Soulbury Road, Burcott, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7

A FORMER ROTHSCHILD ESTATE HOUSE, RESTORED FOR MODERN LIFE, ON A SECLUDED THIRD-OF-AN-ACRE IN BURCOTT - 7 MINUTES FROM LEIGHTON BUZZARD STATION AND TRAINS TO LONDON EUSTON IN C. 30 MINUTES.

Hallam House offers a rare combination for this price bracket: a genuine period property with real history, set privately back from the road on a 0.3-acre plot, yet close enough to the station for a comfortable London commute — Euston in around 30 minutes from Leighton Buzzard, seven minutes' drive away.
The house was once part of the Rothschild estate and has been carefully restored to bring the two together: solid oak doors, exposed floorboards and an ornate staircase sit alongside a Worcester boiler installed in 2023 and refitted sanitaryware throughout, so the character comes without the maintenance worry.
For anyone balancing family life with working from home, the layout does the heavy lifting. There are two separate home offices (equally suited as a library, playroom, teenage retreat or another bedroom), an open-plan kitchen with an island unit that flows into dining and family space, and a sitting room built around a log burner for the months when the garden isn't the draw. Outside, a large timber workshop (5.9m x 5.4m) adds space for a home business, workshop hobbies, or storage that most properties at this price simply don't offer — and parking for five to six cars means family, guests and trade vehicles are never an issue.
Upstairs, four double bedrooms are served by an en-suite and a separate shower room. The secluded garden and patio wrap the plot in privacy that's increasingly hard to find this close to a mainline station.
Burcott sits within reach of Wing village (shops and restaurants) and Woburn (dining and golf), and within the catchment consideration of Cottesloe Secondary, Aylesbury Grammar, and independent options including Stowe, Akeley Wood, Thornton College, Winchester House and Swanbourne House.

Set in the sought-after village of Burcott, facing open countryside and conveniently placed only seven minutes to Leighton Buzzard station with trains to London Euston from 30 minutes Hallam House has been carefully restored and successfully combines period features with modern living spaces.
The owners have carried out a host of improvements with excellent attention to detail and finishing touches, including period-style radiators, solid oak doors, ornate turned staircase, exposed floorboards and log burning stove all echoing the era of the original house. Whilst modern features enhance the accommodation with a superb new contemporary kitchen with island unit, dining and family area leading to a new large terrace for outdoor entertaining. All the sanitaryware has been refitted throughout with new clean-lined white suites and new central heating and Worcester boiler installed in 2023.
The accommodation is ideal for today’s lifestyle with two home offices off a welcoming hallway and a spacious triple aspect sitting room for relaxing. The first floor offers a principal bedroom with balcony, ensuite, a second bedroom with dressing room or study area, two further bedrooms enjoying open views and a new shower room.
Making the most of the outside, the gardens are secluded with play and relaxing areas with a large workshop for day-to-day needs and a private gated driveway for several vehicles completes the property.

HISTORY

Hallam House was once the family home of Dame Kathleen Raven who rose from wartime nurse to become Chief Nursing Officer to the NHS from 1958 to 1972 and was directly involved in the introduction and creation of what we now call “Intensive Care”.
A viewing is highly recommended to appreciate the space, accommodation and lifestyle opportunity on offer at Hallam House.

PROPERTY INFORMATION
Services: Mains water, drainage, electricity and gas
Local Authority: Aylesbury Vale Council.
Tel: 0300 131 6000
Outgoings: Council Tax Band “G”
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