House For Sale £700,000
A desirable detached four bedroomed family house offering flexible accommodation in the heart of this popular village on the edge of the Castle Ashby Estate.
Number 6 enjoys a relatively private position at the end of Parsons Close and sits centrally on its plot with rear private garden benefitting from a south westerly aspect. Dating back to the 1970’s the house has been upgraded to cater for the needs of modern family living with well appointed and light and airy reception rooms, generous kitchen/breakfast room and large family/games rooms. This room could easily be converted to another bedroom suite if required.
Whilst in the custodianship of the current owners the kitchen and utility room have been upgraded along with two new bathrooms on the first floor. The house has been converted to gas central heating and all the windows were replaced with double glazed upvc units in 2012 along with new sofit boards and fascia’s in 2016.
A part glazed front door with glazed sidelights opens into a large reception hall lying in the heart of the house with all reception rooms radiating off and offering direct access to the cloakroom and coats cupboard with hanging rails and shelves above. The sitting room enjoys views over the front drive and rear garden with sliding glazed doors opening onto Indian stone entertaining terrace. A brick fireplace houses a Clearview wood burner. The dining room is well positioned next to the kitchen/breakfast room which was refitted in 2012 and comprises a comprehensive range of base and eye level shaker units. Integral appliances include two Zanussi ovens with five ring gas hob, full height fridge, full height freezer and dishwasher.
At the far end is a fitted utility/boot room with plumbing for washing machine and vent for tumble dryer along with recessed space to accommodate another fridge or freezer with storage cupboards to the side. Doors lead out to the rear and side garden with outdoor boiler room converted to store room. Lying off the hall is a very versatile family /games room and overlooking the front drive is a study.
First floor
The open tread wooden staircase gently rises to part galleried landing with all bedrooms radiating off along with access to the full height airing cupboard housing pressurized hot water cylinder with slatted drying shelves.
The generous master bedroom enjoys views westwards over the rear garden and out across rooftops to open countryside in the distance. The dressing room has two full height wardrobes with glazed sliding doors and beyond is the well proportioned en suite bathroom with corner bath, separate glazed oversized walk in shower together with vanity unit and cupboards. The three remaining double bedrooms are severed by the well appointed family bathroom again with separate glazed shower cubicle and bedroom two benefits from a run of deep fitted wardrobes. A loft hatch on the landing reveals a retractable ladder providing access to part boarded loft space. A further loft hatch at the top of the stairs reveals another boarded storage area lying above the sitting room.
Outside
The house is approached over a private tarmac drive offering generous off road parking and access to the detached brick double garage. Partly edging the drive is an area of lawn edged by herbaceous borders with the front garden enjoying views across to the church tower. The rear garden can be accessed from either side of the property with Indian stone path running along the rear connecting to paved seating and entertaining terraces overlooking the split level lawn.
The garden is enclosed by boarded wooden fencing in the main with mature trees and shrubs strategically positioned to offer privacy. There is a wooden log store and in the far corner is a wooden garden shed with paved area to the front. To the side of the house is a useful storage area which doubles up as a vegetable garden with access to workshop/store in the top corner.
Location
Grendon is a popular village with active local community and benefitting from a very successful and highly sought after Church of England primary school. There is a bus service from the village to Wollaston Upper School with private schooling facilities available in both Northampton and Wellingborough.
The village is surrounded by attractive countryside offering excellent facilities for the walking, riding, and cycling enthusiast. The neighbouring village of Castle Ashby benefits from a restored and upgraded country hotel with popular Eyas restaurant. The Georgian market town of Olney, Wellingborough and county town of Northampton provide shopping and leisure facilities and the village is within a short drive of Rushden Lakes shopping and leisure complex.
The village is rural but not isolated with good accessibility to the A45 connecting Junction 15 of the M1 to the A14 and A1 and both Wellingborough and Northampton have main line stations offering connectivity into St Pancras International and Euston respectively within the hour.
Number 6 enjoys a relatively private position at the end of Parsons Close and sits centrally on its plot with rear private garden benefitting from a south westerly aspect. Dating back to the 1970’s the house has been upgraded to cater for the needs of modern family living with well appointed and light and airy reception rooms, generous kitchen/breakfast room and large family/games rooms. This room could easily be converted to another bedroom suite if required.
Whilst in the custodianship of the current owners the kitchen and utility room have been upgraded along with two new bathrooms on the first floor. The house has been converted to gas central heating and all the windows were replaced with double glazed upvc units in 2012 along with new sofit boards and fascia’s in 2016.
A part glazed front door with glazed sidelights opens into a large reception hall lying in the heart of the house with all reception rooms radiating off and offering direct access to the cloakroom and coats cupboard with hanging rails and shelves above. The sitting room enjoys views over the front drive and rear garden with sliding glazed doors opening onto Indian stone entertaining terrace. A brick fireplace houses a Clearview wood burner. The dining room is well positioned next to the kitchen/breakfast room which was refitted in 2012 and comprises a comprehensive range of base and eye level shaker units. Integral appliances include two Zanussi ovens with five ring gas hob, full height fridge, full height freezer and dishwasher.
At the far end is a fitted utility/boot room with plumbing for washing machine and vent for tumble dryer along with recessed space to accommodate another fridge or freezer with storage cupboards to the side. Doors lead out to the rear and side garden with outdoor boiler room converted to store room. Lying off the hall is a very versatile family /games room and overlooking the front drive is a study.
First floor
The open tread wooden staircase gently rises to part galleried landing with all bedrooms radiating off along with access to the full height airing cupboard housing pressurized hot water cylinder with slatted drying shelves.
The generous master bedroom enjoys views westwards over the rear garden and out across rooftops to open countryside in the distance. The dressing room has two full height wardrobes with glazed sliding doors and beyond is the well proportioned en suite bathroom with corner bath, separate glazed oversized walk in shower together with vanity unit and cupboards. The three remaining double bedrooms are severed by the well appointed family bathroom again with separate glazed shower cubicle and bedroom two benefits from a run of deep fitted wardrobes. A loft hatch on the landing reveals a retractable ladder providing access to part boarded loft space. A further loft hatch at the top of the stairs reveals another boarded storage area lying above the sitting room.
Outside
The house is approached over a private tarmac drive offering generous off road parking and access to the detached brick double garage. Partly edging the drive is an area of lawn edged by herbaceous borders with the front garden enjoying views across to the church tower. The rear garden can be accessed from either side of the property with Indian stone path running along the rear connecting to paved seating and entertaining terraces overlooking the split level lawn.
The garden is enclosed by boarded wooden fencing in the main with mature trees and shrubs strategically positioned to offer privacy. There is a wooden log store and in the far corner is a wooden garden shed with paved area to the front. To the side of the house is a useful storage area which doubles up as a vegetable garden with access to workshop/store in the top corner.
Location
Grendon is a popular village with active local community and benefitting from a very successful and highly sought after Church of England primary school. There is a bus service from the village to Wollaston Upper School with private schooling facilities available in both Northampton and Wellingborough.
The village is surrounded by attractive countryside offering excellent facilities for the walking, riding, and cycling enthusiast. The neighbouring village of Castle Ashby benefits from a restored and upgraded country hotel with popular Eyas restaurant. The Georgian market town of Olney, Wellingborough and county town of Northampton provide shopping and leisure facilities and the village is within a short drive of Rushden Lakes shopping and leisure complex.
The village is rural but not isolated with good accessibility to the A45 connecting Junction 15 of the M1 to the A14 and A1 and both Wellingborough and Northampton have main line stations offering connectivity into St Pancras International and Euston respectively within the hour.
