St Leonards Hall

27-29 High Street, Stagsden, Bedfordshire, MK43 8SG

Offers In Excess

£550,000

Property Highlights

Victorian detached property
Three double bedrooms; adjacent shower, family bathroom
Two reception rooms
Kitchen/breakfast room
Separate utility room and ground floor shower room
Oil fired period radiator heating
Easy maintenance garden
Driveway parking for up to three cars

Property description

A Victorian three bedroom detached property with an enclosed garden and driveway parking, in a prominent position in the village directly opposite the historic 13th century village church.

The property was originally built in 1869 and was used as the meeting hall and tea rooms for the village church. It has been the subject of a comprehensive refurbishment programme, with careful attention paid to blending modern amenities with original features including original lattice windows, ledge and brace doors and exposed timbers. The 1,421 sq. ft. of accommodation includes two reception rooms, an open plan kitchen/breakfast room, a separate utility room with fitted storage cupboards and Dekton worksurfaces, and a refitted shower room on the ground floor. The first floor landing has access to the roof space, the refitted family bathroom, and three double bedrooms. The principal bedroom is dual aspect and has doors to a railed decked balcony, and a door to a mezzanine overlooking the sitting room which gives access to an adjacent shower. The part walled garden has an outdoor entertaining area and timber garden storage sheds.

Reception Rooms

The sitting/dining room is triple aspect with original lattice windows and French doors to the rear garden. Features include a high vaulted ceiling with exposed beams and timbers, and an inglenook style fireplace with raised hearth and timber bressummer housing a recently fitted log burning stove. An exposed brick wall incorporates a wine rack with space for 32 bottles. A feature iron spiral staircase leads to the mezzanine and principal bedroom on the first floor. There is also a study which overlooks the church.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room

The kitchen/breakfast room has a range of dark wood fronted contemporary units, with Dekton work surfaces incorporating a breakfast bar and an inset sink. Integrated appliances include an electric induction hob, an electric oven, and a fridge/freezer. There is an exposed flagstone floor, exposed beams and timbers, a brick former fireplace and triple aspect lattice windows, one overlooking a walled courtyard at the rear. A staircase leads to the first floor.

Outside

The part walled side garden has been designed for ease of maintenance and has a decked and paved outdoor entertaining area leading down to a lawn. There are arched gates to the front and to the driveway which provides parking for up to three cars. The paved courtyard garden at the rear has space for several are timber garden storage sheds.

Situation and Schooling

Stagsden is 2 miles west of Bromham which has shops and Bedford County Golf Club on the edge of the village. Bedford, 5 miles, and Milton Keynes, 8 miles away, have more extensive shopping and leisure facilities, and trains to London (Milton Keynes 32 minutes to Euston). Olney has independent shops and a weekly market. The A421 is about 2 miles away and provides access to junction 13 of the M1. Private and state schools available include the Harpur Trust Schools in Bedford, or Uppingham, Oundle, and Wellingborough (all within an hours' drive).

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