AN EXTREMELY ATTRACTIVE DETACHED FORMER LODGE COTTAGE BUILT IN 1907 AND ENJOYING A DELIGHTFUL LOCATION NESTLED IN THE WOODS AT ASPLEY HEATH.

Aspley Heath Lodge was built by Bedford Estates and is a charming detached property full of character with high ceilings and numerous original features including fireplaces and exposed timber flooring. It has been well maintained and improved by the present owners and enjoys a unique setting at the top of the highly popular Aspley Heath.

GROUND FLOOR
A solid timber front door opens to the entrance hall with herringbone pattern wood block flooring and a staircase rising to the first floor with cupboard underneath. The sitting room is dual aspect with two windows to the side plus a window to the rear. It has a feature fireplace housing a log burning stove set on a tiled hearth. To the side is a store cupboard and this room also has a herringbone patterned wood block floor. The dining room is dual aspect with window to the front and two windows to the side, there is fireplace which houses a wood burning stove and the flooring is wood block in the herringbone patterned. The rear hall has a half glazed door to outside, tiled flooring and a fitted coats cupboard. Off the rear hall is the cloakroom which is fitted with a white suite comprising low level WC and wash basin, it has a tiled floor and half tiled walls. The kitchen is fitted with a range of floor cupboards plus a dresser. There is a 1½ bowl, single drainer, sink unit and ample solid timber work surfaces. Built in appliances include two Neff ovens, warming drawer and a hob with a built in extractor, dishwasher and washing machine. It has tiled flooring and is dual aspect with two windows to the side plus a window to the rear.

FIRST FLOOR
The landing provides access via aloft ladder to the roof space which is insulated and boarded. Bedroom one is dual aspect with window to the side and a Velux to the rear, there is a walk-in wardrobe measuring 8’2” x 4’3”, this houses the insulated hot water tank. Bedroom two had two windows to the rear and a fitted cupboard. Bedroom three is dual aspect with windows to the front and side plus an original feature cast iron fireplace. The shower room is fitted with a white suite comprising shower cubicle, low level WC and a wash basin set on a vanity top with drawers and cupboard under neath. There is a window to the front and exposed floorboards.

OUTSIDE
The property is set in its own gardens of approximately 0.27 of an acre, the vendors currently rent a further 0.15 of an acre from Bedford Estates for the sum of £250 per year. The new owner of Aspley Heath Lodge would need to contact Bedford Estates to confirm they are prepared to continue the arrangement. Aspley Heath Lodge is set in the centre of its plot and is surrounded on all sides by mature and well-screened gardens. There is an oak-framed, double-width carport with a sedum ‘living’ roof. This can be an ideal undercover entertaining area. Other outbuildings include a brick built shed measuring 10’ x 10’8” connected with power and water. At the rear of the carport is a garden shed and there is also a pond and a wide variety of mature shrubs. There is a further timber built shed plus a large log store. The externally located oil fired central heating boiler was new in 2019.

LOCATION
Aspley Heath is a beautiful wooded area providing extensive walks with the Woburn Golf and Country Club nearby. Nearby is Woburn Sands provides a range of High Street facilities, with more extensive shopping and leisure facilities available in Milton Keynes. The area is well served by communications with Junction 13 and 14 of the M1 motorway easily accessible, together with main line railway services from Milton Keynes to London within 40 minutes.

PROPERTY INFORMATION
Services: Mains water and electricity are connected. Drainage to a private water treatment plant. Central heating is via an external oil fired boiler.
Local Authority: Central Bedfordshire Council.
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Outgoings: Council Tax Band “E”
Tenure: Freehold.
EPC Rating: “E”

Viewing: Strictly by appointment through the sole agents Jackson-Stops. 1 Market Place, Woburn, MK17 9PZ.
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