Bisley Old Road, Stroud, GL5 1LR

38 Bisley Old Road is a handsome, imposing detached double fronted Victorian house set half a mile above Stroud centre. This position really does offer the best of both worlds, with the shops, amenities, train station and vibrant community of our brilliant town just down the hill, but with  superb views and a real countryside feel at the rear of the house. The property was built in 1880 from red brick using traditional methods under a pitched roof. It has been the perfect family home for the current owner for 28 years, and they have made many improvements to the property in this time, with spacious, well kept accommodation arranged over two floors.

You walk into an entrance hall, with the kitchen on the left and the dining room on the right. These two rooms work well together, ensuring that you're not left out of the conversation around the table whilst cooking. Two good reception rooms are at the rear of the house, both with windows that look out over the garden into the valley beyond, with a wood burning stove in the room on the westerly side. A cloakroom/W.c and side lobby complete the ground floor, and a staircase leads up from the hall to the first floor. A landing, four good bedrooms and a shower room are on this level. Again, you'll be drawn to the windows and the view in the back bedrooms, and the character touches around the house including original fireplaces and stripped wooden doors. It's not all about the property's origins however - a comprehensive solar panel array has been fitted to the rear roof, making the most of the southerly aspect here and providing both electricity and the prospective new owner an income. A great family house by any standard, and an absolute must for your viewing list.