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£599,9504 bedroom detached house for sale
Rumptons Paddock, Grendon Underwood, Buckinghamshire.
Recently added
Detached house
4 beds
2 baths
Key information
Tenure: Freehold
Council tax: Band E
Broadband: Ultra-fast 1000Mbps *
Features and description
- Waddesdon School Catchment
- View over farmland to Brill Hill
- No upper chain
- Large garden
- Tucked away in the corner of quiet cul de sac
- Kitchen/dining space
- 4 bedrooms (1 ensuite)
- Well presented accommodation
- Detached double garage
DESCRIPTION
Rumptons Paddock is a cul de sac of similar family houses on the edge of the village near the church and number 10 sits in the back corner benefitting from a fantastic open view over countryside towards Brill Hill.
The accommodation has been extended on the ground floor and there is scope to do so on the first floor also (subject to the necessary consents).
At the entrance is a composite double glazed door beneath a porch canopy that leads into the hallway which is a generous width to store coats and boots. Off the hall is a cloakroom comprising a wc and a wash basin on a counter with a chrome mixer tap. Both reception rooms are of excellent proportions, the dining room capable of seating numerous guests and the sitting room with double and windows capturing the wonderful outlook. In the kitchen/breakfast room are a comprehensive selection of wooden soft close units complimented by granite style worktops. Integrated is a dishwasher and remaining a Rangemaster electric cooking range that has 5 halogen hobs and a hot plate, two ovens, a grill, and a warming drawer. Spaces are provided for a fridge/freezer, tumble dryer, and a washing machine (plumbing in situ). The room has downlighting and the tiled flooring continues through the hall and cloakroom; this room and the sitting room have underfloor heating.
Up the dog leg timber staircase is the first floor and four bedrooms and a family bathroom. Two are good doubles, one a small double, and one a single bedroom, and the two at the rear of the house enjoy the stunning views. In the main bedroom is an ensuite shower room and the family bathroom has a white suite of wc, pedestal wash basin, and a panelled bath with a telephone design mixer tap and shower attachment.
OUTSIDE
A block paved driveway for 2/3 vehicles precedes the detached double garage. The garage has metal up and over doors, power and lighting, and storage in the pitched roof rafters. There is a patch of grass and steps up to the front door.
Gated accesses down each side serve the back garden which is mainly lawn with an apple tree and along one edge a border of flower and shrubs.
Adjacent the back of the house is a slightly raised semicircular patio that can be shaded by an electrically operated awning.
The garden is south facing, abuts farmland and presides over a picturesque horizon of Brill Hill in the distance.
COUNCIL TAX BAND - Band E 2,868.52 per annum 2025/26
VIEWING - Strictly via the vendors agent W Humphries Ltd
SERVICES - Mains water, drainage and electricity. Oil fired central heating
LOCATION
Grendon Underwood is approximately nine miles west of Aylesbury between the Roman road of Akerman Street and Bernwode Forest, from which it derives its name. Grendon Underwood offers a pleasant and convenient location ideal for family living with a history dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries, many attractive thatched cottages and noted buildings can be seen in the village today, including the 12th century church of St Leonard and the former Ship Inn now Shakespeare House where William Shakespeare is said to have penned A Midsummer Nights Dream. The village has a general store with post office, a Public House, a sports field and play area, and there are great walks on the doorstep to Grendon Woods.
The surrounding market towns and villages provide a wealth of historical and interesting places to visit including Waddesdon Manor, Claydon House and
Quainton Steam Railway. Extensive shopping facilities are situated at Bicester and Aylesbury with Oxford and Milton Keynes slightly further afield.
The A41 provides easy access into Aylesbury, Bicester and the M40 network. Rail connections are fast and convenient on the Chiltern Turbo reaching London Marylebone in under an hour from Aylesbury. The Bicester stations connect to Oxford and Birmingham and London is also under an hour. Services to Euston are available from Cheddington and Leighton Buzzard. The Aylesbury line has been extended to Aylesbury Vale Parkway station which provides a frequent service to Marylebone from Fleet Marston.
EDUCATION
Preparatory schools at Ashfold, Swanbourne and Oxford. Village Primary School at Grendon Underwood Waddesdon Secondary School.
