Quainton Road, Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire.

DESCRIPTION
18 Quainton Road is a truly elegant Victorian house dating from 1900, the painted brick elevations adorned by sash windows which sit under a slate roof.
The interior has retained all its character and charm, there are tall ceilings, many of the fireplaces remain and downlighting has been introduced throughout the accommodation, some LEDs.
A lobby has been carved out from the entrance providing space for coats and boots. The sitting room stretches from front to back, a lovely room with doors out to the garden, ceiling beams, floorboards, a hidden staircase and a handsome working fireplace that is flanked by cupboards. In the dining room a large woodburning stove sits in the fireplace. The floor is porcelain tiles and said tiles continue into the kitchen where there are beech style units and black granite effect worktops, the latter incorporating a butlers sink. Integrated are a 4 burner gas hob and an electric oven. Around the old fireplace is a larder.
Upstairs on the small landing is the loft hatch equipped with a loft ladder. The loft is partially boarded and has power and lighting and it is an excellent size possibly having potential for conversion.
I would describe all the bedrooms as small doubles, the one considered the main bedroom has much storage by way of wardrobes and the others benefit from cupboards or wardrobes too. Two still sport the original cast iron fireplaces. The bathroom has a white Victoriana suite of wc, wash basin and a panelled bath and over the bath are a hand held shower and a rainfall shower. The walls are mostlytiled, the window has shutters, there is a heated towel rail/radiator and a large linen closet.

OUTSIDE
The garden offers great privacy and extends to 43ft in depth being made up of a brick patio and then lawn. In the far corner stands a brick shed, 94 x 7. Power and lighting are connected.

NB There is a right of way across the rear and number 18 also has a right of way across the neighbouring property to gain access to Quainton Road.

LOCATION
In the ancient division of the county, Waddesdon Parish was of great extent. The name is a combination of a persons name and DUN in old English, translating to Wotts Hill. The village is steeped in history, a large account is written in MAGNA BRITTANNIA in 1806 concerning its famous connections. There is a church of Norman origins and the old Roman Military Road, Akeman Street used to pass through the place. A branch of the Aylesbury and Tring silk manufactory was established in the village in 1843 employing some 40 females at hand loom weaving but has long since gone.

Of some renown is the magnificent Waddesdon Manor, the recently refurbished Rothschild Mansion. Baron Ferdinand De Rothschild bought the land in 1874, it is said he picked the site for his residence after hunting in the area.
The village has excellent pre schools with a junior and highly sought after secondary school.

The nearby market towns and villages provide a wealth of historical and interesting places to visit including the local Waddesdon Manor, Claydon House and Quainton Steam Railway. Extensive shopping facilities are situated at Bicester Village Retail Outlet, the Friars Square Centre in Aylesbury, Milton Keynes and Oxford. The village itself offers a great convenience store with a post office, a popular coffee shop, hairdressers salon, beauticians, a Doctors Surgery, dentist, vet, charity shop, pubs, the Five Arrows Hotel and Chinese takeaway/fish and chips. There are also tennis and bowls clubs. The Greenway is a hardstanding countryside walk that currently runs from Waddesdon to Aylesbury ending up at Aylesbury Vale Parkway train station.

Aylesbury is about 5miles with the Aylesbury Vale Parkway station providing frequent service to Marylebone, just a five minute drive away in Fleet Marston/Berryfields. Haddenham/Thame Parkway station is about 8 miles away, providing rail links to London and Birmingham. The market town of Thame is about 9 miles and Oxford is approx. 26 miles. The M40 motorway beyond gives access to London, Oxford, Birmingham, the M25 network, Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton airports.


EDUCATION
Preparatory schools at Ashfold, Swanbourne and Oxford.
Pre Schools in Waddesdon
Primary and Secondary Schools in Waddesdon.
Public Schools at Stowe, Berkhamsted and Oxford.
Grammar Schools at Aylesbury.

COUNCIL TAX Band D 2, 467.87 2025/26

SERVICES - Mains gas, electricity, water and drainage.

VIEWING
Strictly via the vendors agent W Humphries Ltd