Church End, Potterspury, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12

Substantial village living with contemporary interiors and wrap around gardens.

Description

21 Church End is a detached stone property built in 1985, surrounded by beautiful landscaped gardens which offers contemporary interiors with character features including stone mullion windows and exposed beams. The house offers very flexible, light bright, accommodation suitable for multigenerational living or for earning an extra income via holiday letting or Airbnb due to the ground floor self-contained annexe.

The kitchen/breakfast room benefits the south facing garden views, and is equipped with built in wall and base units with a central island with breakfast bar for two and further storage below. There is a double Neff oven, five ring Atag induction hob, integrated Miele dishwasher and water softener. A free-flowing kitchen with generous entertaining space for a dining table and chairs. Conveniently located adjacent to the kitchen is the boot room and utility with access to a WC and integral garage.

There are three generous reception rooms with the addition of the gym/games room which could also be used as a snug or family room depending on the needs of the family. The sitting room is the largest reception room with a stone fireplace (gas stove) and triple aspect stone mullion windows, which leads through to the stunning south facing garden room with underfloor heating, roof lantern and sliding doors leading out onto the paved terrace with bbq area, an ideal entertaining space.

Upstairs is the beautiful principal bedroom overlooking the gardens with dressing room and en suite bathroom. There are a further four bedrooms (three en suite) and family bathroom. The three largest bedrooms have air conditioning.

The annexe can be accessed either via the main house or through a separate rear entrance giving it the flexibility of being able to incorporate the living space back into the house or keeping it as separate entity for guests or tenants.

Outside the house is approached via a private gravel drive providing parking for at least six cars with additional double garage parking for two with EV electric car charger. The house has wrap around landscaped gardens, designed by an award winning Chelsea garden designer in 2019, with level lawns and a plentiful supply of mature hedges to provide privacy, trees and shrubs including Willow and Silver Birch, intertwined between paths. There is also a hot tub and heated chairs.

There is a substantial vegetable and cutting garden with greenhouse/shed, compost bins and log store which makes an ideal opportunity to create a bit of the good life!

There is an additional 0.46 acres of paddock land adjoining the rear garden which is rented by the current owners (shown in blue on site plan) and may be available to rent by a purchaser, providing an extension to the garden area.

Location

Potterspury is situated within Northamptonshire between Towcester and Milton Keynes. The village offers local facilities including a village shop and post office, recreation ground, church, two public houses and John Hellins primary school.

Further amenities can be found in Milton Keynes (7 miles) with theatre, cinema, shopping centre, Snozone indoor snow centre, gyms, bars and restaurants. Towcester (6 miles) has a Waitrose, Tesco and Aldi supermarket and many individual stores. Buckingham (9 miles) has Waitrose and Tesco supermarkets.

Nearby secondary schools include Sponne School (6 miles), Akeley Wood School (10 miles), GDST Northampton High School (10.5 miles) , Northampton School for Boys (13 miles) , Northampton School for Girls (15 miles), and Stowe School (12 miles). Independent preparatory schools at Akeley Wood, Beachborough (Westbury), Winchester House (Brackley) and Swanbourne (nr Winslow).

There is access to both the M1 just east of Milton Keynes. Intercity rail from Milton Keynes to London/Euston in about 30 minutes.

Sporting and leisure activities include golf at Buckingham and Whittlebury; National Trust house and gardens at Stowe; motor racing at Silverstone; cinema and theatre at Bicester, Milton Keynes and Oxford; sailing at Caldecotte Lake and water sports at Willen Lake.

All distances and times are approximate.

Square Footage: 4,125 sq ft



Additional Info

Mains water, electricity, drainage. Mains gas central heating. Electric car charging point.

Agents Note- Neighbouring properties have a right of way over the driveway. Council has right of way (with notification) down private drive to maintain conservation land beyond Mill.