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Woodbrooke, Billing Road East, Northampton, NN3Woodbrooke, Northampton
£1,900 pcm
Property Features
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Details:
Woodbrooke is an impressive 1930’s Arts & Crafts family home situated on a substantial wrap-around corner plot adjoining Park Avenue South and Billing Road East. This distinctive family home embraces many features of the time such as white rough-cast rendered walls, tiled hipped roofs, and a recessed entrance porch with characteristic black and white timberwork above. The beautifully proportioned exterior is complemented with spacious internal accommodation and high ceilings throughout. The property has recently undergone a comprehensive programme of refurbishment and benefits from off-road parking and a large detached double garage.
Local Authority: West Northants Council (Northampton Area)
Council Tax: Band E
EPC: Rating E
Services: Electricity, Gas, Drainage, and Water
Location:
Woodbrooke occupies a large plot with established perimeter hedge rows and mature trees on the corner of Park Avenue South and Billing Road East. This fantastic family home is just a short walk from the popular Northampton School for Boys as well as Abington Park, Northampton’s oldest park dating back to 1897. Abington Park has landscaped grounds extending to approximately 100 acres and is situated on the remains of a medieval village with some buildings surviving over seven centuries. There are two lakes, a café, fitness trail, sports facilities and play area. Events are held in the park over the summer months in the 500-year-old museum and music events are staged from the beautiful octagonal band stand.
The property is very well situated with easy access to town centre and the M1 motorway, and trains from Northampton Railway Station are direct to London Euston. As well as Northampton School for Boys, Abington Vale Primary School, and Bridgewater Primary School are close by, and all have Good or Outstanding Ofsted ratings. Private schools include Quinton House, Wellingborough, and Northampton High School for Girls.
The property is also just a short walk away from the cosmopolitan Wellingborough Road with its many shops and restaurants and just a 10-minute drive to Northampton Town Centre and junction 15 of the M1 motorway. Bus stops to the town are a short walk from the property.
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David Cosby Chartered Surveyors have not conducted a survey of the premises, nor have we tested services, appliances, equipment, or fittings within the property. Before committing to a tenancy, the terms of the letting and the condition and contents of the property will be recorded in a tenancy agreement and inventory. Please make sure you carefully read and agree with these documents and advise if you have questions.
TENANT FEES PAYABLE – TENANT FEES ACT 2019 (THE ACT)
PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF THE TENANCY (PAYABLE TO AGENT)
- Deposit: 5 weeks rent
DURING THE TENANCY (PAYABLE TO AGENT)
- Any tenant requested variation or change to the tenancy agreement: £50
- Interest on late payment of rent: 3% above the Bank of England base rate
- For the loss of keys/security devices: Reasonably incurred costs apply
- Early termination of the tenancy: Payment of any unpaid rent and other reasonable costs
DURING THE TENANCY (PAYABLE TO THE PROVIDER)
- Utilities: Gas, electricity, other fuel, water, sewerage
- Communications: Installation and subscription to cable/satellite, telephone, and broadband
- Television licence
- Council Tax
OTHER PERMITTED PAYMENTS
- Any other permitted payments under the Act applicable at the relevant time including contractual damages for tenant default
TENANT PROTECTION AND REDRESS SCHEME
- David Cosby Limited is a member of the RICS client money protection scheme, and a member of The Property Ombudsman Service, which is a redress scheme. You can find out more details on our website or by contacting us directly.
Entrance Porch
The deep recessed entrance porch to the front elevation features a rustic dark oak door with leaded side light, exposed facing brickwork, and a twisted tile column supporting the decorative timberwork above.
Entrance Hall
The main reception / entrance hall is an impressively large space with stained oak floor boards. The high ceilings give an added sense of space, and the leaded light windows to the front elevation provide good natural lighting. Five-panel timber doors lead to the principal rooms and the carpeted timber stairs feature a quarter winder and chamfered timber balustrades with oak handrails. A further five-panel door provides access to the basement with brick steps leading down.
Kitchen / Breakfast Room
The large dual-aspect kitchen has recently been refitted with solid timber, Shaker style units incorporating oak work surfaces with an inset sink and drainer. Fitted appliances include a 4-burner gas hob with brushed chrome extractor hood over and a built-in 2-door electric oven. There is ample space to the rear of the kitchen for a table and chairs. Newly installed French doors open out onto the rear garden and patio area, and a five-panel door leads to the dining room.
Dining Room
The dining room is located to the rear of the property and features a projecting bay window and a separate original single glazed leaded light window. There is a feature brick fireplace with timber mantlepiece. The fire is not currently in use.
