5 bed detached house for sale

Fagnall Lane, Winchmore Hill, Amersham HP7

*Beautifully Appointed Accommodation
*Sought After Village Location
*Views Over Rolling Countryside
*Landscaped Gardens
*Private Summerhouse to Rear

This detached property dates from the 1920’s and has been extended and much improved by the current owners to offer substantial accommodation with bright open rooms and a flexible layout ideal for the growing or extended family. Combining character elements with contemporary design, the house sits in well-tended gardens with an attractive countryside outlook to the rear. It is gas centrally heated with both underfloor heating and wall mounted radiators and double glazed throughout.

The overall feeling is one of space and tranquillity. You enter into a spacious reception hall with an engineered wood floor that continues throughout the ground floor, with open stairs that rise to the first floor. To the rear, overlooking and opening onto the landscaped gardens, is a spacious living room with a stone fireplace and inset log burning stove. To the front is a generous kitchen/dining room with underfloor heating and a large island unit, inset wine rack and integrated appliances, providing the ideal space for entertaining. Also
off the hall is a good sized study, a utility room with space for appliances and a downstairs cloakroom. To the first floor the large main bedroom has a dressing area, Juliet window with
a delightful countryside view and a beautifully appointed ensuite bathroom with slipper bath and separate shower. There are three further double bedrooms, a family shower room and
fifth bedroom currently used as a home office.

The front of the house has a sizeable, gravelled driveway with off road parking for several vehicles, a pathway to the covered porch sheltering the front door and gated side access to the rear gardens. Those gardens are meticulously maintained and comprise a large, flagstone patio offering an ideal seating area with steps to a long, lawned garden with mature hedging and a variety of inset shrub beds providing a colourful display. Towards the bottom of the garden is a sturdy garden shed and a large timber summer house with light and power, facing open countryside and with a stone chipped seating area forming a delightful, private haven adjacent to open fields.

This character property is set in an elevated position in Winchmore Hill, a popular Chilterns village with a strong local community, substantial common with children's play area and a popular public house. Surrounded by open fields, with plenty of footpaths, the cottage is ideally situated for the countryside enthusiast. It benefits from being just 2.6 miles from Old Amersham which offers a large Tesco Supermarket, a variety of restaurants, boutique shops, cafés, bars and beautifully maintained public gardens. Slightly further away is Amersham town centre which offers national and local retailers, the Chiltern and Metropolitan Line Station and various other amenities including The Chiltern Lifestyle Centre and Doctors Surgery. The property is also in catchment for outstanding local schools, including Dr Challoner’s and Chesham Grammar.