Public schools at Stowe, Berkhamsted and Oxford. Grammar Schools at Aylesbury.
Rumptons Paddock is a cul de sac of similar family houses on the edge of the village near the church and number 10 sits in the back corner benefitting from a fantastic open view over countryside towards Brill Hill.
The accommodation has been extended on the ground floor and there is scope to do so on the first floor also (subject to the necessary consents).
At the entrance is a composite double glazed door beneath a porch canopy that leads into the hallway which is a generous width to store coats and boots. Off the hall is a cloakroom comprising a wc and a wash basin on a counter with a chrome mixer tap. Both reception rooms are of excellent proportions, the dining room capable of seating numerous guests and the sitting room with double and windows capturing the wonderful outlook. In the kitchen/breakfast room are a comprehensive selection of wooden soft close units complimented by granite style worktops. Integrated is a dishwasher and remaining a Rangemaster electric cooking range that has 5 halogen hobs and a hot plate, two ovens, a grill, and a warming drawer. Spaces are provided for a fridge/freezer, tumble dryer, and a washing machine (plumbing in situ). The room has downlighting and the tiled flooring continues through the hall and cloakroom; this room and the sitting room have underfloor heating.
Up the dog leg timber staircase is the first floor and four bedrooms and a family bathroom. Two are good doubles, one a small double, and one a single bedroom, and the two at the rear of the house enjoy the stunning views. In the main bedroom is an ensuite shower room and the family bathroom has a white suite of wc, pedestal wash basin, and a panelled bath with a telephone design mixer tap and shower attachment.
OUTSIDE
A block paved driveway for 2/3 vehicles precedes the detached double garage. The garage has metal up and over doors, power and lighting, and storage in the pitched roof rafters. There is a patch of grass and steps up to the front door.
Gated accesses down each side serve the back garden which is mainly lawn with an apple tree and along one edge a border of flower and shrubs.
Adjacent the back of the house is a slightly raised semicircular patio that can be shaded by an electrically operated awning.
The garden is south facing, abuts farmland and presides over a picturesque horizon of Brill Hill in the distance.
COUNCIL TAX BAND - Band E 2,868.52 per annum 2025/26
VIEWING - Strictly via the vendors agent W Humphries Ltd
SERVICES - Mains water, drainage and electricity. Oil fired central heating
LOCATION
Grendon Underwood is approximately nine miles west of Aylesbury between the Roman road of Akerman Street and Bernwode Forest, from which it derives its name. Grendon Underwood offers a pleasant and convenient location ideal for family living with a history dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries, many attractive thatched cottages and noted buildings can be seen in the village today, including the 12th century church of St Leonard and the former Ship Inn now Shakespeare House where William Shakespeare is said to have penned A Midsummer Nights Dream. The village has a general store with post office, a Public House, a sports field and play area, and there are great walks on the doorstep to Grendon Woods.
The surrounding market towns and villages provide a wealth of historical and interesting places to visit including Waddesdon Manor, Claydon House and
Quainton Steam Railway. Extensive shopping facilities are situated at Bicester and Aylesbury with Oxford and Milton Keynes slightly further afield.
The A41 provides easy access into Aylesbury, Bicester and the M40 network. Rail connections are fast and convenient on the Chiltern Turbo reaching London Marylebone in under an hour from Aylesbury. The Bicester stations connect to Oxford and Birmingham and London is also under an hour. Services to Euston are available from Cheddington and Leighton Buzzard. The Aylesbury line has been extended to Aylesbury Vale Parkway station which provides a frequent service to Marylebone from Fleet Marston.
EDUCATION
Preparatory schools at Ashfold, Swanbourne and Oxford. Village Primary School at Grendon Underwood Waddesdon Secondary School.
Public schools at Stowe, Berkhamsted and Oxford. Grammar Schools at Aylesbury.
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Bill Humphries has been dealing with property in Buckinghamshire and beyond for over 20 years and based in Waddesdon for most of that time. Our business is built upon recommendation and comments from our previous clients can be found in our reviews section. We serve only the villages and cater specifically for that market place whether it be a flat, terraced cottage or farm. We also have a lasting tradition of selling land and equestrian establishments, a discipline that many dabble in but few understand. Bill is a long standing member of the National Association of Estate Agents and The Property Ombudsman.