The Old Court House

70-72 High Street, Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire, HP22 4JS

Asking Price

£1,195,000

Property Highlights

Grade II listed 15th-century house
Approximately 5,632 sq. ft of accommodation
Recent change of use from office to residential
Outbuilding/garage
Two cellars
Character features
Private gardens and parking for at least ten cars
Close to local amenities and country walks

Property description

A Grade II* listed 15th-century timber framed brick under tile property, with later alterations and early 20th-century renovation work, with private gardens, a double garage, ample parking and a recent change of use from office to residential status.

This period house has over 5,600 sq. ft. of accommodation on four floors, including cellars. It has original character throughout: stone flags and a 15th-century door in the hall, diamond-paned leaded windows, exposed beams and brickwork, and original fireplaces. The first floor has a distinctive 15th-century jetty, overhanging the ground floor in the traditional manner. The main bedroom is crowned by a magnificent central truss with carved brace timbers forming a stretched arch, with decorative carved tracery, a genuinely rare feature. Formerly an office, the property now has full residential status and gives a purchaser an opportunity to create a house of real distinction. The interior will need updating and reconfiguration to realise its full potential as a home, but layout, finish and services can be completed to a purchaser’s taste rather than inheriting other’s choices. A kitchen is already in place, and several cloakrooms lend themselves to conversion to bath/shower rooms.

Accommodation

The ground floor has a kitchen, and six further reception rooms of varying sizes. These offer ample scope for a drawing room, sitting room, dining room and study, with room besides for a gym, games room or playroom as required. One or more of the ground floor rooms could equally serve as bedrooms, for guests or multi-generational living. The upper floors provide eleven further rooms, allowing for a substantial number of bedrooms, dressing rooms and additional bathrooms, configured to suit the purchaser’s own requirements.

Outside

This historic property is in a prominent position on Whitchurch High Street walking distance from amenities. A private gravel car park at the rear has space for at least ten cars. There is a stone paved patio at the rear of the house and established lawned gardens with mature shrubs and trees.

CGI Illustrative Images

Some of the internal images used in this listing are computer-generated and are intended to illustrate the potential appearance of the property following a hypothetical conversion. They do not represent the property's current condition, layout or specification. Any proposed alterations or conversion are subject to obtaining the necessary planning permissions, building regulations approval and other relevant consents.

Situation and Schooling

Whitchurch village has a supermarket/post office, a public house, a church, a beauty salon, and a combined school. Aylesbury (4.7 miles) has shopping, social and sports facilities, the Waterside Theatre, grammar schools, a college, and a university campus. There is also a mainline railway station with services to Marylebone and Oxford.

Purchaser Compliance and Administration Fee

To comply with the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017, Michael Graham is legally mandated to conduct compulsory Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Customer Due Diligence (CDD) checks on all property buyers. While we do not charge a commission fee to the property vendor, a mandatory compliance and administration fee of £54.00 (inclusive of VAT) per person is payable by the purchaser(s). This non-refundable fee covers the cost of third-party electronic identity verification, source of funds auditing, and the associated regulatory administration. This fee becomes payable upon an offer being accepted in principle and must be fully cleared before a Memorandum of Sale can be issued or solicitors instructed. The payment of this fee does not guarantee the completion of the transaction, and Michael Graham reserves the right to request further verification documentation to satisfy its statutory obligations.

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