6 Bed Detached House, Motivated Seller, Towcester, NN12 8SF £3,250,000

First and second floors
• Found on the 1st floor is a good size principal suite comprising a roll top bath with shower and airing cupboard. The main bedroom is light with a high ceiling with a range of fitted cupboards.
• Bedroom 2 also has a high ceiling and a lovely carved stone fireplace to one end.
• Bedroom 3 / Study has extensive bookshelves with cupboards below.
• The family bathroom has a tongue and groove wall and a roll top bath.
• Secondary stairs from the downstairs main hall lead directly to Bedroom 4 with a separate en suite shower room.
• Wide semi-circular staircase rises to the second floor to a fantastic family area. There’s a sitting room / TV area with two double bedrooms leading off. There’s also a shower room with double wash basins.

Gardens and grounds
• The gardens at Plumpton Manor are a very special feature of the property and lie principally to the south of the property. They are surrounded by a two-metre stone capped wall and are principally laid to lawn interspersed with flower borders, feature hedging and avenue tree planting. There is a particular special attraction to the front wall , two stone pillars, with giant stone balls on top and double cast iron gates. Adjacent to the house is a wide entertaining terrace. There are a few other ‘sun trap’ eating terraces dotted around the garden.
• To the west side of the courtyard is a fun games / ‘viewing’ room which includes a shower room and has catering facilities. Bifold doors slide open to a paved terrace giving excellent viewing of the Astro turf tennis court.
• Screened from the house by hedging is a heated swimming pool with an electric operated secure cover. Hidden by further hedging is a raised bed vegetable area and a mature orchard with a fruit cage to the rear.
• Adjacent but hidden from the main house, are a wide range of former stone and steel frame farm buildings with separate access under archway and from the rear to the country lane. From the wide parking area next to the house is a single storey barn comprising two garages, potting and lawnmower rooms. At the centre of the former concrete farmyard are three stone stables with a tack room and a covered open-bay cattle feed area to the rear. Opposite is a steel frame covered area. To the north is a large, vaulted stone barn with barn door and adjoining former cattle barns. Perpendicular to these buildings is a further stone barn former dairy. Over the archway, another two-storey barn with planning permission to convert into a three-bedroom ancillary accommodation. (S/2019/1382/FUL). Behind the main barn is a large 8 Bay steel framed agricultural building.
• To the west and east are 4 stockproof paddocks ideal for someone with equestrian interests. In one paddock is a lovely bull rush pond.

Situation
Plumpton is a small idyllic rural hamlet situated in the heart of unspoilt South Northamptonshire countryside. It lies close to Weedon Lois, Weston and Woodend - not far from the market towns of Towcester and Brackley where a variety of shops can be found.
There is a local shop and primary school in Blakesley. There's also a primary school in Lois Weedon. The larger centre of Banbury provides rail links to London (Marylebone from about an hour) and to the north, as well as connection on to the M40 motorway (Junction 11).
The M1 (Junction 15a Upper Heyford). There’s also a fast line train service to London from Milton Keynes. (Euston 35 minutes) Ideal for motor enthusiasts being not far from Silverstone race circuit.
Local independent schools include Winchester House (Brackley), Beachborough (Westbury) and Stowe, Northampton High for Girls, Bloxham and Tudor Hall.

Fixtures and fittings
All fixtures, fittings and furniture such as curtains, light fittings, garden ornaments and statuary are excluded from the sale. Some may be available by separate negotiation.

Services
Mains water and electricity are connected to the property. Drainage to a private Klargester system. Heating and hot water are provided by an oil-fired boiler.
None of the services or appliances, heating installations, plumbing or electrical systems have been tested by the selling agents.

If the private drainage system requires updating/replacement, it is assumed that prior to offers being made, associated costs have been considered and are the responsibility of the purchaser. Interested parties are advised to make their own investigations, no further information will be provided by the selling agents.

The estimated fastest download speed currently achievable for the property postcode area is around 7 Mbps (data taken from checker.ofcom.org.uk on 25/10/2024). Actual service availability at the property or speeds received may be different. Plumpton is served by Tove Valley Broadband - a rural wifi service. The download speed is 52.7mbps. Please note that fibre optic broadband is due to be installed next Spring.
We understand that the property is likely to have current mobile coverage outdoors (data taken from checker.ofcom.org.uk on 25/10/2024).
Please note that actual services available may be different depending on the particular circumstances, precise location and network outages.

Tenure
The property is to be sold freehold with vacant possession.

Local Authority
West Northamptonshire Council
Council Tax Band: G

Public rights of way, wayleaves and easements
The property is sold subject to all rights of way, wayleaves and easements whether or not they are defined in this brochure.
A public footpath runs south to north over the far paddock

Plans and boundaries
The plans within these particulars are based on Ordnance Survey data and provided for reference only. They are believed to be correct but accuracy is not guaranteed. The purchaser shall be deemed to have full knowledge of all boundaries and the extent of ownership. Neither the vendor nor the vendor’s agents will be responsible for dening the boundaries or the ownership thereof.

Viewings
Strictly by appointment through Fisher German LLP.

Directions
Postcode – NN12 8SF
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