11 Pemberley Avenue

Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 2LE

Guide Price

£1,250,000

Property Highlights

Period detached property
Six bedrooms; one en suite, bathroom, shower room
Three separate reception rooms
Open plan kitchen/dining/family room
Separate utility room, wine cellar and two cloakrooms
Gas fired heating, plus additional solar energy
Established gardens
Driveway and single garage with an electric car charging point

Property description

An Edwardian six bedroom detached property with gardens and a garage in a prominent corner position within Bedford's conservation area and overlooking the playing fields and cricket pavilion of Bedford School at the front.

The property has over 3,540 sq. ft. of accommodation over three floors. On the ground floor there are three reception rooms with original features including moulded cornicing and fireplaces and an open plan kitchen/dining/family room leading directly to the rear garden. In addition, there are two cloakrooms and a utility room with a wine cellar. On the first floor a mezzanine landing overlooks the school playing fields with doors to four bedrooms, three with fitted wardrobes, and a family bathroom. The principal bedroom also has an en suite shower room. An inner landing, reached via a door or separately from the ground floor, accesses to two further bedrooms and a shower room on the second floor. The front garden is enclosed by mature hedgerow and has a driveway providing parking for up to two cars and access to the single garage which has twin timber doors, power connected and houses the gas fired boiler serving the heating and the equipment relating to the solar energy power.

Entrance Hall and Reception Rooms

The original part glazed front door opens to the tiled reception hall with a full turn staircase, with turned balusters and polished hand rails, to the landing. The study has a tiled floor and custom-built fitted bookshelves with cupboards and a desk. Overlooking the garden, the dual aspect snug has a feature fireplace with an inset real flame gas fire and alcove bookshelves with moulded cornices. The sitting room has a bay window with a window seat and a fireplace with a living flame gas fire. Hand-built bookshelves and cupboards line one wall and there are moulded cornices and an exposed oak floor.

Kitchen/Dining/Family Room

The open plan room has travertine tiled flooring, bespoke Shaker style cabinets and an island with a sink, all with slate and composite worksurfaces. Integrated appliances include a range style oven, a gas hob with an extractor over, a dishwasher and two fridges. A part vaulted ceiling has Velux skylights. The dining area has glazed double doors to the garden and the family area has a bay window. The adjacent utility room has a butler’s sink set into a hardwood drainer and space and plumbing for further appliances.

Gardens

The front is enclosed by mature hedgerow and includes a personnel gate and a path to the front door. A picket fence has a personnel gate leading to the easterly facing rear gardens which are a particular feature of the property. These are enclosed by a combination of original walling and mature hedgerow and incorporate a paved outdoor entertaining area. A path leads to the shaped lawned area, surrounded by shaped flower borders and mature trees, including fruit trees.

Situation and Schooling

Pemberley Avenue is a minutes' walk from Bedford's Victorian park and 5 minutes' walk from Robinson Swimming Pool. The town centre and the Harpur Trust schools are within 10 minute's walk and the property is also within walking distance of the railway station which has services to St. Pancras International.

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