Crafton, Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire, LU7
- PROPERTY TYPE
Detached
- BEDROOMS
5
- BATHROOMS
4
- SIZE
3,469 sq ft
322 sq m
- TENUREDescribes how you own a property. There are different types of tenure - freehold, leasehold, and commonhold.Read more about tenure in our glossary page.
Freehold
Key features
- Former Rothschild gatehouse
- Five bedrooms; three en suite
- Three reception rooms
- Refitted kitchen and bathrooms
- Detached games room / workshop
- Gated off street parking for up to 10 cars
- Planning permission for a triple garage with studio/annexe above (Ref 23/02809/APP)
- Views across Mentmore Golf Course
Description
The main house has 3,077 sq. ft. of accommodation over two floors with most of the rooms on the ground floor. There is a nearly 29 ft. by over 22ft open-plan kitchen/dining room, and a nearly 27 ft. triple aspect sitting room which has a heritage ornate white marble fireplace with a woodburning stove, windows to the front and rear, a door to the garden, and a door to a Victorian style conservatory with stained glass feature windows and French doors to the garden. There are four bedrooms and three shower rooms on the ground floor. The first floor has the principal bedroom with a refitted en suite bathroom and walk in wardrobe.
Outbuildings include the games room/workshop, and there is a courtyard garden, a pond and a specimen trees and flowerbeds throughout the grounds.
Kitchen and Dining Room
The open plan kitchen has bespoke fitted units with white quartz worksurfaces. Appliances include a range cooker with an induction hob, an integrated fridge/freezer, dishwasher and a microwave. In the centre is a table-style breakfast bar with space for up to six high stools. An adjoining utility room has space for laundry appliances, and a door to the garden. A wide opening from the kitchen leads to a formal dining room for entertaining which currently contains a dining table with space to seat twelve but could alternatively be furnished with a smaller table and sofas for informal family life.
Bedrooms
There are four double bedrooms on the ground floor. Two of these have en-suite shower-rooms and there is also a family shower room, all of which were refitted four years ago. The first floor has an open landing which overlooks the dining area below and has floor to ceiling windows with panoramic views across the open countryside. The principal bedroom also has country views, and has a designer en-suite bathroom with a freestanding bath and twin washbasins, and a door to a walk-in wardrobe.
Outside
Electric wrought iron gates open to a gravel drive with parking for multiple cars in front of the house. There is also planning permission for a triple garage with studio/annexe above. The garden is enclosed by walls and fencing and has rolling lawns with ornamental borders and a variety of mature trees. There is a paved patio outside the sitting room and conservatory and a larger rear terrace with an avenue of arches with climbing plants. The detached and vaulted games room/workshop measures 23ft by 17ft, and is currently set up with a pool table, darts mat and a bar with seating.
Situation and Schooling
The property is in catchment for Aylesbury grammar schools, Cheddington Combined School, Wingrave Church of England Combined School, and Cottlesloe Secondary School in Wing. Leighton Buzzard (4.8 miles) and Tring (7.5 miles) both have shops, supermarkets, and trains to Euston (Leighton Buzzard 30 minutes and Tring 36 minutes). Aylesbury (8 miles) has shopping, social and sports facilities, the Waterside Theatre, a cinema, a mainline railway station, a college, and a university.
Brochures
Web Details- COUNCIL TAXA payment made to your local authority in order to pay for local services like schools, libraries, and refuse collection. The amount you pay depends on the value of the property.Read more about council Tax in our glossary page.
- Band: G
- PARKINGDetails of how and where vehicles can be parked, and any associated costs.Read more about parking in our glossary page.
- Yes
- GARDENA property has access to an outdoor space, which could be private or shared.
- Yes
- ACCESSIBILITYHow a property has been adapted to meet the needs of vulnerable or disabled individuals.Read more about accessibility in our glossary page.
- Wide doorways,Level access
Crafton, Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire, LU7
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