Westerley House

Rectory Lane, Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, MK45 3LD

Asking Price

£695,000

Property Highlights

Modern detached property
Five double bedrooms; one en suite
Open plan sitting/dining/family room
Separate study and conservatory
Fitted kitchen, utility room and cloakroom
Oil fired heating and solar energy
Driveway parking and single garage
Enclosed gardens

Property description

A modern five bedroom detached property with driveway parking, a single garage and an enclosed rear garden situated in the village on a no through lane.

The property, which has over 2,352 sq. ft. of versatile accommodation, is approached via a covered walkway that also accesses the garage. The entrance hall has an exposed wood effect floor, a full turn staircase to the first floor with an understairs cupboard, and a cloakroom. The sitting/dining/family room is separated by a shelved throughway, with a serving hatch to the kitchen from the dining area. Glazed sliding doors lead into the conservatory which is of brick uPVC double glazed construction under a pitched glazed roof. The study and utility room are accessed off the kitchen via a rear hallway. The landing provides access to all the first floor double bedrooms, with one landing providing access to the principal bedroom suite and the other accessing the additional four bedrooms and family bathroom. The dual aspect principal bedroom has a range of fitted furniture and an en suite bathroom. Two further bedrooms have fitted furniture and there is a family bathroom.

Kitchen and Utility Room

The kitchen overlooks the rear garden and is fitted in a modern range of light wood effect units with complementary worksurfaces, a stainless steel sink and an integrated electric oven, hob and extractor. There is space and plumbing for a dishwasher and under counter fridge. A door leads into the rear hall which has a built-in storage cupboard, a ceramic tiled floor, full length dual aspect windows and a door to the rear garden. It accesses the study, two stores and a utility room with a free-standing oil-fired boiler and space and plumbing for a washing machine.

Outside

The property is behind a mature beech hedge and has a driveway to the side providing parking and access to the garage which has an up and over door, power connected and houses the manifolds for the solar energy. The garden is principally lawned with mixed borders. A side path leads to the west facing rear garden which is lawned with shaped borders, paved sitting areas, and a path around the outside.

Situation and Schooling

Houghton Conquest is in the northern part of Central Bedfordshire and its local amenities include a shop, lower school, village hall and a church. There are two public houses and a restaurant The Knife & Cleaver. Bedford is approximately 6 miles away and has the Harpur Trust schools and rail links to London St. Pancras International in 41 minutes. The village has bus routes to surroundings towns.

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