For Sale4 Bedroom House in Watling Street, Little Brickhill, Milton Keynes, MK17£1,250,000

A FINE PERIOD RESIDENCE IN A PROMINENT VILLAGE LOCATION AND IDEALLY PLACED FOR NEARBY WOBURN VILLAGE, THE CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF CLUB AND EXCELLENT COMMUTER LINKS TO THE CAPITAL. Court House is a Grade II listed historical residence with records dating from 1443 and believed to have at one time been used as the County Assize Court. The front elevation was refaced in the nineteenth century in the Jacobean style resulting in the impressive faade which remains today. The stone mullioned windows, gables and large chimney stack give it a manorial appearance and this period feel continues inside with original fireplaces, seventeenth century studded doors and exposed timbers. This is further enhanced with individual and well-proportioned reception rooms with generous ceiling heights allowing lots of natural light and perfect for modern living and entertaining. Careful modernisation has included a refitted kitchen with gas fired AGA and refitted bath and shower room suites with period style sanitaryware. The layout is versatile having two staircases and a ground floor shower room which offers the potential to provide a self-contained annex or the much in demand home office. The gated grounds are secluded with a terraced patio and courtyard and lawns with the original coach house and stables providing covered parking and further potential for conversion to ancillary accommodation. A viewing is highly recommended to appreciate the Court Houses unique qualities and lifestyle opportunity on offer. ACCOMMODATION A central porch with a flagstone floor leads to the drawing room and dining room. The drawing room has a fine Portland stone style inglenook fireplace with an inset stove, period panelling and exposed floorboards and dual aspect windows. A similarly well-proportioned dining room is ideal for entertaining with an inglenook fireplace and hearth and a door leads down to a cellar. Flowing from here the dual aspect kitchen/breakfast room has an impressive gas fired Aga which has an additional electric oven to one side, all set into an over mantle housing with a hanging rail. The units are finished in a modern style with work surfaces and inset sink unit with integrated dishwasher and fridge freezer. A rear hall provides access to the garden and a useful area for outdoor coats, shoes and wellies etc. At the front of the house, a study has a staircase which rises to the fourth bedroom. From the kitchen, the utility room has a second sink unit with space for a washing machine and a pulley hanging clothes airer. A cupboard houses an Ideal gas fired boiler and hot water cylinder. A further rear hall serves as an independent entrance to a ground floor shower room and a studio/family room offering a self-contained annexe or office suite. FIRST FLOOR Three double bedrooms and the main bathroom radiate off a long landing with the principal bedroom being dual aspect and having an ensuite shower room. Both bedrooms two and three face to the front with the third having a feature fireplace. A door can connect to the fourth bedroom if required with the fourth double room having its own access via the study staircase. Completing the accommodation, the bathroom is fitted with a stylish roll top bath with hand wash basin, wc and exposed floorboards. OUTSIDE Attractively set in an elevated position, Court House is approached via steps leading to a front garden which has a paved and lawn design reminiscent of a chess board. To the side, a gated and gravel driveway leads to a paved terrace courtyard and patio directly behind the house and the driveway continues to the rear, leading to the Coach House, car port and parking. There are well stocked borders with mature trees, including a fine horse chestnut tree set around established lawns. The boundaries are all enclosed with fencing and brick walls. COACH HOUSE The Coach House is approximately 50 feet in length and comprises of a double car port with two original stables/stores which offer excellent conversion potential (subject to necessary consents). LOCATION Little Brickhill is situated on the edge of the Woburn Estate and benefits from a public house and a nearby thriving farm shop. The market town of Woburn provides a fine selection of restaurants and antique shops with more extensive shopping and leisure facilities including the Theatre district, Sno-zone indoor ski complex in Milton Keynes and additional shopping including a Waitrose at Leighton Buzzard. The property is within one mile of the famous Woburn Golf and Country Club which boasts three championship golf courses. The area is very accessible with Junctions 13 and 14 of the M1 motorway within a short travelling distance. Rail commuting is available locally with a choice of stations at Milton Keynes (40 minutes) , Leighton Buzzard (32 minutes) or Harlington (40 minutes). Air travel is catered for at Luton with Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted slightly further afield. PROPERTY INFORMATION Services: Mains water, drainage, electricity and gas Local Authority: Milton Keynes Council. Tel: 01908 691 691 Outgoings: Council Tax Band "G" Tenure: Freehold. EPC Rating: "Exempt" Viewing: Strictly by appointment through the sole agents Jackson-Stops. 1 Market Place, Woburn, MK17 9PZ. Tel - 01525 290 641