Description
A 19th-century refurbished three bedroom semi-detached cottage set in approximately 0.27 acres of gardens with off street parking and a summerhouse overlooking a meadow and the cricket ground in Great Hampden. Approached via a a gravel driveway, the property has undergone a significant programme of renovation over the last ten years, creating a blend of modern improvements with some of the original 19th-century features. Modern enhancements include double glazed cottage windows, a wood pellet boiler, two wood burning stoves and an electric Aga.
With approximately 1372 sq. ft. of accommodation, the brick under clay tile property offers versatile accommodation arranged over three floors, including a kitchen/dining room, a utility room, a contemporary three piece shower room with a rain shower head and a sitting room with a wood burning stove and an exposed ceiling beam. On the first floor there are three bedrooms and a refurbished three piece bathroom. Space-saving timber steps lead up to an additional room in the roof space which is currently used as a bedroom.
Kitchen/Dining Room and Utility Room The triple aspect kitchen/dining room has Neptune wooden fronted base and wall units with polished granite worksurfaces and upstands. There is an inset butlers sink, an electric Aga range cooker and space for a dining table seating eight. French doors lead to a decoratively paved, private terrace overlooking a paddock. A stable door separates the utility room from the kitchen. The utility room has a two in-built larder cupboards and space and plumbing for a fridge/freezer, a dishwasher, and a washing machine. A door leads into the rear garden.
Outside At the front is a lawn with flower beds and a walnut tree, screened by beech and hawthorn hedging and a shaped brick and flint wall. A side gate opens to the terrace which leads to a timber-built summerhouse/home office, which has a woodburning stove and electric radiators. Double doors from the summerhouse lead to a decked seating area. The rear garden is mainly laid to lawn and enclosed by a wooden fence overlooking a hay meadow. There is a gravel driveway and off street parking.
Situation and Schooling Great Hampden is a village in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It has a church, a public house, a community hall, and a cricket ground which the property overlooks. More extensive amenities are available in the neighbouring Prestwood (3.6 miles), Princes Risborough (3.8 miles) and Great Missenden (4.4 miles). The property is in catchment for Speen C of E Infant School and a variety of grammar schools in nearby towns.
