Listed for £545,000
October 29, 2024
We are excited to present this rarely available two bedroom detached bungalow in the village of Stewkley in a quiet lane, close to the high street and with open rolling countryside on its doorstep. A private gravelled front driveway provides parking for up to three/four cars, and there's a large garage to the side of your home. Planning permission has already been granted for conversion of the garage and loft, offering potential for further development. Leighton Buzzard is also only a ten minute drive away, where you'll find more amenities and direct, fast rail links to London Euston.
If This Was Your Home… - Approaching your home, you'll turn off of the lane onto a wide gravelled driveway with plenty of space for three/four vehicles and direct access to your 250 square foot garage. The property is completely private and tucked away with mature hedges to the borders. To the side, a decorative iron gate connects the front driveway to the rear garden and the whole perimeter is screened by mature trees, lush foliage and solid timber fencing.
You'll open your front door and step into the porch, before continuing through to your long entrance hall. On your right, there's a spacious 200 square foot lounge and dining room, dual aspect with wide, bright windows overlooking the front driveway and side return. The front aspect window is a graceful curved bow and both are fully double glazed. A stone clad fireplace and soft carpet create a warm, welcoming environment, and a second door to the rear leads directly into the kitchen.
Also accessible from the entrance hall, your kitchen comes with plenty of cabinets and storage space and has wonderful views across your rear garden. A side door provide access to a paved footpath that winds its way around the side of your home and out onto your patio and lawn.
Out in the garden, you have a truly vast expanse of lawn which makes it a low maintenance space. Although a great size so plenty of potential to be green fingered here and add more beds and colour. A patio runs the width of your home, the perfect spot for sunbathing or al fresco dining. Another door leads you in from the rear of your garage, so it's possible to park and get straight into your tranquil garden without stepping inside. In the garage there is also a toilet to all plumbing is available for the potential changes. From the garden we can access the front of the property from both sides.
Back inside, you'll find a sizeable family bathroom next to the kitchen at the end of the hallway. With a modern white suite, chrome fixtures and fittings, and a shower over the tub, it's all bathed in natural light from a double panelled, double glazed, frosted window.
Next door, there's a handsome double bedroom with peaceful rear garden views, a great size second bedroom.
Your larger, principal bedroom overlooks the front of your home and is another substantial double bedroom with a lovely outlook. Both bedrooms have custom made, floor to ceiling wardrobes and are decorated in soft neutral tones.
Planning Permission - You'll have existing planning permission to convert the garage and extend into the loft, for a wealth of development opportunities including two more bedrooms, a home studio, or standalone living area. The end result would be a vast kitchen dining living space, spacious living room, utility room, two ground floor bedrooms both with en-suite, and two bedrooms plus a bathroom upstairs (four beds, three baths total)
A home that can happily grow with the needs of you and yours.
Your Local Area - Stewkley is a small, friendly village with a great sense of community that centres around the village hall. Home to regular village events and only a three minute walk from your new home.
Stretching out behind you are the open rolling, green fields of Bedfordshire, which you can access directly from the gated public footpath at the end of your road.
Also just a few minutes’ walk away is the village shop, located on the High Street and full of all your day to day necessities. For larger supermarkets and high street stores, it's only a twelve minute drive into the centre of Leighton Buzzard. Perfect for a trip to the theatre, cinema or a scenic walk along the Grand Union Canal.
Leighton Buzzard train station is even closer to home, only ten minutes away by car and with plentiful parking. City commuters will have an effortless journey into London, with fast, frequent, direct trains arriving at London Euston in as little as thirty three minutes.
For sports and socialising, the local tennis club is practically on your doorstep and you'll find green open playing fields and a large recreation ground just a few minutes further away. On the southern edge of the village, Aylesbury Vale Golf Club has a beautiful 18 hole course, other courses in close proximity include; Leighton Buzzard, The Three Locks and Woburn.
As you drive back into the village, we'd recommend stopping off at The Swan at Stewkley for a well deserved cask ale, hearty meal and a warm village welcome. This family friendly pub has a log burning fireplace to keep you warm in the winter months, and outdoor seating for soaking up the afternoon sun.
The younger members of your family can attend pre school and primary school at St Michael's Church of England Combined School in the village. Located just off the High Street on Chapel Square and an easy five minute stroll from your new home.
For secondary and alternative primary education options, there are a further seventeen schools to choose from in nearby Leighton Buzzard.
Entrance Hall -
Lounge/Dining Room - 4.97 x 3.81 (16'3" x 12'5") -
Kitchen - 3.81 z 3.01 (12'5" z 9'10") -
Bedroom One - 4.53 x 3.78 (14'10" x 12'4") -
Bedroom Two - 3.46 x 3.13 (11'4" x 10'3") -
Bathroom -
Garage - 8.18 x 2.95 (26'10" x 9'8") -
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