Location

Paddock House is approximately 1.5 miles from the popular village of Evenley which is set around a charming village green within the Northamptonshire countryside. Local facilities include a village shop/post office, church, village hall and a pub. The thriving community offers various clubs and associations; cricket, gardening, bridge and youth club to mention a few.

More extensive everyday facilities are found at Brackley (approximately 2 miles) and include Post Office, hairdressers, doctors, dentists, Waitrose, Sainsburys and Tesco supermarkets. Other local towns providing further facilities include Buckingham, Banbury, Bicester and Milton Keynes.

Evenley is conveniently situated with the A43 dual carriageway providing access to Northampton and the M1 for the north and M40 at Ardley to the South.

Rail connections from Bicester (London/Marylebone approximately 50 minutes) and Milton Keynes (London/Euston approximately 35 minutes).

Local education includes a primary school at Charlton, secondary in Brackley. Well regarded local independent schools include Beachborough (Westbury) and Winchester House (Brackley) prep schools, with Bloxham and Stowe senior public schools.

Sporting and leisure activities include golf at Buckingham, Silverstone and Whittlebury Hall Spa Hotel, National Trust house and gardens at Stowe and motor racing at Silverstone.

Distances and times are approximate.

Description

A spacious stone detached contemporary barn conversion which has been finished to a high standard throughout. It offers lovely light generous room proportions with a free-flowing floor layout making it an ideal home for family living and entertaining. It only has two other neighbours, so is rurally located with the addition of about 3.4 acres of paddocks. There is planning for a stable block and tack room, making it suitable to keep horses/ponies (Application number: S/2008/1289/P).

Approaching the house via the private front garden takes you to the entrance hall and on into the grand atrium, the largest room in the house which offers both a dining space and formal, but comfortable, sitting room area with Scandinavian wood burning stove. This room is divided by the split-level oak staircase, leading to the first floor bedrooms. Floor to ceiling windows on two aspects accentuates the size of the room, with doors leading out on the front garden allowing plenty of natural light to enter the room, with westerly views onto the garden and fields beyond. There is access to two further generous reception rooms, the drawing room with Scandinavian wood burning stove and cinema room as well as the kitchen/breakfast room.

The hub of the house is the large kitchen/breakfast room, with underfloor heating and contemporary fitted cupboards, granite work surfaces and central island unit with breakfast bar. There is a Rangemaster oven, fitted dishwasher, large free-standing fridge/freezer and electric Aga. There are double glass doors leading out onto the rear terrace and immediately adjacent to the kitchen is the useful utility/boot room and cloakroom, as well as a third reception space which could be used as a family/snug room or office space.

To the first floor are five bedrooms (two en suite) and a family bathroom. The principal bedroom is furnished with a generous en suite with separate shower and double sink unit. Bedroom two is beautifully presented with a dressing room area, and built in wardrobes and en suite shower room. There are three further bedrooms and a family bathroom.

Externally, the front gardens are mainly laid to lawn and are enclosed by post and rail fencing and mature hedging. There is gated driveway parking for a number of vehicles and a secure double garage with stairs to an office above, creating a fabulous remote home working space. At the rear of the property is an enclosed courtyard with slate chippings, ideal for entertaining and making a secure courtyard for animals or children. The paddocks extend to about 3.4 acres to the west of the property with post and rail fencing making ideal pony paddocks, a place to walk the dogs or for children to play! In all about 3.61 acres.