2 Briary Cottages

Great Hampden, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, HP16 9RA

Guide Price

£1,095,000

Property Highlights

Refurbished cottage with original character features
Three bedrooms, two bath or shower rooms
Two reception rooms with wood burning stoves
Kitchen/breakfast room, cloakroom
New garden eco-pod with additional bedroom and shower room, completed 2022
Approx. 0.5 acres of mature gardens and woodland
Detached garaging, parking for at least four cars
Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Property description

A Victorian Tudor revival, three / four bedroom semi detached cottage on the historic Hampden Estate.

The property has many original features including ledge and brace doors, wood panelling, quarry tiles and open fireplaces. Modern enhancements include double glazed cottage windows, an insulated boarded loft space, new thermal interior insulation, two wood burning stoves, Victorian style Acova radiators throughout and de-mister pads and underfloor heating in the bath and shower rooms. On the first floor, the triple aspect master bedroom has handmade wardrobes with LED lighting and a three piece en suite shower room with a Harvey George vanity unit, Carrara marble tiling and a dual fuel heated towel rail. There are two further bedrooms complete with original Victorian fireplaces and a refurbished bathroom with modern fixtures and fittings such as marble tiling, and heritage sanitary ware.

Ground Floor Highlights

The triple aspect sitting room has a central fireplace with an inset wood burning stove, there is a door to the rear garden and a built-in cupboard beneath the staircase. The dining room has an open fireplace with a Stovax wood burning stove and there are stripped pine floorboards. The kitchen/breakfast room has a bespoke banquette seating area and handmade Shaker units with granite worktops incorporating a double bowl Belfast sink unit. There is a Rayburn and additional integrated appliances.

Eco-pod

A highlight of the property is the new Eco-pod. Installed in 2022 it provides versatile ancillary accommodation, with a sitting area, complete with wardrobes, and a study station plus a double bedroom and a shower room. The pod is clad with burnt larch, and a living sedum roof blends in with its environment. The Pod has been built to current building regulations.

Outside

There are approximately 0.5 acres of lawns and woodland incorporating terraces and raised vegetable beds. To the front of the property is a lawned area with a selection of shrubs and roses, as well as a newly landscaped driveway to provide parking for at least four vehicles. A particular feature of the garden is the section of mature beech forest to the rear. There is an oak-framed garage block incorporating a workshop and mezzanine storage level.

Situation and Schooling

The Hampden estate is the original home of the Earls of Buckinghamshire and straddles 1,000 acres of parkland and woodland in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Great Hampden village has a church, a public house, a community hall and cricket ground. The property is in catchment for Prestwood Infant School (Ofsted rated Outstanding) and a variety of grammar schools in nearby towns.

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