4 bedroom detached house

This delightful individual detached four bedroomed house is known to date in part from the mid 18th Century and was extended in the 20th Century to now provide three reception rooms, conservatory, kitchen and utility room presented in excellent order throughout. The house stands in lawned gardens and with a paddock extending in all to just over one acre with a range of outbuildings including a garage with games room over and a traditional detached stable block with two loose boxes, tack room, feed room and hay barn. There is covered parking for additional vehicles and the property is located on the edge of the village along a private lane serving this and two other dwellings.

Accommodation -

Ground Floor -

Entrance Hall - 1.80m x 1.68m (5'11 x 5'6) - Approached through a composite front door with a PVCU window to the side, the hall has oak laminate flooring and an archway leading to a reception hall and there are stripped pine doors leading to:-

Cloakroom - 2.79m x 1.07m (9'2 x 3'6) - With a white suite of WC with concealed cistern and bracket wash basin.

Lounge - 5.49m x 4.57m (18'0 x 15'0) - With exposed ceiling beam and support post, the focal point of the lounge is the open hearth briquette fire place with bull nosed brick hearth and there are deep sill windows to two elevations, TV and wall light point.

Reception Hall - 3.20m x 2.97m (10'6 x 9'9) - Housing the natural pine staircase rising to a half landing to the first floor there are double leaf stripped pine doors to:-

Dining Room - 3.66m x 3.30m (12'0 x 10'10) - Also with an exposed ceiling beam and two casement internal window to the conservatory this room has an alcove recess and an archway leading to:-

Sitting Room - 4.90m x 4.29m (16'1 x 14'1) - A well proportioned room with a four casement bay window to the rear elevation, a statement wall and a log burner standing on a travertine tiled hearth with Adam style mantle. There are further windows to the rear garden and the conservatory and there is a TV point.

Conservatory - 4.19m x 3.45m (13'9 x 11'4) - Constructed of PVCU double glazing beneath a Victorian end style polycarbonate pitched roof with french doors opening to the rear terrace and garden.

Kitchen - 5.18m x 2.97m maximum (17'0 x 9'9 maximum ) - Fitted with shaker style painted floor and wall cabinets with laminated working surfaces incorporating a one and a half bowl stainless steel sink unit and with appliances including a Hotpoint eye level double oven and four place ceramic hob beneath a stainless steel cooker hood with Xpelair extractor fan. There is plumbing for automatic dishwasher, space for fridge and there is a panelled dado and casement window.

Utility Room - 2.39m x 0.97m (7'10 x 3'2) - Housing the Worcester gas fired boiler, this room has a quarry tiled floor and there is plumbing for an automatic washing machine. A composite PVCU door leads to the garaging and stables.

First Floor -

Landing - 3.56m x 1.32m (11'8 x 4'4) -

Bedroom Two - 4.57m x 3.66m (15'0 x 12'0) - With a vaulted ceiling and exposed purlin timbers there are deep sill casement windows to two elevations.

Bedroom Four - 2.69m x 2.59m (8'10 x 8'6) - Also with exposed ceiling beam and two casement deep sill window to the rear elevation.

Wc - 3.30m x 0.91m (10'10 x 3'0) - Comprising a white suite of pedestal wash basin with integral lit mirror over and WC. There is a ceramic tiled dado and PVCU window to the side elevation.

Bedroom One - 4.29m x 3.35m (14'1 x 11'0) - A light and spacious room with triple two casement windows overlooking the gardens, there are dichroic spotlights and TV point.

Bedroom Three - 3.05m x 3.02m (10'0 x 9'11) - With laminate flooring and a statement wall there is a three casement PVCU window.

Bathroom - 3.56m x 1.93m (11'8 x 6'4) - With a white suite of shower bath with ceramic tiling from floor to ceiling, half counter top vanity wash basin and WC with concealed cistern. A stainless steel vertical heated towel rail and PVCU window to the rear elevation.

Outside - Bouverie Leys is approached by a private gravelled drive leading through electrically operated courtyard gates beyond which the drive continues to give vehicle access to the garaging, the carports and the stabling.

Garage - 6.83m x 4.78m (22'5 x 15'8) - Approached through an up and over door and with light and power connections, there is a personal door to the carports at the rear.

Games Room - 6.83m x 4.78m (22'5 x 15'8) - Approached by an external staircase to a flat roof above the twin carports this room has light and power connections and a window to the side elevation.

Stable Block - The traditional stable block is constructed of thermalite blocks and with light, power and water connected. There is a loft room over. Comprising:-

Stable One - 5.33m x 2.87m (17'6 x 9'5) -

Stable Two - 5.33m x 2.62m (17'6 x 8'7) -

Feed Room - 5.33m x 2.11m (17'6 x 6'11) -

Implement Store - 5.33m x 2.08m (17'6 x 6'10) -

Hay Barn - 5.33m x 3.10m (17'6 x 10'2) -

Gardens And Paddock Land - The lawned garden stands on the western side of the house approached by a south facing terrace leading onto the lawn where there is a circular stone well head. The lawn is bounded by a combination of close boarded fencing, established Beech hedging and contains a variety of small mature trees including Apple, Beech, May and Magnolia.

Paddock - The level grass paddock stands behind the stable block bounded by a combination of post and rail and close boarded fencing and mixed hedging. On the northern boundary there is a row of mature Silver Birch trees and the centre point of the paddock is a tall mature Walnut tree.

Planning - The original house is known to date from 1757 and was extended in the 1970's constructed of mellow lime stone beneath a slate roof with some rendered elevations and the property is not a Listed Building. There may be potential to construct a separate dwelling within the grounds subject to planning permission.

Services - Main drainage, gas, water and electricity are connected. Central heating is through radiators from a Worcester Green Star gas fired boiler also providing domestic hot water and there is an electric immersion heater.

Council Tax - West Northamptonshire Council - Band E

Local Amenities - Within the village there is a Garage/Store, Post Office with butchers, Public House/Restaurant and a Nursery School. Easy road access is provided to Northampton, Wellingborough, Bedford, Olney and Milton Keynes as well as two bus routes which pass through the village. Primary Schooling is available at the nearby villages of Denton and Yardley Hastings with Secondary education at Wollaston County School.

How To Get There - From Northampton proceed in a south easterly direction along the A428 Bedford Road to the roundabout junction with the A45 at Barnes Meadow. Take the third exit and continue along the A428 passing the villages of Great Houghton and Little Houghton. On approaching Brafield On The Green take the first turning on the left into the Billing Road and then turn left adjacent to number 79 Billing Road into the lane which leads to Bouverie Leys which stands on the right hand side.

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