Orchard Lodge

Orchard Lodge, The Avenue, Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, MK44 1QF

Offers Over

£700,000

Property Highlights

Detached chalet style house
Four bedrooms; bathroom, en suite and two cloakrooms
Three reception rooms
Kitchen/breakfast room
Gas to radiator heating
In-out driveway, tandem garage measuring almost 40 ft.
Plot of approximately 0.25 acres with a jacuzzi room and summer house

Property description

A four bedroom 1,638 sq. ft. chalet style detached house set back from the road in a conservation area, with 0.25 acres of landscaped gardens, driveway parking and a tandem garage.

The property has versatile accommodation over two floors and includes an entrance hall which has a built-in storage cupboard and a cloakroom. The triple aspect sitting room has a feature fireplace and there is also a dining room, a garden room and a kitchen/breakfast room. There are also two double bedrooms on the ground floor, one with an en suite shower room. The other bedroom has an adjoining cloakroom and could also be used as a study. There are two further double bedrooms and a bathroom on the first floor. The front garden has lawned and gravelled areas with flower and shrub borders and a mature tree. The in-out driveway provides parking and access to the attached tandem garage which measures almost 40ft and has up and over doors at both ends with cavity walls and an insulated roof. The rear of the garage is suitable for conversion into a home office or gym if desired.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room and Garden Room

The kitchen is fitted with a range of modern white units with complementary work surfaces incorporating a breakfast bar and a sink and drainer. Integrated appliances include a fridge/freezer and dishwasher, and there is space for a double oven. A door leads to the rear terrace. The breakfast room has double doors to the garden room which is of uPVC and double glazed construction.

Rear Garden

The rear garden is a major feature of the property and includes a paved terrace and decked areas for outdoor entertaining. The main garden has an ornamental pond and a shaped lawn with a variety of mature trees and inset shrub borders providing screening. There is also a jacuzzi room and a summerhouse.

Situation and Schooling

Bletsoe is featured in the Domesday Book and offers various local amenities that include a public house, village hall, church and children's recreation ground. The village is in catchment for Sharnbrook Academy or the Harpur Trust schools are in Bedford approximately 6 miles away. Trains from Bedford to London St Pancras take about 43 minutes. The M1 is 17.7 miles away and London is only 64 miles away.

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