5 bedroom house

About the House cont'd

The property is set well back from the main road, accessed from a quiet country lane and is surrounded by farmland and countryside. The rural location is combined with the convenience of being within walking distance of local amenities and only 3.8 miles from the market town of High Wycombe for a wider range of amenities including grammar schools and trains to London in just 31 minutes.

History and Heritage

The original part of the house dates from the late 18th century and has the symmetrical façade typical of the era with a central 6-panelled door with flat wooden hood on shaped brackets with two windows either side on the ground floor and five windows on the first floor. The front is built of brown and vitreous header bricks and the right gable is pebble-dashed. There is an old tile roof with flanking brick chimneys.

The original building was L-shaped but the current vendors extended it in 2005 and increased the size of the property about 25% by infilling the return at the rear. The extension carefully matched the brickwork to the original and created two additional reception rooms, on the lower ground and ground floors, and added a breakfast area to the kitchen and a master bedroom suite on the first floor.

Ground Floor

The entrance hall has a quarry tiled floor and stairs to the lower ground and first floors.

Principal Reception Rooms

The sitting room has oak flooring and a feature open fireplace with a brick hearth, a log burning stove, and built-in shelving in the chimney recesses on either side. There are two windows to the front with secondary double glazing. The dining room also overlooks the front of the property and has a black and red quarry tile floor, an exposed ceiling beam and an inglenook fireplace with a Jotul log burning stove. The family room is in the extension and has a feature exposed brick wall, an engineered oak floor, Velux skylights, and a window to the rear as well as French doors to a block paved terrace in the rear garden for outside dining and entertaining.

Other Reception Rooms

On the lower ground floor there is an open plan room with two distinct areas. The older, original part of the house has a window to the front, a beamed ceiling, and built-in shelving and is currently used as a study. Steps lead down to the extended part at the rear which is currently used as a media room and has built-in storage spanning one wall, and a tiled floor with underfloor heating.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room

The kitchen/breakfast room has exposed beams and quarry tiled flooring with underfloor heating. The kitchen has a window to the side and two windows overlooking the rear garden, and the breakfast area extension has French doors to the terrace. The kitchen is fitted with a comprehensive range of Shaker style base and wall units, with plate racks and display shelving. There are complementary upstands and work surfaces incorporating a double butler sink. The central island has a wood work surface with an additional sink, power points, and further storage. There is a Lacanche dual fuel range cooker with two electric ovens and a hob which has two electric rings, four gas rings and a griddle. Integrated appliances include a dishwasher, a fridge and a wine cooler. The breakfast area has space for a dresser unit and a table to seat six.

Utility Room

An original ledge and brace door leads from the kitchen to an inner hall with access to the cloakroom and the utility room which has a range of storage units, a Belfast sink, space for hanging coats, and space for a fridge/freezer, washing machine and tumble dryer.

Master Bedroom Suite

The master bedroom is in the modern extension and has a feature exposed brick wall which is the rear of the original house. The bedroom has a vaulted ceiling with exposed A frames, a built-in double wardrobe, and dual aspect windows with countryside views to the rear. The en suite has a bath with a shower over, a Savoy wash basin, a WC, and a towel radiator.

Other First Floor Bedrooms and Bathrooms

There is a single bedroom at the rear of the house, which is currently used as a dressing room. There are also two double bedrooms overlooking the front of the property. Both these bedrooms have high ceilings and feature fireplaces. The family bathroom has a walk-in shelved airing cupboard, a bath with a shower over, a vanity wash basin and a WC.

Second Floor

The second floor has a double bedroom with a window to the side and a bathroom which has access to a loft space, a built-in cupboard, a free standing bath, a vanity washbasin and a concealed cistern WC.

Garden

A wide opening from Hatches Lane leads to an extensive gravel drive which provides parking for up to eight cars in addition to the double garage. The adjoining farm has a legal right of way across the drive but they have alternative access and have never, in the 17 years the vendors have lived at the property, made use of this.

The front garden is lawned with a central path leading to steps up to the front door and edged by shaped bush borders.

There is gated access to the rear garden which is south easterly facing and has a block paved patio spanning the width of the property for outside dining and entertaining. There are steps up to the rest of the garden which is mainly laid to lawn with mature trees interspersed. Mature hedges border the garden on either side for privacy, and another hedge divides the lawned garden into two areas.

Outbuilding

The outbuilding is on the other side of the drive from the main house and comprises a double garage and two versatile rooms which are currently used by the vendor for business. Both rooms have vaulted ceilings with exposed beams, and a window and door to the drive and could be used as home offices, hobby rooms, studios, or play rooms.

Situation and Schooling

The property is within a 15 minute walk from amenities in the village of Great Kingshill which has a Spar convenience store, two restaurants and a village hall which is used by a variety of clubs including dance, yoga and pilates and a coffee group. There is also a cricket club with a ground in the centre of the village on which cricket has been played since 1890. The property is in catchment for Holmver Green Secondary School (Ofsted rated Good) and grammar schools in High Wycombe.