5 bed detached house for sale

Dobbins Lane, Wendover, Aylesbury HP22

A Distinguished Victorian Home With Character, History And Beautifully Established Gardens.

Extending to approximately 2,986sq ft of internal accommodation, including the garage, The Old Vicarage provides five double bedrooms, two ensuite shower rooms and a family bathroom, together with a superb selection of reception rooms offering considerable flexibility for family life and entertaining. The house retains a wealth of original features synonymous with its Victorian heritage, complemented by carefully selected improvements, including a bespoke "Neptune" kitchen, "Westbury" orangery and individually designed living spaces.

Of particular interest is the property’s historical connection with the suffrage movement, a story documented in Burning For The Vote, a publication by local historian Colin Cartwright.

Outside, the established rear garden provides a wonderful setting, with a large terrace, extensive lawn, mature planting and a covered outdoor kitchen area, creating an ideal environment for entertaining and enjoying the warmer months.

Accommodation
The property is approached via a substantial driveway, leading to an impressive entrance where a bespoke oak front door opens into the welcoming reception hall. A pair of double Gothic-style doors provide an attractive introduction to the inner hallway, immediately setting the tone for the character and individuality found throughout the house.

The reception accommodation is particularly well arranged, with several distinct living spaces providing flexibility for both formal entertaining and everyday family life. The principal sitting room is a lovely room, featuring wood flooring, a log burning stove and views across the rear garden. Double doors connect the room with the garden terrace, allowing the house and outside space to work particularly well together during the summer months. A separate dining room provides an ideal setting for more formal occasions, retaining its original parquet flooring and an open fireplace, while the particularly appealing snug, featuring an attractive fireplace with tiled inlay, providing another comfortable retreat away from the principal reception rooms.

The kitchen is a real feature of the house, having been designed and fitted by "Neptune" and featured in House Beautiful magazine. Beautifully appointed and providing an excellent environment for family dining and entertaining, it combines traditional styling with practical modern convenience, incorporating a range of built-in appliances, including an Esse Range with 3 ovens, hotplate and halogen built in hob. The kitchen also benefits from direct access to the utility room, cloakroom and orangery, all of which enjoy underfloor heating with limestone flooring. The "Westbury" orangery provides a wonderful additional reception space, enjoying views and access towards the garden. With its abundance of natural light, this is an ideal room for informal dining or simply enjoying the outlook throughout the seasons. Completing the ground floor is a useful study, fitted with a built in desk and shelving, making it particularly well suited to home working.

First Floor
The first floor accommodation continues the property's impressive proportions, with five well appointed double bedrooms arranged around the landing. The principal bedroom is a particularly generous room, complemented by its own ensuite shower room. The guest bedroom also benefits from an ensuite facility, providing excellent flexibility for visiting family and friends. Three further double bedrooms offer versatile accommodation, each retaining individual character, with feature fireplaces adding to the period appeal. These rooms are served by a well appointed family bathroom, incorporating both a bath and separate walk in shower. The landing provides a large walkin airing cupboard, access to a substantial loft space, which has been partially boarded and benefits from a fitted ladder and lighting, offering useful additional storage. All three bathrooms benefit from under floor heating. Throughout the property, the owners have replaced the windows with wooden double-glazed units, retaining the traditional appearance of the house whilst improving comfort and efficiency.

Outside
The gardens are a particularly attractive feature of The Old Vicarage and have been thoughtfully arranged to provide a variety of areas for relaxation and entertaining. Immediately adjoining the sitting room is a substantial raised patio, providing an excellent space for outdoor dining and entertaining, with a mature low-level hedge creating a natural transition towards the extensive lawn beyond.The garden is well established, with an abundance of mature fruit trees including; cooking and eating apple, plum and damson trees. There are shrubs and flowering plants providing colour, interest and a good degree of privacy throughout the year. A covered outdoor kitchen area creates an additional focal point for entertaining, complemented by a separate summer house. Further features include inset lighting within the paved areas, a substantial garden shed and greenhouse. There is also convenient gated access to both sides of the property.

To the front, a generous driveway provides ample off-road parking for 4 vehicles (while still giving easy access and turning), framed by mature planting and external lighting, with gated access adding to the property's privacy and security. The garage is accessed from the driveway and benefits from a personal door, together with a staircase leading to useful eaves storage, external EV point.

Location
Dobbins Lane is one of Wendover's established residential addresses, conveniently positioned within comfortable walking distance of the village centre and its excellent range of amenities. Wendover is a particularly sought-after market village situated at the foot of the Chiltern Hills, offering an appealing combination of picturesque surroundings, independent shops, restaurants, cafés and a popular weekly market. The village also provides schooling for children of all ages, together with a mainline railway station offering regular services to London Marylebone in under 50 minutes.For those who enjoy the outdoors, the surrounding Chiltern countryside offers an abundance of walking and cycling opportunities, with Wendover Woods and the wider Chiltern Hills providing an attractive natural backdrop to village life. The nearby market town of Aylesbury offers a further range of shopping, leisure and commercial facilities.

The Old Vicarage therefore combines the character and individuality of a substantial period home with the convenience of a well-connected village location.

Agent’s Note
Please note that, once an offer has been accepted, an Anti-Money Laundering (aml) fee is payable by the buyer to cover the cost of the required identity verification and anti-money laundering checks. Once the aml checks have been completed, the fee is non-refundable, including in circumstances where the proposed purchase does not subsequently proceed.