Brickfield Barn Newnham Road | Everdon | Daventry | Northamptonshire | NN11 3BP BRICKFIELD BARN This beautiful home, which effortlessly combines a modern interior with period charm, occupies an exceptionally picturesque location on the edge of the charming village of Everdon. A superb example of a contemporary, energy efficient barn conversion with outstanding rural views and a range of farm buildings set in circa 15.6 acres with further land available if required. Brickfield Barn occupies an enviable position to the western edge of the popular Northamptonshire village of Everdon and has outstanding western views across the rolling countryside towards Badby Woods where some of the most stunning sunsets can be appreciated. In 2006 the owners saw an amazing opportunity to create a wonderful family home and the house now offers a perfect lifestyle opportunity for a family to enjoy rural surroundings, to keep livestock with some outstanding facilities including barns and outbuildings. The barn conversion itself offers open plan and contemporary living with underfloor heating throughout with the accommodation currently comprising five bedrooms including a master suite with dressing room and ensuite shower room, there is a guest suite and three further bedrooms served by a family bathroom. There is an open plan kitchen, living space and a stunning dining room with full oak framed glazed windows and a mezzanine floor which accommodates a further seating area and study. Outside the house is blessed with surrounding gardens, a productive orchard and vegetable garden, adjoining paddocks, field shelter and recently constructed barn which with its solar panels benefits from the feed in tariff. The property is offered for sale with no onward chain and has a fully fitted alarm that is currently connected to a centrally monitored red care centre and a CCTV system monitors the drive and barn. Accommodation Summary Ground Floor The ground floor living accommodation is open plan with a variety of exposed oak framework, full length oak framed windows to both sides, there are steps down to a sitting room area with open fireplace and oak floor whilst there is a polished limestone floor in the kitchen area below the galleried mezzanine and spiral staircase. Adjoining the kitchen area with Aga and island unit is the large extension incorporating a dining room which again has a polished limestone floor, there is a door leading to the rear gardens and oak double-glazed windows providing views of the rear gardens. From the kitchen area there is a door leading off to the boot room and inner lobby which has access to the rear gardens, built in cupboard space suitable for storage, a pantry with window to the side aspect and a cloakroom with low level WC and granite wash basin with mosaic tiled splashback. In the boot room, there is a stainless-steel sink and drainer, plumbing for a washing machine and tumble dryer and a vaulted ceiling with exposed ceiling timbers. The hallway leads off to the bedroom wing of the property which has access to the plant room that houses the facilities for the ground source heat pumps together with the underfloor heating manifolds and hot water cylinders. There are then doors leading off to the four bedrooms, the master bedroom is a stunning suite with dressing area and beautifully designed ensuite shower room with stone wash basin, attractive contemporary tiles and a bespoke shower area with LED uplighters and multi spray options. There are steps that lead up to the bedroom area which has double glazed windows to both front and rear aspects, exposed ceiling sandblasted steels and an oak floor. The dressing area is fitted with a variety of cabinets and has a full length oak framed window to the front aspect. There are three further double bedrooms all with exposed sandblasted steels, one with delightful oak framed windows to the front aspect and two with views across the rear gardens. These are served by a family bathroom which again has an oak framed window to the front, freestanding bath, corner shower cubicle, low level WC, pedestal wash hand basin, LED downlighters, heated chrome towel rail and limestone floor. Seller Insight I was actually out running one day when I bumped into the wife of a local farmer who told me that planning permission had just been granted for the conversion of a lovely old barn on her property,” says the owner. “It just so happened that I was looking for a new home, so everything fell into place. The barn itself was completely derelict when I first came to look at it in 2006, but the plans were fantastic and I could see the potential so I decided to take the plunge, and I couldn’t be more pleased with the results. It’s been a fabulous family home.” “I wanted a very open feeling, light, bright house with plenty of space both inside and out, and that’s exactly what I have here. The main living area is one huge open-plan kitchen, dining and living space, above which is a large mezzanine lounge and study. I have a huge master bedroom suite, complete with dressing room and a very luxurious shower room, and the four further bedrooms are also really generously proportioned so no one has to compromise on space. However, as well as creating a modern home for modern living, I also wanted to maintain the integrity of this lovely old building, so there are features such as the exposed beams and A-frame and lots of exposed brickwork, which combine to give it real character. We’ve also utilised a tremendous amount of glazing, which not only enhances the feeling of light and space, but also serves to really bring the outside in.” “The barn is surrounded by its grounds, which extend to around twenty-seven acres, so the outlook from every room is just lovely. I have a large patio terrace, which essentially becomes yet another ‘room’ when the sun is shining; there are open lawns, paddocks and a huge lake, which is a haven for wildlife. There are no near neighbours so we enjoy utter peace and privacy here, and the views across the fields and the lake are just incredible. However, I can hop in the car and be in the village in a couple of minutes, Daventry in under ten minutes or Northampton in half an hour, so it’s not a place where I’ve ever felt isolated, instead it’s a place that offers the best of both worlds.” “The open plan kitchen, dining and living space is the heart of our home and an exceptional space to entertain in,” says the owner. “It has a cosy seating area, a big bright dining area and it’s a part of the house that has a superb feeling of connection with the outside space.” “I think what makes the location so very special is the fact that the immediate surroundings are so stunningly picturesque, and yet everything we might want or need can be accessed in just a matter of minutes.” “I felt that it was very important to make the whole house extremely energy efficient, so we have a spring-fed water system – although the house is also connected to the mains, just in case; there are two ground source heat pumps and out on the old barn that sits slightly away from the main house, we’ve installed thirty-six solar panels. It’s just one point off an A-grade energy efficiency score, which, despite it being a large family home, makes it extremely economical to run.” “The house is wonderful, but it’s without doubt the setting that I’ll miss most when we leave,” says the owner. “It’s so peaceful and private, the views are to die for and the sunsets are absolutely phenomenal, in fact they really need to be seen to be believed.”* * These comments are the personal views of the current owner and are included as an insight into life at the property. They have not been independently verified, should not be relied on without verification and do not necessarily reflect the views of the agent. First Floor Mezzanine This area has exposed A frames, an attractive oak window providing views across neighbouring countryside and is broken up into two sections, one is the perfect study area and the other an additional sitting area with contemporary style log burner. There is a door from here that leads to the guest suite which has steps down to a bedroom area which again has an oak floor, exposed brick feature wall, there are two conservation roof windows and a double-glazed window to the side aspect. There are further steps that then lead down to a beautifully appointed and luxurious ensuite shower room which is generous in size and has a walk-in shower, wash basin and enjoys views across the west facing fields. There is a built-in wardrobe and a door that leads to the separate WC. Outside Brickfield Barn is situated centrally within its own plot with some mature gardens and lawned areas, there is an attractive terrace just off the open plan living space and there are also some landscaped borders and outstanding views to the west over the paddocks and neighbouring field with lake. At the rear of the property there is a highly productive orchard and kitchen garden with raised borders, a fruit cage and two useful aluminium greenhouses. The Land The paddocks run up the valley and are well fenced and watered providing the house with an excellent setting and a fantastic opportunity to keep the buyers choice of livestock.