5 bedroom detached house to rent
Key information
Property description & features
- 18th century detached house
- Five bedrooms; two bathrooms
- Sitting room, dining room, garden room, study and home office
- Kitchen/breakfast room
- Utility room and cloakroom
- Extensive parking and garaging
- 1.91 acres of gardens and grounds
- Surrounded by open countryside
The property shares the grounds behind the gates with two smaller annexe properties. The manor is available early June on a furnished or unfurnished basis.
Rooms
About the House cont'd
The property has a plot of 1.91 acres of private gardens and grounds and is surrounded by open countryside. It is a peaceful rural location within walking distance of village amenities including a primary school which is rated good by Ofsted, and is only 25 minutes’ drive from a wider range of amenities in Northampton or Bedford and only just over 30 minutes’ drive from Milton Keynes which has one of the largest covered shopping centres in Europe, leisure facilities including a theatre, cinemas and an indoor ski slope, and commuter trains to Euston in just 32 minutes.
Ground Floor
The panelled wooden front door opens into an entrance hall which has a slate tiled floor which continues into the adjoining kitchen/breakfast room. The inner hall has a flagstone floor, stairs to the first floor with a coats cupboard under, a cloakroom, and stairs to the cellar which has good head height, a window and wine storage racks.
Principal Reception Rooms
The dual aspect sitting room is an extension added by the vendors. It has a high vaulted ceiling with exposed beams, feature exposed stonework, a feature fireplace housing a log burning stove, and a flagstone floor. A hatch, with glazed viewing window, covers an original well which has display lighting. Double doors open to a paved patio in the rear garden.
The dining room has exposed beams, a window to the side, a built-in cupboard, and a fireplace with a log burning stove. The exposed oak flooring continues through double doors into the adjoining garden room which can also be accessed from the kitchen/breakfast room and has exposed stonework, a vaulted ceiling and windows and double doors to the paved terrace in the rear garden.
Home Office and Study
The home office has a flagstone floor, dual aspect windows, a built-in cupboard, and an inglenook fireplace with a timber bressummer and a log burning stove. There is also a separate study which has oak flooring, a built-in cupboard, and a window to the side with a window seat.
Kitchen/Breakfast Room
The kitchen/breakfast room is open plan to the hall, has a door to the rear patio, and is dual aspect with windows to the front and rear, including a feature arched window overlooking the front garden. There are exposed ceiling beams, and a stone inglenook fireplace with a timber bressummer housing a log burning stove. The central island has a breakfast bar, and incorporates a one and a half bowl sink and drainer, and a Smeg range cooker with a six ring gas hob and an extractor fan over. There is also a range of matching limed oak base and wall units, including glazed display cabinets, and an integrated Smeg dishwasher. In addition to the breakfast bar the room has space for a breakfast table and chairs.
Utility/Shower Room
The slate tiled flooring continues into the adjoining utility room which has a window to the rear, a shower, and space and plumbing for a washing machine and tumble dryer. The room also houses the two LPG boilers for the house.
First Floor
The oak staircase leads up to a galleried split level landing which has space for a seating area, a window overlooking the rear garden, and a shelved airing cupboard.
Principal Bedroom Suite
The principal bedroom has oak flooring, a part vaulted ceiling with exposed beams, and is dual aspect with two sets of glazed doors to Juliet balconies overlooking the front and rear gardens. The almost fully tiled en suite bathroom has a bath, a bidet, a WC, a wash basin and a towel radiator.
Other Bedrooms and Bathrooms
There are four further bedrooms on the first floor which share a family shower room. One of the bedrooms has a door leading to stairs to a loft storage area and one of the other bedrooms has stairs up to a study/play area on the second floor.
Situation and Schooling
Podington has an active community with many events taking place in the Village Hall or Cricket Club and the village is also the home of Podington Garden Centre which has a very loyal following. Local facilities are available in both Wollaston and Irchester with wider facilities available in Rushden including a Waitrose and the new Rushden Lakes shopping centre which has a range of over fifty shops, a Cineworld cinema and a selection of restaurants.
Podington is in the popular Sharnbrook Upper School catchment area and private schools nearby include the Harpur Trust School in Bedford and public schools at Wellingborough, Oundle and Uppingham.
Whilst rural the village is well placed for access to the A45 that links the M1 at junction 15 to the A14 (A1/M1 link road). Mainline stations at Wellingborough and Bedford have services to London St Pancras international in 56 and 41 minutes respectively.
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