Abbey Cottage

21 West End, Silverstone, Northamptonshire, NN12 8UY

Offers In Excess

£800,000

Property Highlights

Detached modern thatched cottage
Four bedrooms
Three bathrooms, two of which en suite
Four separate reception rooms
Kitchen/breakfast room
Separate home office/studio
Double garage and off street parking
Landscaped gardens

Property description

A modern stone under thatch four bedroom cottage, with driveway parking ahead of a double garage, a detached home office/studio, and enclosed landscaped rear gardens.

Abbey Cottage was fully rethatched earlier this year with Norfolk reed and has over 2,660 sq. ft. of accommodation arranged over two floors. This includes on the ground floor, an entrance hall with the staircase to the first floor landing, a cloakroom, and doors opening to the sitting room, the dining and family rooms, the study, and the kitchen/breakfast room. Leading off the first floor landing, which has windows over the side and front, are four bedrooms (three doubles), two with en suite shower rooms, and a family bathroom. To the back of the garden is additional accommodation which is a purpose built home office/studio, and extends to 19 ft. by 13 ft., and has a triple aspect with two sets of French doors at the front, opening to the terrace. It has power and lighting and an air conditioning unit.

Reception Rooms and Kitchen/Breakfast Room

The sitting room has two sets of French doors to the garden and an inglenook style fireplace with an open grate. Glazed double doors lead to a dining room with French doors to a patio area and the dual aspect family room has French doors to another patio. The kitchen/breakfast room has Silestone work surfaces and upstands, full height triple fridge, freezer and wine store, a Domino combination gas and induction hob with a downdraft extractor, a Siemens combination oven, a steam oven, a conventional oven and a warming drawer.

Bedrooms and Bathrooms

The partially vaulted principal bedroom is to the rear of the property and has two sets of built-in wardrobes and a four piece en suite with a WC, twin wash basins and a double shower cubicle. Bedroom two also has an en suite shower room and like bedrooms three and four, also has fitted wardrobes. The family bathroom (like the principal en suite) has been refitted and comprises a four piece suite with fitted units with a countertop wash basin and a separate bath and shower.

Outside

To the front of the property is a driveway providing parking for up to four cars in addition to the detached double garage. Steps lead up to the front door, side access and seating area. There are several patio areas and wide mature planted borders and arbour seating. The larger side patio currently includes the hot tub (subject to separate negotiation) and leads to a garden shed; there is also access to the front. A potting area is to the rear of the home office/studio.

Schooling and Situation

The local schools include Silverstone Church of England School, Silverstone University Technical College, and Sponne School in Towcester. Other schools include Beachborough Prep School, Westbury, Royal Latin School in Buckingham, Northampton High School (for girls) in Hardingstone, and Northampton School for Boys is to the east of the city centre. The village has a public house, a post office, a shop, and a doctors' surgery.

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