The Beckhams have reportedly been seduced by the Cotswolds, loving its mix of charming stone-built properties, thriving villages and pretty countryside.

They have been spotted having dinner at a chippy in Stow and are reportedly interested in buying a nearby mansion, the Grade II listed Abbotswood Estate.

Given the main house boasts 10 bedrooms, it is not surprising that it comes at a premier league price of £27 million.

If you fancy a little bit of what David and Victoria are (rumoured to be) having but only have seven figures to spend, you might want to consider Grafton Lodge in Station Road, Blockley.

This is actually a newish build, only nine years old, but the use of the distinctive mellow yellow stone means that is blends in with much older properties within the neighbourhood, and its looks will only improve with age.

The current owners purchased the house in 2010 and have extensively refurbished the property.

It sits surrounded by Cotswold stone walls and matured hedged borders. Inside it has a spacious entrance hall with guest cloakroom, a drawing room with stone fireplace and double doors to the garden, plus a sitting room with a bay window and another stone fireplace

The kitchen/breakfast has been built by Martin Moore with a Cotswold stone floor. There are fitted units that surround a central island and a recess for a range cooker.

A delightful dining room off the kitchen has more double doors leading to the garden.

There is also a study tucked away between the sitting and drawing room.

On the first floor there are four double bedrooms.

The master has an en suite shower and built-in wardrobes. The guest bedroom is also served by its own shower room.

In the family bathroom there is a roll top, claw-footed bath and a separate shower.

A fifth bedroom on the second floor has an en suite cloakroom.

Outside the house there is a gravelled parking area, a double garage and store and front garden with lawn and fruit trees.

The back garden has a circular lawn surrounded by box hedging, flower beds, pathways and paved terraces.

Blockley is an attractive village with many character properties, a communally-run post office/store, two pubs, a church, primary school and nursery.

Chipping Campden and Moreton-in-Marsh are both just a few miles away, the latter offering train services to London.

VIEWING INFORMATION

AGENT: Hayman-Joyce

TEL: 01608 651188

WEB: www.haymanjoyce.co.uk

GUIDE PRICE: £1,250,000