Hillview is a unique house in a small picturesque village surrounded by countryside and farmland in rural Buckinghamshire. The family accommodation offers five bedrooms and three bathrooms and is arranged over two floors. Occupying an idyllic plot slightly off the road running through Hoggeston and in a small lane the house has privacy as well as offering far reaching lovely views. There is off street parking for several cars and a large detached double garage with two double door entrances which is currently used as a large workshop. The house itself offers much character with features such as wooden latched doors throughout, wooden beams as well as flagstone flooring. The current owners have carried out a two story extension at the rear which provides much space and light in principal rooms and there are modern conveniences such as piped underfloor heating through the whole of the ground floor and half of the first floor. All the windows are hard wood double glazed casements.

The entrance is a covered porch with herringbone block paving and the wooden front door opens into an L-shaped entrance hallway with a flagstone floor and the staircase to the first floor. There are doors from here to a downstairs cloakroom which has a WC and a basin set in a wooden free standing vanity unit. Beyond this is the door to a utility room which is also a boot room with hanging space and a stable style door to the external side access. There is a range of base and eye level units, a one and a half bowl inset sink and plumbing for a washing machine.

The spacious main reception room at the rear of the house has views through patio doors to the garden and beyond. There are wood floors and a large inglenook fireplace with a brick surround housing a wood burning stove. The second reception is also large and is currently used as a dining room as well as a snug and has solid wood floors , a wood burning stove and low level fitted cupboards. The double aspect makes it very light. The kitchen diner is at the rear also with double doors overlooking the patio. There is space at one end for a family size dining table and a log burner in the chimney breast. The kitchen has a range of solid oak door fitted units with a free standing Rangemaster oven and granite worktops. There are two integral low level fridges and a dishwasher and ample storage . This room is also double aspect.

On the first floor there is a very generous landing with doors to five bedrooms and an airing cupboard. The master bedroom suite is impressive with a vaulted ceiling and wooden beams and full height windows overlooking a far reaching countryside view. There is ample space for wardrobes. The ensuite has a built in wardrobe with mirrored doors and a glass sliding door leading to a shower room. This has a large walk in shower cubicle, low level WC and basin sitting on a vanity unit. There is piped underfloor heating and a limestone floor. Bedrooms 2 and 3 are both double aspect with exposed brick chimney breasts and the second bedroom has an ensuite shower. Bedroom 4 overlooks the garden at the rear and bedroom 5 is currently used as a study. The family bathroom has a bath with a rainhead shower over it and a glass shower screen, a vanity unit with inset basin and cupboards below, a heated towel rail and electric underfloor heating.

Outside, there is a double garage with a tiled roof which is currently used as a huge workshop and houses the main boiler and there is a Megaflow cylinder in the loft of the house. The garden is south west facing and mainly laid to lawn with flower and shrub borders and stretches down approximately 150 ft and has far reaching views of fields beyond. Next to the house is a generous sized patio area ideal for outside eating and entertaining. There is a sunk in pond which is home to Koi Carp currently and a vortex multi stage filter behind the garage for this. The pond could be converted to a lined pool as an alternative use.

Location

Hoggeston is a village and civil parish within the Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England, approx 3 miles east of Winslow which has a variety of traditional shops and a new railway station to facilitate the ‘east west’ rail connection. Milton Keynes is approximately 14 miles to the north of the village where more comprehensive shopping and leisure facilities can be found. Offering a rural setting with a small population, Hoggeston is surrounded by beautiful countryside and is a popular destination for walkers and cyclists, it offers a strong sense of community and is considered a great place to live. There is a ‘pop-up Pub’ for the residents, and a local farm, which offers a butchers and florists.

There is a good choice of schools in the nearby area including St. Michaels Church of England Junior school, Whitchurch Church of England school, Aylesbury Grammer School, Royal Latin Grammer School, with private education available at Stowe School, Akeley Wood, Swanbourne House and Thornton College. Sporting activities in the area include golf at Woburn, sailing at Caldecotte Lake, watersports at Willen Lake, with indoor skiing and snowboarding at the Snozone, Milton Keynes. Hoggeston is well placed for the motorway network with the M1 accessible at junction 12 and the M40 at junction 9. The train service from Leighton Buzzard offers a service taking approximately 35 minutes into London Euston.

EPC rating D

Council tax band E

Oil fired central heating and septic tank.

Detached House in Buckingham