Dukes Wood Avenue, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, SL9

A well-presented family home situated in a desirable location offering spacious accommodation over three floors and a good family layout.

Description

Enjoying a prime setting on Dukes Wood Avenue, and occupying a generous plot this six bedroom character home offers excellent accommodation, perfect for growing families. Of particular note is the large and well-established rear garden offering a lovely backdrop to the property and providing the perfect space for family events and celebrations. The property is well positioned for the shops and restaurants of Gerrards Cross while for commuters, the Chiltern Line is about a mile away with fast trains to London Marylebone.

Set across three floors, the property offers a balance of formal and informal reception spaces, with the flexibility for both open-plan living and more private, separate rooms when preferred. The reception hall, with a guest cloakroom and turret staircase to the first floor, leads through to the kitchen/dining/family room, the heart of the home and perfect for family life. The kitchen is well equipped with a range of comprehensive units complemented by granite worktops and Miele integrated appliances. The connected breakfast room overlooks the frontage while the family room is bathed in natural light from a large south facing box bay window, providing the perfect setting for both relaxation and entertaining. A formal dining room enjoys a feature fireplace and French doors opening to the loggia and garden. The drawing room enjoys a dual aspect and an open fireplace. In addition is a fully fitted utility room and an office/gym with its own entrance and French doors to the garden. This area offers excellent potential for use as a self-contained suite/annexe.

On the first floor the spacious principal bedroom suite benefits from a large south facing box bay window, private dressing room and a luxurious en suite with a walk-in rainfall shower, freestanding bath and underfloor heating. There are two further double bedrooms and a generous single bedroom, ideal as a study or nursery, all served by a family bathroom. The top floor offers two additional double bedrooms, one with an en suite shower room and excellent eaves storage.

Outside, a substantial carriage driveway and double garage with automatic doors provide off-street parking for multiple vehicles. To the rear, the mature south-facing garden is a particular highlight, private, expansive, and beautifully landscaped. It features a full-width terrace, a large lawn and a loggia perfect for summer entertaining and a refuge during less clement weather. A golf-course-style irrigation system ensures low-maintenance greenery all year round.

Location

Gerrards Cross station 1 mile, Beaconsfield 5.5 miles, Heathrow (T5) 12 miles, London (Baker Street) 18 miles. All distances are approximate.

Gerrards Cross is a picturesque town offering comprehensive facilities which include an ‘Everyman’ cinema, supermarkets, independent shops and boutiques and a good selection of cafes and restaurants.

The M40 and M25 afford access to the M4, Heathrow and Gatwick airports and central London. Gerrards Cross station provides a fast and regular Chiltern train link with London Marylebone and the London Underground.

Sports enthusiasts are well catered for with two tennis clubs, squash club, football club and a cricket club alongside several golf clubs.

The county is one of the last to maintain the traditional grammar school system, of which Dr Challoner’s Grammar School for boys (Amersham), Dr Challoner’s High School for girls (Little Chalfont) and Beaconsfield High School for girls (Beaconsfield) are the closest. Local independent preparatory schools include Thorpe House, Davenies, Caldicott (for boys), St. Marys and Maltmans Green (for girls) and Gayhurst for girls and boys.

Square Footage: 4,204 sq ft



Additional Info

Services: All mains connected. Please note none of the services have been tested.

Agents Note: All distances and times are approximate and correct at the time of writing.