The Green, Woughton on the Green, Milton Keynes, MK6

As you approach 8 The Green, you'd be forgiven for not realising what lies behind it's unassuming mid-19th Century facade. Starting life as two, two bedroom cottages, it is now a wonderful home offering a blend of modern open-plan and traditional character living, all with a rear garden that has to be seen to be believed.

One of the original front doors remain to the front, but you're most likely to use one of two side entrances instead. One side of the home has a new entrance which brings you into a bright hallway laid with a tumbled marble floor. This floor flows into the new utility room which has space for an under-counter washing machine and tumble dryer. The other side door previously mentioned leads from the utility room out to the gated driveway, making it your most likely entrance when returning home in the car. There is parking for a couple of cars as well as there also being a garage with light and power.

In 2016 the owner added a superb vaulted rear extension to the home which now serves as the primary living space. At approximately 500 sq.ft, it is a sociable entertaining space which has an impressive centrepiece island with seating on two sides.

Although modern in style, the owner was conscious about this extension tying in with its setting, and so designed this space sympathetically. The shaker style kitchen by 1909 Kitchens (a British brand known for sustainability) is laid with marble worktops that mirror the flooring in the hallway. The flooring throughout the room is large planked engineered oak, helping the room to feel cosy. There is space for a formal dining table and seating area, however the current owner has opted for a just a generous seating area.

Bi-fold doors open to a elevated decked area where you can seamlessly flit between indoor and outdoor seating. This gives an inkling as to the lifestyle this home offers, and why the new living space was built at the rear of the home....

Although you are in the knowledge that this home sits on a near half acre plot before you arrive, nothing quite prepares you for when you step into the rear garden. Such is the rarity of this plot, you feel as though you have stepped out of Milton Keynes and into somewhere much more rural.

Designed in a 'relaxed style', the garden is broken up into sections which cleverly mirror the home. There are lots of grasses planted throughout the sections which are great for the environment.

Believed to originally been part of a smallholding, there are numerous outbuildings making this a proper gardener's space. There are original privys which are now used for storage, a log store, greenhouse and compost heap helping this garden to work all year round. At the bottom of the garden is an orchard with apple, plum and pear trees as well as raised planters. There is also an old pigshed which is crying out to be converted to a potting shed or summer house as a place to take a break during the day.

The largest outbuilding offers the opportunity to create a multi-generational space in the form of an annexe. Alternatively it could make a great home office, although we're not sure how much work you'd get done with the amazing garden a sure distraction!

Back inside the home, the living space in the original cottages offer a wonderful contrast to the vast open space of the rear extension and garden. They provide a relaxing space to have a separate snug, office or dining area which can evolve as the needs arise. Both rooms have open fireplaces to also take advantage of.

Upstairs are the original four bedrooms. Each side of the house has what would have been the main double bedroom for each home, as well as the second bedrooms which are both singles. Rather than an ensuite, you cleverly have the two bathrooms from each home, with one now being a dedicated shower room and the other being a bathroom.

Prized for its open green spaces and contradictory lifestyle that Milton Keynes is usually known for, Woughton on the Green surprises those that visit for the first time without fail. Owning an home on The Green itself is usually a dream for many, but to own one with a plot like this is an opportunity which simply can't be missed.