The Old Post House

18 High Street, Weedon, Buckinghamshire, HP22 4NW

Asking Price

£995,000

Property Highlights

A Georgian extended former post office
Comprehensively restored and converted
Four bedrooms, one en suite, family bathroom
Three reception rooms and a new kitchen/breakfast room
Period features including fireplaces, sash windows, and parquet flooring
0.13-acre plot including south east facing rear garden
Single garage with workshop and off street parking for one further car
No upper chain

Property description

An 18th-century former post office with a wine cellar, a garage, off street parking and a south east facing garden on a plot of over 0.13 acres within walking distance of amenities in the village of Weedon.

The period brick under slate property has over 2,600 sq. ft. of versatile accommodation arranged over three floor (including the wine cellar) and retains original character features including sash windows, high ceilings, fireplaces, the authentic money safe, and village post box. The original wood floors in the hall and drawing room have been repaired and restored and an original parquet floor, discovered while working on the kitchen, has also been restored. The ground floor, with an entrance hall, has three reception rooms, a kitchen/breakfast room, open plan with a dining/family room, a utility/boot room, and a cloakroom. On the first floor, the landing has ample space for a study or reading area, and there are four double bedrooms, one with a walk-in bay window and original fireplace, an en suite shower room, and a family bathroom, both refitted. The property is in the Conservation Area in the village of Weedon, within walking distance of local amenities.

Ground Floor Highlights

The front door opens into an L-shaped entrance hall which has stairs to the first floor and a door to stairs down to the wine cellar. There is a dual aspect drawing room with a feature open fireplace and a canted bay window, a library/study, and a dining/family room which is open plan to the kitchen/breakfast room. The kitchen has display shelving and base and full height units with Carrara marble worksurfaces. The matching central island has further storage cupboards, a breakfast bar, and an inset sink and drainer. A utility/boot room has a window to the rear.

Garden and Grounds

There is off street parking for one car at the front leading to the attached single garage with double doors, a window, a side workshop, and a door to the rear garden, with access to the boiler room. The rear garden has a stone terrace by the house, bound by a rockery with steps up to the lawn. There is also a further gravel seating area with a firepit and a timber shed. The garden is enclosed by walls and close boarded fencing.

Situation and Schooling

The property is within walking distance of The Five Elms public house. Weedon also has a Methodist church and a children's playground. The property is in catchment for Whitchurch Combined School (2.8 miles), and for the Aylesbury grammar schools. Whitchurch also has a Supermart/post office, a public house, a church, and a beauty salon. Independent schools include Swanbourne House (6.5 miles), Stowe (17.7 miles), and Akeley Wood (17.3 miles).

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