SELLER INSIGHT

We were looking to move to Warwickshire for my first job in aviation at Birmingham airport,” says the current owner of this unique family home. “Just a 30-minute commute door-to-door from the airport, Harbury came up on our radar. Then when we came to see the area, we were impressed with how attractive the village was, as well as the convenience of having a school and shops on our doorstep. The house is only a 5 minute drive from the M40 for London or the North, with Leamington Spa also less than 7 miles away. Yet, you can’t hear the road at all, leaving you to enjoy the peace and quiet of village life.”

“The house itself was just right for us, too,” the owner continues, “being not only pretty but also practical, set within generous gardens overlooking the village green, with enough space for a growing family. In the 32 years since moving in, we have made various enhancements to the property, including the removal of internal walls and extension of the ground floor to open up the kitchen, dining and living areas into one large, sociable space. A semipartition wall with double sided wood-burning stove divides the different areas to maintain a sense of cosiness, while allowing the whole family to be together. In addition, we converted the attic into a fourth bedroom, and built a studio at the bottom of the garden to provide a place for my wife to make art and latterly for me to play the drums.”

Indeed, the garden serves as an extension of the indoor living accommodation. “The plot spans a third of an acre,” says the owner, “including a leafy front garden looking out over the village green. Our wonderful vegetable garden has provided plenty of fresh produce each year, from onions and potatoes to corn on the cob. Lush lawns stretch down to the studio, lined with hedges and trees. There is nothing better than a nice sunny day here with all the doors open to bring the outdoors in. On summer evenings, I love sitting on the balcony upstairs overlooking the south facing garden and simply listening to the birds singing.”*

* These comments are the personal views of the current owner and are included as an insight into life at the property. They have not been independently verified, should not be relied on without verification and do not necessarily reflect the views of the agent.

Outside

The property sits on a third of an acre corner plot overlooking the Pound with a wooden double gate side entrance leading onto the large driveway and giving access to the detached timber built double garage with electric up and over door.

There are landscaped mature gardens with a shaped lawned front garden with well stocked borders and front garden path leading to the main entrance door and pedestrian side access to the rear of the property.

To the rear there is an extensive paved patio with water feature and flower borders with a path leading from the driveway and garage to the rear access of the property through multiple French doors to the kitchen, dining or sitting room. There are steps or further pathways that lead to the timberbuilt outbuildings and shaped lawn gardens with established flower borders, circular sun terrace and landscaped decking, mature trees, pond, and gravel paths giving access to the contemporary Scandinavian style studio annex.

The detached cedar wood panelled front elevation studio apartment/annex has two studio rooms, storeroom and utility with hand basin and WC. There are three sets of bifold doors, skylights, underfloor heating, solar panels, and sound insulated rooms for current use as a music studio. There are also a couple of very handy additional storage rooms.