Sheldons Lane, Walgrave, Northampton

This outstanding individual detached house stands in beautifully maintained grounds of approximately six acres offering accommodation to the main house of some 6,000 square feet together with a detached two storey annex of around 1,500 square feet. The high quality interior includes five bedrooms with three suites and family bathroom, four reception rooms and an indoor heated swimming pool complex with hot tub, steam room and gymnasium. Externally the outbuildings provide garaging for a minimum of three vehicles together with workshop, green house and implement storage and the grounds included a delightful stream fed lake of approximately a quarter of an acre.

Accommodation -

Ground Floor -

Reception Hall - 4.67m x 4.45m (15'4 x 14'7) - Approached through a stone dressed portico and a solid oak panelled door the central hallway contains the oak staircase rising to a galleried landing.

Drawing Room - 5.94m x 5.66m (19'6 x 18'7) - With a dental corniced ceiling the focal point is the open hearth fireplace with marble mantle and Jetmaster grate and there are windows to the south facing gardens.

Dining Room - 5.66m x 3.84m (18'7 x 12'7) - Also with dental corniced ceiling with central rose and bevelled glass double leaf doors connecting the to the drawing room.

Study - 3.25m x 2.95m (10'8 x 9'8) - Extensively fitted with bespoke oak cabinetry including desk, filing cabinets, drawers and shelving and with window to the rear elevation.

Cloakroom - 1.73m x 1.73m (5'8 x 5'8) - With white suite of vanity wash basin and WC.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room - 8.48m x 4.47m (27'10 x 14'8) - A superb open plan space with an extensive range of hardwood floor and wall cabinets with polished granite work surfaces incorporating a half moon shaped glass breakfast bar. Appliances include the stainless steel Rangemaster cooker with five place gas hob and griddle, high level oven and microwave, AEG American style fridge with freezer drawers, integrated automatic dishwasher and twin bowl stainless steel sink units. The breakfast area has fitted bench seating, wall mounted TV, a cast iron pot bellied log burner and gives access to:-

Garden Room - 5.03m x 3.99m (16'6 x 13'1) - With lantern roof over a porcelain tiled floor there are bi folding doors opening to the rear terrace and garden.

Swimming Pool Complex - Approached by a passage from the kitchen and comprising:-

Pool Room - 12.88m x 7.04m (42'3 x 23'1) - With vaulted ceiling with LED lighting above the sunken heated mosaic tiled swimming pool (measuring 29'0 x 16'0) adjacent to which there is a ceramic tiled spa bath with an archway leading to:-

Gymnasium - 4.29m x 3.15m (14'1 x 10'4) - PVCU double glazed picture windows beneath a vaulted double glazed roof and with doors opening to the south facing terrace and garden.

Steam/Shower Room - 3.51m x 3.35m (11'6 x 11'0) - Including a marble tiled steam room and ceramic tiled shower cubicle, there is a separate WC and wash basin forming part of the suite.

Plant Room - 2.97m x 2.11m (9'9 x 6'11) - Housing the Ideal logic gas fired boiler, the Calorex heat exchanger and the Pylontech solar powered battery storage facility.

Utility Room - 3.53m x 2.82m (11'7 x 9'3) - Further floor and wall cabinets with hardwood working surfaces, under slung ceramic sink, plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryer, door to the rear garden and access to:-

Freezer Room - 3.56m x 2.59m (11'8 x 8'6) - With fitted in cold walk in freezer and passage leading to:-

Boiler Room - 2.11m x 1.63m (6'11 x 5'4) - Housing the Ideal gas fired boilers the electricity fuse boards and mains pressure unvented cylinder.

Cloakroom - 2.08m x 1.19m (6'10 x 3'11) - White suite of wash basin and WC.

Side Hall - 4.27m x 1.52m (14'0 x 5'0) - Providing internal access to the attached double garage and independent access to the back staircase rising to the first floor.

First Floor -

Landing - 4.09m x 4.06m (13'5 x 13'4) - The main central landing is galleried with oak balustrade and turn spindles and a walk in linen cupboard gives access:-

Master Bedroom Suite -

Bedroom One - 5.18m x 4.70m (17'0 x 15'5) - With dental corniced ceiling and Juliet balcony opening to spectacular views across the lawned gardens.

Bathroom Ensuite - 3.96m x 3.00m (13'0 x 9'10) - With white suite of twin ended bath, twin vanity wash basins, WC and marble tiled shower with glazed door.

Dressing Room Ensuite - 3.38m x 1.78m (11'1 x 5'10) - Extensive range of built in wardrobes with shelving and hanging space.

Bedroom Two - 5.66m x 3.86m (18'7 x 12'8) - Hardwood flooring, roof void access hatch and casement window to two elevations.

Bedroom Three - 5.94m x 3.25m (19'6 x 10'8) - With hardwood flooring and window to the side elevation.

Bedroom Four - 3.58m x 2.90m (11'9 x 9'6) - Built in wardrobe, window to the front elevation and door to:-

Bathroom Ensuite - 2.87m x 1.78m (9'5 x 5'10) - With a white suite or ceramic tiled bath, wash hand basin and WC.

