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Old Ford Lane

Stonely
Cambs
PE19 5EJ


Selling Price: £1,100,000 Freehold


Oliver Russell Property Consultants are delighted to bring to the market, a substantial family home situated in an unrivalled position at the end of Old Ford Lane in the village of Stonely, offering the combination of both tranquil rural living with open countryside views to the rear but also with the convenience of being within walking distance of Kimbolton School and the High Street.

Stonely And Kimbolton:
The property is located in the heart of the popular conservation village of Stonely, the site of a former Augustinian Priory and within close proximity to the attractive small market town of Kimbolton.

Kimbolton provides an eclectic mixture of homes and businesses with numerous independent retail operators, a Grade I Listed Church, two Public Houses with restaurants, a dentist, butchers, hardware store and chemist. The retail coverage has been improved with a small Budgens Supermarket opening on Thrapston Road, the village also has its own Doctors surgery and Medical Centre.

At one end of the village is Kimbolton Castle an imposing building of national historic importance with links to King Harrold, Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon. The former seat of the Dukes of Manchester the Castle since 1951 has been a school.

Education :
Kimbolton hosts the leading independent Kimbolton School, providing pre prep, prep and senior schooling. The town also provides the Kimbolton Primary School State primary school.

Alternative independent schools are available at Bedford (14 miles) including Bedford School, Bedford Girls School, Bedford Modern School, Rushmoor and St Andrews Schools. Oundle School is approximately 18 miles to the North West. State secondary schools, Longsands and Hinchingbrook are situated in St Neots ( 7 miles) and Huntingdon (9 miles) respectively.

Location :
The property is situated at the end of a no through road, Old Ford Lane, in the village of Stonely. The property is situated approximately 1 mile from the attractive small market town of Kimbolton and approximately 7 miles to the larger market town of St Neots, where extensive retail and leisure facilities are available with the addition of a mainline railway station, providing regular direct access services to London Kings Cross in approximately 45 minutes.

Front Garden And Drive:
The property is approached through double hard wood electric gates accessed directly off the end of Old Ford Lane, once through the gates the sweeping graveled drive provides extensive parking facilities for numerous vehicles.

The front garden provides well stocked borders to the front and the side of the drive with a variety of mature shrubs, trees and flowering plants, the boundary treatments are a combination of mature hedging and post and rail fencing.

To the front and side of the house are some delightful box hedge borders highlighting a side path to the rear of the property, with a paved patio area directly to the front of the property.



Garage:
To the front of the property is an integral double garage with an electric door. The garage has been incorporated into the house with a side door directly into a utility area, and has wood laminate flooring, the garage could be returned to vehicular use by a future owner.

Hall:
Front door with obscured glazed side panels, to front hall, recessed ceiling spotlights, radiator x 3, the front hall provides an informal seating area and access to the study, kitchen, dining room and lounge with a feature curved wall enclosing the dining room with internal windows, the hall follows round to the ground floor cloakroom.

Storage cupboard, under stairs.



Cloakroom:
Separate cloak storage area and, WC with wash hand basin mounted on vanity storage cupboard, wood laminate flooring.

Study: 3.12m (10ft 3in) x 2.74m (9ft 0in)
UPVC sash windows to front aspect, radiator, ceiling mounted recessed spotlights.

Kitchen And Breakfast Room: 7.14m (23ft 5in) x 3.78m (12ft 5in)
Generous open plan kitchen & breakfast room bathed in natural light through extensive UPVC windows overlooking the rear garden. The kitchen provides a full range of base and eye level units and benefits from granite worktops, and draining board with a stainless steel sink, with a granite breakfast bar and separate informal dining area, overlooking the rear garden.

There are two integral Siemens ovens, separate integral fridge and freezer, a 4 ring ceramic electric hob with an additional large single gas burner, supplied by Calor gas, with overhead brushed steel extractor canopy. Tiled floor, recessed integral ceiling mounted spotlights, and electric under floor heating.

There are sliding double doors through to the dining room which allow the effective opening up of the whole kitchen and dining room to create free flowing space ideal for entertaining.



Dining Room: 5.08m (16ft 8in) x 3.68m (12ft 1in)
Generous dining room able to seat 10 in comfort with excellent natural light through full height glazed UPVC French windows and double full height glazed side panels over looking the rear garden.

The dining room links with the kitchen through two sliding doors and has a feature curved wall with internal glass panels to the front hall, under floor heating.



Utility Room 2 : 3.3m (10ft 10in) x 2.49m (8ft 2in)
Full height glazed UPVC door to rear garden, tiled floor, full height fitted cupboard/wardrobe,work top.

Utility Room 1 : 6.48m (21ft 3in) x 2.46m (8ft 1in)
Utility room providing, stainless steel sink, work tops, space for washing machine, and tumble dryer, full height cupboards housing 2 hot water cylinders, ironing area, glazed door to rear terrace, space for boot and shoe storage. Door to garage.

