Offers over £650,000
REF: WOB260056
A STUNNING STONE BUILT CHARACTER HOME SITUATED IN A PRIVATE GATED DEVELOPMENT ENJOYING MUCH CHARM WITH NUMEROUS EXPOSED TIMBERS.
THE PROPERTY
The Granary is an extremely impressive former barn dating to circa 1804, a sympathetic conversion was carried out to an extremely high standard in 2016 to provide a lovely, charming home with modern day conveniences. Character features include oak beams, doors and flooring plus Italian porcelain tiling.
GROUND FLOOR
The front door opens to a spacious reception area with Italian porcelain tiled flooring and a staircase rising to the first floor with a storage cupboard underneath. There is a double width airing cupboard housing a pressurised hot water tank. Bedroom one is dual aspect with windows to the front and rear. It has a walk-in wardrobe and an ensuite bathroom fitted with a white suite of panelled bath, a large shower cubicle, pedestal wash basin and a low level WC. It has Travertine tiling to the floor and walls. Bedroom two has a fitted double wardrobe and a window to the front, bedroom three has a window to the front The shower room is fitted with a white suite of a large shower cubicle, a low level WC and a pedestal wash basin. It has Travertine tiling to the walls and floor.
FIRST FLOOR
Off the landing is a cloakroom with a white suite of a low level WC and wash basin. Also from the landing a door opens to the kitchen/breakfast area, the kitchen which has recently been refitted with floor and wall mounted cupboards. Built-in appliances include electric oven, induction hob, combi oven/microwave, warming drawer, fridge, freezer and a dishwasher. There are ample Quartz work surfaces and a 1½ bowl sink unit with a ‘Quooker’ hot water tap and waste disposal. Features include Velux roof windows and a vaulted ceiling with numerous exposed timbers. Adjoining the kitchen is a breakfast area with an ‘Island’ providing more storage cupboards. This also has a high ceiling and exposed timbers and opens to the dining area with window to the front and a Velux roof window. The sitting room has two windows to the front, a vaulted and beamed ceiling, plus double doors with steps down to the gardens. The utility room has storage cupboards and space for a washing machine and tumble dryer. A stainless steel sink is set into a quartz work surface and a wall cupboard conceals the gas fired central heating boiler.
OUTSIDE
A five-bar gate opens to a gravelled driveway with parking space for several cars and a large garden shed. The gardens are fully enclosed being fenced and walled, they are stocked with mature laurel hedges, established trees and are laid to lawn. There is a shed, a greenhouse and an impressive ‘Green Retreat’ garden room/home office connected with power and light plus decking to the front.
LOCATION
Milton Keynes is a vibrant place to live with much to enjoy. Both sporting and leisure pursuits are combined in indoor complexes such as the “Xscape” building housing a sixteen screen cinema, ten-pin bowling, real snow ski-slope and numerous shops and restaurants. The theatre rivals the best that the West End can offer and the “Centre MK” boasts a rich tapestry of small shops and arcades harmonizing with department stores such as John Lewis and High Street chain stores. The much visited Woburn Safari Park is located approximately ten miles to the southeast. Every sporting activity is catered for including superb golf courses, horse riding, roller skating, water sports, tennis, squash and private membership health and leisure clubs. The M1, A5 and A421 provide convenient access to London, Oxford, Buckingham and Northampton. Milton Keynes has a regular train service to London Euston (from 32 mins approx.) whilst the airports serving London and Birmingham should be within an hour and a half drive.
PROPERTY INFORMATION
Services: Mains water, drainage, electricity and gas are connected.
Local Authority: Milton Keynes Council. Tel: 01908 691 691
Outgoings: Council Tax Band “F”
Tenure: Freehold.
EPC Rating: “C”
Viewing: Strictly by appointment through the sole agents Jackson-Stops. 1 Market Place, Woburn, MK17 9PZ.
Tel - 01525 290 641
Services: The vendors have advised there is a £500 per annum charge to cover the cost of maintaining the private road and the electric gates.