The Old House, 35, Wappenham Road, Brackley, NN13 5QA

A distinguished village home with outbuildings and wonderful garden Description The Old House is a distinguished Grade II listed house of considerable character, set within the heart of Helmdon, in South Northamptonshire.

On the market for the first time in over 20 years, it offers elegantly proportioned accommodation and wonderful private gardens extending to a total of about 0.6 acres.

The property includes a wealth of character features, including exposed beams and has been significantly enhanced by the current owners, with further potential for an annex (subject to planning).

The spacious ground floor includes a dual aspect sitting room with woodburning stove, a music room and a separate dining room with an impressive open fireplace and period bread oven.

This leads onto a dual aspect, farmhouse style kitchen with a window seat and space for a table, an island unit and an Aga. This leads to a useful utility area and WC.

There is also a charming snug providing a valuable extra living space. Accessed via a private staircase is a charming principal / guest bedroom suite with an en-suite shower room.

An additional staircase provides access to the rest of house and opens onto a large landing / office area.

A double bedroom with window seat benefits from a large en-suite bathroom with separate bath and shower. A further double bedroom and bathroom complete the first floor.

The second floor provides a spacious study / family room with storage and a separate WC. This leads onto two further double bedrooms, both with storage, creating an ideal space for guests or children.

To the front of the property is a paved driveway providing off-street parking. There is a separate outbuilding, which is currently used as a home office.

The driveway leads to a versatile barn, which adjoins the house, brimming with potential for those seeking additional accommodation or a creative space.

Currently used for storage and a gym, the barn has previously had planning permission for conversion into a one bedroom annexe (S/2014/0138/ful).

The garden is a true highlight: Spacious, mature and thoughtfully planted. It offers large spaces of lawn, a generous terrace with views across the garden, fruit trees and a vegetable garden.

It makes the ideal space to wander, to grow, to entertain and to simply enjoy the changing seasons.

Location The Old House is situated towards the heart of the attractive village of Helmdon, in the rolling south Northamptonshire countryside.

Helmdon includes a parish church, a primary school and public house.

The market towns of Brackley (7 miles), Banbury (10 miles) and Towcester (11 miles) offer an array of local facilities, with Milton Keynes (23 miles) and Northampton (21 miles) offering more extensive retail, cultural and sports opportunities.

There is a range of schooling options. Local primary schools include Helmdon, Weedon Lois and Syresham.

Comprehensive Schools include Sponne (Towcester) and Chenderit (Middleton Cheney), Northampton School for boys and Northampton School for girls.

Preparatory and public schools can be found at Winchester House (Brackley), Beachborough (Westbury), Stowe, Bloxham and Tudor Hall (Bloxham), Akeley Wood and Northampton High School (Girls).

Communication links include A43 dual carriageway linking M40 (J10) at Ardley and M1 (J15) Northampton. Also to the west, Banbury provides the M40 (J11) for access to Birmingham and London.

Rail links are Banbury to London Marylebone from 57 minutes and Milton Keynes to London Euston from 35 minutes.

Sporting and leisure activities in the area include golf at Whittlebury Hall, Farthingstone and Cherwell Edge (Middleton Cheney), motor racing at Silverstone; sports complexes at Brackley, Towcester and Banbury; theatres at Oxford, Milton Keynes and Stratford upon Avon; sailing at Pitsford Reservoir and world-renowned shopping at Bicester’s designer village.

All distances and times are approximate. Square Footage: 3,174 sq ft Additional Info Mains water, electricity and drainage. Oil fired central heating. Council Tax Band - G with improvement indicator.