Paddock House

Design and Specification

Electric gates open to the driveway which is located at the end of a no-through lane in the rural village of Whitchurch. All the rooms at the rear of the property have views across the rear garden and over Aylesbury Vale. The current owners bought the property in 2005 and carried out an extensive refurbishment programme, which included extending the property and adding a garage with a gym and a home office above, and a swimming pool and pool house. The property has a high tech specification, which includes electric Velux blinds and 5.1 surround sound systems in several rooms. Flooring throughout the downstairs is a combination of solid and engineered oak, and there is a new oak and glass staircase to the first floor. All of the doors are oak and all the windows were upgraded within the last two years, and are double glazed and fitted with locks. The property has a 15 camera CCTV system and alarm system.

Ground Floor

The front door opens into a tiled lobby which has three floor to ceiling built-in coat cupboards. A partially glazed door to the right leads into the entrance hall which has an engineered oak floor and a new oak and glass staircase to the first floor. Underneath the staircase is a bespoke oak storage cupboard. The family room (which leads to the home office), the kitchen/breakfast/dining room, the sunroom, sitting room and the cloakroom all lead off this hall. The kitchen/breakfast/dining room has a door to the utility room, and bi-fold doors to the sun room.

Family Room and Office

Off the entrance hall, the family room has windows into the lobby area and has a 5.1 surround sound audio system. This room leads into the garage conversion which is used by the vendors as a home office. The room is double aspect to the front driveway area and the side pathway and the four windows have bespoke roman blinds. This room houses the electrics cupboard and has floor to ceiling shelving on one wall. Both the family room and the office have engineered oak floors.

Cloakroom

The main hall also accesses the cloakroom which has a sensor light, floor to ceiling tiles and a tiled floor. There is a wash basin and a WC with a concealed cistern.

Kitchen/Breakfast/Dining Room

The dual aspect kitchen/breakfast/dining room extends to 80 sq. ft. and has two sets of triple windows overlooking the rear terrace area and swimming pool and pool house. These windows have electric blinds and there are two electric rooflights. The floor is porcelain tiled and this continues through into the utility room. There are two kitchen islands, the first is primarily used for dining and has a Liebherr wine fridge. The second island is multifunctional and includes a prep sink with a triple Quooker tap, a drawer fridge, a baking station and a Miele induction hob with an extractor hood above. There are three Miele ovens: a microwave combi oven, a steam oven and a classic oven, plus two baking drawers. There is also a fridge-freezer and a pull out larder.

Kitchen cont'd

All of the worksurfaces are granite, and there is a double sink with a mixer tap and an integrated Miele dishwasher underneath. Storage cupboards are below the work counters, with two large wall cupboards, one electrically opening. There is ample space for a table to seat eight and a storage cupboard sits beneath a wall mounted television.

Utility Room

The kitchen has a door into the utility room which opens to the rear terrace area and pool house. This room houses the Worcester boiler and there is plumbing for a washing machine and a tumble dryer. A sink is set into the granite worktop which has tiled splashbacks and there is shelving and storage above and below the counter tops.

Spiral Wine Cellar

Set into the floor of the kitchen is a white limestone, air-cooled spiral wine cellar, with an electric roof and lid.

Sun Room

Bi-fold doors lead from the kitchen into the 28 ft sun room which has bi-fold doors to the rear terrace and pool house. The flooring is engineered oak and there are three Velux windows electrically operated with electric blinds.

Sitting Room

Accessed from the hallway, the sitting room is dual aspect, with windows overlooking the drive and bi-fold doors which open to the pergola on the rear paved terrace. The room is heated by traditional style radiators which are also in every room in the house and are operated by a Nest central heating system. The sitting room also has an integrated wood burner. The floor is solid oak, there are four modern LED wall lights and the room has a 5.1 surround sound audio system with built-in speakers.

First Floor

The staircase is constructed of oak and glass and rises to the first floor landing with one turn. On the landing there is a linen/storage cupboard located next to the family bathroom. There is a hatch to the loft which is boarded and insulated. The five double bedrooms lead off this landing and they all overlook either the driveway at the front of the house, or have open countryside views across Aylesbury Vale. All the upstairs rooms have double glazed windows and oak doors.

