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Spencer Gardens, BrackleySpencer Gardens, Brackley
£295,000Guide Price
Property Features
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General Description
A three-bedroom modern townhouse, understood to have been built in 2019 and designed with restrained Georgian and Victorian architectural influences. Forming part of a terrace in buff facing brick beneath a pitched tiled roof, the property incorporates traditional-style detailing including brick chimney stacks, dentil-course brickwork and stone-effect window surrounds.
The accommodation is arranged over two floors and includes an entrance hall, cloakroom, contemporary kitchen/dining room and a full-width sitting room with glazed doors opening onto the rear garden. The first floor provides a principal bedroom with en suite shower room, two further bedrooms and a family bathroom. The interior is neutrally presented throughout, with useful fitted storage and a practical layout suited to both family life and home working.
Outside, the frontage provides two parking spaces and a low-maintenance planted area, while the enclosed south-facing rear garden has been arranged with a generous paved terrace, raised planters, established shrubs and gated pedestrian access. The property occupies a convenient position within walking distance of Brackley town centre, with access to its shops, cafés, schools and everyday amenities.
Local Authority: West Northamptonshire Council
Council Tax Band: C
EPC Rating: B
Services: Mains Gas, Electricity, Water, and Drainage
Heating: Gas Central Heating
Broadband: Ultrafast available with up to 1000Mbps download
Location
Spencer Gardens is a small residential cul-de-sac situated close to the centre of Brackley, an established market town near the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire borders. The town retains a distinct historic core centred around the Market Place, where the early 18th-century Town Hall forms a notable architectural landmark. St Peter’s Church, a weekly market and a varied selection of independent shops, cafés, public houses and everyday services are also found within the town.
Recreational amenities include Brackley Leisure Centre, which provides a 25-metre swimming pool, learner pool, gym, sports hall and outdoor pitches. The surrounding area also offers access to countryside walks, while Silverstone and the wider local motorsport and engineering sector contribute to the area’s regional profile.
Educational provision includes local primary and secondary schools, together with Winchester House School, an independent co-educational day and boarding preparatory school for children aged three to thirteen, positioned on Brackley High Street
The town is well placed for road travel, with the A43 providing connections towards the M40, Towcester and Northampton, and the A422 leading towards Banbury and Buckingham. Mainline rail services are available from Banbury and Bicester North.
Important Notice:
Whilst every care has been taken with the preparation of these Sales Particulars, complete accuracy cannot be guaranteed, and they do not constitute a contract or part of one. David Cosby Chartered Surveyors have not conducted a survey of the premises nor tested services, appliances, equipment, or fittings within the property and therefore no guarantee can be made that they are in good working order. No assumption should be made that the property has all necessary statutory approvals and consents such as planning and building regulations approval. Any measurements given within the particulars are approximate and photographs are provided for general information and do not infer that any item shown is included in the sale. Any plans provided are for illustrative purposes only and are not to scale.
In all cases, prospective purchasers should verify matters for themselves by way of independent inspection and enquiries. Any comments made herein on the condition of the property are provided for guidance only and should not be relied upon.
Please note that upon acceptance of an offer and in compliance with Anti-Money Laundering (AML) legislation we will need to undertake proof of identity and source of funds checks for each purchaser at a cost of £25 per person.
Entrance Hall
Entered through an oak-effect panelled door with a central obscured-glazed insert, allowing natural light into the hall. The space is neutrally decorated and finished with tile-effect sheet vinyl flooring. Matching oak-effect-effect doors open to the cloak-room, kitchen/dining room and sitting room, while a quarter-turn staircase with fitted cut-pile carpet rises to the first-floor accommodation.
Kitchen/Dining Room
The kitchen is fitted with a contemporary range of sleek wall and base units, complemented by marble-effect acrylic work surfaces and matching upstands. An inset stainless-steel sink is fitted beneath the two-unit casement window overlooking the front aspect. Integrated appliances include a fridge/freezer, slimline dishwasher, washing machine, four-ring induction hob with extractor hood above, and a single electric oven beneath. Recessed ceiling spotlights are supplemented by low-level plinth lighting, while tile-effect sheet vinyl flooring continues throughout. The dining area provides space for a table and chairs, together with additional freestanding furniture.
