Description
A contemporary, unique split-level one bedroom detached property with a double garage, parking for two cars and an enclosed courtyard garden in the village of Blakesley. The Old Workshop is a steel frame, wood clad new build that extends to almost 851 sq. ft. with the accommodation comprising downstairs, an open plan kitchen with an adjacent utility area, a three piece shower room, and the sitting room. On the first floor, accessed by stairs from a corner of the sitting room, is a vaulted bedroom with a Velux window and infra-red heating panels in the ceiling. There is also a cloakroom with a WC and a pedestal wash basin.
Outside there is a rear courtyard, enclosed by timber fencing and a decoratively pierced Corten steel panel, with a paved seating area and a sleeper wall retaining planted borders.
The property has a double garage with an electric up and over door and there is a paved driveway providing parking for two cars.
Kitchen, Sitting Room and Utility Area The kitchen has base and wall units with work surfaces and tiled splashbacks. There is a double sink unit, a gas hob (fuelled by two propane gas bottles), with an extractor fan above, an electric oven, and an integrated dishwasher. The utility area has space and plumbing for a washing machine. The vaulted dual aspect sitting room has a log burner with a hearth, laminate wood effect flooring and bi-folding doors to the courtyard garden. Both the kitchen and sitting room have underfloor heating.
Schooling and Situation The village primary school is rated outstanding by Ofsted and the property is in the catchment for Sponne School, also rated outstanding. Other local schools include Quinton House, Northampton High School, Northampton School for Boys, Stowe School, Beachborough School and Winchester House School. The village has a hall, a post office/shop, and a public house.
