5 bedroom detached house for sale

A beautifully presented country house enjoying three acres of formal gardens and paddocks, which located in the most glorious semi rural setting with enviable views over the Pednor vale.

Description

Pednor Croft is a handsome country house constructed to exacting standards by renowned house builders Nationcrest Homes. The property has been enlarged and improved by the current owners to offer close to 4,000 sqft of light and spacious accommodation arranged over two well planned floors. The property is situated on a glorious plot in excess of three acres to include extensively landscaped formal gardens and paddocks, with enviable views over the Pednor Vale.

The living accommodation is both generous and adaptable with formal receptions accessed from an open and inviting reception hall with elegant staircase and views out over the gardens. The triple aspect drawing room is a joy, with its central inglenook inspired fireplace and feature square bay window providing an elegant formal living space. A further dining room is located across the hallway.

The remainder of the ground floor accommodation is made up from a spectacular, extended kitchen/breakfast room/family room. This exceptional reception space is ideal for modern family living having been enlarged with an impressive Orangery inspired addition featuring a full bank of sliding doors to the rear and a roof lantern flooding the room with natural light. The kitchen itself comprises an extensive range of full height and base level units with built-in appliances and matching central island. Accessed form the kitchen is a good size utility room leading into a further glazed porch/entrance.

On the first floor the generous principal bedroom again enjoys a square bay window overlooking the gardens and countryside beyond, and benefits from a walk-in wardrobe and remodelled en-suite bath and shower room. There are four further bedrooms served by two additional bath/shower rooms (one en-suite).

Externally, the gardens, grounds and setting are a real feature of the property. The gardens and grounds wrap around the property giving privacy and seclusion whilst allowing for the most wonderful views over down over the Pednor valley.

The property is approached via an electronically operated five bar gate and over a long gravel driveway flanked by lawns which expand on to a large parking area in front of both the house and detached double garage.

To the rear, extensively landscaped and beautifully presented, the formal gardens extend to approx. 1.25 acre with extensive lawns interspersed with well stocked beds along with patios and terraces from which to enjoy both the surrounding countryside and the gardens themselves. Directly to the rear of the house is a wonderful tiered patio with a fixed pergola providing a lovely al freso dining area. There is a further seating area positioned in front of a recently constructed garden studio, currently being used as a home office with air conditioning and wired internet, this superb external room is equally ideal as a home gym, games room, garden room or similar.

Flanking the property and gardens are two paddocks providing additional land approaching two acres which are ideal for either keeping animals or general agricultural purposes such as an orchard or wild meadow.

Location

Pednor is a small hilltop hamlet within an ‘area of outstanding natural beauty’. The locally known ‘Pednor Loop’, is a five mile circular route popular with walkers and cyclists alike.

The nearby towns of Chesham (about 2 miles), Amersham (about 5 miles) and Berkhamsted (about 7.5 miles) all provide
a wide variety of shopping facilities and amenities along with mainline access to London via the Euston Line (Berkhamsted), Metropolitan Line (Amersham & Chesham) and Chiltern Line (Amersham).

Located on the borders of Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire the village is within catchment of Bucks Grammar schools, to include Chesham Grammar School, Dr Challoner's Grammar School for boys in Amersham and Dr Challoner's High School for girls in Little Chalfont. Berkhamsted School providing independent schooling for boys and girls is also close by.

Square Footage: 3,399 sq ft


Acreage: 3 Acres