Vine Cottage

Old End, Padbury, Buckinghamshire, MK18 2BB

Guide Price

£1,000,000

Property Highlights

Grade II listed 16th century detached thatched cottage
Four bedrooms, en suite shower room, family bathroom
Kitchen/breakfast room, utility room, cloakroom
Sitting room, snug, dining room
One bedroom annexe with an open plan kitchen/reception room
Double garage with an office above, workshop, shed
Off street parking for four cars, enclosed rear garden
Outbuilding with a gym and store

Property description

A Grade II listed thatched four bedroom detached cottage with three reception rooms, a one bedroom annexe, off street parking, a double garage with an office above, outbuildings including a gym, and an enclosed private rear garden in a village location.

This 16th century cottage has a combined 3,383 sq. ft of accommodation over two floors and including the outbuildings. On the ground floor there is a kitchen/breakfast room, a utility room and cloakroom, and three reception rooms. On the first floor the principal bedroom has a three piece en suite shower room and the other three bedrooms share a four piece bathroom with a free standing roll top bath. There is off street parking for four cars leading to a double garage with an office above. The detached annexe is self contained with an en suite bedroom, an open plan kitchen/dining/sitting room and a garden. Further outbuildings include a workshop, a shed, a store, and a gym. There are mature, private and lawned gardens to the front, side and rear. The property is in catchment for the Royal Latin school (grammar) in Buckingham, which is within 3.2 miles and is within walking distance of village pubs and a butcher.

Ground Floor

The kitchen has tiled flooring, a range of units with wooden worksurfaces incorporating a butler sink, and space for a breakfast table and chairs. There is space for appliances including a range cooker in a chimney breast with a bressummer beam. A latch and brace stable door leads to a utility room with a cloakroom and a door to the drive. The snug has a fireplace and tiled flooring. The dual aspect dining room has French doors to the front, wooden flooring and an opening to a triple aspect sitting room with French doors to the front and rear gardens, and a fire place with a wooden mantel and surround. All the rooms have exposed beams.

Outside

The front is enclosed by a low level brick wall and is mainly laid to lawn with flower and shrub borders and a path to the front door. Block paved and gravel driveways at the side provide parking for four cars. There are two outbuildings one comprising a double garage with a workshop, a shed, and an office above, and the second with a store and a gym. The detached annexe has an enclosed lawned garden with a patio. The main rear garden is enclosed and has mature shrubs providing good privacy. It is mainly laid to lawn with a glazed veranda spanning the rear of the cottage and a patio for entertaining at the side.

Annexe

Accessed from the driveway and detached from the main cottage, the independent annexe has a double bedroom with built-in storage and a three piece en suite shower room. The open plan kitchen/sitting/dining room has a vaulted ceiling with Velux windows, tiled flooring throughout, and French doors to an enclosed lawned garden with a patio. The kitchen has a range of fitted wall and base units, a one and a half bowl sink, space for a washing machine and an electric oven, hob and extractor. A wooden breakfast bar separates the kitchen area from the sitting/dining area.

Situation and Schooling

The village of Padbury has a church, a public house, a butcher, a playing field, and a Church of England primary school and is in the catchment area for the Royal Latin School in Buckingham. The nearby town of Buckingham (3 miles) also has a range of shopping and leisure facilities, a library, and GP and dental surgeries.

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