Chestnut Cottage
3-5 Station Road, Harlington, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 6LD
£800,000Offers in excess of
Property Highlights
- 18th-century detached cottage
- Five bedrooms
- Three family bath/shower rooms
- Four reception areas
- Two kitchens areas
- Wrap-around mature garden
- Heated swimming pool
- Village location
Property description
A 18th-century five bedroom detached cottage with later additions with a wraparound garden and a swimming pool in a village location.
Chestnut Cottage, built circa 1700s with Victorian and later additions, was once two cottages which have been sympathetically converted into a single, family home that combines retained original features, such as exposed ceiling beams and open brick working fireplaces , alongside contemporary fittings and modern conveniences. The property has 2,063 sq. ft. of accommodation arranged over two floors. Downstairs includes four reception rooms – with an open plan kitchen/dining area at its heart -, a utility/laundry room, and two shower rooms. Upstairs is reached via two staircases where there are five bedrooms and a family bathroom. Outside there is ample off-road parking, a heated swimming pool and mature wrap around gardens.
Dining Area and Upper Kitchen
The open plan dining/living/kitchen area has Castlemonte log-effect gas fire and a double glazed door that opens to the south facing rear garden area. The area, part of which has a glazed, vaulted roof, opens into a living room with a log burner as well as into both the upper and lower kitchen areas, which have a range of drawer units, work surfaces, sinks, and a dishwashers. There is a Lacanche Rully Classic range cooker with a professional grade extra wide electric oven and three gas rings, one of which powers a cast iron simmer plate. There is also a range electric cooker with two ovens, grill and five electric rings.
Outside
The gardens wrap around the house and create a secluded area. The front and rear gardens are laid mainly to lawn with flowers, mature shrubs, and trees, including the two chestnut trees after which the cottage is named. The garden area towards the front has a heated swimming pool. There are also two seperate, patio areas, one of which has a summer house. At the front in addition to the off road parking area there is further secure gravelled area with wooden bifold gates that allow full access to the road. there is an outdoor electric point that could be used to charge an electric car.
Situation and Schooling
Harlington is a village with a green located in Bedfordshire, near the M1 motorway. There are two public houses in the village, The Carpenters Arms and The Old Sun and a general store with a post office counter. The village has two schools, Harlington Lower and Harlington Upper. Parkfields Middle School is in nearby Toddington. The Harpur Trust Schools in Bedford are 16 miles away.
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