House For Sale £450,000
Overview
Why buy this home?
This delightful home, full of charming features including original internal doors and a stained-glass window next to the front door, is screaming out for further extension (STP). There is already a single storey extension to the rear, and this has footings that can take another storey if required. The entrance hall is another extension and if you have been for a dog walk at Tiddenfoot or children have muddy shoes from playing over at the nearby Mentmore Park, this is the perfect place to remove your shoes and coats before entering the property.
The first door from the entrance hall leads directly into the lounge/diner which has recently been decorated and has brand new carpets. The lounge area currently has a sofa in front of the TV but would be perfect for a corner or chaise sofa. The dining area has enough space for a six-seater table and there is a fireplace that is currently blocked off but could be opened again should you require. There is built in storage on either side of the fireplace.
At the back of the dining area and through a set of double doors, is a fantastic sized kitchen with a breakfast bar which is great for informal meals or catching up over a drink. The kitchen is an extension of the original home and has two large Velux windows in the roof which allows natural light to illuminate it. There are ample storage units and worktop space which allows more than one person to be cooking without being on top of each other. Integral appliances include a double oven, a slim line dishwasher and a five-ring gas burner hob.
What was formerly the kitchen before the extension has now been utilised as office space which is ideal if you work from home. There is enough space for a desk and there are fitted units in which to keep all of your office essentials. This leads round to a spacious toilet which completes the accommodation on the ground floor.
The deceptively spacious rear garden faces southwest and is low maintenance with a decking area at the rear which is positioned to catch the last of the evening sun. There are raised beds which are filled with colourful flowers and shrubs and an area in the middle has slate chippings with more shrubs and trees. There is a large workshop and an additional garage with power and light, so you are definitely not short of storage space.
Upstairs there are three bedrooms and a family bathroom. Two of the bedrooms are comfortable doubles and the other is one is a single which would make a fantastic nursery. The bathroom has everything perfectly positioned and consists of a bath with electric shower over it, a W/C and a wash hand basin with a vanity unit. There is a window which allows natural ventilation.
At the front of the property there is paved parking for at least three vehicles.
More about the location...
Linslade is an English town located on the Bedfordshire side of the Bedfordshire-Buckinghamshire border (and roughly a third-way between London and Birmingham). It borders the town of Leighton Buzzard, with which it forms the civil parish of Leighton-Linslade.
Linslade has no high street. Small, family run shops are clustered at the "Centre of Linslade", where three arterial roads converge to cross the canal and river. (Note, however, that Linslade's "Centre" is not its geographical centre.) Many of these buildings are Victorian in origin, as are all pubs, and the Hunt Hotel.
In recent years the area between the river and the canal has been redeveloped – adding Waitrose, Tesco, Aldi, and Homebase superstores. Other high-street stores and boutique shops, restaurants, bakery and butchers can be found in Leighton; or, failing that, at Milton Keynes. There are also corner shops.
Bedfordshire operates a three-tier education system, with Lower-, Middle and Upper Schools. Linslade has three Lower Schools (Linslade Lower, Southcott Lower, and Greenleas Lower) distributed relatively evenly across town; with a Middle School (Linslade Middle) and an Upper school (The Cedars) located opposite each other, on the edge of town.
The principal Leighton-Linslade facilities within Linslade are Tiddenfoot Leisure Centre, which includes a swimming pool and indoor sports courts; Leighton Buzzard Golf Club and Leighton Buzzard railway station.
Linslade has two semi-wild park areas. Linslade Wood (colloquially called Bluebell Wood) is a mature woodland dating back to at least the 16th century. Tiddenfoot Pit, a former quarry, turned into a lake and wildlife area. Both are managed by Greensands Trust. Stockgrove Country Park and Rushmere Country Park are nearby.
Additional there are parks suitable for teenagers to kick around a football, and for dogs to run about, as well as fenced off play areas for young children, containing slides and swings.
In 1963 the Great Train Robbery took place at a site near Bridego Bridge, between the villages of Cheddington and Linslade. Every time a Great Train Robber was caught law dictated that they had to be brought back to the small court house at Linslade to be charged.