Bedroom Five - 4.04m x 3.20m (13'3 x 10'6) - Capable of being used as a private apartment with access from the back stairs the fifth bedroom has a coved ceiling, built in wardrobe and a door connecting to:-

Bedroom Six/Sitting Room - 4.90m x 3.56m (16'1 x 11'8) - Oak flooring with a corniced ceiling and windows to the front and rear elevations.

Shower Room Ensuite - 2.06m x 1.73m (6'9 x 5'8) - With a white suite of Quadrant shower, WC and wash basin.

Back Landing - Leading to the staircase to the ground floor.

Family Bathroom - 3.78m x 2.26m (12'5 x 7'5) - With white suite or corner bath with Quadrant shower, twin vanity wash basins and WC with vertical heated towel rail. Glass fronted cabinets.

Outside - Highfield is approached through electrically operated wrought iron gates set in brick pillars opening to an extensive gravel driveway leading to the main house, the annex and the garaging.

Double Garage - 7.80m x 5.56m (25'7 x 18'3) - Approached through electrically operated individual up and over doors and with a staircase leading to:-

Studio - 6.73m x 3.43m (22'1 x 11'3) - With vaulted ceiling and an electric night storage radiator.

Single Garage - 5.18m x 3.30m (17'0 x 10'10) - Approached through up and over door with light and power connections and attached to:-

Workshop - 3.45m x 3.00m (11'4 x 9'10) - Also approached through up and over door with light and power connections and with internal door to:-

Greenhouse - Of PVCU construction with glazed roof and door to garden store.

Separate Wc - Comprising a white suite of WC and wash basin.

Log Store -

Annex - The detached two bedroom annex was constructed in 2022 extending to approximately 1,500 square feet in size of two storey design and with its own gas fired central heating system.

Reception Hall - 3.96m x 2.69m (13'0 x 8'10) - With glass vaulted atrium, oak panelled doors giving access to:-

Living Room/Kitchen - 6.10m x 5.41m (20'0 x 17'9) - A superb open plan space, the kitchen area fitted with floor and wall cabinets with polished Quartz work surfaces and an island unit breakfast bar with a four place induction hob beneath cooker hood. There are Neff eye level double ovens, automatic dishwasher and integrated fridge and freezer. The open plan living area has bi folding doors opening to the rear terrace and garden and the stairs rise to the first floor.

Bedroom One - 4.29m x 3.23m (14'1 x 10'7) - Oak flooring and three casement window to the rear elevation and a door leads to:-

Bathroom Ensuite - 2.41m x 1.65m (7'11 x 5'5) - With a white suite of shower, WC with concealed cistern and vanity wash basin. Vertical heated towel rail.

Bedroom Two - 3.35m x 3.25m (11'0 x 10'8) - With a three casement window to the rear.

Bathroom - 2.44m x 1.68m (8'0 x 5'6) - Comprising a white suite of glazed shower suite, vanity wash basin and WC with concealed cistern.

First Floor -

Games Room - 11.15m x 4.17m (36'7 x 13'8) - With a vaulted ceiling.

Gardens - Standing to the immediate south of the house there is a raised timber sun deck leading from the swimming pool and gymnasium complex and there is access to an extensive area of south facing lawn bounded by a high perimeter fence and mature Laurel, Beech and privet hedging together with a variety of small mature trees including Maple, Apple and Silver Birch. To the rear of the house there is an Indian stone terrace leading onto a ceramic tiled evening sun deck overlooking the extensive lawns and adjacent to this there is an oak framed party barn. The gardens stretch away from the house flanked on either side by established trees providing mixed deciduous trees and Coniferous varieties including Blackthorn, Beech, Horse Chestnut, Cherry, Hornbeam, Field Maple, Birch, Poplar, Pine, Ash and some Red Robin. The established boundaries include Laurel hedging screening a detached tractor shed and on the western boundary the trees form a delightful woodland walk leading to the fresh water lake bounded by established reeds and Weeping Willow. The gardens back onto open farm land.

Party Barn - 3.10m x 2.18m (10'2 x 7'2) - With bi folding doors opening to a covered alfresco dining area.

Services - Main drainage, gas, water and electricity are connected. Central heating to the main house is from twin Ideal Logic gas fired boilers with domestic hot water through mains pressure unvented cylinder with ground floor under floor heating and first floor radiator heating. The annex has an independent boiler as does the swimming pool, the whole supplemented by solar powered electricity with twenty kilo watt battery storage facility. The house is fitted with an integrated Lutron lighting system and sound system together with CCTV and Gigaclear broadband.

Council Tax - West Northamptonshire Council
Highfield - Band G
Highfield Lodge - Band C

Local Amenities - Within the village of Walgrave, there is a Primary School with Secondary schooling at Moulton School. There is a Church of England Church and a Public House. Communication links give easy access to the A14 which links directly to the Midlands motorway network, including the M6 and A1. There are high speed rail services from Kettering to London, St Pancras International in under an hour.

How To Get There - The village of Walgrave stands approximately mid way between Northampton and Kettering approached via the A43 which links to the A14 A1 M1 link road. On entering the village on the Kettering Road continue past the Walgrave Primary School and then take the next turning on the right into Sheldons Lane where the property stands at the far end on the left hand side.

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