Sandpits Lane, Penn, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP10 8HD | Property for sale | Savills
249.91 sq m(2,690 sq ft)
Guide price £1,395,000(€1,590,594)

Sandpits LanePenn, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP10 8HD

  • Sold

Key features

  • Sold in June 2023
  • Large kitchen/breakfast room
  • Five spacious bedrooms and three bathrooms
  • Quiet no through lane
  • On the edge of the sought after village of Penn

Spacious family village house on a private country lane.

About this property

  • The Farthings is a well presented and spacious village home, offering flexible accommodation with 5 bedrooms, a multi room sound system and exceptional storage space. A reception hall with a cloakroom, cloaks cupboard and airing cupboard, leads to the principal reception rooms with the sitting room and study to the front. The dual aspect sitting room is lovely and spacious with views over the front garden, and a feature fireplace with a working fire. The dining room is of a good size with views to the side. The kitchen/breakfast room is triple aspect and comprehensively fitted with an extensive range of custom built inframe units together with two striking painted dressers and a central island giving additional storage. Appliances include a Falcon range cooker with surround and an American fridge freezer. The dining area gives wonderful views over the garden and provides space for a large table, with an overhead ceiling fan, while French doors open onto the York stone terrace. A utility room off the kitchen has plenty of storage and space for appliances, with a large Butler sink and a stable door to the garden.

    A door from the reception hall leads through to the ground floor bedroom accommodation. The principal bedroom with an en suite shower room, has a feature fireplace and overlooks the garden, with French doors onto the terrace. There are two further bedrooms on this floor, one with a wall of fitted cupboards, served by a family bathroom. Stairs lead to the first floor with a generous landing, family bathroom and two bedrooms. On this floor the eaves storage space in all the rooms is exceptional with a huge amount of storage.

    Outside
    Farthings is approached from a private country lane and has two driveways, one leading to the garage, and parking for several cars. There is a good sized area of lawn to the front with shrub borders and a garden path leading to the front door. Gated access to both sides of the property leads to the rear garden which is mainly laid to lawn with a small pond, mature trees and well stocked shrub and flower borders. The garden boundaries are hedged and offer a high degree of seclusion, and at the far end is a vegetable garden with raised beds. A terrace wraps around the house with a courtyard area ideal for outside entertaining. There is a small garden shed and an insulated children's Wendy house.

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Spacious family home with lovely gardens in a quiet lane.

Daniel SpratleyProperty agent

Local information

  • M40 (J3 for London) 2.7 miles, High Wycombe train station 3.8 miles, Beaconsfield train station 3.8 miles, Amersham underground station 6.9 miles, Heathrow (T5) 18 miles, central London 29 miles.
  • The property is situated on a private road on the edge of this attractive village with its green and duck pond, as well as a convenience store and an independent delicatessen for day to day needs. There are three pubs; Old Queens Head (gastro pub), The Red Lion (country village pub overlooking the green and duck pond) and the Horse and Jockey (village pub) and First and Middle schools.
  • Although conveniently located for the countryside of The Chilterns, the property is well placed for commuting to central London from Beaconsfield (fast trains to Marylebone from 23 minutes) and High Wycombe train stations, both a few miles distant. Road connections are also good with the A404, which links with junction 4 of the M40 (leading to the M25 and M4) and the M4 (junction 8/9) for the West.
  • There is a wealth of sporting and recreational amenities available in the local area including golf at Beaconsfield, Temple and The Buckinghamshire Golf Clubs. Stoke Park Golf and Country Club has outstanding leisure and recreational facilities and is about 10 miles distant and Bisham Abbey, one of Sport England's National Sports Centres, is about 8 miles away. Henley and Marlow offers rowing clubs and the local towns have popular rugby, football and tennis clubs.
  • All distances and times are approximate and correct at time of writing.
  • Buckinghamshire is renowned for its choice and standard of schooling. The county is one of the last to maintain the traditional grammar school system and independent schools in the area include Eton College, Wycombe Abbey, Caldicott, The Beacon, Godstowe and Davenies.

Additional information

  • Services: Mains water, electricity and gas. Private drainage. Electric car charging point. Please note that none of the services have been tested.
  • Agents Note: Photographs taken in May and October 2019.
  • Council Tax = G
  • EPC Rating: C
  • Tenure: Freehold
  • Council Tax Band: G