5 bedroom detached house for sale

A distinctive and substantial family house providing elegant and well proportioned accommodation over three floors standing in parkland grounds of almost 11 acres which are principally grassed but with a substantial wooded area
Drawing room, dining room, cinema, kitchen, breakfast room, family room
laundry, wet room, cellar and wine cellar
Master bedroom suite comprising bedroom, dressing room and shower room
4 further bedrooms (three with en suite shower rooms), bathroom
office, games/fitness room, hot tub
gardens and grounds including substantial walled garden

Details
The Property
Statenborough House comprises a distinctive and substantial family home providing elegant and well proportioned accommodation over three floors. Standing in parkland grounds of almost 11 acres which are principally grassed but with a substantial wooded area, the house offers over 7, 000 square feet of internal space.
The property has been substantially renovated by the present owners who acquired it in 1997 and set about an extensive programme of re-building and modernisation before they were able to move in themselves in 2001. There has been a building recorded on the site in the Domesday Book but the present building is believed to date largely from the 19th century but with Georgian, Victorian and some Edwardian elements.
Approached via a pair of remotely operated wrought iron gates, there is a sweeping pea shingled drive that divides and leads across the front and to a rear vehicle storage area.
Internally the property is well equipped with generous reception rooms with extensive marble tiled flooring and 4 bedroom suites. The layout with 2 internal staircases would allow for self-contained accommodation, ideal for a house-keeper, au pair or dependent relative. There is a cinema, extensive sun terraces including a hot-tub area, and ample scope for a tennis court, pool or equestrian amenity. There is a large walled garden and the woodland includes many mature trees, with 2 magnificent beech trees adjoining the drive.

Panelled Entrance Door Opening Into

Entrance Lobby 8' 3 x 8' 1 (2.51m x 2.46m)
Patterned marble tiled flooring. Low level meter cupboards and video entry system.

Reception Hall 32' 10 to include stairwell x 9' 2 (10.01m x 2.79m)
Matching patterned marble tiled flooring. Access to cellar. Double part glazed doors opening to:-

Drawing Room 33' 9 x 17' 0 (10.29m x 5.18m)
Triple aspect including doors to side terrace. High skirtings with fitted picture and dado rails and fitted window seats to front.

Dining Room 18' 0 x 17' 0 maximum (5.49m x 5.18m)
Handsome carved limestone fireplace with matching hearth and mantel over. Amtico flooring.

Cinema 16' 4 x 14' 10 (4.98m x 4.52m)
Matching marble tiled flooring.

A Split Level Inner Hall
provides access to rear and side door, secondary staircase with understair boiler cupboard housing twin Potterton gas boilers and a

Wet Room
with overhead thermostatic shower unit with mosaic tiled walls, deep glazed Butler's sink and close coupled WC. Chromed towel dryer.

Kitchen 17' 9 x 18' 8 (5.41m x 5.69m)
It is considered that this room could be sub-divided to provide a living room and separate kitchen/diner for a dependent relative/housekeeper.

Breakfast Room 17' 6 x 11' 0 (5.33m x 3.35m)
Fitted worktop with matching range of storage drawers and matching Amtico flooring. Tongue and groove panelling to dado height. Open doorway to:-

Family Room 16' 7 x 16' 7 (5.05m x 5.05m)
to include substantial chimneybreast including fireplace recess housing woodburning stove set on slate hearth. Double aspect with part glazed door opening to hot tub area. Part tongue and groove panelled walls. Further door from family room opening to sun terrace.

Laundry 0.00m x 0.00m (0' 0 x 0' 0)
Built in units housing washing machines and dryers. Slate tiled flooring.

Cellar

Wine Cellar

First Floor

Landing 4.60m x 2.77m (15' 1 x 9' 1)
providing access to master bedroom suite.

Master Bedroom Suite Comprising:-

Master Bedroom 7.24m x 5.41m (23' 9 x 17' 9)
Double aspect with views over gardens and grounds. Fireplace with inset gas fire with floral tiled and painted carved wood surround.

Dressing Room 5.36m x 3.00m (17' 7 x 9' 10)
Double aspect. Fitted with extensive range of matching wardrobes, chest of drawers and kneehole vanity unit.

Shower Room
Glazed shower with thermostatic mixer unit, wash hand basin and close coupled WC.

Bedroom Two 5.13m maximum x 4.22m (16' 10 x 13' 10)
Double aspect.

En Suite Shower Room
Glazed shower cubicle with thermostatic mixer unit, pedestal wash hand basin and close coupled WC.

Bedroom Three 4.72m x 4.01m (15' 6 x 13' 2)
Views over rear garden. Built in wardrobe cupboards.

A Passageway From The Landing
off which there is a built in airing cupboard leads to a second landing accessed by the secondary staircase where a suite of rooms with potential for use as a separate self-contained annexe provides:-

Office 5.44m x 4.39m (17' 10 x 14' 5)

Games/Fitness Room 8.79m x 5.49m (28' 10 x 18' 0) to include large chimneybreast
to include large chim

Bathroom
Stylish modern suite comprising free standing double ended bath with side mixer taps, twin wash basins with matching mixer tap and mirrored wall over. Low level WC with concealed cistern. Range of storage cupboards.

Second Floor

Bedroom Four (being Part Divided With Overall Dimensions) 9.47m x 4.65m (31' 1 x 15' 3) maximum into sloping ceilings
Dormer windows to either end.

En Suite Shower Room
Shower cubicle with thermostatic mixer unit, wash hand basin, close coupled WC, part tiled walls. Bathroom storage cupboard.

Bedroom Five 9.50m x 4.47m (31' 2 x 14' 8) max into sloping ceilings
Dormer window to either end.

En Suite Shower Room
Shower cubicle with thermostatic mixer unit, wash hand basin, close coupled WC, part tiled walls. Bathroom storage cupboard.

Outside
The property is approached through an impressive piered entrance over a granite set driveway with double wrought iron gates with remote operation opening to a large pea-shingled parking and turning area which divides providing access to a further parking area beside the front of the house and to the rear there is an open fronted tractor store, timber garden store and areas of hardstanding. On the rear side of the house are timber edged planting areas stocked with a variety of flowering shrubs and plants, a deck with inset water feature and the raised sun terrace beside the drawing room. There is a sheltered hot tub area with paved surround and a substantial paved sun terrace beside the family room.
The gardens and grounds are a particular feature of the property extending to approximately 11 acres which includes a substantial walled garden with a number of mature trees and the parkland setting is enhanced by the wooded backdrop.