Ashby House

About the House cont'd

On the ground floor, in addition to the conservatory and kitchen/breakfast room, there is a sitting room, dining room, home office, utility room and cloakroom, and there are five bedrooms, three bath or shower rooms, and a store room on the upper floors. The vendors have also begun conversion on a former cow barn in the garden. Planning permission is in place to create a self-contained one bedroom annexe which would work well for multi-generational families who want to live together while maintaining some independence. Currently the vendors use this space for entertaining and have not completed the internal fitting out giving purchasers scope to complete it to their own personal requirements.

Ground Floor

The front door opens into an entrance hall which has a window to the front, stairs to the first floor with an understairs storage cupboard, and a cloakroom. Exposed wooden flooring continues into the dining room and kitchen/breakfast room.

Sitting and Dining Rooms

The triple aspect sitting room has a stone fireplace with an inset coal effect gas fire. There are windows to the front and side and glazed double doors to the conservatory. The dining room has ornate coving and a ceiling rose and also has glazed double doors to the conservatory.

Conservatory

The conservatory is by Vale Garden Houses and has far reaching views over the garden and countryside beyond. There is stone flooring with underfloor heating, and double doors to a paved terrace in the garden for al fresco entertaining. There is lighting on two circuits and a roof vent which is controlled from the dining room.

Home Office

The home office has a window into the conservatory and a range of built-in storage.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room

The kitchen was installed by Smallbone in 2016. It has a comprehensive range of full height, wall and base units including a glazed display cabinet and a double larder cupboard. The Caesarstone work surfaces incorporate a double Franke sink with taps over including a filtered water tap. Appliances include an integrated dishwasher, a Miele induction hob with a Miele extractor fan over, and a Miele warming drawer and double ovens, one with steam function. There is also a Fisher and Paykel fridge/freezer which may be available by separate negotiation. The room has dual aspect windows and space for a breakfast table and chairs.

Utility Room

The utility room has a range of wall and base units, a sink and drainer and a wall mounted Glowworm boiler. One of the cupboards houses a water softener and there is space and plumbing for a washing machine and a tumble dryer. A part glazed door leads to the rear garden.

Principal Bedroom Suite

The suite is accessed via a dressing area which has a window to the front and a range of built-in wardrobes spanning one wall. The bedroom itself has dual aspect windows with panoramic views over the rear garden and countryside beyond. The en suite has a window to the front, a corner shower cubicle, an Ideal Standard washbasin, a WC, a mirrored wall cupboard and a towel radiator.

Other Bedrooms and Bathrooms

There are three further double bedrooms on the first floor. One of the bedrooms has a range of bult-in wardrobes spanning one wall. Another of the bedrooms has a connecting door to the family bathroom which has a panelled bath, a separate shower cubicle with a rainwater and standard shower head, a Gerberit WC, a vanity washbasin and a towel radiator.The fifth bedroom is on the second floor and has a part vaulted ceiling and Velux windows to the rear. The landing could be used as a study or seating area, and there is a three piece shower room. There is also another room which doesn’t have a window and is currently used for storage but which could alternatively be used as a cinema room. It has access to eaves storage.

Barn/Potential Annexe

When the vendors bought the property, it included an old cow barn. In March 2020 planning permission was obtained to convert the barn into an annexe, and an architect was employed to draw up plans to create a single storey, one bedroom dwelling with an en suite wet room, a cloakroom, and an open plan kitchen/reception room. The vendors have completed all the works on the main structure of the barn including a new roof with exposed A frames, new double glazed windows, Velux windows and French doors, and a new insulated and damp proofed floor with two zone electric underfloor heating. A new area of patio was also installed outside the French doors.

Annexe cont'd

The waste water drainage is in place for the wet room, cloakroom and for the kitchen sink but no internal walls have been installed yet, as the vendors currently have no need for an annexe and halted the conversion at this stage preferring to use the 30ft. area as an open plan games room and party barn. The architect’s plans are available to view at the office and purchasers will have the option to complete the conversion with sanitary ware and kitchen to their own taste, or continue using it as an open plan space depending on individual requirements.

Gardens and Grounds

At the front of the property there is an established shrub bed, and gravel parking for at least four cars in front of the house and garage. Gated access on both sides of the house leads to the south easterly facing garden which wraps around the sides and rear. Between the house and barn there is a walled courtyard with an extensive Indian sandstone patio for al fresco dining and entertaining. There are beds inset into the patio, some with specimen trees, and the rest of the garden is mainly laid to lawn with mature hedges for screening and several mature trees including an orchard area which has two eating apple trees, two pear trees, two plum trees, two cooking apple trees and a walnut tree. One boundary is marked by post and rail fencing so that the panoramic views over the surrounding farmland are not obscured.

Gardens Cont'd

There is outside electricity and garden lighting, with lights from the house controlled by a switch in the principal bedroom. There is also an outside tap and a door to the detached garage which has two up and over doors to the front, a window to the rear, power connected, and storage in the roof. The garage houses a tractor mower which is available subject to separate negotiation if required.

Brafield on the Green

Brafield on the Green has many amenities including a petrol station/shop, a post office and butcher, a public house and a nursery school. Primary schooling is available in the neighbouring village of Denton and secondary schooling is available at Wollaston School. Northampton School for Boys is 8 minutes’ drive away. Private schooling is available at Wellingborough School and Northampton High School for girls.