45 Old School Lane

Blakesley, Northamptonshire, NN12 8RS

Offers In Excess

£600,000

Property Highlights

Grade II listed semi-detached former farmhouse
Three double bedrooms
Sitting room with stove
One bathroom
Kitchen/dining room
South facing rear garden on a 0.5 acres plot
Outbuildings
Edge of village position

Property description

A Grade II Listed stone under slate three double bedroom semi detached property with off street parking and a south facing rear garden on a plot extending to approximately 0.5 acres.

The property has over 1,770 sq. ft. of accommodation comprising an entrance hall, sitting room, kitchen/dining room, cloakroom, three double bedrooms and a family bathroom. The three double bedrooms are set over two floors with bedroom one and the family bathroom on the first floor. The bedroom has built-in wardrobes and a feature open fireplace. The five piece family bathroom has a WC, bidet, pedestal wash basin, a separate shower cubicle and a freestanding cast iron roll top bath. The other two double bedrooms are on the second floor and both rooms are dual aspect. The heating for the property is a combination of electric storage heaters and an oil fired stove with back boiler.

Ground Floor

The sitting room is triple aspect and has two window seats, and an inglenook style fireplace with an inset oil fired stove with back boiler. The room has parquet flooring, and exposed beams. The kitchen/dining room has French doors to the rear garden and a range of base and wall units with granite or wood worksurfaces with tile splashbacks. There is a dual fuel Rangemaster cooker (bottled gas) and space for a dishwasher, washing machine and fridge freezer. There is a flagstone floor, an open fireplace with a multi-fuel stove and space for a table.

Outside

A private driveway leads to a gravelled parking area for up to eight cars. This edge of village plot extends to approximately 0.5 acres with lawned gardens, a vegetable garden, and a selection of outbuildings including a summerhouse with patio area, a garden shed with double doors, an aluminium framed greenhouse, and a stone under slate building with power and lighting which is divided to provide an outside WC, a workshop and log store.

Schooling and Situation

The village primary school and Sponne secondary School are both rated as outstanding by Ofsted. Other local schools include Quinton House, Northampton High School, Northampton School for Boys, Stowe School, Beachborough School and Winchester House School. Blakesley won the best small village in Northamptonshire in 2016 and has a village hall, a church, a post office/store, and a public house.

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