House For Sale £675,000
A significant early 18th century Grade II listed farmhouse built in stone under a slate roof and retaining many original features. The property requires some upgrading in areas but offers well proportioned accommodation on two floors and has a spacious cellar.
Eakley Lanes is a small hamlet of distinctive properties on the cusp of the Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire borders. Being extremely rural in location the property offers excellent access to riding both in the nearby Salcey Forest and beyond this to Swans Way and the Three Shires bridleway.
Ground Floor - Formal Entrance - Via part glazed front door leading to:
Primary Entrance hall - Staircase rising to first floor landing. Decorative wall panels. Radiator Archway to:
Rear hall and vestibule. Tiled flooring. Windows to rear aspect. Doors to garden. Doors off to principal rooms and stairway to an interesting two compartment vaulted cellar. Radiator.
Cloakroom - Suite of low flush WC and wash basin. Window to rear elevation. Radiator.
Drawing room - Windows to the front elevation with bench seating. Exposed ceiling beams. Open fireplace with stone mantle and hearth. Oak flooring. Dado rail. Picture rail. Radiator.
Dining Room - Windows to the front elevation with bench seating. Exposed ceiling beams. Inglenook fireplace with bressummer beam and housing a wood burning stove mounted over a paved hearth. Quarry tiled flooring. 2 Built in pine cupboards. Radiator.
Study - Window to the front elevation with bench seating. Stone mullion surround fireplace with brick recess on stone hearth. Oak floorboards. Ceiling beams. Built in cupboard to alcove. Picture rail.
Kitchen/breakfast room - A typical farmhouse kitchen with a single drainer sink unit having cupboards and drawers under. Further extensive range of cupboard units to base and high levels. Space for a range cooker. Ample work surfaces. Windows to the side and rear elevations. Integrated fridge freezer. Plumbing for washing machine and dryer. Quarry tiled flooring.
Utility Room - Plumbing for a washing machine and dryer. Shelving. Larder cupboard. Base level cupboards. Quarry tiled flooring. Skylight.
Rear Porch - Exposed stonework to walls. Built in cupboard. Door to garden.
First Floor - Landing. - Window to the rear aspect. Decorative panelling to walls. Radiator.
Master bedroom - Windows to the front elevation with bench seating. Dado rail. Cast iron fireplace with period mantle over. Radiator.
Bedroom 2 Window to the front elevation with bench seating. Dado rail. Open fireplace with slate surround. Radiator.
Bedroom 3 - Window to the front elevation with bench seating. Loft access. cast iron fireplace with period mantle. Built in cupboards. Radiator.
Bedroom 4 - Window to the front elevation with bench seating. Built in wardrobe. Dado rail. Radiator.
Dressing and shower Room - Velux window to the side elevation with beam over. Range of built in cupboards. Airing and clothing cupboards. Individual shower cubicle with glazed screen. Radiator.
Bathroom - Suite of slipper bath with ball and claw pedestals, twin wash basin and low flush WC. Exposed timbers. Recessed lighting to ceiling. Window to rear elevation with bench seating. Radiator and towel rail combination.
Outside - To the front of the property behind a stone retaining wall there are a variety of shrubs, plants and trees bisected by a terraced pathway also accessing a small pond within a large gravel area. Potential car parking for several vehicles is made available within a revised boundary as per the attached plan to be undertaken at the purchasers expense.
Access is available from this courtyard area to a sheltered vegetable garden with raised beds. Adjacent is an old chicken shed which conceals a well. and to the south eastern elevation there is a formal garden enclosed within a stone wall and fencing having a lawn and paved patio area.
Agents Notes - Being so rural the property is not provided with mains drainage or water. Eakley Manor is served by a septic tank. Mains water is piped from a nearby well and treated through a UV filter. The system is regularly tested and reviewed by the environment agency.
"The property is Grade II listed and was built as a coaching inn by Lord Lane at the turn of the 18th century".
"Verisure" alarm system
4G mobile broadband (30Mb download and 20 Mb upload)
Disclaimer - Whilst we endeavour to make our sales particulars accurate and reliable, if there is any point which is of particular importance to you please contact the office and we will be pleased to verify the information for you. Do so, particularly if contemplating travelling some distance to view the property. The mention of any appliance and/or services to this property does not imply that they are in full and efficient working order, and their condition is unknown to us. Unless fixtures and fittings are specifically mentioned in these details, they are not included in the asking price. Even if any such fixtures and fittings are mentioned in these details it should be verified at the point of negotiating if they are still to remain. Some items may be available subject to negotiation with the vendor.