Sitting Room
Occupying the full width of the rear elevation, the sitting room is well lit by a casement window and separate double-glazed patio doors opening onto the rear terrace and garden. The room is presently arranged as a generous principal reception space, with neutrally decorated walls and an oatmeal-toned cut-pile carpet.
A useful understairs cupboard, enclosed by a flush timber door, provides additional household storage.
Cloak-room
Fitted with a close-coupled WC and a generously sized ceramic wash basin with chrome mixer tap, set above a two-door vanity unit. Natural light is provided by a frosted casement window to the front elevation, supplemented by mechanical extract ventilation. The room is neutrally decorated, with tile-effect sheet vinyl flooring continuing from the entrance hall.
First-Floor Landing
The first-floor landing features with white-painted timber balustrading to the stairwell, neutrally decorated walls and oatmeal-toned cut-pile carpet. Oak-effect doors with brushed chrome furniture open to the bedrooms, family bathroom and a generous corner storage cupboard, providing useful space for household linen, clothing and footwear. A large, hinged ceiling hatch gives access to the roof void.
Bedroom One
The principal bedroom is a well-proportioned double room with space for a range of freestanding furniture. A two-unit casement window to the front elevation provides natural light, while the cut-pile carpet continues from the landing. An overstairs cupboard, accessed by an oak-effect door, provides useful fitted storage with a hanging rail and space for additional shelving. A further matching door opens to the en suite shower room.
En Suite Shower Room
Positioned at the front of the property, the en suite is naturally lit and ventilated by a frosted casement window. It is fitted with a quadrant shower enclosure with sliding glazed screens, a wall-mounted shower attachment and separate rainfall shower head. A ceramic wash basin with chrome mixer tap and a WC are incorporated within a slimline vanity unit, providing cupboard and shelving space for toiletries. The walls are finished with full-height cream metro-style tiling, relieved by a contrasting decorative band, while the floor has timber-effect sheet vinyl. Further features include a chrome ladder-style heated towel rail, recessed ceiling spotlights and mechanical extract ventilation.
Bedroom Two
A further double bedroom positioned to the rear of the property, with a two-light casement window providing natural light and views across the south-facing garden towards neighbouring period buildings. The room is neutrally decorated and finished with cut-pile carpet.
Bedroom Three
Bedroom three is a versatile single bedroom, currently arranged as a home office but equally suited to use as a guest room or nursery. A two-light casement window overlooks the rear garden and provides good natural light. The room is neutrally decorated and finished with cut-pile carpet.
Bathroom
The centrally positioned bathroom is fitted with a three-piece suite comprising a P-shaped bath with chrome mixer tap, wall-mounted shower and hinged glazed screen, together with a ceramic wash basin and WC incorporated within a fitted vanity unit. The vanity arrangement includes double cupboard doors and a timber-effect display shelf, with a fitted mirror above the basin. The walls are finished with full-height large-format ceramic tiling, while the floor has timber-effect sheet vinyl. Recessed ceiling spotlights provide artificial lighting, and heating is supplied by a tall chrome ladder-style heated towel rail.
Front Aspect
The property forms part of an attractive terrace of matching dwellings, constructed in buff facing brick in a traditional 19th-century style beneath pitched tiled roofs.
Set back from Spencer Gardens, the property is approached over a tarmacadam driveway leading to two block-paved parking spaces. A traditional limestone boundary wall with rounded concrete coping separates the frontage from the public highway. The remainder of the front garden is laid with limestone chippings, providing space for container planting, while a concrete slab path leads to the canopied entrance, with a traditional-style coach light above.
Rear Garden
The rear garden is a well-maintained, low-maintenance space arranged into two principal areas. Immediately adjoining the house is a generous paved terrace, laid with large-format, pale-toned slabs and providing ample room for outdoor seating and dining. A retractable awning extends over the patio doors to provide shelter and shade.
Beyond the terrace, two raised timber planters contain a selection of established planting. A matching paved path continues to the rear pedestrian gate, with limestone chippings and mature shrubs to either side. There is space for a garden store to the rear right-hand corner. The garden is enclosed by close-boarded fencing and benefits from separate pedestrian access via a passageway running behind the terrace.