Description
An early 20th-century four/five bedroom detached house with a two bedroom self-contained annexe, gated driveway parking, and approximately 0.57 acres of garden less than a mile from amenities in Newport Pagnell. The property was begun in 1912 and completed two years later. Of brick and rendered construction it retains period features throughout including fireplaces, picture rails, sash windows, and built-in cupboards and shelves. With just over 4,140 sq. ft. of versatile accommodation, the main house has an entrance hall, two reception rooms, a study, a kitchen and an adjoining breakfast room, and a utility/cloakroom on the ground floor, and four bedrooms, a dressing room, an en suite shower room and a family bathroom on the first floor. There is a second floor attic room which could be converted into another bedroom or used to create a sitting room for the principal bedroom suite. The self-contained annexe has a triple aspect sitting room with doors to the garden, a kitchen and a shower room on the ground floor, and two interlinked bedrooms on the first floor.
The property has a plot of approximately 0.57 acres with gated driveway parking and an enclosed south easterly facing rear garden.
Ground Floor The entrance door opens into a porch which has access to an understairs storage cupboard, and a door to the entrance hall which has African slate flooring, a fireplace with a log burning stove, and a full turn staircase to a galleried landing on the first floor. A door from the drive leads into the annexe.
Principal Reception Rooms The dining room has a bay window with a window seat overlooking the rear garden, and an alcove with windows to the front and rear. There is a working open fireplace, a range of built-in cupboards and display shelving, and picture rails. The drawing room also has a working fireplace, picture rails and a corner wall cupboard.
Other Reception Rooms There is also a study for working from home. It is dual aspect with a window to the side and a sash window to the front, and has a working fireplace, picture rails and built-in cupboards and shelves.
Kitchen and Breakfast Room The African slate flooring from the hall continues through a feature archway into the kitchen and adjoining breakfast room which both have wood panelling to dado height. The breakfast room has a window and a part glazed stable door to the rear garden, and space for a breakfast table and chairs.
The kitchen is fitted with a range of solid wood units by Bronte kitchens which include glazed display cabinets, plate racks, wine storage, and pull-out wicker drawers. The granite worksurfaces incorporate a one and a half bowl ceramic sink and drainer and a De Dietrich induction hob. There is a Miele dishwasher, and a built-in double oven with a cupboard above with power and space for a microwave.
Utility and Cloakroom The utility/cloakroom is just off the hall and has a WC, a Belfast sink and space for a washing machine.
First Floor Landing The galleried first floor landing has a shelved airing cupboard.
Principal Bedroom Suite The principal bedroom has a bay window to the rear with replacement windows, sliding door wardrobes, built-in shelved cupboards, and a feature fireplace. A dressing room leads off the bedroom which has a window to the rear. There is a door to stairs up to a loft room which has glazed doors to a balcony with views over the rear garden. This room is currently used for storage but could be converted into an additional bedroom or could be used to create a private sitting room or study area for the principal bedroom suite it desired. It has access to the rest of the roof space, one area of which houses the cold water tank.
Other Bedrooms and Bathrooms The guest bedroom has a double built-in wardrobe, a feature fireplace, and a three piece en suite shower room.
There are two further double bedrooms which both have built-in wardrobes and shelved cupboards, and feature fireplaces with decorative tiled inserts.
The family bathroom has a claw footed bath with a shower attachment, a WC, a pedestal washbasin, an obscure glazed window, and a radiator and towel rail.
Self-contained Annexe The rooms in the servants' wing have been used by the vendors to create a self-contained annexe for extended family in the past. The annexe has private access via the side door into a hall which has a door to the annexe kitchen which has a range of units, a sink and drainer, a dresser unit, space for a table and chairs, and space and plumbing for a washing machine and a tumble dryer. A door leads to a lobby area with a shelved larder, and a ground floor shower room.
The entrance hall also has access to the annexe sitting room which has a part glazed stable door to the side and a door with wing windows to the rear garden. An understairs cupboard houses the water tank. The former servants' staircase leads up to two interconnected rooms on the first floor. One of these is currently used as a gym and one houses a table tennis table, but they could be used as two bedrooms or as a bedroom with an adjoining dressing room or study.
Gardens and Grounds The property is set back from the road, screened by mature trees and hedges, with double five bar gates opening to a gravelled drive which provides extensive parking. Gates on either side of the house lead to the rear garden. Double gates on one side open to a further gravelled area which has space for additional parking if required. On the other side there are five bar gates to a block paved area with access to the side door to the annexe and to the workshop.
The rear garden faces south east and is enclosed by a combination of brick walls and close boarded fencing. There is a paved patio outside the breakfast, drawing and dining rooms, with space for seating and a table and chairs for al fresco dining and entertaining. The rest of the garden is mainly lawned with paved pathways and further paved seating areas. There are several mature trees interspersed, and mature shrubs and hedges which divide the garden into separate areas. One such area could be used as a private garden for the annexe and has a paved patio area accessed via a ramp from the annexe sitting room.
Outbuildings and Cistern A brick and timber conservatory is accessed from the rear garden, and is currently used as a potting shed. There is a workshop which is attached to the rear of the neighbour's garage and has a door to the side and double doors to the rear, and there is also a brick built store, a greenhouse and several sheds in the rear garden.
Beneath the paved patio area there is a brick-built cistern that refills the water butts with run-off water collected from the roofs. This provides beneficial rainwater for the garden, and reduces the use of mains water.
Situation and Schooling Newport Pagnell high street has shops such as Boots the chemist, the Co-op and local butchers, and greengrocers, as well as restaurants and public houses. There is also a local indoor swimming pool and public library. Ousedale school in Newport Pagnell is the catchment secondary school and primary schools in Newport Pagnell are Portfields combined school, Cedars primary school, Green Park school and Tickford Park primary school.
