Penwood

Thorns Close, Whiteleaf, Buckinghamshire, HP27 0LU

Guide Price

£1,425,000

Property Highlights

Detached house
Principal bedroom with en suite and dressing area
Three/four further bedrooms
Three separate reception rooms
Kitchen/breakfast room, utility room
Double garage, off street parking
Mature wraparound gardens on 0.5 acre plot
In village of Whiteleaf with country views

Property description

A modern four/five bedroom three storey detached property with driveway parking ahead of a double garage with established wraparound gardens set on a 0.55 acre plot in a cul-de-sac location in Whiteleaf with views over the Vale of Aylesbury.

Originally built in the mid-1970s, the house is brick under clay with hanging clay tiles on the first and second floors. It has approximately 2,666 sq. ft of accommodation arranged over three floors. Approached by a path off the drive, the front door opens to the entrance hallway which has doors to the snug, the cloakroom, the dining room, and the kitchen/breakfast room. The kitchen/breakfast room accesses the utility room and has an external door opening to a covered walkway leading to a pedestrian door at the rear of the double garage. Double doors from the hall also open to the triple aspect sitting room which measures 29 ft. by over 13 ft. and has an open fireplace and views over the Vale of Aylesbury. Parallel staircases rise from the hallway and the landing to the top of the house, accessing the bathroom and five double bedrooms over two floors, one with an en suite shower room. A window in the stairwell overlooks the front.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room

The kitchen overlooks a neighbouring orchard and is fitted with a range of wall and base units with contrasting Corian worksurfaces and upstands incorporating a Corian sink. Integrated appliances include a Belling range oven with a seven-ring gas hob and an extractor over, and a dishwasher. There is space for a fridge/freezer. The separate dual aspect utility room has fitted storage units, a worksurface with a butler’s sink, and space and plumbing for a washing machine and tumble dryer.

Bedrooms

The principal bedroom suite is dual aspect and has a dressing area lined with two sets of built-in, floor-to-ceiling wardrobes; a door leads to three piece en suite shower room. There are two further bedrooms on this floor, with built-in cupboards and sharing a family bathroom. The staircase continues to a second floor landing, off which lead two further bedrooms, both defined by the shape of the roof and with Velux windows. One room has Neville Johnson fitted cabinetry and is currently used as a study.

Outside

At the end of a cul-de-sac, Penwood has a lawn beside the drive with planted borders. The sitting room French door opens to a paved terrace which also runs along the side of the house. Stone steps from the terrace lead down to a sloping lawn with sleeper steps to a wooden arbour with a water feature. The garden wraps around the rear, overlooking an orchard, leading to a fruit cage, raised vegetable beds, a greenhouse, a shed, and compost bins on the opposite side.

Situation and Schooling

Penwood is situated close to the centre of Whiteleaf conservation area, within the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village has a public house (The Red Lion), a golf club and a cricket ground and has direct access to countryside walks and bridle ways. The market town of Princes Risborough (1.2 miles) has a variety of shopping facilities including a Tesco’s supermarket and a Marks and Spencer Food as well as doctors surgeries, dentists, a leisure centre and a Chiltern mainline link to London Marylebone. There are state and independent primary and secondary schools nearby and it is in catchment for grammar schools in Aylesbury.

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