Guide price £750,000
REF: WOB240038
A SUBSTANTIAL DETACHED PERIOD PROPERTY OFFERING SPACIOUS ACCOMMODATION INCLUDING ANNEX FACILITIES SET OVER THREE STOREYS ALL CONVENIENTLY LOCATED CLOSE TO THE VILLAGE CENTRE.
THE PROPERTY
This substantial character property is situated within the Conservation Area and is just off The Square in the centre of Aspley Guise village. It is extremely convenient for local facilities including highly regarded pub and restaurants. The Old Post Office is being sold with the benefit of no onward chain and comes to the market for the first time in over 30 years, the property is now ready for updating to create a unique period home.
GROUND FLOOR
The front door opens to the entrance hall where a staircase rises to the first floor. It has woodblock flooring, a door opens to a cloakroom fitted with a white suite of a low level WC and wash basin, there is also plumbing for a washing machine and a window to the rear. To the left off the entrance hall is the sitting room which is dual aspect with a window to the front and two windows to the side. A large opening leads to a study area which has a window to the side and woodblock flooring. The kitchen/dining room is fully fitted with floor and wall mounted cupboards together with a double bowl, stainless steel sink unit and tiled work surfaces. Built-in appliances include a cooker, extractor and dishwasher. There are windows to the front and rear plus there is a breakfast bar. A door leads to a walk through pantry which has a wall mounted gas-fired central heating boiler, quarry tiled flooring and a door to the rear garden.
Off the study area is a rear hallway with doors to both the drive and garden, woodblock flooring and a second cloakroom which is fitted with a white suite of low level WC and a wash basin with cupboards underneath. Also off this rear hall, a door leads to the family room/annex kitchen with window to the side and a second staircase rising to the first floor.
FIRST FLOOR
The landing has a window to the side, an airing cupboard and a staircase rising to the second floor. Bedroom three is triple aspect with windows to the front, side and rear. There is an impressive feature fireplace with white marble surround and a cast iron inner, plus an over stairs storage recess. Bedroom four is dual aspect with windows to the front and side. The bathroom has a suite comprising bath with Triton shower over, a low level WC and a wash basin. There is a window to the side and a fitted cupboard. The fifth or annex bedroom has a built-in cupboard, windows to two sides and a staircase down to the ground floor. This bedroom has an ensuite shower room fitted with a suite comprising shower cubicle, low level WC and a wash basin, there is a window to the side.
SECOND FLOOR
On the landing is a window to the side. Bedroom one is triple aspect with windows to the front, side and rear, there is a ceiling fan, a built-in triple wardrobe and access to the roof space. Bedroom two is dual aspect with windows to the front and side. The shower room is fitted with a suite comprising of a shower cubicle, low level WC and a wash basin and a window to the rear.
OUTSIDE
A driveway at the side of the house provides private parking for two cars and a garage with an electric door, power and light. Also a gas boiler which serves heating in the rear section of the house/annex. The patio garden is mostly paved with a raised bed and can be accessed both from the lobby off the kitchen and the rear hallway.
LOCATION
The village of Aspley Guise is a highly popular village on the edge of the Duke of Bedford’s Woburn Estate. It is within four miles of the prestigious Woburn Golf Club and Aspley Guise Golf Club is less than a mile away. Extensive shopping and leisure facilities are available in Milton Keynes and the Georgian market town of Woburn provides a fine selection of restaurants. There is a wide choice of both state and private schools for children of all ages and a school bus runs from the village to the renowned Harpur Trust Schools in Bedford. Junction 13 of the M1 motorway is 2 miles away providing excellent road communications to both London and the north. Milton Keynes station provides trains to London Euston whilst Flitwick/Harlington stations provide a service to London St. Pancras and into the City in under 40 minutes. This line provides direct access to Gatwick airport. Air travel is also available from Luton (20 miles), Heathrow (49 miles), Stansted (56 miles), Birmingham (66 miles) and East Midlands (71 miles).
PROPERTY INFORMATION
Services: Mains water, drainage, electricity and gas are connected.
Local Authority: Central Bedfordshire Council.
Tel: 0300 300 8000
Outgoings: Council Tax Band “G”
Tenure: Freehold.
EPC Rating: “D”
Viewing: Strictly by appointment through the sole agents Jackson-Stops. 1 Market Place, Woburn, MK17 9PZ.
Tel - 01525 290 641
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