Property description

SITUATION The nearby picturesque, historic village of Haddenham is set on the Buckinghamshire / South Oxfordshire border. It offers an array of local amenities including a village hall, library, Primary and Middle schools, a variety of shops, cafés, pubs and restaurants, garage, health centre and pharmacy.



It boasts some delightful period buildings and a picturesque village green with a duck pond overlooked by the church. More comprehensive recreational and shopping facilities can be found in Thame, about ½ mile away, and in Aylesbury and Oxford, about 5 and 12 miles away respectively.



The house is also within the catchment area of the Aylesbury Grammar schools. Haddenham railway station is ½ mile away where the fastest services to London Marylebone are only 38 minutes, making the property an ideal commuter home.



 

DESCRIPTION This substantial and exceptional detached barn conversion has been recently converted from an office where the current owner ran his business (hence the house name "Go Ballistic"). The overall finish of the dwelling is of the highest standard, blending the traditional and the contemporary in perfect harmony.



Upstairs, the exposed and original A-frame King Posts are c150 years old and blend perfectly with the contemporary, solid oak Bereco double opening windows and electric triple-glazed Velux roof lights with rain sensors. The 60\‘ x 18\‘ open-plan first floor features underfloor gas powered, wet central heating plus a single full-width and full-height glass wall divider between the living room and the kitchen/family room, maintaining the sense of light and space.



The extensive Sheraton Lucente ivory gloss kitchen with black marble worktops and blue glass splashbacks incorporates an impressive central island, twin built-under black Franke sinks and inset pure oak breakfast bar. There are various built-in Neff appliances, including induction hob, extractor hood, two "BakeOff" double ovens, microwave, double fridge and separate freezer, dishwasher, Miele washer and separate Miele tumble dryer, together with a third Franke sink, the whole set upon hard-wearing Amtico tiled flooring.



Beyond the kitchen is a generous dining area, with engineered oak flooring and frameless glass balustrading with integral oak handrails leading to the ground floor. The first floor living room, also featuring engineered oak flooring, is reached through a frameless glass door and features a full height gable-end window with HD privacy glass and a corner mounted contemporary Dove cast-iron wood burner with exposed flue.



To the ground floor, the truly impressive, Italian tiled entrance hall offers views upwards to the roof and enjoys an abundance of natural light. The Master Bedroom is situated to the left, and is reached via a walk-through dressing area with fitted Sheraton gloss oak-effect wardrobes, and benefits from an adjoining en-suite with large Hansgröhe shower, Pura and Utopia units, Zehnder towel rail, auto-demisting mirror and Italian floor tiling with programmable underfloor heating.



Bedroom 2 offers great flexibility as either a bedroom or office space, with a unique remote controlled HD privacy glass front wall. A Jack & Jill ensuite shower room (similarly specified to the bedroom 1 ensuite) is shared with bedroom 3. This bedroom and the fourth bedroom are both of a generous size and provide enough space for the addition of wardrobes. All bedrooms have LED downlighters and wall lights.



A unique opaque-glass-fronted family bathroom is also situated downstairs, again with a similar high specification and including a Cannon Carronite bath and Hansgröhe shower over.



All rooms benefit from full satellite/digital TV/FM radio wall points and the entire house is Cat7 Ethernet cabled for the fastest broadband connection and media entertainment sharing. A Hamilton computer controlled lighting system is installed upstairs and in the garden offering programmable lighting scenarios and remote control via iPad or iPhone. All windows are pre-wired ready for the installation of electric blinds and there is an integral security system.



Outside, the secluded gardens are situated to the front of the barn and are approached by a large, solid wooden gate, providing additional security and child-friendliness. The gardens are mainly laid to lawn with surrounding beds and patio area, with a large gravel area providing parking for at least four cars. An additional small, private courtyard area exists to one side of the property plus an attached storage room containing the pressurised hot water system, condenser boiler and water softener.