An overview of Mill Gate Barn, Radclive
– Five-bedroom converted brick barn with tiled roof within a conservation village
– Approximately 0.5 acres plot with mill stream frontage and a private island garden
– Double-height vaulted living room with ‘cathedral-type’ glazed gable window
– Exposed historic oak beams and original architectural details
– High-quality modern specification throughout
– Flexible layout with potential for dual living or income use
– Extensive garaging and parking
Ground Floor
Throughout the ground floor, the handmade oak windows and French doors are double glazed and have been recently professionally resealed and oiled. The entrance hallway has a window overlooking the side with plantation shutters and a handmade wooden staircase with plain balusters and a carved handrail rising to the galleried landing. Original flagstone flooring runs from the entrance to the open plan kitchen/breakfast family area and has been continued with modern flags in the rear hallway and utility room. Most ground floor rooms have engineered wooden floors and Italian column radiators.
Kitchen/Breakfast/Family Room
The kitchen overlooks and has French doors to the courtyard; it has a partially vaulted ceiling and exposed timbers. A two-oven electric Aga (AIMS system) is set in an exposed brick chimney breast with a lintel above surmounted by a stone mantel shelf with moulded console brackets. There are fitted base and wall Shaker style units with granite worksurfaces and an inset butler’s sink. A central island with a Dekton worksurface includes a 24-bottle wine rack with further storage cupboards and breakfast seating for at least four. Integrated appliances include an induction hob, a Neff oven, and a Miele dishwasher.
Open plan with the kitchen/breakfast area, the transition to the family area has a visual marker in the form of an historic structural pillar. There is a floor-to-ceiling cupboard with double chalk-board doors. The seating area has French doors to the courtyard and oak doors to the dining room. There is a partially exposed brick wall with storage; the entire area has natural light from windows in the cart entrance and French doors to the courtyard.
Dining Room
Solid, modern double oak doors open from the family area to the nearly 23 ft. by nearly 17 ft. dual aspect dining room which has an oak floor and an exposed floor-to-ceiling brick chimney breast with an inset woodburning stove set on a stone hearth beneath a timber lintel. There is an original chamfered ceiling timber, two windows overlook the front aspect and there are further windows overlooking the courtyard divided by a centrally placed set of French doors.
Utility Room
The utility room has a window overlooking the courtyard and base and wall units with a solid wood worksurface and an inset one-and-a-half ceramic sink. There is space and plumbing for a washing machine and tumble dryer and room for an American style fridge/freezer. The room houses the oil-fired Themecon central heating boiler.
Guest Bedroom/Bedroom Three and Shower Room
At the end of the rear hall is bedroom three which has an oak floor and a window overlooking the side with fitted plantation shutters. There is a built-in media cupboard and in common with most rooms in the house, there are recessed spot downlights. Nearby, off the same hall, is the ground floor, fully tiled shower room with a window, again with plantation shutters, overlooking the courtyard. As well as the shower, there is a hanging wash hand basin, a hanging WC with a concealed cistern, a heated towel rail, and an inset cupboard.
Sitting Room and Office
Built within the last six years by the current owners, the sitting room measures nearly 33 ft. by nearly 16 ft. and is accessed via the study. The vaulted room has three Velux skylights in the pitched roof above three evenly spaced French doors which open to the courtyard garden. The gable end of the room, including the apex, is entirely glazed, taking advantage of picturesque views over the mill stream and island garden beyond. A contemporary, three-windowed stand-alone wood burner is set on a carved circular slate base towards one corner of the room, its flue rising to the vaulted ceiling many feet above. There is a shallow built-in media cupboard with latticework doors and beneath the oak floor is underfloor heating. This flooring continues into the study, which has a further set of French doors to the courtyard. (The study could function as a home office, hi-speed Gigaclear broadband is connected.)
First Floor One
The first floor is in two parts. The larger area is accessed via the main staircase from the entrance hall. This has further stairs rising to en suite bedroom two which has fitted oak wardrobe cupboards. The landing also has three further oak fitted cupboards/wardrobes and original exposed timbers.
Principal Bedroom Suite
The dressing area has a pitched ceiling with two Velux windows and an engineered wooden floor continuing to the principal bedroom. This area and the en suite bathroom are defined by characterful, original structural timbers with curved braces and metalwork. Leading off are a door to a walk-in wardrobe with fitted shelving and lighting and the en suite bathroom. This newly fitted bathroom has an African slate tiled wall behind the shower, and similar flooring with underfloor heating. There is a central step up across the width of the room with recessed lighting, leading to a free-standing contemporary Lusso bath with centrally placed taps. A matching wash basin is set in a modern cupboard with storage drawers and a mirror above.