Sitting Room
The dual-aspect sitting room has two chamfered bay windows which provide an abundance of natural lighting to this impressive principal room. There are also French doors providing access onto the garden and patio area. Deep-set original plaster covings are still in place and there is an impressive limestone surround to the feature open fireplace. Floors are finished with cut pile carpet.
Rear Lobby
The rear lobby is finished with acrylic tiles and there is a timber panel door with upper individually glazed panes leading to the side garden and providing natural lighting. Five-panel doors lead off to the kitchen and the ground floor shower room.
Ground Floor Shower Room
The ground floor cloak room is fitted with a convenient shower cubical with double swing glazed screen and chrome shower hose with full height ceramic tiling to the adjacent walls. Also installed is a ceramic wash hand basin with chrome mixer tap above a vanity unit, and a close coupled WC. A decorative frosted glazed casement window to the side elevation provides natural lighting and ventilation.
First Floor Landing
The large galleried landing has perimeter profiled picture rails and chamfered timber balustrades with oak hand rails. Floors are finished with cut pile carpet and there is a useful large airing cupboard with double swing panelled doors and separate double swing doors to a cupboard above. Five-panel timber doors lead to the main bedrooms and family bathroom.
Master Bedroom
The master bedroom is located to the front left-hand side of the property and is a large dual aspect double room. The front segmental bay window provides wonderful natural lighting. There is a further fixed window to the side elevation. Full height fitted timber wardrobes have been installed adjacent to the chimney breast and floors are finished with cut pile carpet. The original perimeter picture rail is still in place and the exposed timber hip rafters are visible to the part sloping ceiling.
Bedroom Two
Bedroom two is located to the rear left-hand side of the property and, again, features cut pile carpet and full height fitted wardrobes. This room also features original perimeter picture rail and exposed timber hip rafters.
En-Suite
The en-suite to bedroom two is fitted with a 3-piece suite including double-sized walk-in shower cubicle, with glazed screen and full height marble effect wall tiling. There is a close-coupled WC, and ceramic wash hand basin with chrome mixer tap and pedestal. Heating is provided by a chrome ladder towel rail and natural lighting and ventilation comes from a decorative frosted casement window. Additional natural ventilation is provided by a mechanical extract vent to the side elevation.
Bedroom Three
Bedroom three is located to the rear right-hand side of the property and has a 3-unit window overlooking the rear garden. Full height panel effect wardrobes have been installed either side of the chimney breast and floors are finished with cut pile carpet. An original timber profiled picture rail is still in place.
Bedroom Four
Bedroom four is another double bedroom and has a 2-unit window overlooking the front garden and again has original picture rail in place. Floors are finished with cut pile carpet and there is useful built-in, over-stair, storage unit with double swing doors.
Family Bathroom
The family bathroom is located to the side elevation of the property and has a two-unit window with decorative frosted lower panes. A three-piece suite has been installed comprising large quadrant corner bath with chrome mixer tap and shower hose. Full height marble effect wall tiling has been fitted above the bath. Remaining appliances include a close-coupled WC, and ceramic wash hand basin with pedestal. Heating is provided by a chrome ladder towel rail, and separate mechanical extract ventilation has also been installed.
Basement
The basement area is accessed from the main entrance hall and with whitewashed brick walls and exposed facing brick steps leading down. It is fitted with power and lighting and provides storage space for non-perishable goods and a useful workshop space. The original coal chute is still in place with cambered brick arch over and there is a separate brick room with single glazed window and original timber door with vision panel.
Outside Areas:
Front Aspect:
The front garden is accessed through a cottage gate from Billing Road East. Boundaries have been formed with well-tended Holly bush hedgerows and there is a central Cherry tree, Magnolia tree, and Holly tree. A stone slab pathway leads to the recessed front entrance porch which is set beneath timber framework supported on a twisted tile column. Brick steps lead up to the stained oak entrance door which has a leaded vision panel and a matching leaded side casement window. Close-board fencing with a central timber gate lead to the side and rear gardens.
Side and Rear Gardens:
The side and rear gardens are of a substantial size and have perimeter Privet hedgerows a number of established trees including Sycamore and Apple. Patio areas have been formed to the rear of the sitting room and kitchen, and a pathway leads to the detached double garage. The remainder of the garden is laid to lawn with raised stone planters to the right-hand side boundary.
Garage
There is a detached double garage of concrete sectional construction with remote controlled up-and-over vehicular door, window, and separate pedestrian door. Lighting and power have been installed.