Stoneleigh House

17 Castle Street, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, MK18 1BP

Asking Price

£1,100,000

Property Highlights

Grade II listed four storey period town house
Six double bedrooms, six en suite bathrooms
Kitchen/breakfast room, cloakroom, cellar
Five reception areas
Enclosed 141 ft. south facing lawned garden
Gated off street parking for up to four cars
Carriageway, covered and gated carport
0.5 mile walk to Royal Latin grammar School

Property description

A Grade II listed Georgian six bedroom town house with six en suite facilities, five reception areas, a 141 ft. south facing rear garden and gated off street parking for up to four cars, located centrally in Buckingham town centre and with no onwards chain.

This probably late 17th-century (with later alterations) brick and rendered under slate property has 3,776 sq. ft. of accommodation arranged over four floors, including a cellar. On the ground floor there are sitting, drawing, and dining rooms, each with fireplaces, a cloakroom, and a walk-through study, leading to a kitchen/breakfast room which is open plan to a family area with French doors to the rear garden. The first floor has four en suite double bedrooms and the second floor has two en suite bedrooms. Retained period features include: fire places, wooden flooring, exposed beams, high ceilings, sash windows and a Portland stone porch. A gated carriageway driveway provides hardstanding off street parking and leads to the south facing lawned garden. With a class C1 designation, the property is suitable for both residential and commercial use, the layout suggesting a boutique hotel or bed and breakfast. It is within walking distance of amenities.

Ground Floor

There are two traditional reception rooms with high ceilings, exposed beams, wooden flooring, sash windows and gas fire places with stone surrounds. A walk-through study area has a side entrance which leads to a dining room with high ceilings, wooden flooring, and an inglenook fireplace with a wood burner and bressumer beam. The kitchen/breakfast room has a range of units with granite worksurfaces and a double butler’s sink. It is open plan to a family area with a pitched ceiling, wooden flooring and French doors to the south facing rear garden.

Bedrooms and Bathrooms

The over 18 ft. by 15 ft. principal bedroom has a pitched roof with exposed A-frame beams, a cast iron fireplace, fitted wardrobes and an en suite bathroom with a free standing bath, a shower, twin basins, and tiled flooring. Bedrooms two and three have en suite shower rooms, and bedroom six/office has an en suite bathroom. Second floor bedroom four has a three piece en suite bathroom and a roll top bath; bedroom five has fitted wardrobes and an en suite shower room.

Situation and Schooling

The property is within walking distance of a range of shopping and leisure facilities, a library, and dental and GP surgeries. Regular bus services connect to Milton Keynes, Aylesbury, Bicester, and Oxford. The property is within walking distance of a primary school, The Royal Latin School, The Buckingham (secondary) School and two parks.

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