Principal Bedroom Suite

At the end of the corridor to the left of the top of the stairs is the principal bedroom suite. This bedroom was a loft conversion by the vendors and has a wall of fitted wardrobes made from engineered oak. Triple windows maximise the views over the rear garden to Aylesbury Vale beyond and there are also two Velux windows. The ensuite is tiled floor to ceiling and has a walk in double shower that benefits from a pressured tank system, a double sink with wooden storage cupboards underneath, an electric vanity mirror and a WC with a concealed cistern. There are sensor LED floor lights and a heated chrome towel rail, a triple window and a Velux window. This room also accesses the loft storage space.

Other Bedrooms and Bathrooms

Immediately opposite the landing at the top of the stairs is bedroom two which has four windows maximising the views across Aylesbury Vale, and a wall of built in wardrobes with sliding doors. An en suite wet room has floor to ceiling tiles, a shower, a sink with a storage cupboard underneath and an electric vanity mirror above, and a heated chrome towel rail. Bedroom four has a triple fronted aspect over Aylesbury Vale, and bedrooms three and five overlook the front drive. These three bedrooms all use the family bathroom which has twin basins, a bath with an overhead shower and chrome Grohe fittings, and a WC. The floor and counter tops are granite and there are porcelain wall tiles from the floor to the ceiling.

Front Garden

The house is reached via a no-through road and has electric gates which open to a paved driveway with a turning circle. There is a double garage and driveway parking for multiple cars. Looking from the front, a timber gate to the left of the house gives pedestrian access to the rear terrace, the pool house and the rear garden. The double garage has a door to a gymnasium and stairs from that room lead to a home office and a bathroom.

Rear Garden

At the rear of the house is a paved terrace which runs the length of the house and is accessed from a pathway to the side of the house and also via the utility room, the sunroom and the sitting room. The terrace is south facing and has a modern pergola which overlooks the pool house which runs the length of the terrace. A modern pergola provides a stylish covered area for relaxing and entertaining and has an electric rotating roof, a heater and lights, and can also be accessed from the sitting room. Steps lead down to the rear garden, and at the bottom of the steps is a locked gate which has an electrically operated keypad with a code. The garden is laid to lawn and has mature trees on its left border. A public footpath runs through the garden and is accessed by a stile on the left hand side.

Swimming Pool Complex

Eight bi-fold doors open from the terrace to the pool house and heated indoor swimming pool. The pool is 32m x 15m and has a counter flow training pump and UV inline, powered by air source heating and an oil boiler. The pool surround is limestone tiles and the pool house has a shower room and a cloakroom which have floor to ceiling tiling. Picture windows in the pool house maximise the views over the garden and across Aylesbury Vale. Beneath the pool house is a garden store of similar dimensions to the pool.

Garage, Gym and Home Office

The double garage has an electric up and over door and houses the oil-fired boiler. The oil tank storage is to the rear of the double garage. The garage has natural light from windows in one wall and there are multiple electric points and two electric car charging points. The double garage leads through into the gymnasium, which can also be accessed directly from the driveway. The gymnasium is double aspect to the driveway and the side garden, and the room has built-in speakers, a television point, and a cupboard for the electrics. A staircase leads to an office space above which has an air conditioning unit and a 5.1 sound system. Windows overlook the driveway and there are window seats and two Velux skylights with blinds. Across the landing is a bathroom with a bath and shower over, a sink with storage underneath and a WC with a concealed cistern. The floor is tiled and there is a heated chrome towel rail. There are two Velux skylights.

Situation and Schooling

Whitchurch is a village and a civil parish in the Vale of Aylesbury. The name Whitchurch is common in England and derives from the Old English wit chert, meaning white earth. A castle known as Bolbec Castle was built in the Anarchy in the early 12th century and was burned down by parliamentary forces in the English Civil War. The parish church, St John the Evangelist dates back to the 13th century. The village market was chartered in 1245 and was held in Market Hill which is still known by this name today. The village still celebrates the granting of its market charter with a May feast each year. A real feature of this village is Winston Churchill’s Toyshop, this was a house known as “The Firs” which was set behind the high brick wall on the edge of the village. This was where some of the nastiest and dirtiest weapons were made during the Second World War. It was known as a tiny place that played a big part.

Whitchurch cont'd

Whitchurch today has local amenities including a Supermart/post office, The Swan public house, a 13th century church, a beauty salon, a hairdresser and a combined school. The County Town of Aylesbury offers shopping, social and sports facilities, restaurants, the Waterside Theatre, grammar schools, a college, a university and a mainline railway station with services to Marylebone in 60 minutes.