A substantial detached country house with rural views.

Description

Stratford-on-Avon 5 miles, Shipston-on-Stour 6 miles, Warwick Parkway 12 miles (mainline station to London Euston from 108 minutes), Birmingham 35 minutes, M40 J15 27 miles (all distances and times are approximate).

Entrance hall, sitting room dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, utility, cloakroom, ground floor bedroom office/bedroom five, four bedrooms, two en suite bathrooms, family bathroom, garage with adjoining bathroom and office over, gardens, parking, shed.

Sunways offers light and airy accommodation with a versatile layout. There are lovely rural views to the front and rear. The house is entered via a welcoming reception hall which leads to a large sitting room with double doors leading to the garden, and a well-proportioned dining room. Both rooms incorporate green oak glazed south-facing extensions which allow the light to flood in. The kitchen has a vaulted timber and glaze roof and is fitted with an excellent range of cabinets. There is a breakfast area with plenty of space for a good sized table and chairs. Next to the kitchen is a useful utility. Completing the ground floor accommodation is an office/bedroom five and a cloakroom.

A staircase from the entrance hall rises to the first floor bedroom accommodation. The master bedroom has a range of fitted cupboards, en suite bathroom and a south-facing balcony. Bedroom two has an en suite bathroom room. Bedroom three has an east-facing balcony and shares the family bathroom with bedroom four.

The property sits well within its plot. A driveway leads to a large turning circle in front of the house and garage. The gently sloping front garden is landscaped with well-maintained lawn, well-stocked borders and mature specimen trees. A paved path runs along the front of the house and steps edged with shrubs and perennials lead down to lawn at the bottom of the garden. The garden continues around the sides of the property to the rear. There is a paved terrace lying alongside the eastern elevation and is a perfect place for al fresco dining. There is a brick built double garage, with adjoining workshop and useful office over, and a large detached timber shed.

The property will appeal to a broad audience of buyers and in particular those looking for a family house enjoying a rural position yet within comfortable driving distance of Stratford-upon-Avon.

Location

Sunways is situated in the picturesque village of Alderminster, close to Stratford-upon-Avon and Shipston-on-Stour. The village sits next to the River Stour and includes a 12th century church, village hall and award winning gastro pub/restaurant.

Local amenities can be found in Shipston-on-Stour, a popular former market town voted The Sunday Times ‘Best Places to Live in the Midlands in 2017 & 2018. The town provides a range of facilities, including Co-ops, award-winning deli Taste of the Country, a variety of pubs, restaurants and shops, doctors and community hospital. More extensive leisure and shopping facilities can be found at Stratford-upon-Avon, including Waitrose approximately 3.5 miles away.

There is an extensive range of well-respected state, grammar and private schools locally, including King Edward VI Grammar (Stratford) and Stratford Girls Grammar School, Warwick (Boys) and Kings High (Girls) in Warwick, Kingsley School (Leamington Spa), Rugby, Princethorpe College and Bloxham. Prep schools include The Croft Preparatory School (Stratford), Stratford Preparatory School, Warwick Prep and Arnold Lodge (Leamington Spa).

Access onto the national motorway system is at Junctions 12 and 15 of the M40. Good train services to London Marylebone from Banbury from 56 minutes and to Birmingham from Warwick Parkway from 20 minutes. Birmingham International Airport lies 28 miles to the north.

Sporting and leisure activities include racing at Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick and Cheltenham; golf courses at Stratford-upon-Avon, Brailes and Tadmarton; polo at Southam; motor racing at Silverstone; theatres at Stratford-upon-Avon, Coventry and Oxford and The British Motor Museum at Gaydon. There are extensive local countryside walks in the area as well as the Rivers Stour and Avon.

All distances and times are approximate.

Square Footage: 2,605 sq ft



Directions

Leaving Stratford-upon-Avon via the A3400 Shipston Road, continue past the Waitrose store and along the A3400 into Alderminster. Pass the Bell Pub and Restaurant on the right. Proceed for about 155 metres and turn left onto New Road. Continue for about 300 metres where the property will be found on the left.

Additional Info

Stratford on Avon District Council. T:[use Contact Agent Button]. Council Tax Band G.

Mains water, electricity and drainage are connected. Oil fired central heating. Telephone line subject to BT transfer regulations.

Freehold.

Viewing strictly by prior accompanied appointment with Savills.