Council tax band: D
Why buy this home?
This delightful home, full of charming features including original internal doors and a stained-glass window next to the front door, is screaming out for further extension (STP). There is already a single storey extension to the rear, and this has footings that can take another storey if required. The entrance hall is another extension and if you have been for a dog walk at Tiddenfoot or children have muddy shoes from playing over at the nearby Mentmore Park, this is the perfect place to remove your shoes and coats before entering the property.
The first door from the entrance hall leads directly into the lounge/diner which has recently been decorated and has brand new carpets. The lounge area currently has a sofa in front of the TV but would be perfect for a corner or chaise sofa. The dining area has enough space for a six-seater table and there is a fireplace that is currently blocked off but could be opened again should you require. There is built in storage on either side of the fireplace.
At the back of the dining area and through a set of double doors, is a fantastic sized kitchen with a breakfast bar which is great for informal meals or catching up over a drink. The kitchen is an extension of the original home and has two large Velux windows in the roof which allows natural light to illuminate it. There are ample storage units and worktop space which allows more than one person to be cooking without being on top of each other. Integral appliances include a double oven, a slim line dishwasher and a five-ring gas burner hob.
What was formerly the kitchen before the extension has now been utilised as office space which is ideal if you work from home. There is enough space for a desk and there are fitted units in which to keep all of your office essentials. This leads round to a spacious toilet which completes the accommodation on the ground floor.
The deceptively spacious rear garden faces southwest and is low maintenance with a decking area at the rear which is positioned to catch the last of the evening sun. There are raised beds which are filled with colourful flowers and shrubs and an area in the middle has slate chippings with more shrubs and trees. There is a large workshop and an additional garage with power and light, so you are definitely not short of storage space.
Upstairs there are three bedrooms and a family bathroom. Two of the bedrooms are comfortable doubles and the other is one is a single which would make a fantastic nursery. The bathroom has everything perfectly positioned and consists of a bath with electric shower over it, a W/C and a wash hand basin with a vanity unit. There is a window which allows natural ventilation.
At the front of the property there is paved parking for at least three vehicles.
More about the location...
Linslade is an English town located on the Bedfordshire side of the Bedfordshire-Buckinghamshire border (and roughly a third-way between London and Birmingham). It borders the town of Leighton Buzzard, with which it forms the civil parish of Leighton-Linslade.
Linslade has no high street. Small, family run shops are clustered at the "Centre of Linslade", where three arterial roads converge to cross the canal and river. (Note, however, that Linslade's "Centre" is not its geographical centre.) Many of these buildings are Victorian in origin, as are all pubs, and the Hunt Hotel.
In recent years the area between the river and the canal has been redeveloped – adding Waitrose, Tesco, Aldi, and Homebase superstores. Other high-street stores and boutique shops, restaurants, bakery and butchers can be found in Leighton; or, failing that, at Milton Keynes. There are also corner shops.
Bedfordshire operates a three-tier education system, with Lower-, Middle and Upper Schools. Linslade has three Lower Schools (Linslade Lower, Southcott Lower, and Greenleas Lower) distributed relatively evenly across town; with a Middle School (Linslade Middle) and an Upper school (The Cedars) located opposite each other, on the edge of town.
The principal Leighton-Linslade facilities within Linslade are Tiddenfoot Leisure Centre, which includes a swimming pool and indoor sports courts; Leighton Buzzard Golf Club and Leighton Buzzard railway station.
Linslade has two semi-wild park areas. Linslade Wood (colloquially called Bluebell Wood) is a mature woodland dating back to at least the 16th century. Tiddenfoot Pit, a former quarry, turned into a lake and wildlife area. Both are managed by Greensands Trust. Stockgrove Country Park and Rushmere Country Park are nearby.
Additional there are parks suitable for teenagers to kick around a football, and for dogs to run about, as well as fenced off play areas for young children, containing slides and swings.
In 1963 the Great Train Robbery took place at a site near Bridego Bridge, between the villages of Cheddington and Linslade. Every time a Great Train Robber was caught law dictated that they had to be brought back to the small court house at Linslade to be charged.
Council tax band: D
