Summary - WITS END COTTAGE, RIXON GATE, SWINDON, ASHTON KEYNES SN6 6QW
Detached extended cottage with generous living space and open-plan ground floor
Pretty private rear garden with open rear aspect and patio
Larger-than-average single garage plus gravel driveway parking
EPC C (69); oil-fired boiler and radiators (not a community supply)
Solid brick construction (c.1900–1929) — likely no wall insulation
Slow broadband and average mobile signal; may affect home working
Council Tax Band F (expensive) and running-cost considerations
Freehold, low flood risk, very low local crime in sought-after village
Set on the edge of Ashton Keynes, Wits End Cottage combines period charm with a generous, extended layout that suits family life. The ground-floor extension creates an open, sociable hub linking kitchen, garden/dining room and sitting room, with good natural light and easy indoor–outdoor flow to a pretty rear garden with open aspects.
Character features such as a wood-burning stove, solid wooden floors and dormer windows sit alongside practical additions: a larger-than-average single garage, gravel driveway and utility room with shower and WC. The property sits on a decent plot in a sought-after village location with low flood risk and very low local crime, and benefits from an EPC C (69).
Buyers should note this is an older, solid-wall construction (c.1900–1929) with no confirmed wall insulation and oil-fired central heating; some modernisation or insulation upgrades may be desirable to reduce running costs. Broadband speeds are slow and the council tax is high (Band F), which are important practical considerations for working families or home workers.
Overall this is a spacious, well-maintained detached cottage that will appeal to families wanting village life, good local schools and scope to personalise and improve energy performance. Any enlargement or structural alterations would be subject to planning consents.
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