Hale Lane, Wendover, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP22

About The House

The current vendors have lived at the property for 20 years and have actively maintained and preserved the original features, including opening up and restoring the inglenook fireplace in the dining room which had been blocked up by previous residents. The vendors have extended the property by converting stables into an impressive, open plan kitchen/breakfast room with adjoining study for working from home. The original kitchen has been converted into an additional reception room. The kitchen/breakfast room and study have underfloor heating while the rest of the property has oil fired radiator heating. The boiler and water tank were newly installed in April 2024. The property has a total of 5,210 sq. ft. of versatile accommodation. The main house has approximately 3,381 sq. ft. of accommodation over three floors with four separate reception rooms, a study, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room, boot room, laundry/cloakroom, and cloakroom on the ground floor, five bedrooms (truncated)

About The House cont'd

In addition to the main house there is over 1,640 sq. ft. of outbuildings including a 44 ft. barn which has scope for conversion into an annexe if desired and subject to planning permission. There is also extensive workshop space and an artist’s studio. The property has a plot of approximately 1.8 acres of gardens and paddocks. A gated entrance opens to a shingle driveway which provides parking for several cars and continues between the house and barn to a double carport at the rear. The landscaped gardens are divided into separate areas by brick walling and established hedges. There are established shrub and flower borders, rolling lawns, and several block paved areas with ample space for seating and dining tables and chairs for al fresco entertaining. The property is in a rural area surrounded by open countryside but is only 4 minutes’ drive from amenities in Wendover.

Ground Floor

The entrance door from the drive opens into a lobby area with a checkerboard tiled floor and a door to the boot room which has space for coat and shoe storage and houses the newly refitted boiler. A door leads to the entrance hall which has a quarry tiled floor, part panelled walls and access to the three principal reception rooms. The rear hall has a cloakroom, a secondary staircase to the first floor, and a glazed door to the garden.

Principal Reception Rooms

The sitting room has dual aspect windows to the front and rear, and a glazed door to a paved terrace in the walled front garden. There are exposed beams and timbers, stairs to the first floor, and an inglenook fireplace with a timber bressummer and an inset log burning stove. The family and dining rooms both have beamed ceilings. The family room has a fireplace with an inset wood burning stove and the dining room has an inglenook fireplace which also houses an inset wood burning stove. The family room was originally the kitchen and has a walk-in former pantry with shelved storage while the dining room has a built-in cupboard with display shelving above across one corner of the room, and one wall, specifically mentioned in the Grade listing report, which is completely panelled with grooved run-through panelling and "Bred of Lyf" inscribed over the door.

Other Reception Rooms

A door from the sitting room leads to the dual aspect library/hobbies room. It has an exposed ceiling beam and wall timbers, and a range of built-in bookcases. It is currently used as a hobby room but would also work well as a playroom if required. The study is accessed via the kitchen/breakfast room and has a vaulted ceiling with exposed beams, underfloor heating, and glazed double doors to the rear garden. There is space for two desks as well as other office furniture. The property has fibre to the premises and the study is hardwired into the connection with good broadband speeds to facilitate working from home.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room

12 years ago, the vendors converted former stables to create the open plan over 33 ft. long kitchen/ breakfast room which has a high vaulted ceiling with exposed timbers. A Velux window and a wall of full height glazing, including three sets of doors, ensure the room receives plenty of natural light. The bespoke kitchen was handmade by Underwoods and has a range of full height and base units, including pan drawers and display shelving, a walk-in pantry with oak shelves, and a central island which has additional storage, with a butcher’s block chopping board at one end and a matching wood circle at the other end which incorporates a breakfast bar. The rest of the work surfaces are granite and there is an inset one and a half bowl sink. There is a four oven electric Aga and integrated appliances include an additional eye level fan assisted Neff oven and grill, a Neff dishwasher and double fridge/freezers by Liebherr. There is a travertine tiled floor with underfloor heating, (truncated)

Utility Room and Laundry/Cloakroom

A door from the library/hobbies room opens to the utility room which has a tiled floor, dual aspect windows, a range of base units spanning one wall and a range of full height cupboards on the opposite wall with a freezer. A step up leads to the laundry/ cloakroom which has further storage, a WC, a sink and space and plumbing for a washing machine and a tumble dryer.

