Church Street, Silverstone, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12

Versatile living on the edge of the village.

Description

A detached Grade II listed former farmhouse situated on the edge of the village with views over open countryside.

Stone construction under a slate roof, the house offers a wealth of period features including open fireplaces, exposed timbers, lead lights, shuttered windows, window seats, bay windows, exposed floor boards and four panel internal doors.

The house has undergone various alterations over the past 25 years of the vendor’s ownership, particularly to the kitchen/breakfast room with two oven Aga, semi-vaulted ceiling, island, granite worksurfaces and seating area.

The sitting room and snug have open fireplaces, one with a wood burning stove, perfect for winter evenings.

The majority of rooms are light and airy and flow off the central snug.

There is the ever important utility room for boots, coats and muddy dogs.

On the first floor are three bedrooms and useful study that has consent for conversion to a bathroom, making it en suite to bedroom one. There are two further bedrooms on the second floor with space and planning permission for an additional shower room.

There is a well presented separate annexe ideal for income stream, guest or granny annexe. Area of garden to the rear. Attached to the annexe and internally linked is a studio, perfect for working from home or an additional room to the annexe.

Across the driveway is a triple bay oak frame carport. Beyond is a lovely traditional stone outbuilding comprising workshop, former stables now used as storage and loft storage over. This offers potential for conversion to additional accommodation to the main house, subject to the relevant consents. Ample off road parking.

The house sits within lovely level gardens laid to lawn with seating areas, swathes of lavender, mature trees, hornbeam hedges, pollarded lime trees, well and garden store (former privy). The gardens are a key aspect of this house and provide ample privacy.

In all about 0.8 acres

Location

Silverstone is an attractive rural village situated in the countryside of ‘The Golden Triangle’ in South Northamptonshire close to the borders of North Oxfordshire and North Buckinghamshire. Silverstone is famous for the formula one racing and is well serviced with village shop and post office, pub, primary school and doctors surgery.

The market towns of Brackley and Towcester are nearby for more extensive amenities including banks and various supermarkets including Tesco, Sainsburys and Waitrose.

Locally, Banbury, Northampton and Milton Keynes offer wider retail, cultural and sport opportunities.

Further primary schools in Helmdon, Weedon Lois and Syresham. Comprehensive Schools, Sponne (Towcester). Preparatory and public schools can be found at Winchester House (Brackley), Beachborough (Westbury), Stowe, Bloxham and Tudor Hall (Bloxham), Akeley Wood. Independent schooling at Northampton High School (Girls) and Northampton School for Boys east of the city centre and Royal Latin School in Buckingham.

Communication links to M1 (J15a) about 13 miles and M40 (J11) about 17 miles. The A43 dual carriage way links M1 and M40 (J10).

Mainline train services from Milton Keynes, about 17 miles, (London/Euston from 33 minutes) and Banbury (London/Marylebone from 56 minutes).

Sporting activities in the area include golf (farm shop and spa) at Whittlebury Hall, Silverstone, Middleton Cheney and Buckingham; motor racing at Silverstone and theatre at Oxford, Milton Keynes and Stratford upon Avon.

All distances and times are approximate.

Square Footage: 2,936 sq ft


Acreage: 0.8 Acres

Additional Info

Council Tax Band - G