The Poplars

Wotton Underwood HP18 0RX

Aylesbury 12 miles (Marylebone 55 mins.) & Haddenham Parkway 6 miles (Marylebone 37 mins.), Oxford 14 miles. (Distances approx.) The Poplars, Wotton Underwood, Buckinghamshire, HP18 0RX A STUNNING NEWLY CONSTRUCTED BARN CONVERSION IN A LOVELY SEMI RURAL LOCATION HAVING A THREE QUARTERS OF AN ACRE PADDOCK AND A QUARTER OF AN ACRE OF GARDEN WITH VIEWS AND A LARGE OUTBUILDING INCORPORATING GARAGING, WORKSHOPS AND STORES. APPROACHING 3000 SQ/FT OF STRIKING CONTEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION BUILT AND FINISHED TO AN EXTREMELY HIGH SPECIFICATION. Atrium Style Vaulted Reception, Fantastic Open Plan Kitchen/Dining and Sitting Room, Family Room, Drawing Room, Cloakroom, Utility Room, Master Bedroom with Superb En-Suite, Guest Bedroom with En-Suite Shower Room, Two Further Double Bedrooms, Family Bathroom. Turfed Gardens Enclosed By Post & Rail Stockproof Fencing, Long Driveway, 75ft x 45ft Gravelled Parking Area. Timber Outbuilding with Double Garage, Stores and Workshops. Paddock

GUIDE PRICE £895,000 Freehold

DESCRIPTION THE POPLARS offers stunning contemporary living in a semi rural location set amongst Wotton Underwood is a hamlet in the heart of the Vale. The village green and countryside. The elevations are very handsome cedar clad under a slate roof with hand crafted surroundings, tucked down a no through lane are idyllic. The understanding of the derivation of windows. The accommodation comprises of some 3,000 sq ft finished to a quality standard with the name of Wotton Underwood is that the first part ‘Wotton’ comes from the old English a striking open plan area on the ground floor. words Wudu & Tun, and means ‘Farmstead in or near a wood’. The affix of ‘Underwood’ At the entrance is an atrium style reception area, the vaulted ceiling fronted with a glass wall means ‘within the wood’, indicating that the village must, at one time, been sited within the and a floating oak staircase leads up to a galleried landing. ancient Bernwood Forest. This leads onto a magnificent room that incorporates the kitchen alongside seating and dining space with folding doors across the back wall overlong the garden. The hamlet is known for and its lakes. The Manor of Wotton Underwood was The kitchen is german engineered and has a white high gloss finish, with soft close units and a for centuries the seat of the Grenville Family and in 1705 the mansion began construction on large island with an integrated dishwasher and wine chiller, over the sink is a quooker boiling the instructions of Richard Grenville. It was used by Right Honourable George Grenville, first water tap. The cooking appliances are Siemens, there are two state of the art ovens. (one with a Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer, as his principal country residence. warming drawer) and an induction hob. The worktops are beautiful polished grey granite and there is a recess plumbed for a larder style refrigerator. The utility room has more units and an The surrounding market towns and villages provide a wealth of historical and interesting places outside door.Off the hall is a cloakroom. All the aforementioned rooms have a tiled porcelain to visit including Manor, Claydon House and Steam Railway. Extensive floor. There are a further two well proportioned rooms on the ground floor with front aspects, shopping facilities are situated at Thame, Oxford, Bicester Retail Outlet, the refurbished Friar’s one a bay window seat. Square Centre in Aylesbury and Milton Keynes. Upstairs are four double bedrooms, the master, with a luxurious ensuite as has the guest bedroom, there is also a splendid family bathroom. The nearby villages of Brill and provide day to day needs. The A41, 2 OUTSIDE miles away, provides easy access to Bicester and Aylesbury (12 miles), both towns with The barn stands in a quarter of an acre plot with a three quarters of an acre paddock. At the front mainline stations to London, Marylebone arriving in less than an hour. Haddenham and Thame is an enclosed lawn with stock proofed post and rail fencing and a laurel hedge. A five bar gate Parkway also serves Marylebone in under 40 minutes. Oxford lies some 14 miles away and the opens on to the driveway made up of blue/grey block paving, this runs down the side and M40 approximately 10 miles. The Aylesbury line has been extended to continues all the way to the end of the rear garden. A hand gate to a cobble paved path provides Parkway station which now provides a frequent service to Marylebone from . a walkway to the entrance. The rear garden is turfed and across the back elevation is a slate patio. This is again, enclosed There is a Village Primary School in Grendon Underwood. Preparatory Schools can be found at with post and rail that is stock proofed and has a laurel hedge planted down the side. There is an Ashfold and Oxford. The property currently falls within catchment for the highly rated excellent hand made timber and block under a slate roof outbuilding with a 15’7 x 14’4 garage Secondary School at Waddesdon. and a further 47’ x 12’ of stores or workshops which is currently separated into 4 rooms but Public Schools located in Stowe, Oxford and Berkhamsted and Grammar Schools at Aylesbury. could easily be reconfigured internally. The building has power, lights and mains water connected. There is then concreted hardstanding and a gravelled parking area measuring 75ft x 45ft providing extensive parking.

SERVICES Mains electricity and water. Private drainage. Air source heat pump.

VIEWING Strictly through the vendors agent W. Humphries at Waddesdon 01296 658270

DIRECTIONS From Aylesbury take the A41 towards Bicester through Waddesdon and on to Kingswood.Turn left at the crossroads to Wotton Underwood and continue on this road to the T-junction. Turn left and after about half a mile The Poplars will be found on the left.

SPECIFICATIONS

*Air Source Heat Pump Technology *Ground Floor Underfloor Heating *L.E.D Lighting Throughout *Highly Insulated *Superb Contemporary Bath & Shower Rooms *Fantastically Equipped Ultra Modern Kitchen *CCTV Security System and Alarm *Hand Made Double Glazed Windows and Doors *Cat6 Ethernet Wiring *Satellite TV Points *Carpeting and Porcelain Flooring Throughout *Turfed Front and Rear Gardens

IMPORTANT NOTICE W. HUMPHRIES for themselves and as Agents to the Vendors of the property give notice that: 1 These particulars have been prepared to give a fair overall description of the property whilst some descriptions are inevitably subjective, all information is given in good faith. No statement within these particulars should be relied upon as being either a statement or a representation of fact. The descriptions within do not contribute part of any offer or contract. 2 All measurements, areas and distances mentioned in these particulars are approximate and are issued as a guide only. If such details are fundamental to a purchase, purchasers must rely on their own enquiries. 3 Photographs incorporated within these particulars show only certain parts of the property and no assumptions should therefore be made in respect of parts of the property which may not be shown. 4 Nothing in these particulars should be seen as a statement that the property or any fixture described is in good condition or otherwise. Purchasers must satisfy themselves as to the condition of any property or item included within the sale. None of the appliances or services mentioned in these particulars have been tested by W. Humphries and no warranty is given or implied by them that they are in good working order. 5 If reference is made either to alterations to the property or a change of use, no warranty is given by W. Humphries or the Vendors/Lessors that any planning or other consents or Building Regulations approval has been obtained. Where references are made to potential uses (subject to planning) this information is given in good faith although purchasers must take their own enquiries to the relevant authorities. 6 Most importantly if there is any particular aspect of the property about which you would like further information, we invite you to discuss this with us before you travel to view the property. J042 Printed by Ravensworth 01670 713330

74 High Street, Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire HP18 0JD Tel: 01296 658270 Fax: 01296 658272 Website: www.whumphries.co.uk E-mail: [email protected]