5 bedroom detached house for sale

Character cottage in a semi-rural setting backing on to farmland.

Description

Dating back to about the 1840s, with later additions, this charming home enjoys a semi-rural setting with beautiful open views over neighbouring farmland to the rear. Character features include leaded windows, high ceilings and exposed beams.

Uplands Cottage provides characterful accommodation over two floors with a spacious reception/dining hall leading through to a study which could equally be arranged as a family room. The dual aspect sitting room features exposed beams and two fireplaces, one with an open fire and one with a woodburner. The kitchen/breakfast room is of a good size and is fully equipped with a comprehensive range of country style units alongside integrated appliances. There is plenty of room for a large breakfast table, ideal for family life. Just off the kitchen is a boot room leading out to the garden. Throughout the house there is ample storage on both floors.

On the first floor the bedrooms are characterful, benefiting from high ceilings. The principal bedroom, with an en suite shower room, enjoys lovely views over the garden and beyond. There are four further double bedrooms served by a spacious family bathroom.

The delightful gardens of Uplands Cottage wrap around the property with high hedging, mature trees and fencing giving privacy. To the rear are wonderful views over open fields while a terrace adjoins the house providing a picturesque setting for outside dining and entertaining. There is an area of lawn with flower and vegetable beds, while a storage shed nestles in the corner. To the front of the house, clad with wisteria, is a large expanse of lawn and a further terrace. Highlights include an old water well and a large ornamental pond, stocked with a range of small and large fish. To the side is a driveway providing ample parking and a double garage. From the front garden, via a separate gate across the road, is access to woodlands and fields which are part of a conservation area, with various walks including to Hughenden Manor.

Location

Hazlemere (Cosy Corner) 1.3 miles, High Wycombe 2.2 miles, Beaconsfield 6.5 miles, M40 (J4) 3.7 miles, Heathrow (T5) 21 miles, central London 30 miles. All distances are approximate.

Uplands Cottage enjoys a wonderful rural but accessible location within the hamlet of Cryers Hill which benefits from a local shop with a post office and a public house. Further amenities can be found in Hazlemere at Cosy Corner and nearby villages including Great Kingshill, Prestwood and Widmer End. The larger town of High Wycombe has a regular train service to London Marylebone (trains from 27 minutes at the time of writing) and Birmingham. Road connections are also good with the A404, which links with junction 4 of the M40 (leading to the M25 and M4) and the M4 (J8/9) for the West. The town has an abundance of facilities including two cinemas, John Lewis department store, a variety of shops, supermarkets, restaurants, bars and a sports and leisure complex.

Sports enthusiasts are well catered for in the area. High Wycombe hosts a rugby club, running club, bowling club and in The Rye, a lido, a cricket club and a tennis club. Nearby golf facilities include Hughenden Golf Club, Hazlemere Golf Club and Wycombe Heights Golf Centre.

The area is renowned for its choice and standard of education, with a local primary school in Cryers Hill, Great Kingshill C of E Combined School. Buckinghamshire is one of the last counties to maintain the traditional grammar school system with schools in the area including Wycombe High School for girls, The Royal Grammar School for boys and John Hampden Grammar School for boys. There are a number of independent schools including Pipers Corner, Godstowe, Crown House and Wycombe Abbey.

Square Footage: 2,691 sq ft



Directions

From London leave the M40 at junction 4 and take the exit sign posted A404 to High Wycombe. Proceeding down Marlow Hill, at the mini roundabout take the first exit, then immediately take the second exit at the next mini roundabout and then turn left on to the A40. Continue and at the next roundabout take the second exit and follow the A4128 to Great Missenden, passing a fire station on your right. Proceed along Hughenden Valley and turn right at the roundabout to go up Cryers Hill still on the A4128. On reaching the top of the hill take the first right into Four Ashes Road. The property can be found on the left hand side after about 0.8 miles, almost at the end of the road.

Additional Info

Services: Mains water, electricity & gas connected. Private drainage. Please note that none of the services have been tested.

Agents Note: The property has private drainage and it may not be compliant with the government regulations/registered with the appropriate body.