First Floor

The main landing, accessed via the stairs from the sitting room, has a walk-in shelved airing cupboard housing the newly refitted water tank, and access to the five bedrooms and a family bathroom.

Principal Bedroom Suite

The principal bedroom has a high ceiling with exposed beams, dual aspect windows, and fitted wardrobes. A door leads to a secondary landing which has borrowed light windows inset in the wall beams and overlooking the kitchen/breakfast room. The landing gives access to the principal suite bathroom which has a bath with a shower over, a concealed cistern WC, a washbasin set on an array of vanity storage, and travertine wall tiles.

Other Bedrooms and Bathrooms

The guest bedroom has a high ceiling with exposed beams, a vanity washbasin, a built-in cupboard and a window to the rear. There are three further bedrooms, one of which has a feature fireplace and a walk-in cupboard which houses the fuse boxes and meter. The other two bedrooms are connected by double doors and could be used as a suite with one of the bedrooms used as a study/sitting room. The family bathroom has a bath with a shower over, a WC and a basin set on an array of vanity furniture. There is a chrome towel radiator and travertine wall tiling.

Barn

The barn is thought to date from the 18th century and has a high vaulted ceiling with exposed beams and timbers. Natural light is provided by dual aspect windows and three sets of glazed double doors to the garden. The barn measures 44 ft. by over 19ft. and is currently used as a games/party room but, subject to obtaining any necessary planning permissions, there is scope to convert it into a self-contained annexe for extended family or guests.

Other Outbuildings

In addition to the barn, the property has several other outbuildings including a 39 ft. workshop, a double carport and former stables which now comprise a further workshop and an artist’s studio. There is a lean to greenhouse attached to the barn as well as a larger Rhino greenhouse in the vegetable garden. There is also a potting shed.

Gardens and Grounds

Five bar gates open to a shingle driveway and a parking area with space for several cars by the house. The drive then continues beyond the house and barn to a further parking area in front of the timber framed double carport. A branch of the drive leads to the front of the barn which has a block paved seating area and established shrubs. The doors at the rear of the barn lead to an extensive paved seating area with a low retaining wall and steps up to a lawned garden which backs onto the paddock. There A further large paved entertaining area, between the carport and workshop, is bordered by a brick and flint wall. A lawn continues between two vegetable gardens to a lawned rear garden which has several mature trees interspersed including fruit trees, and backs onto the farmers field beyond. The vendors have also planted additional heritage variety apple, cherry, mulberry and plum trees in the paddock. The paddock could be used for a horse if desired and there is (truncated)

Gardens and Grounds cont'd

One vegetable garden has several raised vegetable beds round the Rhino greenhouse and the other vegetable garden, on the other side of the lawn, has further raised beds, and fruit cages including currants and raspberries. There is a potting shed by the house, compost areas and several water butts throughout the garden. The front garden is sheltered by the house on two sides and is bordered by a low brick wall. It has a paved seating area and shrub beds.

Situation and Schooling

The property is on Hale Lane which is less than 2 miles from the market town of Wendover which is located at the foot of the Chiltern Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and the area is popular with walkers with the Ridgeway Trail, Wendover Woods, Coombe Hill and Weston Turville Reservoir nature reserve all within easy reach. Wendover has an attractive centre and a variety of shops, restaurants and a weekly market. The property is in catchment for Wendover Church of England School (Ofsted rated Good), John Colet Secondary School (Ofsted rated Good) and grammar schools in Aylesbury. Several private schools in the area, including Berkhamsted School, have bus services from Wendover. Wendover station has trains to Marylebone in 54 minutes