From the dressing room, a walk through with a step accesses the over 21 ft. by 17 ft. principal bedroom with a feature wooden propellor ceiling fan. At the farthest end of the room, powder coated aluminium French doors with flanking windows, open to a balcony overlooking the mill stream and garden. A similar set of French doors opens to a terrace overlooking the courtyard garden. Both outside areas have Millboard composite, non-rot, non-slip, wood-effect decking with metal railed balustrades and ample room for seating. The terrace also has a metal spiral staircase leading down to the courtyard garden.
Bedroom Two and En Suite Bathroom
Double bedroom two has a wooden floor and two sets of bespoke built-in shoulder height cupboards; there is a casement window in the gable end which also has exposed timbers, and above which is loft access. The en suite bathroom has a slate-effect ceramic tiled floor and a matching tiled gable end wall behind the wet-room shower area. The Axor Hansgrohe shower has a tinted glass screen. The ceiling is vaulted with exposed beams and there are two Velux windows. As well as a free-standing bath there are a concealed cistern WC, modern heated towel rails, and an inset basin in a composite worksurface.
First Floor Two
First floor two is accessed from a wooden staircase rising from the rear hall which has a small understairs cupboard, access above to loft space, and a galleried landing lit by two Velux skylights leading to bedrooms four and five and the family bathroom.
Bedrooms Four and Five
Bedroom four is a double room measuring nearly 14 ft. by over 10 ft. It has a pitched ceiling, exposed timbers, and a Velux window. Bedroom five is an 11 ft. long single room, also with a pitched ceiling with a Velux window and low eaves storage. This could lend itself as a nursery or dressing room.
Family Bathroom
Shared by bedrooms four and five, the family bathroom is vaulted and has two Velux windows; the floor and vertical walls are fully tiled with recessed floor lighting along the edge of the panelled jacuzzi bath. There are a concealed cistern WC and a modern basin in a tiled unit.
Outbuildings
Garaging
Attached Triple Garage With Store And Separate Double Garage
Attached to but not integrated with the barn, is the triple garage which measures over 28 ft. by over 21 ft. It has double up and over electric garage doors accessible from the drive and a personnel door opening to the rear garden. The garage has an epoxy-painted concrete floor and power and light connected. An internal door in the garage opens to a 15 ft. long store with an access hatch at the rear and the oil tank.
The separate double garage is a timber clad structure resembling an agricultural building with treated wooden cladding and a clay tile roof matching the barn. It has double doors at the front accessed from the drive, and water, light and electricity are connected. An additional container-type garden store is located behind the garage on a solid concrete base.
Gardens
Front
A gravel drive to the front of the barn diverts from a short length of shared drive leading off the village road. Passing through an entrance formed by low, curved stone walls, the gravel drive widens to an area of private parking for at least five cars and accesses the doors for both garages. Further stone walls separate the end of the drive from a sloping lawn down to the mill stream with a path leading to a bridge. The hedged front boundary is interrupted by a now purely decorative, listed carved stone entrance with wrought iron gates. There are established borders at the front of the barn planted with a variety of trees and shrubs such as prunus, lilac and mahonia; a stone path leads to the front door.
Rear
Accessed by French doors from each reception room, the paved courtyard garden is fundamental to the layout. Enclosed on three sides, it has a circular goldfish pond retained by brick walls with a stone fountain. A specimen prunus provides shade for summer entertaining. There is another terrace beyond the sitting room gable end which is enclosed by a stone wall and overlooks the mill stream and weeping willow. Steps lead to a lower terrace which creates another seating area and accesses a wooden bridge over the stream. Beyond the bridge is the lawned island garden which has the river Great Ouse tributary as a boundary. It is planted with established trees and enclosed by indigenous hedging and mature trees providing summer seclusion and a haven for wildlife including ducks and moorhens. The courtyard garden, terraces, and the balcony all have outside lighting for evening entertaining.
Locality
The village of Radclive is within a conservation area and was recorded in the Domesday Book. It has a range of period houses including Radclive Manor which is near the church. It is located off the A421, 2 miles west of the market town of Buckingham which has a range of shopping and leisure facilities including health clubs, parks, a golf club (which is within walking distance of the property), and a swimming pool complex as well as primary schools, a secondary school, and the Royal Latin School. A wider range of shopping is approximately 15 miles away in Milton Keynes, which has one of the largest covered shopping centres in Europe as well as leisure facilities including a theatre, cinemas, and an indoor ski slope.
Agent Note
Whilst every attempt has been made to ensure the accuracy of the floor plan contained here, measurements of doors, windows and rooms are approximate and no responsibility is taken for any error, omission or misstatement. These plans are for representation purposes only as defined by RICS Code of Measuring Practice and should be used as such by any prospective purchaser. Specifically no guarantee is given on the total square footage of the property if quoted on this plan. Any figure given is for initial guidance only and should not be relied on as a basis of valuation.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Services: Mains electricity, Oil Central Heating, 4Kw Solar PV with generous feed-in tarrif, Mains Water and Private Treatment Plant
Local Authority: Buckinghamshire Council, Aylesbury Vale Area
Council Tax: Band H
EPC Rating: C
