Eagle House Lowndes

Main Street, Tingewick, Buckinghamshire, MK18 4NN

Asking Price

£1,100,000

Property Highlights

A Grade II listed, double bay fronted, period property
Six double bedrooms, family bathroom
Kitchen/breakfast room, utility/boot room, cloakroom
Sitting room, dining room, office
Gated off street parking for up to six cars
Garage, carport, stable and a variety of outbuildings
2.11-acre plot including gardens and a 1.81-acre paddock
Village location, Royal Latin (grammar) school catchment

Property description

A period Grade II Listed six double bedroom property with three reception rooms, a garage, a carport, three stables and outbuildings, on a plot of over 2 acres including gardens and paddock land in a village location.

Originally 17th Century with a 19th-Century double bay front, this property has a combined nearly 4,520 sq. ft. of accommodation arranged over three floors. On the ground floor there are two traditional reception rooms with fireplaces and bay windows, there is a cloakroom within the entrance hall, a kitchen/breakfast room and a utility/boot room. On the first floor there are four double bedrooms and a four piece family bathroom. There are three attic rooms on the second floor comprising two double bedrooms and an office in the middle. Gated access at the side accesses a gravel driveway with off street parking for up to six cars leading to a garage, a carport and a store. There are mature formal lawned gardens and gates that lead to over 1.80 acres of adjacent paddock land and a further range of outbuildings. The property is within walking distance of a village store with a post office, a primary school and is in catchment of the Royal Latin (grammar) School in Buckingham.

Ground Floor

The house retains many period features. There are two formal reception rooms used as sitting and dining rooms. They have high ceilings exposed beams and bay windows overlooking the front aspect. The sitting room has a fireplace with a wood burner; the dining room has a fireplace, stone flooring, early wood panelling and an original secret staircase to bedroom two. The kitchen has a range of fitted units with contrasting worksurfaces, tiled flooring and space for appliances, including room for a range cooker in a chimney breast. Also included are a cloakroom and a utility/boot room with a further range of fitted storage.

Upper Floors

There are four double bedrooms with sash windows. The principal is dual aspect with a cast iron fireplace. Bedroom two has built-in storage, a fireplace with a tiled hearth and a secret staircase descending to the dining room. Both rooms have wide period floorboards. Bedroom three overlooks the side aspect and garden. Bedroom four has a fireplace and a built-in wardrobe. The family bathroom includes a separate shower and a free-standing roll top bath. There are three attic rooms, two could be double bedrooms with an office in the middle.

Outside

Double timber side gates access a gravel driveway with parking for up to six cars, leading to a garage, a carport and a stable. From here there are two entrances to the house and a partially walled well established lawned garden with fruit trees, shrubs, flower beds and a pond. A gate opens to a paddock with a natural pond and four outbuildings, including two stables and also a hard standing enclosed yard for livestock, beyond which is the largest paddock (combined 1.81 acres) enclosed by timber and wire fencing and a stone wall. Gated access at the rear leads to a public footpath.

Situation and Schooling

Tingewick has a church, a village shop, a post office, and The Royal Oak public house (currently closed). It is located 3 miles from the market town of Buckingham which has a wider range of shopping and leisure facilities, a library, and dental and GP surgeries. The property is in catchment for the Royal Latin School in Buckingham and there are private schools including Swanbourne, Thornton, Stowe, and Akeley. Bicester North station is within 15 minutes with fast trains to London and Birmingham.

Conveyancing

The vendors have opted to provide a legal pack for the sale of their property which includes a set of searches. The legal pack provides the essential documentation upfront that tends to cause or create delays in the transactional process. The legal pack includes • Evidence of title • Standard searches (regulated local authority, water & drainage & environmental) • Protocol forms and answers to standard conveyancing enquiries The legal pack is available to view in the branch prior to agreeing to purchase the property. The vendor requests that the buyer buys the searches provided in the pack which will be billed at £360 inc VAT upon completion.

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