Polebrook

A beautifully remodelled & extended family house with versatile accommodation of approximately 4,354 sq ft, including garden office and studio, enjoying a mature, 0.6 acre plot in a prime village, close to Oundle.

This exceptional village house has recently been the subject of a thorough and detailed remodelling and extension program, nearly doubling the original footprint and creating the striking family home it has become today. The thought to the layout, coupled with the choice of materials and the quality of the workmanship, has resulted in a truly superb family home designed for today’s way of life; it is a sublime home for living and entertaining. Though a modern house, the large, light rooms have a classical and elegant feel to them, whilst benefitting from modern systems, including beautiful, double-glazed windows and doors, which bring the garden into the home. All finishes, electrics and plumbing have been replaced, including a new boiler.

The ground floor is entered via the welcoming reception hall with panelled walls and oak flooring that runs through much of the ground floor. The boot/utility room is sensibly set to the side and offers plenty of space for the usual appliances and the paraphernalia associated with family life.

The kitchen is a true, live-in affair, with ample cooking, casual or formal dining and relaxation space. The bespoke kitchen has contrasting painted furniture with extensive storage and grey limestone counter tops. The island has an oak surface and also serves as a breakfast bar for casual mealtimes, seating up to seven. The five-ring double oven Bertazonni induction range cooker has an extractor above, and the dishwasher is integrated adjacent to the Belfast sink. The room is flooded with light with large windows to three elevations and doors open to the terrace. The breakfast area seats twelve.

The dining room, with oak flooring and ceiling cornicing, has just the right atmosphere for those special occasions. The marble topped drinks bar and sink is a stylish and practical touch, beyond which is a door that opens to the garden courtyard. The snug is set beyond the dining room and makes a great TV room for the family. The main formal drawing room is set off the hall, and enjoys a triple aspect, with views over the garden. The wood-burner makes a cosy focal point, encased in a cut local stone surround. Sliding doors open to the covered stone-flagged patio and herb garden.

There are five double bedrooms on the first floor. The principal suite offers a large lobby that is used as a study area. The dual-aspect master bedroom offers a wonderful view of the garden from the Juliet balcony. Generous his-and-her walk-in-wardrobes are set to either side of the bed. The luxuriously appointed ensuite bathroom, with marble-topped washstand, offers both a large bath and a shower with marble tiles. The second bedroom is adjacent and has an ensuite shower room, so could easily serve as a nursery or even as a second dressing room with its own shower facility.

The guest bedroom is set at the far end of the landing and offers fitted wardrobes and an ensuite shower room. The remaining two bedrooms have generous built-in closets and have use of a family bathroom.

The house sits fairly centrally within its large plot. The front is lawned with maturing chestnut and silver birch trees adding to the established feel. There is plenty of parking on the drive in front of the over-sized double garage which will accept two large SUVs and leave plenty of space around them. Above, accessed via an external staircase, is the gym or studio, which overlooks the garden.

A south-westerly-facing pea gravel terrace spans much of the back of the house and links the main living rooms and, with the patio, provides both elegant and sizable outdoor entertaining space. The stone-flagged covered patio, which captures the southerly and westerly sunshine, offers a wonderful dining space, ideal for the English summer. The majority of the garden is laid to lawn, with laurel hedging. At one end of the lawn is a timber home office. The setting is remarkably private with a protected woodland on the southern boundary and farmland to the west.

Location
Polebrook is a delightful village with an excellent public house (the celebrated King’s Arms) and a primary school. Footpaths and bridleways lead to the surrounding countryside. Historic Oundle is a couple of miles away and provides a range of family run shops, businesses and restaurants set around the Georgian Market Place. There is also a Waitrose supermarket. The town also offers a good range of leisure facilities and an excellent choice of schooling, including Oundle Senior School and Laxton Junior School. Trains from nearby Peterborough offer a 48 minute service to London.

Tenure - Freehold, with vacant possession

Services - Mains electricity, water and drainage. Oil-fired heating.

EPC - TBA

Council Tax - Band G

Local Authority - North Northamptonshire Council