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Floorplan
Map4 bedroom detached house
Key information
Features and description
- A Grade II listed 19th century property, part of the former Duke of Bedford estate
- Four bedrooms, three bath or shower rooms
- Five reception rooms
- Open plan kitchen/breakfast room
- Utility room
- Gated driveway parking for ten cars
- Double garage and car charging point
- 0.53 acres of wraparound gardens
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The hall has herringbone oak parquet flooring, an oak staircase, and latticed windows in mullioned frames which are a feature throughout. There are three main reception rooms, a hobbies room, and a study, both with custom built furniture. The ground floor also has a kitchen/breakfast room, a utility room, a guest bedroom with bespoke fitted wardrobes and views over the garden, and a shower room.
The part galleried landing has access to the roof space and an airing cupboard. The principal bedroom and bedroom three both have vaulted ceilings, custom built furniture, and dual aspect windows overlooking the rear garden. Bedroom four has a window to the side and a range of custom built bedroom and study furniture. There are separate modern bath and shower rooms.
Rooms
Reception Rooms
The dual aspect dining room has a bay window, dado rails, an oak parquet floor, and a cast iron fireplace with a raised hearth, open grate and a tiled surround. The sitting room has dual aspect bay windows and glazed doors to a terrace in the rear garden. It also has parquet flooring, and a cast iron fireplace with shelves and cupboards in the recesses either side. The dual aspect family room has oak flooring and a freestanding gas fired log effect stove. The dual aspect study has custom built furniture.
Kitchen/Breakfast Room
The kitchen/breakfast room has a terracotta tiled floor, and a window and glazed doors to the rear terrace. The kitchen was refitted in 2017 and has an extensive range of custom built Shaker style cabinets including glazed display cabinets, a concealed pantry cupboard, and an island. Granite worksurfaces incorporate a sink and drainer. Integrated appliances include an induction hob with extractor over, a dishwasher and a larder fridge, and one of the wall cupboards conceals the gas boiler.
Gardens
The gardens have a high level of screening and privacy and are enclosed by a combination of timber fences and mature hedges, including a Yew hedge to the front. There are pathways around the edge and flagstone seating areas with established borders and a number of mature trees including a Magnolia, a Cherry tree and fruit trees. There is also a vegetable garden at the side of the garage, a greenhouse and a shed. A former world war two air raid shelter is used for wine storage.
Situation and Schooling
Oakley has several local amenities, a village hall with playing fields, a church, a post office/store, and The Bedford Arms pub and restaurant. Oakley Lower and Lincroft Academy feed into Sharnbrook Academy, and Bedford, 4 miles away, has the Harpur Trust private schools. There is also a frequent bus service nearby to Bedford town centre. Towers Health and Racquets Club is 2.9 miles away, Pavenham Golf Club 2.5 miles away and Bedford and County Golf Club 2.7 miles away.
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