Approaching 3200 sq ft, The Presbytery provides generously proportioned accommodation set across four floors and retains much character and period features, including high ceilings, deep skirting boards, feature fireplaces, decorative cornicing, wood panelling and sash windows, which is now complemented and enhanced by a high standard of presentation throughout.

Our clients have taken on their custodial role of the property with pride, with considerable improvements that include: a new roof; a new boiler with Hive-controlled heating system; new bath/shower rooms, redecoration and recarpeting throughout and Google Nest Protect smoke/CO2 alarms fitted throughout.

On entering the house the impressive reception hall leads to the generous and flexible reception space that can be configured and used to suit individual needs; currently arranged to provide a more formal sitting room to the front of the house with a feature fireplace and log burner and a wonderful bay window overlooking to the gardens to the front of the house. There is a more relaxed, cosy, family room again with fireplace and log burner, a sizeable dining room and in addition a nearly 30ft long conservatory to the side of the house with direct access onto the terrace and gardens, which is ideal for entertaining on a grand scale.

The comfortable, welcoming, farmhouse style kitchen/breakfast room is on the lower ground floor with painted wooden wall and base units and co-ordinating solid wooden worktops providing good storage and preparation space, with plenty of room for a family-sized dining table. There is also a very useful walk-in larder cupboard. Adjoining the kitchen is a further good sized room, used by our clients as a home gym. This room could be used for any number of uses with a further shower room also on this floor. There is a separate utility/boot room with plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryer and direct access to the garden.

The first floor is home to four generous bedrooms, the principal bedroom with views to the front and en suite shower room, with three further bedrooms served by the stylish family bathroom.

The second floor houses the fifth bedroom with wonderful elevated views, and the well-appointed shower room and a sixth bedroom currently used as a separate study, which is an ideal retreat at the top of the house from which to work from home.

Outside - The Presbytery offers a wonderful and surprising sum of parts. A private, long and sweeping drive leads up to the house from Spring Lane to the parking area, which can accommodate numerous vehicles. There are more formal and well-established gardens to the front of the house, with different seating areas and terraces from which to enjoy the sunshine and views. Well-stocked beds, shrubs and planting providing much colour and interest and including a selection of mature fruit trees.

To the rear of the property there is a large expanse of meadow with some woodland to the boundary and an all-weather tennis court. There is a useful timber workshop/store and the meadow is also home to solar panels, the benefit of which is clear to see from the property's smart meter! In all the gardens and grounds amount to approximately 3.165 acres.

Whilst detached, the house is neighboured by the private and gated period conversion of apartments at Southover Place. Originally Southover Place was a seminary for an order of monks and latterly formed part of the boys school to which The Presbytery was the Victorian school house. The properties work in harmony together with a shared place in local history.

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