 Established Detached Property

 No Through Lane, Popular Village

 Four Bedrooms, Family Bathroom

 Extended Garden Room, Cloakroom

 19ft Fitted Kitchen/Breakfast Room

 Double Glazing, Radiator Heating

 Paviour Driveway, Garage/Store

 100ft Mature Lawned rear Garden

 EPC Energy Rating - D 27 Brackley Lane, Abthorpe

£349,950 Freehold

27 Brackley Lane, Abthorpe, , NN12 8QJ

HISTORY: The small village of Abthorpe is home to some 250 inhabitants and An established four bedroom detached family home, lies midway between and in gently rolling countryside, on situated on a no-through lane within this sought after the southern slopes of the valley of the . Th e area has been village. For sale with no upper chain, the property has continuously inhabited since prehistoric times. , was built by the Romans on Watling Street and many villas were built in its hinterland including been extended on the ground floor and provides well- Abthorpe's Mile Oak Villa - one of the largest ever excavated in . proportioned ground and first floor accommodation In 1642 during the English Civil War, spinster Jane Leeson built a free school including a 25ft sitting/dining room leading to a garden from local stone for the children. The School serves as the village hall, where room, an extended kitchen/dining room with integrated much of the village social life takes place. appliances, a hobby room/workshop and cloakroom. The Abthorpe is centred on a delightful village green with old stone and brick first floor provides four bedrooms and the family houses around it and with the imposing Parish Church of St John the Ba ptist set up high on one side. bathroom with shower. The property stands in an elevated position behind a paviour driveway and lawned BROADBAND: garden. The rear garden provides a sizeable patio, In 2003 the Abthorpe Broadband Association, a not for profit community project was set up, resulting in super-fast broadband, www.abthorpe.net and mature shrubs and trees and measures over 100ft in this service has recently been extended to neighbouring villages and is known length, backing immediately onto open fields. as Tove Valley Broadband.

ACCOMMODATION: Porch, Hallway, Lounge/Dining Room, Study/Garden Room, Kitchen/Breakfast Room, Workshop/Store, Cloakroom, Landing, Four Bedrooms, LOCATION: Abthorpe lies three miles west of Towcester, the village being Bath/Shower Room, Outside Garage/Store. centred around the village green and Church. Shopping and schooling facilities PORCH: Entered through part glazed Upvc door, there is a terracotta tiled floor are available at Towcester and more comprehensive facilities at Northampton and double glazed window to the side. and Milton Keynes. Communications in the area are excellent with the M1 accessed at Junction 15A and the M40 at the Junction of the A43 between HALLWAY: With stairs to the first floor, an under-stairs storage cupboard and a Brackley and Oxford. There is a main line rail service between Milton Keynes and single radiator. London, Euston which takes 40 minutes. Leisure facilities include golf at Farthingstone, West Park, and , motor racing at CLOAKROOM: Fitted in a two piece suite comprising a wash basin and low level Silverstone and steeple chasing at Towcester. W.C. There are ceramic tiled splashbacks and flooring, a heated towel rail and a window to the rear. SITTING/DINING ROOM: 25' 6" x 10' 11" (7.77m x 3.33m) This is a triple aspect room with double glazed windows to the front and side elevations and sliding patio doors to the study. There is a contemporary electric fire set on a faced brick fireplace with a timber mantle over and TV plinth to the side. There is a TV point, two rad iators, and a built-in storage cupboard with shelving.

KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM: 19' 10" x 9' (6.05m x 2.74m) (narrowing to 7'11) Fitted in a range of wood grain effect laminate base and eye level cabinets and work surfaces, incorporating a single drainer stainless steel sink unit with mixer tap over and cupboards below. There is an electric double oven and four ring electric hob, space for a refrigerator and an integrated washing machine. The floor and splashbacks are tiled in decorative ceramics and there are windows to the side and rear with a glazed door to the rear garden. Heating is from a radiator and there are recessed ceiling spotlights, a built- in pantry cupboard with shelving and a wall mounted oil-fired boiler serving the radiator central heating system and domestic hot water.

STUDY/GARDEN ROOM: 10' 11" x 9' 4" (3.33m x 2.84m) Providing a radiator, a telephone point, a corniced ceiling and sliding patio doors to the rear garden.

WORKSHOP/STORE: Created from part of the garage, with light and power points connected. LANDING: With an access hatch to the loft and a single radiator.

BEDROOM ONE: 11' 10" x 9' 1" (3.61m x 2.77m) With a Upvc double glazed window overlooking the rear garden, a radiator, TV point and built-in double wardrobe with hanging rail and shelving.

BEDROOM TWO: 10' 3" x 10' 1" (3.12m x 3.07m) Heated by a single radiator and with a Upvc double glazed window to the front elevation.

BEDROOM THREE: 9' 5" x 8' 10" (2.87m x 2.69m) Providing a window to the rear elevation, a radiator and the airing cupboard housing the hot water cylinder and slatted linen shelving.

BEDROOM FOUR: 9' 1" x 7' 3" (2.77m x 2.21m) Again with a window to the front elevation and a radiator.

BATHROOM: Fitted in a three piece suite comprising panelled bath with a separate shower over and hinged glass screen, a pedestal wash basin and low level W.C. The floor and walls are ceramic tiled and there is an electric fan heater, a shaver point, radiator and a window to the side elevation.

OUTSIDE FRONT: The property stands behind a block paved driveway providing off road parking and leads to the garage/store. The front garden is partly lawned with mature shrubs and screening trees. There is an access gate to the side, leading to the rear garden.

REAR GARDEN: Measuring over 100ft in length and backing onto open fields, the garden is laid mainly to lawn with flower and shrub borders, bounded by fencing. Immediately behind the house is a full width patio area. A gated access leads to the screened oil tank and side access path.

GARAGE/STORE: 8' 3" x 7' 0" (2.51m x 2.13m) With a single up and over door and light connected. This could easily be converted back to a full sized garage if required.

AGENTS NOTE: The property is let on an assured shorthold tenancy, ending on 23rd July 2017, with a periodic contract thereafter.

NOTES:

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