St. Faiths Cottage

Marsh, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP17 8SP

Guide Price

£1,225,000

Property Highlights

Extended detached property
Four bedrooms, three bath or shower rooms
An over 36 ft x 11 ft kitchen/dining room, separate utility room
Three reception rooms, two with woodburning stoves
Separate outbuilding over two floors
Party barn at end of garden, separate store
Off street parking for multiple cars
200 ft. long garden, 0.4 acres plot

Property description

A five bedroom detached house with a detached two storey annexe with a hobby room/gym and bedroom/home office, and an open fronted party barn in approximately 0.4 acres, in the village of Marsh.

The property was originally a chapel and reading room and is built of brick with rendered elevations, a clay tile roof and brick chimneys. It has been extended by the current owners, and now has approximately 2,418 sq. ft. of accommodation excluding the outbuildings. Period features have been kept throughout, including latched doors, wood flooring and beams, and a stained glass window has been retained as a nod to its past. The over 36 ft. x 11 ft kitchen/dining room is triple aspect with views over the rear garden. The kitchen has painted pine units with granite worksurfaces and an inset double Belfast sink. There is an electric Aga, and space for a dishwasher and a fridge/freezer. Oak flooring continues into the dining area which has French doors to a patio for entertaining. The adjoining utility room has storage, a sink, space for a washing machine and tumble dryer and a door to the side.

Reception Rooms

Believed to be the original chapel, the sitting room is triple aspect and has original pine floorboards and a brick fireplace with an inset woodburning stove. The dual aspect family room also has a brick fireplace with an inset woodburning stove and windows either side, and a box bay window. A third room is currently used as a fifth bedroom, but could be used as a playroom, and there is a downstairs cloakroom.

Bedrooms

The first floor landing has a range of built-in storage, and access to four double bedrooms. The dual aspect principal bedroom has a built-in cupboard and a three piece en suite shower room with a Velux window. Bedroom two overlooks the rear garden and also has built-in cupboards and a three piece en suite shower room. The two other bedrooms have built-in cupboards and share a four piece family bathroom which has a sunken bath and a corner shower.

Outside

Hedges screen the property which is approached via a gravel drive which widens into an extensive parking area. A separate gate leads to a second drive. The 200 ft. rear garden is enclosed by fences, and adjoins a paddock on one side. A natural stone patio at the end of the garden is part covered by an open party barn, giving an internal and external seating area. The former garage has been converted and upgraded about 13 years ago, to create a further reception room with bi folds door to a patio and spiral stairs to a first floor sixth bedroom or home office.

Situation and Schooling

Marsh is a hamlet close to the Chiltern Hills with access to paths and bridleways through open countryside. A public footpath opposite the property leads to the Harrow at Bishopstone (approximately 1.2 miles away). Amenities - including mainline railway stations with services to London - are available in Princes Risborough (4.9 miles) and Wendover (5.1 miles). The property is also in catchment for grammar schools in Aylesbury (6.3 miles) and the bus stop for Aylesbury Grammar School stops just outside.

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