Castle Cottage, 15 High Street, North Crawley

We are delighted to present Castle Cottage, a charming, character property situated in the heart of the popular Buckinghamshire village of North Crawley.

Castle Cottage was meticulously restored by the current owners in 2010 and has been maintained in excellent condition since. But the property has a much older and very interesting history. Visually, Castle Cottage appears to date from the Victorian period when viewed from the High Street, but a look inside or to the rear reveals much older, Tudor elements. Indeed, the original house reputedly played its part in The Reformation, and contains a Priest Hole, tucked away on the first floor. An internal Tudor window, various internal beams and areas of original wattle and daub have also been sympathetically preserved. Although it is not known if this was its original use, the property was once an historic village inn The Castle - from which its current name derives

The accommodation is arranged over two floors and briefly comprises, entrance porch, stunning dining hall with tiled floor, exposed timer beams and a large stone inglenook fireplace with a log burner inset. Steps down from the dining hall lead to an open-plan fitted wooden kitchen with integrated appliances. A large, bright family room is situated to the front of the property with further exposed timber beams and generous storage cupboard. The third reception room is a 17ft sitting room with an exposed brick feature fireplace. A cloakroom and a utility can also be found on the ground floor.

The first floor is accessed via a split staircase. To the front of the house there are three large, double bedrooms (one with an ensuite bathroom), accessed from a generous landing area with exposed timber beams. There is also a family bathroom. To the rear, accessed from the split stair, is the fourth bedroom with views over the rear garden.

The property benefits from oil-fired central heating but in order to preserve the originality of the interior, the ground floor contains underfloor heating throughout, whilst more conventional radiators are present to the first floor.

On the outside, from the High Street a five-bar and pedestrian gate lead to a stone paved driveway and a large lawned area. To the rear is a paved patio leading to a generous lawned garden. There is also a gravelled parking area, with gated vehicular access through double gates. The garden also houses a Victorian former stable block. Part of this has been retained in its original condition and is used as a garden storage room, whilst the remainder has been renovated to create a bright garden room, lending itself to be used as a home office, gym or games room. Interestingly, the rear garden also still contains the propertys original well, which has also been restored as a feature.

As a village, whilst North Crawley is easily accessible for both Milton Keynes and Bedford, it has lost none of its original charm. It still contains all of the elements of a traditional English village, including a the village store, the parish church, two public houses, a village hall, cricket ground and play areas, all within a one minute walk of Castle Cottage. Almost endless country walks can be enjoyed via the extensive local network of public footpaths.
North Crawley also boasts the very popular Wellies day nursery plus a village primary school which has an Ofsted rating of Outstanding. The property is in the catchment area for Ousedale secondary school in Newport Pagnell (4 miles) and the Bedford Harpur Trust private schools are just 10 miles away.

EPC Band D (57)
Council Tax: Band F