Fancy this quintessentially English cottage next to a church? It's for sale at a guide price of £480,000

The Domesday Book of around 1086 AD lists two major lands and 42 villagers and the stunning church is also mentioned.

The manor was worth £15 and 25 shillings to the sheriff. Imagine being able to purchase at the same price in today’s market.

Old Woking remained a small village through the medieval period, probably based on agriculture. The manor of Old Woking seems to have been in royal hands for much of the medieval period.

By the 17th century Woking was a small market town, but little survives from this period. However, the former market house from 1665, which is now cottages, did.

1 Church Cottage, Church Street, Old Woking remains to this day. Now a stunning listed period property, this three-bedroom, two-bathroom cottage (in the centre of the picture) sits just at the foot of the famous St Peter’s Church. St Peters is an unusually large medieval church for Surrey and is listed Grade I.

Woking is one of the major office towns within the South East market, due to its excellent rail and road links. Major occupiers in Woking include SAB Miller, Cap Gemini, WWF, Petrofac and Yum.

Available by auction with a guide price of £480,000, this character property will sell to the highest bidder under the hammer on Tuesday August 4th.

If you’re looking for turnkey-ready living, in a quiet, quintessentially English location, visit Church Cottages, Surrey with Connect UK Auctions or call on 01293 528575 if you’d like to register your interest in this lot.