Clapgate

Askett, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, HP27 9LT

Guide Price

£650,000

Property Highlights

Grade II listed detached cottage
Three bedrooms, en suite shower room, separate bathroom
Three reception rooms
Refitted Kitchen/breakfast room
Inglenook fireplace with a wood burning stove, exposed beams
Private garden with al fresco dining space
Block paved off street parking
Approximately 10 minutes’ walk from Monks Risborough railway station

Property description

A Grade II Listed early 19th-century three bedroom detached cottage with a courtyard garden and off street parking in the village of Askett and with a level walk to Monks Risborough train station.

Timber framed, with rendered walls under clay, Clapgate has over 1,200 sq. ft. of accommodation over two floors. Situated in a conservation area with a network of footpaths, it shares a private driveway and has a gated front garden with a lawn and a walled courtyard. Carefully restored and updated, it retains many original features including a brick inglenook fireplace, with an insFroet wood burning stove in the sitting room. There are exposed walls and ceiling timbers and internal latch doors. A front stable door opens to the kitchen/breakfast room, which leads to a dual aspect study with engineered oak flooring and stairs to the first floor landing. There is a dining room with a casement window overlooking the front, the original wooden front door, and an exposed brick wall. This accesses the nearly 13 ft. by over 10 ft. sitting room with another casement window. Upstairs, are three vaulted bedrooms, some beamed, and one with an en suite shower room; there is a family bathroom.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room

Contemporary German engineered Nobilia units have been recently fitted in the kitchen/breakfast room and a Rangemaster stove is inset in the brick fireplace, which retains its original bread oven. The floor is tiled in porcelain and has under floor heating and a window overlooks the garden. Integrated appliances include a Neff fridge and a Bosch dishwasher. There is space and plumbing for a washing machine, a tumble dryer and ample room for a breakfast table.

First Floor

The principal bedroom is dual aspect and has engineered wood flooring. A step leads up to the modern en suite shower room where the low profile shower cubicle has a Crittall effect door and Italian tiling. There are two further bedrooms; one is currently set up as an office with bespoke British walnut shelving, cupboards, and a desk. There is also a three piece family bathroom.

Outside

The property is approached via a five-bar timber gate and a block paved driveway with space for parking. The garden is laid to lawn and has a pergola with a trailing wisteria and seating below which provides space for al fresco dining. There is a path to the main entrance, and another around the house for maintenance purposes. The garden, which has a storage shed, is bounded by a retaining wall.

Situation and Schooling

The cottage is in the village of Askett conservation area and within a few minutes' walk of The Three Crowns pub and a level walk to Monks Risborough train station (0.5 miles). Princes Risborough High Street (1.5 miles) has a variety of shops, cafés, restaurants and supermarkets. There is also a leisure centre, a tennis and bowls club, a golf club and schooling for all ages.

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