Laundry Room-Gym : 4.65m (15ft 3in) x 3.96m (13ft 0in)
Large laundry room which could be utilised as a second kitchen, and incorporated into annex accommodation if required. The large laundry room, has 2 UPVC sash windows to front aspect, a range of base level storage units, with work tops, stainless steel sink and draining board, space for washing machine and fridge-freezers. The laundry room is currently predominantly utilised as a gym.

Boot Room: 3.51m (11ft 6in) x 1.55m (5ft 1in)
Useful boot and shoe storage room, ideal for pets. Tiled floor, full height glazed UPVC door to rear terrace, Velux roof light.

Garden Room-Snug: 5.69m (18ft 8in) x 3.78m (12ft 5in)
Delightful informal lounge with full height glazed UPVC panels along the rear aspect, providing views across the rear garden and fields beyond. Wood burner fitted, recessed ceiling spotlights, TV point.



Lounge: 7.21m (23ft 8in) x 5.97m (19ft 7in)
Dramatic lounge with 13 Ft ceiling height, benefiting from excellent natural light through full height sliding UPVC glass panels to rear aspect, allowing access directly onto rear terrace and garden. UPVC windows also to front and side aspect, contemporary wood burner installed, granite hearth with Gas fire, recessed ceiling mounted spot lights, under floor heating.



Landing:
Stairs to first floor landing, UPVC sash windows to front aspect, radiator, large integral wardrobe with radiator, loft storage access to part boarded loft.

Bedroom 1: 3.89m (12ft 9in) x 3.78m (12ft 5in)
Large master bedroom, triple UPVC window unit to rear aspect with long ranging views over the rear garden, meadows and fields beyond. Radiator, generous walk in wardrobe, second walk in wardrobe-dressing area,with hanging rails.



Bedroom 1 En-Suite:
Large en-suite providing, bath, WC, Jack & Jill wash hand basins mounted on vanity units, recently refitted separate over sized shower enclosure, fully tiled walls, chrome heated towel rail, wood laminate flooring, obscured glazed UPVC windows to front aspect.



Bedroom 2: 4.01m (13ft 2in) x 3.38m (11ft 1in)
Double bedroom, with triple unit UPVC windows to rear aspect with views over rear garden and fields beyond. Radiator, wood laminate flooring, recessed ceiling mounted spotlights. The bedroom benefits from a large walk in wardrobe.

Bedroom 2 En-Suite:
Fully fitted en-suite with white three piece suite incorporating, bath, WC and wash hand basin with separate shower enclosure. Heated chrome towel rail, UPVC windows to side aspect.

Bedroom 3: 4.01m (13ft 2in) x 3.38m (11ft 1in)
Generous double bedroom with triple UPVC window to front aspect, radiator, bedroom benefits from a large walk in wardrobe.



Bedroom 3 En-Suite:
Fully fitted en-suite with white three piece suite incorporating, bath, WC and wash hand basin with separate shower enclosure. Heated chrome towel rail, UPVC window to side aspect.

Bedroom 4: 3.78m (12ft 5in) x 3.28m (10ft 9in)
Double bedroom with UPVC sash windows to front aspect, radiator, fitted wardrobe and desk. Ceiling mounted recessed spot lights.


Bedroom 4 En-Suite:
En-suite shower room, incorporating WC, wash hand basin, and corner mounted shower enclosure, recessed ceiling spotlights.

Bedroom 5: 4.29m (14ft 1in) x 2.77m (9ft 1in)
Double bedroom, with triple UPVC window unit to rear aspect offering stunning views over rear garden, paddocks and fields beyond. Laminate flooring, radiator.



Bedroom 5 En-Suite:
En-suite shower room, incorporating WC, wash hand basin, and corner mounted shower enclosure, recessed ceiling spotlights, electric shaver socket.

Rear Garden:
The garden is south facing and the house benefits from a full length paved terrace running the whole length of the rear of the house with tiled canopy area directly to the rear of the lounge

The rear garden is mainly laid to lawn with a combination of Beech and Laurel hedge boundaries with additional post and rail fencing to the rear and panel fencing to the eastern boundary.

There are a number of well stocked borders with a variety of mature shrubs and flowering plants and a mature tree.

To the rear of the garden is a wooden summer house with open decking area and windows to front and side aspects. With a small wooden shed behind.



Eastern Terrace: 20m (65ft 7in) x 8m (26ft 3in)
Substantial paved terrace with low maintenance lavender borders and a central timber raised bed housing an olive tree, there is a storage shed to the rear of the garage accessed from the terrace, bin storage area with pedestrian gate to front drive.



Paddocks:
At the end of the rear garden the property has two paddocks one directly to the rear and one to the south western boundary with a combination of post and rail and stock man fencing, providing an excellent opportunity for equestrian interests and privacy for the house, the house, garden and paddocks amount to approximately 1.5 acres.