Description
A contemporary Cotswold style stone built five bedroom detached property with driveway parking and a double garage set in private landscaped gardens of approximately 0.36 acres. The property is one of ten distinctive houses in the cul-de-sac and has stone elevations under a contrasting slate roof, designed to blend in with a large number of other houses in the village. The house has 2,665 sq. ft. of accommodation with three separate reception room on the ground floor together with a kitchen/breakfast room and a separate utility room. The five bedrooms are on the first floor and all five have fitted wardrobes. The principal and guest bedrooms have contemporary style en suite bath/shower rooms, and the other three bedrooms share a four piece family bathroom with a modern white suite.
A gated entrance opens into a gravel driveway providing extensive parking and access to the double garage which has remotely operated doors. The landscaped gardens are a major feature and are fully enclosed by a combination of post and rail fencing and mature hedgerow providing screening and privacy.
Reception Hall, Sitting Room and Dining Room A solid oak entrance door leads into the reception hall which has Amtico flooring that continues throughout the ground floor apart from the sitting room. Double doors lead into the dining room which overlooks the rear garden. The triple aspect sitting room has bi fold doors opening directly onto a paved terrace in the rear garden. A stone inglenook fireplace with an inset log burning stove on a raised flagstone hearth provides a focal point.
Kitchen /Breakfast Room and Garden Room The kitchen/breakfast room has cream Shaker style units, including a central island and dresser, with complementary work surfaces incorporating a butler sink. Integrated appliances include an electric double oven, an induction hob with extractor over, an American style fridge/freezer, a dishwasher and wine chiller. Oak part glazed doors lead to the garden room which is of stone and double glazed units under a pitched roof and has glazed doors to the rear garden.
Rear Garden On both sides of the drive there are shaped lawned areas with mature trees inset, including a flowering cherry tree, and established borders. A gated side access and path leads to the south facing rear garden which is principally lawned with mature borders and a variety of ornamental trees. The pathway leads around the outside of the house and includes two outdoor seating areas. There is a workshop, potting shed and an external oil fired boiler which was recently renewed.
Situation and Schooling Odell has mainly 17th and 18th century stone buildings in a conservation area in a wider area of special landscape value. The village has a refurbished public house and a 15th century church. Harrold and Sharnbrook, both about 2 miles away, have other amenities. Harrold Lower and Middle Schools have good Ofsted reports and feed into Sharnbrook Upper School. Bedford, 9 miles away, has the independent Harpur Trust schools. The property is just 5 minutes' walk from the Harrold Odell Country Park.
