Exceptional village residence within attractive private courtyard of quality homes.
Generous gardens with uninterrupted views over open fields.
Extended, remodelled and upgraded to offer around 3,000 square feet of wonderfully versatile space for families, entertaining and homeworking.
Sitting room with attractive open fireplace and French doors opening onto the garden terrace.
Beautifully crafted kitchen with granite counters and comprehensive range of quality cabinets and integrated appliances.
Stunning breakfast/dining/family area with extensive glazing including roof lantern and French doors to the garden.
Adjacent utility/boot room and wine cellar.
Five double bedrooms, four bath/shower rooms – two en suite.
Welcoming reception hall with guest cloakroom and home office/gym/hobbies room.
Garage and additional parking.
Peaceful village location yet convenient for access to major road and rail links and within sought-after school catchments.
Generously proportioned village residence, part of a small private courtyard of contemporary homes. Offers around 3,000 square feet of bespoke accommodation on an exceptional plot approaching a quarter of an acre with uninterrupted field views.
Ground Floor
The front door opens into a welcoming reception hall with travertine tiled floor, guest cloakroom and recently replaced internal doors providing access to all the principal rooms including the excellent study - with wood flooring and glazed door to the garden - which could equally serve as a gym, home office or hobbies room. The spacious sitting room features wood flooring, along with an attractive brick open fireplace with slate hearth and French doors opening onto the garden terrace.
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The beautifully crafted kitchen is fitted with granite counters and upstands incorporating a breakfast bar with pendant lighting, under-counter one and a half bowl sink with water filter and waste disposal and a comprehensive range of quality cabinets and appliances to include dual ovens, microwave, induction hob with extractor hood, dishwasher, fridge and freezer. Electricity and Calor gas is available for cooking.
Recessed ceiling downlighters and travertine flooring which extends into the stunning 38ft entertaining space featuring dining and family areas with extensive glazing including large roof lantern and French door to the private courtyard patio. The family room also features wood flooring and French doors which open onto the garden.
To complete the ground floor, there is a well-appointed laundry/utility/boot room – ideal for wet dogs and muddy boots – and a delightful sunken wine cellar.
First Floor
The spacious split-level landing has a conservation rooflight to the front elevation and offers ample opportunity for a study/reading area. There are three separate sections of boarded loft space.
There are five double bedrooms and four well-appointed bath/shower rooms - two en suite – plus an additional cloakroom/WC.
The principal bedroom features both a dressing area with extensive wardrobe space and an en suite shower. Bedroom three has a range of fitted wardrobes and bedroom four offers a shower room en suite and a charming Juliet balcony overlooking the gardens and countryside beyond.
Outside
The property occupies a pleasantly maturing plot of around a quarter of an acre, with a full width flagstone terrace and barbeque area with exterior lighting, decorative gravelled shrub beds and steps up to an expansive area of lawn interspersed with mature trees with high hedgerow and post and rail fencing.
Substantial timber garden store, oil tank (recently replaced).
Large Attached Garage
5.50m x 2.70m (18’ 1” x 8’ 10”)
Electric up and over door, light and power, water supply.
Agents Notes
• The property features oil-fired central heating, with underfloor heating throughout the ground floor, radiators to first floor and towel rails to bath/shower rooms.
• External woodwork recently treated and repainted.
• Fitted alarm system.
Location
The village of Upper Dean is separated by approximately a mile of open countryside and can be found approximately 4 miles to the west of Kimbolton. Upper Dean boasts a Public House, Eileen Wade Primary School and a Parish Church. The village is in the catchment area for Sharnbrook Academy. Upper Dean also features excellent sporting and recreational facilities with all-weather tennis courts, cricket pitch and a sports pavilion which a playgroup uses.
Nearby, the historic market town of Kimbolton boasts one of the area’s leading private schools, Kimbolton School, along with the well-regarded Kimbolton Primary Academy. There is a variety of shops and cafes, pub/restaurant and Indian restaurant, supermarket, doctor and dentist surgeries, chemist, veterinary practice, garage and St Andrews church. Conveniently situated for road and rail use, main routes such as the A1, the recently upgraded A14 and the A428 are all within easy reach, with nearby Bedford, Huntingdon and St Neots offering mainline stations and a commuter service to London. East Midlands, London Luton and London Stansted are all just over an hour away.
