A FOUR BEDROOMED STONE HOUSE IN NEED OF MODERNISATION AND ENJOYING A MATURE SETTING ALONG WITH OFFERING POTENTIAL TO EXTEND

The Old School House enjoys a prominent yet private position on the edge of this attractive Northamptonshire village with views up to the parish church and over adjoining pasture fields.

Dating back to 1733, the property was originally in the ownership of the Fawsley Estate and in 1804, it was used as a charity school for teaching the poor children of the village. The headmaster was paid £25 a year for teaching 35 children and lived at the house rent free. The headmaster was responsible for winding the church clock and checking the bells with one bell rung to mark the start of the school day. In 1840, a new school was built in the village with The Old School House becoming a residential property.

The house, whilst in need of modernisation and upgrading, enjoys a timeless charm with accommodation lying over three floors. There is clear potential to extend on the western gable end either by fully integrating the garden room and garage or by seeking listed building consent to replace them with a single or two storey structure.

The property sits well on its mature plot protected and screened by mature boundary hedges, and a viewing will be essential to fully appreciate its inherent qualities, location and potential.

The glazed front door opens into a part-paneled reception hall with two principal reception rooms lying off. The sitting room enjoys a double aspect with the original inglenook stone fireplace housing a wood burner. To the side is a recessed former salt cupboard, and French doors open onto the rear terrace and garden. In the corner, a part-glazed door opens to reveal the split-level garden room which enjoys direct access into both the front and rear gardens.

The dining area opens into the galley kitchen with a run of fitted units, a stainless-steel sink and four-ring electric hob. Sitting in the fireplace in the corner of the dining area is a brown oil-fired Rayburn cooker.

In 1988, the current owners extended the property to the rear to create a fitted utility room with plumbing for washing machine, and an adjoining cloakroom linked to the house by the rear hall.

A wooden staircase gently rises to the first-floor landing, offering access to two double bedrooms and family bathroom with separate shower cubicle. Bedroom one benefits from a recessed wardrobe, along with the airing cupboard housing the hot water cylinder.

A further flight of stairs leads up to the second floor with two further vaulted double bedrooms, lying either side of the central landing which also offers access to a deep storage cupboard.

OUTSIDE

The Old School House is approached over a private tarmac drive which gently rises up to a large gravelled drive and parking area in front of the house from where the drive continues up to the double garage. Edging the drive and raised is the front lawn enclosed by mature hedgerow boundaries and interspersed with well-stocked herbaceous borders and mature fruit trees, including eating apples, cooking apples, plum and damson. On the western boundary lie two timber garden sheds along with the four-year-old oil tank on concrete plinth.

The rear garden can be accessed from either side of the house, and running along the rear elevation is the paved seating and entertaining area, enjoying views over the rear garden and over a grass paddock down to Dodford Manor. The rear boundaries are also defined by mature hedgerows and in the far corner is a mature crab apple tree.

PROPERTY INFORMATION

Services: Metered mains water. Mains electricity. Private drainage system. Oil-fired central heating to radiators.

Broadband Speed: Superfast Broadband available with a maximum download speed of 46 mbps and upload speed of 8mbps.

Local: Authority: West Northamptonshire Council.
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Outgoings: Council Tax Band "E"
£2,416.46 for the year 2022/2023

EPC Rating: Exempt due to Grade II Listed status

Tenure: Freehold