Ditchfield Common, Lane End, Buckinghamshire, HP14

An attractive detached home in a lovely semi-rural village position, with good size accommodation and excellent scope for refurbishment.

Description

Facing on to a pretty Common in a desirable setting in the village of Lane End, this detached house was built in the 1980s and is a much-loved family home. The house sits set back from the road via a pretty lane over the Common, with its own private parking and attractive views to the front and the rear; the latter has far-reaching views over open countryside. There are a number of footpaths and bridleways locally providing easy access to lovely walks around the Chiltern Hills National Landscape.

Whilst internally the house is a little dated and would benefit from modernisation, it poses a fabulous opportunity to update and personalise it to the new owners' wishes. With large rooms and a good layout it would need little effort to transform the house.

The ground floor layout is notably spacious, comprising two good-size reception rooms, a separate kitchen with attached utility room and a cloakroom with WC. Likely refurbishment options are an opening-up of the kitchen with the dining room to create a large family space leading on to the garden, and perhaps a conversion of the integral garage(s) to provide a further reception room - subject to securing planning consent. Upstairs there are four bedrooms, three of which are good size doubles. The main bedroom is particularly large with dual-aspect windows and an en suite shower room, with plenty of room for fitted wardrobes or a new walk-in dressing room. The main family bathroom requires updating, it being sensible to perhaps put a new bathroom in the current fourth bedroom, then enlarging the old bathroom into the landing area to create a decent large double fourth bedroom.

The house is accessed via a meandering lane over the Common, shared by the neighbouring houses, with its own paved driveway to the front shielded by hedges to the front and sides. There is parking for a number of cars as well as access to the double garage. The house also benefits from a number of couple of outbuildings including a summerhouse, shed, two former coal stores and a greenhouse. The garden is mostly lawned and situated to the south side of the house, where there is also a terrace for outdoor entertaining.

Location

Lane End is a pretty village within the sought-after Chiltern Hills, in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village offers a range of local amenities including a village store, pharmacy, veterinary surgery, restaurants and pubs and a café, plus the popular Lacey’s Farm Shop.

Outdoor pursuits are numerous, such as golf, football, cricket and rugby clubs and a number of varied walks across surrounding Chiltern countryside including the Thames Path and Hambleden Valley.

Marlow (4.8 miles) and Henley-on-Thames (7.5 miles) are within easy reach as is High Wycombe (5.4 miles) for rail connections to London Marylebone. Marlow town offers a superb range of retailers, with an eclectic mix of local independent and national names. The town itself is situated on the banks of the river Thames and offers an array of attractions.

Oxford, Reading and the West/Central London can be easily reached via the M40 linking to the national motorway network. The area is well served for schools, with Buckinghamshire state and grammar schools being especially sought-after.

Square Footage: 2,268 sq ft



Directions

From the top of Marlow High Street proceed east on Marlow Road, take the first exit at the roundabout and follow the road for 4.3 miles into the village of Lane End. From the High Street turn left onto Church Road and after 0.2 miles turn right onto Ditchfield Common where the property will be seen on the right-hand side.

Additional Info

Mains services (water, electricity, drains).
Oil fired heating.
Council tax band G (Buckinghamshire).