House For Sale £495,000
Just full of character! A grade II listed former stowe school gate house with accommodation over three floors and 1/4 acre plot, along with off-road parking for several vehicles, open double barn and no onward chain.
Further benefits include two bedrooms, two reception rooms, a lower ground floor kitchen/dining room, first flor bathroom, sunken patio and gas radiator heating. The property backs onto a paddock and does requires some tlc, but abounds with character features including exposed brick, stone and beams, fireplaces and timber doors.
Ground Floor
Enter into an entrance hall with stairs to the first floor and doors to both reception rooms. The sitting room has an ornamental corner fireplace and recessed shelving. The living room also has a feature fireplace and recessed shelving along with a spiral cast iron staircase leading to the kitchen/dining room.
Lower Ground Floor
Spanning the width of the building, the kitchen/dining room is fitted with contrasting units and work surfaces along with integrated range cooker with cooker hood over, fridge and freezer. Here is exposed brick, stone and beams and a flagstone flor with under-floor heating along with a feature brick fireplace and and door out to the sunken patio.
First Floor
A central landing has stripped timber doors to the three first floor rooms. The master bedroom is a double with space for wardrobes along with an ornamental fireplace, exposed brickwork and an over-stairs cupboard. The second bedroom is a single with space for a wardrobe. The bathroom is fitted with a modern suite comprising a wash hand basin, WC and bath with mains fed shower system over along with full tiling and a towel rail radiator.
Outside
The property sits to the rear centre of a plot approaching 1/4 acre that backs onto farmland. There is a mixture of lawn, trees, flower beds and a fabulous sunken patio which leads to the lower ground floor. There is an open barn with covered parking for two cars and a loft room above which is accessed by a fixed staircase and would be ideal for storage or use as a hobby room.
Parking
A driveway from the road winds across the front of the property and leads to the barn. There is ample off-road parking for several vehicles and the barn provides covered parking for two cars.
Location
Silverstone is a highly regarded village that is not only famous for motor racing, but is also well serviced with a local shop, post office, public house, recently constructed primary school and doctors surgery. The village is located approximately 5 miles south-west of the market town of Towcester and offers great access to the main arterial roads of the A43, A5, M1 and M40. Train services from Milton Keynes, Northampton and Banbury offer journey times to London Euston of approximately 40 minutes. Sporting activities in the area include golf at Whittlebury Hall and Farthingstone, sailing at Draycote Water, Pitsford and Hollowell Reservoirs and horse and greyhound racing at Towcester.
General Information
Arrange to view 24/7 via or via our Central Property Experts on the number at the top of the page.
The property is Grade II Listed and therefore exempt form the requirement for an EPC.
Council Tax Band C.
Covid 19:-
We will be adhering to Government guidance which is that we should encourage first viewings to be done virtually wherever possible, and that customers should then only physically inspect properties which they have a strong interest in.
We ask that you do not attend a physical viewing in any of the following circumstances:-
1. If you or anyone in your home is diagnosed with Covid-19?
2. If you or anyone in your home is demonstrating symptoms or is self-isolating?
3. If anyone in your home is shielding or at higher risk?
Please be patient with response times.
Disclaimer For Virtual Viewings
Some or all information pertaining to this property may have been provided solely by the vendor, and although we always make every effort to verify the information provided to us, we strongly advise you to make further enquiries before continuing.
If you book a viewing or make an offer on a property that has had its valuation conducted virtually, you are doing so under the knowledge that this information may have been provided solely by the vendor, and that we may not have been able to access the premises to confirm the information or test any equipment. We therefore strongly advise you to make further enquiries before completing your purchase of the property to ensure you are happy with all the information provided.
Further benefits include two bedrooms, two reception rooms, a lower ground floor kitchen/dining room, first flor bathroom, sunken patio and gas radiator heating. The property backs onto a paddock and does requires some tlc, but abounds with character features including exposed brick, stone and beams, fireplaces and timber doors.
Ground Floor
Enter into an entrance hall with stairs to the first floor and doors to both reception rooms. The sitting room has an ornamental corner fireplace and recessed shelving. The living room also has a feature fireplace and recessed shelving along with a spiral cast iron staircase leading to the kitchen/dining room.
Lower Ground Floor
Spanning the width of the building, the kitchen/dining room is fitted with contrasting units and work surfaces along with integrated range cooker with cooker hood over, fridge and freezer. Here is exposed brick, stone and beams and a flagstone flor with under-floor heating along with a feature brick fireplace and and door out to the sunken patio.
First Floor
A central landing has stripped timber doors to the three first floor rooms. The master bedroom is a double with space for wardrobes along with an ornamental fireplace, exposed brickwork and an over-stairs cupboard. The second bedroom is a single with space for a wardrobe. The bathroom is fitted with a modern suite comprising a wash hand basin, WC and bath with mains fed shower system over along with full tiling and a towel rail radiator.
Outside
The property sits to the rear centre of a plot approaching 1/4 acre that backs onto farmland. There is a mixture of lawn, trees, flower beds and a fabulous sunken patio which leads to the lower ground floor. There is an open barn with covered parking for two cars and a loft room above which is accessed by a fixed staircase and would be ideal for storage or use as a hobby room.
Parking
A driveway from the road winds across the front of the property and leads to the barn. There is ample off-road parking for several vehicles and the barn provides covered parking for two cars.
Location
Silverstone is a highly regarded village that is not only famous for motor racing, but is also well serviced with a local shop, post office, public house, recently constructed primary school and doctors surgery. The village is located approximately 5 miles south-west of the market town of Towcester and offers great access to the main arterial roads of the A43, A5, M1 and M40. Train services from Milton Keynes, Northampton and Banbury offer journey times to London Euston of approximately 40 minutes. Sporting activities in the area include golf at Whittlebury Hall and Farthingstone, sailing at Draycote Water, Pitsford and Hollowell Reservoirs and horse and greyhound racing at Towcester.
General Information
Arrange to view 24/7 via or via our Central Property Experts on the number at the top of the page.
The property is Grade II Listed and therefore exempt form the requirement for an EPC.
Council Tax Band C.
Covid 19:-
We will be adhering to Government guidance which is that we should encourage first viewings to be done virtually wherever possible, and that customers should then only physically inspect properties which they have a strong interest in.
We ask that you do not attend a physical viewing in any of the following circumstances:-
1. If you or anyone in your home is diagnosed with Covid-19?
2. If you or anyone in your home is demonstrating symptoms or is self-isolating?
3. If anyone in your home is shielding or at higher risk?
Please be patient with response times.
Disclaimer For Virtual Viewings
Some or all information pertaining to this property may have been provided solely by the vendor, and although we always make every effort to verify the information provided to us, we strongly advise you to make further enquiries before continuing.
If you book a viewing or make an offer on a property that has had its valuation conducted virtually, you are doing so under the knowledge that this information may have been provided solely by the vendor, and that we may not have been able to access the premises to confirm the information or test any equipment. We therefore strongly advise you to make further enquiries before completing your purchase of the property to ensure you are happy with all the information provided.
