Wales Line
* No Onward Chain
The Old Post Office is a stone built, double fronted, extended, period, two
double bedroom, two reception room, character cottage with an extended 17' 8"
x 11' 5" kitchen and driveway parking. There is planning permission for
further extension to create a further bedroom with en - suite overlooking the
rear garden. It enjoys a prominent corner position opposite the Arbor Tree at
the heart of this picturesque Marches village and is conveniently located for
road and rail transport links.
**Introduction**
Believed to have been built in the mid 19th Century of Granite or Whinstone
stone the Old Post Office, an extended two double bedroom end terrace cottage,
has further potential to be developed to include a third bedroom with en - suite
on the first floor above the currently superbly spacious extended kitchen. The
property has a prominent corner position at the heart of the attractive
Marches village of Aston On Clun, approximately three miles to the west of the
town of Craven Arms, via the B4368, it is well served as a rural community,
Broome Station on the Heart of Wales Railway line is an eighth of a mile away
and provides routes to Craven Arms, Church Stretton and Shrewsbury and
Carmarthenshire, the Welsh Marches Line accessed at Craven Arms provides
routes to Hereford and Cardiff to the south and northbound trains to
Shrewsbury and beyond. The A49 at Craven Arms runs north to Bamber Bridge near
the junction with the M6 and south to Ross on Wye and the B4368 also provides
a route east to the west midlands conurbation. The Kangaroo Inn, in the
village appears to be well regarded with good reviews and they say that they,
"Pride themselves on fine ales and good pub grub", there is also a village
hall. Nearby Craven Arms has a variety of amenities including a doctors
surgery, a supermarket and garden centre, a One Stop convenience shop,
takeaway restaurants and Stokesay Primary School. The area is well known for
walking in the Shropshire Hills and other notable attractions include the
Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre and Stokesay Castle, regarded as one of the
best surviving examples of a medieval fortified house in the country.
**Front Garden**
Approached via a gate from the pavement to a paved path leading to a flagstone
patio with good size shaped lawn beyond with coniferous boundary to the
pavement. Alongside the lawn is a stone built retained border of both
evergreen and herbaceous plants, the patio is edged with coniferous plants.
**Porch And Entrance Hall**
A stone built enclosed porch entrance with front door and slate roof opens to
the hallway off which are doors to the living room and dining room.
**Living Room (5. 74m x 3. 62m (18'9" x 11'10"))**
The generously proportioned living room features a beamed ceiling, a wide
inglenook style fire place with stone hearth and beam over, there are windows
to both front and side elevations. Stairs lead to the first floor and doorways
to both utility room and kitchen.
**Dining Room (3. 64m x 3. 15m (11'11" x 10'4"))**
A delightful and characterful room with both beamed wall and ceiling and
window to front. Doors lead to the entrance hall and utility room.
**Kitchen (5. 38m x 3. 47m (17'7" x 11'4"))**
Recently fitted by our carpenter client the kitchen is a stunning, superbly
spacious and perhaps unexpected addition to this two bedroom cottage. The
property has been extended into a former stone barn to the rear of the
original cottage, so that the cottage now forms an 'L' shape to wrap around
the corner as per our aerial photos, and now offers a wealth of storage in
painted floor mounted cupboards with wood work surfaces, and is equipped with
a large double bowl Belfast sink and mixer tap with rinse hose. A floor
mounted combination oil fired central heating boiler provides central heating
and hot water. Windows give views to the rear garden and driveway a part
glazed door leads to the rear garden. A doorway leads to the glazed porch
entrance to the side.
**Utility Room**
An unexpected but most useful feature is the utility room, the former
scullery, lined with floor mounted cupboards with wooden doors and work
surfaces, ceramic tiled splashbacks, and storage shelving and equipped with a
stainless steel sink with mixer tap. A window provides views over the rear
garden.
**Glazed Porch Entrance (4. 70m x 1. 67m (15'5" x 5'5"))**
Set at the side of the property and constructed of timber and glazed this
'lean to' glazed porch entrance provides generous boot room storage and access
from the kitchen to the front of the property.
**First Floor Landing And Study Area**
The stair wall features both exposed stone and beams, stairs lead to a
generous landing area that extends from the front to rear of the cottage and
provides a study area with built in desk and full height storage to side and
has a wide window overlooking the rear garden. The landing has wooden
balustrade to the staircase and doors to bedrooms one and two and the
bathroom.
**Bedroom One (3. 51m x 2. 73m (11'6" x 8'11"))**
A characterful double bedroom with sloping eaves and window overlooking the
front garden.
**Bedroom Two (3. 85m x 2. 59m (12'7" x 8'5"))**
A further characterful double bedroom with sloping eaves and window
overlooking the front garden.
**Bathroom**
Fitted with a white three piece suite comprising panel bath with ceramic tiled
splash backs, glazed shower screen and electric shower, low flush w. c. And
wash hand basin.
**Rear Garden**
Accessed from the rear door from the kitchen or the driveway the rear garden
comprises a paved patio area with raised lawned garden accessed via two steps
and lined with a hedge and fence boundary. To the rear of the garden is a
substantial garden shed with oil tank to side. The driveway is gravelled and
provides space for two vehicles. Neighbours have the right to ask for
permission to use the driveway access to restock oil tanks.
**Planning Permission**
The Planning Permission, 23/00003/ful, Decision Notice dated 16th February
2023, viewable in full at the viewing planning applications page on the
website permits the conversion of the first floor of the barn, over and above
the kitchen, to additional habitable accommodation; re - roofing and replacement
of existing conservatory. This is a resubmission as the original application
also included raising the level of the roof. The plans as drawn are for a
bedroom with en - suite accessed via the existing or current study area of the
landing.
**Tenure**
The property is understood to be Freehold
**Local Landmarks**
Across the road from The Old Post Office a brook tributary to the River Clun
runs parallel to Mill Street and passes under an attractive bridge with two
arches alongside which stands a public telephone box. A notable feature of the
position of the cottage at the heart of he village are the landmarks which
include, standing alongside the memorial, an Arbor Tree which is festooned
with flags. A tree dressing celebration and ceremony takes place on the last
Sunday in May. Nearby Stokesay Castle is regarded as one of the finest
examples of a fortified Medieval house in the country.
**Aerial Views**
Aerial views of the property demonstrate the curtilage, the extent of the
accommodation and the size of the gardens.
**Epc**
**Services**
Electricity, water and mains drainage services are connected, the central
heating is fuelled by oil from a tank in the garden
**Local Authority**
The Local Authority is Shropshire. The property is in Council Tax Band D and
for the Council Tax Year 2023/2024 the amount payable is £2, 075. 04
**Viewing Arrangements**
Accompanied viewings are arranged by prior appointment with the agents or

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