Distinguished town house with medieval origins in High Street St Martin’s in Stamford is on the market with Savills
A distinguished listed town house with medieval origins is on the market.
Occupying a prominent position on one of Stamford’s most sought after and beautifully preserved streets, this property is a distinguished listed period house overlooking St Martin’s Church. Behind its elegant 18th Century limestone façade lies a property of much earlier origin. Formerly associated with Stamford’s commercial life, the house has transitioned seamlessly into an impressive and highly attractive town house.
Historic features uncovered within the building include a remarkable medieval stone fireplace and substantial timber roof structures.
Despite its heritage, the house offers excellent flow and generous proportions well suited to modern family living, with rare advantages for a central Stamford property: private west facing walled gardens, off street parking, and a two bedroom ancillary cottage.
Inside, the house is arranged over cellar, ground, first and upper floors. At the heart of the ground floor is a suite of reception rooms. The front door opens into a spacious sitting room with wide timber flooring, exposed beams and an impressive stone fireplace. Alongside is a generously proportioned second reception room, ideal as a family room or study, featuring another fine fireplace and a large window overlooking High Street St Martin’s.
From the sitting room, a hallway leads past a cloakroom/WC and the timber staircase, which descends to the cellar, before opening to the rear garden through French doors. The 21 foot dining room is well suited to entertaining, with solid wood flooring, a wood burning stove set within a stone fireplace, and French doors to the garden.
Across the hall lies the kitchen and its adjoining breakfast/garden room, added in 2013. The kitchen is fitted with ample storage, a central island and induction hob, with a clay tiled floor and exposed beams. It opens into the breakfast/garden room, which has underfloor heating, a timber floor, rooflights and wide bifold doors to the garden. Steps rise from here to a utility room with space for appliances and a further external door.
The staircase rises from the sitting room to a large first floor landing, flooded with natural light from west facing windows and a substantial rooflight. There are five double bedrooms on the first floor and a sixth on the upper floor. The principal and guest bedrooms both benefit from en-suite bath or shower rooms and fitted wardrobes.
Bedroom three is particularly spacious, and the remaining bedrooms are well served by a family shower room. The upper floor bedroom, accessed via its own staircase, is a generous bedroom, with wash hand basin, or an ideal home office or hobby room.
The walled west facing garden is private and tranquil, accessed from both the house and Church Court, where private parking is provided for the house and cottage, together with an EV charging point. Immediately adjoining the house is a paved terrace, with steps rising to a second terrace, ideal for outdoor dining. Beyond, the main garden has deep borders, box hedging and mature shrubs, with established trees lending structure and privacy.
Accessed independently from Church Court, the charming two bedroom brick cottage has been successfully let as an Airbnb. It comprises an open plan sitting room and kitchen on the ground floor, with two first floor bedrooms served by a shower room, offering valuable ancillary accommodation or income potential.
This property in High Street St Martin’s, Stamford, is on the market with a guide price of £1,950,000 with Savills. To find out more or to arrange a viewing call 01780 484696.
Property features
Substantial central town house
Elegant proportions
Up to six bedrooms
Period grace and charm throughout
Private west facing walled garden
Generous private parking
A detached two bed ancillary cottage with income potential
Close to The George and St Martin’s Church in Stamford
