For Sale5 Bedroom House in Cold Ashby Road, Guilsborough, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN6£895,000

Built in 1995, Meadow Cottage enjoys a delightful rural setting with far-reaching 360-degree countryside views, occupying a generous plot of approximately one acre. Over the years, the current owners have renovated and improved the property, including extending the rear garden by acquiring additional land, creating a larger plot and enhancing the outdoor lifestyle on offer. The well-proportioned accommodation is arranged across three floors and extends to approximately 2,500 sq ft. The home has been updated to include a modern kitchen with a central island, providing an ideal breakfast area and a welcoming space to enjoy coffee or spend time with friends and family. Externally, the property benefits from a wrap-around porcelain-tiled terrace designed for seating and entertaining. The terrace extends around three sides of the house, making the most of the surrounding countryside views. THE ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES Entry is via a uPVC double glazed door with matching side panels leading into the entrance area with radiator, coving to the ceiling and glazed French doors opening into the reception hall. A panelled door provides access to the utility/cloakroom WC. The reception hall is a spacious central area of the home with a uPVC double glazed window to the front elevation. Stairs rise to the first floor with three steps leading down to the lower ground floor. The hall is fitted with two radiators, wall light points and panelled doors leading to the study, kitchen/breakfast room and glazed doors opening to the dining room and sitting room. The cloakroom/boot room has a uPVC double glazed window to the front elevation and houses a freestanding Worcester oil-fired combination boiler. The room is fitted with a two-piece suite comprising a low-level WC and wall-mounted wash hand basin, with tiling to splashback areas and flooring. Additional features include a radiator, extractor fan, fuse box, built-in cupboards and coving to the ceiling. The formal sitting room enjoys excellent natural light with a uPVC double glazed square bay window to the front and two further windows to the rear, all offering superb countryside views. The room centres around a reclaimed brick fireplace with an oil-fired cast iron burner set on a flagstone hearth. Additional features include a radiator, wall light points, recessed spotlights, coving to the ceiling and a television point. The dining room benefits from uPVC double glazed patio doors to the side elevation with rolling countryside views. The room also includes a radiator, coving to the ceiling and a television point. The study has uPVC double glazed windows to both the front and side elevations overlooking the surrounding countryside, along with a radiator and coving to the ceiling. Forming the focal point of the home, the kitchen/breakfast room has been updated with a modern fitted kitchen comprising wall-mounted and base-level units with work surfaces over, together with a central island providing additional cupboards and drawers. Twin uPVC double glazed windows overlook the side elevation and a large open hatch connects to the hallway. There is an underslung one-and-a-half bowl sink and drainer with mixer taps, built-in oven and grill, and a four-ring electric induction hob. The room also offers space for a breakfast table, plumbing for a dishwasher, recessed spotlights, coving to the ceiling, a radiator and a television point. An archway leads through to the family room and a panelled door provides access to the utility room. The utility room has a uPVC double glazed door and window to the side elevation and is fitted with tall units, wall-mounted and base-level units with roll-top work surfaces over. There is a stainless steel sink and drainer unit, space and plumbing for a washing machine and additional white goods, together with shelving, coving to the ceiling and a radiator. The family room enjoys a bright dual-aspect outlook with uPVC double glazed patio doors to the rear and side elevations, offering extensive countryside views. FIRST FLOOR The spacious split-level landing is filled with natural light from a lantern roof light and provides access to all five bedrooms and the family bathroom. The principal bedroom enjoys double glazed windows to the side and rear elevations, offering panoramic views across the surrounding countryside. The room also benefits from fitted wardrobes and cupboards. The en-suite shower room is fitted with a three-piece suite comprising a shower within a tiled cubicle, WC and wash hand basin, along with fitted cupboards, tiled walls, a radiator and heated towel rail. A uPVC double glazed window to the side elevation provides natural light. The guest bedroom features uPVC double glazed windows to the front and side elevations, together with a built-in wardrobe and a separate dressing area with two additional double wardrobes. The room also benefits from an en-suite shower room fitted with a three-piece suite comprising a shower within a tiled cubicle, WC and wash hand basin, along with a radiator and tiling to splashback areas. There are three further bedrooms, two generous doubles and a single bedroom, all enjoying pleasant countryside views. The family bathroom is fitted with a four-piece suite comprising a bath, separate shower in a tiled cubicle, WC and wash hand basin. Additional features include a uPVC double glazed window to the side elevation and a radiator. OUTSIDE Externally, the property sits within gardens extending to approximately one acre, incorporating a mix of garden and agricultural land. The gardens wrap around the house and enjoy far-reaching countryside views from all aspects. A gravel driveway, accessed via a five-bar gate, provides ample off-road parking and leads to a detached double garage. The main garden is predominantly laid to lawn and features a variety of fruit trees. A large paved and gravelled terrace provides an excellent space for outdoor seating and entertaining, allowing full enjoyment of the surrounding countryside views. Please note: The additional garden land acquired by the current owners is subject to a restrictive covenant prohibiting any future building on the land. The detached double garage is fitted with an electric up-and-over door, with a uPVC double glazed window and door to the side elevation. Power and lighting are connected, and there is additional storage space within the roof. Guilsborough is a highly sought after village in NW Northamptonshire, with excellent road links and positioned 11 miles north of Northampton, 10 miles east of Rugby and 11 miles south of Market Harborough (all of which offer mainline train stations). With exceptional facilities for a village with a population of just over 700 residents, it offers education facilities from 2-18 years with a Pre-School, Primary School and the highly regarded Guilsborough Secondary School which achieved outstanding in the 2012 Ofsted report, health centre and pharmacy, public house, a refurbished village hall providing a venue for numerous activities and clubs, a sports pavilion/playing fields which is home to several sports teams, well-stocked shop/post office, hairdressing salon and amateur dramatics group as well as St Etheldreda's Church which possesses Saxon remnants among its Norman architecture.