King's Arms Lane, Polebrook, Northamptonshire, PE8

A high specification, versatile, family home, with large garden and fabulous outdoor kitchen & party barn, along with double garage and parking, set in a prime village, close to Oundle.


This substantial detached house has been extended and updated in recent years to create a stylish family home with a versatile layout.

The accommodation is set over two floors and offers sizeable rooms with a degree of flexibility, including the option for a ground floor bedroom suite. The living room and striking family kitchen are great spaces for entertaining. The garden too, offers great entertaining space with large terraces and a fabulous outdoor kitchen and party barn. Overall, this superb family home offers something for everyone, and is located in one of the region’s finest villages.

The large entrance hall, with oak floor, has useful storage to one side. The study has fitted shelving and has a window to the front. Across the hall is the playroom which could also serve as a double bedroom, as there is a beautifully appointed en suite shower room / WC adjacent. This is also accessible from the hall and serves as the guest cloakroom.

The fabulous, live-in kitchen is the hub of the home, offering ample space for food preparation, family and formal mealtimes, and relaxation. The kitchen area is fitted with a bespoke range of furniture with hardwood worksurfaces, including a breakfast bar and an island unit. The butler’s sink is inset and the integrated dishwasher is adjacent. There is plumbing and space for a large fridge freezer. The Aga range cooker, with gas hob and electric ovens, is a practical and attractive focal point. Beyond the breakfast bar, there is ample space for a farmhouse dining table, before the oak framed extension, with underfloor heating, opens to a great seating area, with bi-fold doors opening to the garden. A further set of bi-fold doors opens to the living room, creating a vast and sociable entertaining space when integrated with the kitchen area. The living room has a wood burning stove creating a cosy atmosphere.

The formal dining room with oak floor, is reached via a pair of double doors from the kitchen. The utility room with fitted furniture and space for appliances, also houses the central heating boiler. There is also a useful pantry.

The first-floor galleried landing is approached via stairs from the hall. There are doors to each of the four double bedrooms and to the beautifully specified family bathroom with double ended bath, large shower, wash basin and WC. The principal bedroom suite offers a walk-though dressing area with wardrobes, huge bedroom with two Juliet balconies overlooking the garden, and an en suite shower room / WC. The guest bedroom suite is also a superb size and has an en suite shower room.

There are two further double bedrooms, one to the front of the house and the other to the rear. Each has a built-in wardrobe.

The Gables sits towards the far end of King’s Arms Lane and is set back from the roadside. It has a gravelled drive with parking for several vehicles, in front of its garage. Power and light are connected within, and a door leads through to a useful workshop, which in turn has a door to the garden.

The rear garden is a superb size and offers space for children to play, as well as terraces for dining and entertaining. The upper terrace is set beside the indoor/ outdoor kitchen, which has a large granite worksurface and bar, inset sink, built-in barbecue, a fridge and a dishwasher. The open sided party barn gives protection from the weather and has a sitting room area with fireplace. Power, light and water are connected.

Services - Mains electricity, water & drainage. LPG to aga. Oil-fired central heating.

Council Tax - Band G

EPC - Band TBA

Tenure - Freehold, with vacant possession

Viewings - A pleasure, but strictly by appointment. Please contact Woodford & Co on