Blakesley Hill House

5 Blakesley Hill, Greens Norton, Northamptonshire, NN12 8BP

Offers In Excess

£900,000

Property Highlights

Period detached stone property
Five bedrooms
Four reception rooms
Three bathrooms, one en suite
Kitchen/breakfast room with Aga
Garaging and gated driveway
Separate home office
No upper chain

Property description

A stone under clay tile five bedroom detached property with a gated driveway with garaging and a separate home office, on a plot extending to 0.36 acres.

Blakesley Hill House extends to in excess of 2,650 sq. ft. of accommodation arranged in an L-shape over two floors. The house retains many original features including latch and brace doors, original fireplaces, and exposed structural beams. On the ground floor there are three separate reception areas – sitting, dining and family rooms – all accessed from a hall with the staircase and storage. The dining room accesses the downstairs shower room and the kitchen/breakfast room with its adjacent walk-in pantry and utility room. The kitchen area has a range of base and wall units with oak work surfaces and an inset Belfast sink. There is an Aga, an integrated dishwasher, and space for a four seater dining table. The first floor landing, on two levels, accesses four of the five double bedrooms. Bedroom one has a walk-in wardrobe and a three piece en suite shower room. There is also a three piece family bathroom.

Reception Rooms

The triple aspect sitting room has an open fireplace with a wood burning stove and a door leading to the garden. The dining room has a dual aspect with a bay window at the front, a door to the garden, and tiled flooring. The inglenook style brick fireplace has a bread oven at the side and an inset contemporary wood burning stove. The family room also has a dual aspect with an open fireplace with a surround and a gas log-effect stove on a stone hearth. A vaulted conservatory leads off the kitchen with two sets of French doors to different sides of the paved seating area in the garden.

Bedrooms and Bathrooms

Bedroom one is at the rear of the property with windows overlooking the garden and has a three piece en suite shower room as well as a walk-in wardrobe with hanging rails and shelves. There are four further bedrooms (three doubles), two of which have built-in wardrobes or cupboards and share the three piece family bathroom which has a WC, a pedestal wash basin, a bath and a Victorian style heated towel. There is a further three piece downstairs shower room.

Outside

There is a gated driveway to the side of the property leading to a barn-like open fronted double carport with a tiled roof, and a single garage. There are extensive lawned gardens with mature trees, beds and borders and a paved seating area adjacent to the house. There is a contemporary detached home office with power and lighting, separate phone line and a decked and balustraded veranda.

Schooling and Situation

Local schools are Greens Norton Church of England School, Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School, Towcester Church of England Primary School, and Sponne School in Towcester. There is also Quinton House School in Upton Hall, Northampton, Northampton School for Boys, and Northampton High School in Hardingstone. Greens Norton has a shop/post office, a butcher, a public house, a community centre, a doctorsu2019 surgery, a pocket park, and a village church. Sports clubs include rugby, cricket, hockey, tennis, and football.

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