4 bedroom barn conversion

Features and description

Rooms

About the House cont'd
The ground floor also has an office for working from home, a kitchen/breakfast room, a utility/boot room and a cloakroom. On the first floor there are four double bedrooms, two en suites and a family bathroom. The property is set well back from the road with gated driveway parking, an attached double garage, and professionally landscaped front and rear gardens.

History and Specification
The original barn is over 200 years old. It was first converted in the 1970s and was subsequently extended in the 1980s and 90s. It has triple glazing throughout and the vendors have added a new fuse board, and new lighting with LED spotlights. They also installed a Klargester treatment plant. The property has oil fired central heating and there is underfloor heating in the en suites in the principal bedroom suite.

Ground Floor
The bespoke wooden entrance door has decorative carving and is double width to facilitate wheelchair access if required. It opens into a porch which has part glazed double doors to the spacious reception hall which is part double height and has a feature spiral staircase to a galleried landing on the first floor. Plenty of natural light is provided by the double height windows which face south west and overlook the rear garden with double doors to the paved patio. The cloakroom has a window to the front, a ceramic tiled floor, a concealed cistern WC and a Villeroy and Boch wash basin. It also houses the boiler and there is space to hang coats.

Reception Rooms
The spacious sitting room measures just under 25 ft. by ove r18 ft. and has dual aspect windows overlooking the rear garden and a door to the rear patio. There is a contemporary inset log burning stove, and built-in cupboards in the chimney recess on one side. The dining room is dual aspect with windows to the front and rear. The office overlooks the front of the property and has a range of built-in cupboards and bookshelves spanning one wall. The property has an upgraded broadband connection to facilitate working from home.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room
The kitchen/breakfast room has a window and door to the rear. It is fitted in a range of John Lewis units including pull out larder cupboards, display cabinets, and pan drawers with wooden work surfaces which incorporate a one and a half bowl sink and drainer and a Neff induction hob with an extractor over. Other integrated appliances include a Neff eye level double oven, and a Miele dishwasher and fridge. There is space for a dresser unit and a breakfast table and chairs.

Utility/Boot Room
Ceramic tiled flooring continues from the kitchen into the adjoining utility/boot room which has a matching range of John Lewis units, a sink, and space for a freezer, a second fridge, a washing machine, and a tumble dryer. There is a part glazed door to the drive and space for shoe storage.

First Floor
The spiral stairs lead to a galleried landing which has views over the rear garden and countryside beyond.

Principal Bedroom Suite
The principal bedroom is over the sitting room and also has dual aspect windows with views to the rear. There is an extensive range of fitted wardrobes from John Lewis and a zoned lighting system. The en suite has a bath with a shower attachment, a separate walk-in shower cubicle with a digital power shower, and twin washbasins set into an array of vanity storage, and there is mood lighting and Bauhaus lit mirrors. There is a towel radiator and a shelved airing cupboard. There is also a separate en suite cloakroom with a WC and washbasin.

Other Bedrooms and Bathrooms
There are three further double bedrooms, one with dual aspect windows and an en suite shower room with a power shower, and one with a built-in double wardrobe and built-in shelving. The family bathroom has a bath with a shower over, a WC and a washbasin.

Gardens and Grounds
The property is accessed via five bar gates to a long gravel driveway which leads to a parking area in front of the attached double garage which has a remote controlled up and over door. There is motion sensor outdoor lighting. The gardens have been professionally landscaped. The front garden is enclosed by walls and close boarded fencing and has lawned areas, lavender borders, and beds with box hedge edging, spring bulbs and mature trees. The rear garden is private and is mainly enclosed by walls, with the wall on the right retained when a neighbouring barn was demolished. There is a water feature, an extensive paved and block paved patio by the house for al fresco dining and entertaining, and a further paved seating area at the bottom of the garden. The rest is laid to lawn with established flower and shrub beds and borders and mature trees including three apple trees. There are also raspberries, blackcurrants and gooseberries

Situation and Schooling
Haversham village is split into old Haversham and Haversham and is set in the Ouse Valley, surrounded by water meadows, lakes and equestrian facilities. It has a public house, a church, a community centre, and a sailing club. The property is in catchment for Haversham village school and New Bradwell school both of which have outstanding Ofsted ratings. Bedford’s Harpur Trust schools are approximately 25 minutes’ drive and Stowe school is approximately 30 minutes’ drive.

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