About this property

Beautifully presented family home with a sense of history and set in a discreet location due to its distance from neighbouring properties. Grounds of 1.35 acres include well-established landscaped gardens, an orchard with fruit trees and outbuildings. NO ONWARD CHAIN

Set into the gentle hillside in an attractive rural setting close to Princes Risborough, capitalising on countryside views. Built during the Victorian era with Edwardian additions, the property offers period features, a brick and flint summer house, a heated greenhouse and potential to convert outbuildings into an office or self-contained annexe accommodation (subject to the usual planning consents).
This warm and welcoming family home is testament to the fact that the current owners have lived at the property for about 65 years. The house has a very "established" feel, combining history with contemporary features and spacious rooms. The well-established landscaped gardens are delightful and have clearly been nurtured over the years. Virginia creeper adorns the front elevation.
Entry to the house opens to the generous reception hall which leads to the dining room and kitchen/breakfast room on one side and the family room/study on the other with the drawing room at the far end. Many of the rooms are dual aspect and overlook beautiful gardens. The drawing room has exposed beams and a working fireplace with an attractive carved wood surround. It is dual aspect and French doors open to the terrace; a delightful sheltered spot for a morning coffee or lunch whilst admiring the gardens. The adjoining family room/study has a large bay window and built-in book shelves on both sides of the feature fireplace. Less formal access to the house is gained via the porch opening to the kitchen which has a two-oven, oil-fired Aga and Shaker-style units. It leads to the utility room with traditional red tiled flooring and a serving hatch to the dining room. The walk-in larder and cloakroom complete the ground floor.
Rising to the first floor from the staircase in the reception hall, there are five bedrooms, three of which are dual aspect and offer splendid views across the gardens. The principal bedroom has an adjoining dressing room with a washbasin. Whilst three of the r

Outside
Access to the property is gained via a stretch of drive which borders an expanse of lawn on one side and mature shrubs on the other. The grounds are a joy to behold and wrap around three sides of the house with the more formal gardens lying beyond the drawing room. Borders are well-stocked and plantings offer year-round colour starting with fields of aconites in the spring beneath the copper beech tree on the lawn. The brick and flint summer house has electricity and there is also a heated green house. In addition to the landscaped gardens, there is also an orchard and the grounds amount to a total of 1.35 acres.
Of particular interest is the Victorian outbuilding which was formerly stables with a hay loft above and today it serves as two garages and storage space. Subject to the usual planning consents, this could be converted to annexe accommodation or a home office, studio or gym.

Situation
Located on a leafy lane, close to the historic village of Monks Risborough on the outskirts of Princes Risborough (1 mile distant), this property is perfectly placed to take advantage of an extensive network of public footpaths and bridle paths with the picturesque golf club just one mile away. There is one pub in Whiteleaf itself and The Plough nearby in Cadsden. The highly acclaimed restaurant, Sir Charles Napier, is 7.9 miles distant whilst Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons is located a little further afield. Princes Risborough is a lively market town with a variety of shops, restaurants and sporting facilities such as the swimming pool and tennis club. Motorway links are easily accessible (14.2 miles to M40 junction 8), coupled with a fast commuter train service to London Marylebone in approximately 40 minutes.
Buckinghamshire is renowned for its private and state education and this property lies within catchment for the local grammar schools. Nearby schools include Monks Risborough Church of England School, Aylesbury Grammar Schools, Godstowe and Wycombe Abbey.

Additional Information
Mains water, electricity (including summer house), drainage, water and electricity to outbuilding. Council tax band G.

No onward chain

Period property

Victorian with Edwardian additions

1.35 acres

Views

5 bedrooms

Outbuildings

Mature gardens

Summerhouse and greenhouse

Close to Princes Risborough

Additional information

• No onward chain
• Period property
• Victorian with Edwardian additions
• 1.35 acres
• Views
• 5 bedrooms
• Outbuildings
• Mature gardens
• Summerhouse and greenhouse
• Close to Princes Risborough

Key information

Council Tax Band: G

Tenure: Freehold

Energy Performance Certificate