Rose Cottage

2 Willow End, Dodford, Northamptonshire, NN7 4SZ

Guide Price

£900,000

Property Highlights

Semi detached stone cottage
Four bedrooms
Four reception rooms
Two bathrooms
Detached barn incorporating garaging
Outdoor heated swimming pool
Plot of 1.3 acres with pond
Views over open countryside

Property description

A period semi detached four bedroom stone under slate property with outbuildings, including a garage, and off road driveway parking, set in a plot of approximately 1.3 acres with established gardens, a swimming pool, and a mature pond.

Rose Cottage extends to almost 2,600 sq. ft. with the accommodation set over two floors, including on the ground floor an entrance hall and an inner hall with a cloakroom and the staircase. There are four separate reception rooms: sitting, dining, and garden rooms, and a study, leading into a library. There are also an open plan kitchen/breakfast room and a utility room. Four first floor double bedrooms, one with an en suite shower room, and a family bathroom lead off the landing. The two storey portal frame outbuilding has garaging in the lean-to part with an electric roller shutter door accessed from the driveway. There are two storage rooms and a workshop which has stairs to the nearly 30 ft. by 30 ft. first floor. A garden machinery store is accessed separately via double doors. The property is on the edge of the village and has views over open countryside at both the front and rear. There is separate gated access to the paddock area.

Reception Rooms and Kitchen

The triple aspect sitting room is at the rear of the property with French doors to the garden and a stone inglenook fireplace with a herringbone brick back and an inset LPG stove. Double doors lead off to the dining room and the garden room has a lantern roof and door to the garden. The kitchen/breakfast room has a range of fitted units with Corian worksurfaces with an inset sink, an electric range cooker with mantlepiece over and a semi-integrated dishwasher. There is space for both a four seater table and separate seating area.

Bedrooms and Bathrooms

Bedroom one is split level and has a fitted dressing table and drawers on the upper level and wardrobes on either side of the lower level with a window overlooking the garden. The en suite has a WC, a wash basin, and a corner shower cubicle with a 'body jet' shower. There are three further double bedrooms, one with fitted wardrobes and one with two built-in cupboards. The family bathroom has a four piece suite with a separate bath and a walk-in shower cubicle.

Outside

At the side of the property is a driveway with parking for eight to ten cars. An archway cut in the hedge leads to the garaging that forms part of a larger outbuilding. There is a heated outdoor swimming pool which is enclosed by fencing and has a shed containing the pool plant. There are patio areas, a greenhouse and other sheds, formal gardens, an orchard, and a paddock. There is a mature pond with walkway behind through the surrounding mature trees leading to the northern corner of the plot.

Schooling and Situation

The local schools are Newnham Primary School, Weedon Bec Primary School, Quinton House School, Upton, Northampton High School, Hardingstone, Northampton Boys School and Rugby School, Rugby. Dodford has a church as well as a day nursery in the old school building. Further facilities can be found in the neighbouring village of Weedon which has shops and a pub.

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