Floorplan
Map4 bedroom detached house for sale
Key information
Features and description
- A refurbished Victorian detached house
- Four double bedrooms, an en suite shower room and family bathroom
- Three reception rooms with working fireplaces
- Kitchen/breakfast room, utility room, cloakroom
- A blend of character features and modern amenities
- Front and rear gardens
- Driveway, garage and connected store
- Askett village, 1.1 miles from Princes Risborough High Street
The house retains many original features including high ceilings, sash windows, deep skirting boards, and original door treads. The whole property has been recently repainted.
Rooms
Kitchen/Breakfast Room, Utility Room
An extension was added in around 2020 and accommodates the dual aspect kitchen/breakfast room, extending to over 20 ft. in length. It has chequered floor tiles, a Rayburn range which also provides gas central heating, and a Belling range cooker with seven gas rings. There are farmhouse style free-standing painted cupboards and cabinetry with beech worktops and an inset butler’s sink. French doors in a box bay open to the rear garden. Off the kitchen is a separate utility area with a sink, an external side door, and access to a two piece cloakroom.
First Floor
Painted stairs with a runner and brass carpet rods rise from the hall to the first floor landing. The double aspect principal bedroom has a walk-in box bay window overlooking the rear garden and a three piece en en suite shower room. There are three further double bedrooms, two with feature fireplaces, and an airing cupboard. The four piece family bathroom has a claw foot freestanding bath, a walk-in shower, and a traditional high level cistern WC with a matching basin.
Outside
The property is set back at the end of a gravel driveway which leads to further parking ahead of a single garage and a connected brick store. The front garden is laid mainly to lawn with gated access to the side and rear gardens. The landscaped rear garden is a notable feature and has raised vegetable beds, an ornamental cherry tree, a productive pear tree, and a fig tree. There is an open outlook to the rear.
Situation and Schooling
Askett hamlet is in an AONB on the edge of the Chilterns surrounded by countryside, bridleways, and footpaths. The Three Crowns public house and Whiteleaf Golf Club are nearby. Princes Risborough (1.1 miles) has shops, cafés, restaurants, supermarkets, and a leisure centre. The property is in catchment for Monks Risborough Primary School and grammar schools in Aylesbury. Griffin House Private School, Little Kimble is a short drive away. Monks Risborough station (0.8 miles) runs direct trains to London.
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