Eakley Lanes is a small hamlet of distinctive properties on the cusp of the Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire borders. Being extremely rural in location the property offers excellent access to riding both in the nearby Salcey Forest and beyond this to Swans Way and the Three Shires bridleway.
Ground Floor - Formal Entrance - Via part glazed front door leading to:
Primary Entrance hall - Staircase rising to first floor landing. Decorative wall panels. Radiator Archway to:
Rear hall and vestibule. Tiled flooring. Windows to rear aspect. Doors to garden. Doors off to principal rooms and stairway to an interesting two compartment vaulted cellar. Radiator.
Cloakroom - Suite of low flush WC and wash basin. Window to rear elevation. Radiator.
Drawing room - Windows to the front elevation with bench seating. Exposed ceiling beams. Open fireplace with stone mantle and hearth. Oak flooring. Dado rail. Picture rail. Radiator.
Dining Room - Windows to the front elevation with bench seating. Exposed ceiling beams. Inglenook fireplace with bressummer beam and housing a wood burning stove mounted over a paved hearth. Quarry tiled flooring. 2 Built in pine cupboards. Radiator.
Study - Window to the front elevation with bench seating. Stone mullion surround fireplace with brick recess on stone hearth. Oak floorboards. Ceiling beams. Built in cupboard to alcove. Picture rail.
Kitchen/breakfast room - A typical farmhouse kitchen with a single drainer sink unit having cupboards and drawers under. Further extensive range of cupboard units to base and high levels. Space for a range cooker. Ample work surfaces. Windows to the side and rear elevations. Integrated fridge freezer. Plumbing for washing machine and dryer. Quarry tiled flooring.
Utility Room - Plumbing for a washing machine and dryer. Shelving. Larder cupboard. Base level cupboards. Quarry tiled flooring. Skylight.
Rear Porch - Exposed stonework to walls. Built in cupboard. Door to garden.
First Floor - Landing. - Window to the rear aspect. Decorative panelling to walls. Radiator.
Master bedroom - Windows to the front elevation with bench seating. Dado rail. Cast iron fireplace with period mantle over. Radiator.
Bedroom 2 Window to the front elevation with bench seating. Dado rail. Open fireplace with slate surround. Radiator.
Bedroom 3 - Window to the front elevation with bench seating. Loft access. cast iron fireplace with period mantle. Built in cupboards. Radiator.
Bedroom 4 - Window to the front elevation with bench seating. Built in wardrobe. Dado rail. Radiator.
Dressing and shower Room - Velux window to the side elevation with beam over. Range of built in cupboards. Airing and clothing cupboards. Individual shower cubicle with glazed screen. Radiator.
Bathroom - Suite of slipper bath with ball and claw pedestals, twin wash basin and low flush WC. Exposed timbers. Recessed lighting to ceiling. Window to rear elevation with bench seating. Radiator and towel rail combination.
Outside - To the front of the property behind a stone retaining wall there are a variety of shrubs, plants and trees bisected by a terraced pathway also accessing a small pond within a large gravel area. Potential car parking for several vehicles is made available within a revised boundary as per the attached plan to be undertaken at the purchasers expense.
Access is available from this courtyard area to a sheltered vegetable garden with raised beds. Adjacent is an old chicken shed which conceals a well. and to the south eastern elevation there is a formal garden enclosed within a stone wall and fencing having a lawn and paved patio area.
Agents Notes - Being so rural the property is not provided with mains drainage or water. Eakley Manor is served by a septic tank. Mains water is piped from a nearby well and treated through a UV filter. The system is regularly tested and reviewed by the environment agency.
"The property is Grade II listed and was built as a coaching inn by Lord Lane at the turn of the 18th century".
"Verisure" alarm system
4G mobile broadband (30Mb download and 20 Mb upload)
Disclaimer - Whilst we endeavour to make our sales particulars accurate and reliable, if there is any point which is of particular importance to you please contact the office and we will be pleased to verify the information for you. Do so, particularly if contemplating travelling some distance to view the property. The mention of any appliance and/or services to this property does not imply that they are in full and efficient working order, and their condition is unknown to us. Unless fixtures and fittings are specifically mentioned in these details, they are not included in the asking price. Even if any such fixtures and fittings are mentioned in these details it should be verified at the point of negotiating if they are still to remain. Some items may be available subject to negotiation with the vendor.
