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4 6 5An individual, high specification detached house with sizeable and versatile accommodation, garaging and gardens, in all about 0.35 acre, set on the edge of a desirable village, close to Oundle.
This handsome house was constructed in 2002 to exacting standards, for the current owners. The materials and design were chosen so that the property fits in with the traditional homes within this picturesque village. The accommodation is sizeable at over 5,000 sq. ft and offers a degree of versatility in how the house can be used. With four reception rooms a huge games room, two staircases and a number of bedroom suites, there is scope for multi-generational living and the potential to create an annex or home office suite.
The current owners have been diligent in their maintenance of the property, and recent upgrades have included the installation of all new bathrooms from Fired Earth, column radiators and colonial style shutters to the windows.
The house is set back from the road along a private drive. A remote-controlled gate opens to Foremark, which stands at the back of the shingled and walled yard. The garaging is to the side.
A wide front door opens to the spacious reception hall, which has a view through to the garden via the beautiful garden room, which is heated. To the right of the hall there is a snug and beyond, the main living room. This fabulous room has a beautifully carved stone fire surround, as a focal point. Windows look down the garden. A door leads through to the office, which overlooks the drive.
The dining room offers plenty of space for formal entertaining and is conveniently set adjacent to the kitchen. The kitchen is the hub of this great family home with space for cooking and food preparation, family mealtimes and relaxation. An extensive range of units is fitted with work-surfaces and a double butler sink with granite drainer. The dishwasher is built in. The Falcon range cooker is all electric and has an extractor above. The tiled floor continues through to the utility room, which has ample space for the family clobber as well as the usual appliances. A door leads to the drive, and to the garage. The stylish guest cloakroom is beyond.
There are two staircases to the first floor. The main stairs lead from the hall to the landing which serves four, double bedrooms and the superbly appointed family bathroom. The principal bedroom has wonderful views and a luxurious en suite bathroom adjacent. The fourth bedroom is set next door and is currently fitted out as a high-quality dressing room. The guest bedroom is at the far end of the landing and also has a lovely outlook. It too, has an en suite shower room.
A door leads from the landing to the back stairs, which run up from the utility room or garage. At the top of these stairs is the huge playroom or cinema, which is sufficiently large to make a bedsit or offices, with a discreet access.
The second-floor landing provides access to two further double bedrooms, each with an en suite shower room / WC -these rooms are great for teenagers to have a degree of independence.
Foremark has a large amount of parking in its forecourt. The double garaging is huge and able to house the largest of cars and still has workshop space to the side. Gated access leads to the rear garden, which has a paved and shingled terrace, spanning the back of the house and accessible from the garden room and the kitchen. The garden offers a good-sized lawn, with specimen trees planted at intervals down each side. The laurel hedging forms the boundary. There are views over the paddocks to the rear.
Services – Mains water, drainage and electricity. Oil-fired heating. Fibre broadband available.
EPC – Band D Council Tax – Band H
Tenure – Freehold, with vacant possession.
Viewings- Our pleasure, but strictly by appointment. Please call 01832 274732
