The Lodge

31 Clophill Road, Maulden, Bedfordshire, MK45 2AA

Guide Price

£699,950

Property Highlights

Victorian detached property
Four bedrooms
Three reception rooms
Conservatory
Gas fired heating
Detached home office/studio
Private established gardens
Detached double garage with versatile first floor room

Property description

An early Victorian four bedroom detached property, in an elevated position set back from the road in private, established gardens with a driveway, a detached home office, and a double garage with a games room over.

The property is believed to date from 1840 and was constructed as a Lodge House for Maulden Grange. The current owners have carefully updated and restored it, with careful attention taken to blend its many traditional features with modern day amenities. On the ground floor there are two principal reception rooms, a conservatory, a separate study, and a kitchen/breakfast room with access to a family bathroom. On the first floor there are two double and two single bedrooms and a shower room. The principal bedroom has a traditional fireplace and a built-in wardrobe. A driveway serving this and the neighbouring house provides parking and access to the detached double garage. Above the garage and accessed by an external staircase is the games/cinema room. There is an EV charging point. The gardens provide screening and privacy and include a detached home office with power connected and a wash basin and WC.

Entrance Hall and Reception Rooms

The slate tiled entrance hall has a built-in understairs cupboard and a former salt cupboard. Glazed double doors lead into a conservatory which has a high vaulted ceiling, an exposed slate tiled floor and double doors to the garden. The dual aspect sitting room includes a bay window to the front and a feature traditional fireplace. An inner hall has an original mosaic tiled floor and double doors to a study with dual aspect windows. The dining room has a full height glazed display cabinet set into a recess, a stripped oak floor, a door to the rear garden, and access to stairs to the first floor.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room

The kitchen/breakfast room is fitted in a modern range of Shaker style units including wicker drawers and glazed display cabinets, with granite work surfaces incorporating a butler sink. Appliances include an electric Aga range cooker with an induction hob and extractor, a dishwasher, a wine chiller, and a fridge/freezer.

Gardens

A pillared entrance with walls either side leads to a gravel path to the entrance door. There are raised borders either side of the path with an ornamental pond on one side and box hedges and a variety of wild flowers on the other. The rear garden is fully enclosed by timber fencing and mature hedgerow. It includes a gravel area that continues to the side and provides access to a decked outdoor entertaining area. There are steps leading up to a lawned area and established borders as well as access to the home office, driveway and garages.

Situation and Schooling

Maulden is a mid-Bedfordshire village about 20 minutes’ drive from the M1 and A1. It has a village church, a shop, two pubs and a lower school in catchment for Redborne Upper School. Nearby walks include the Greensand Ridge Walk. The Harpur Trust Schools are in Bedford (9 miles) and a range of facilities are in Flitwick (3 miles) or the Georgian market town of Ampthill (2 miles).

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