40 The Green, Quainton, HP22 4AR
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£325,000
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Description
DESCRIPTION
40 The Green enjoys a lovely position overlooking the pretty village green in Quainton. The house is Victorian and occupies the end of a small terrace, its elevations red brick with a buff brick string course and detailing beneath a slate roof. The property is offered with no onward chain and although perfectly ready for immediate occupation does offer some opportunity for updating.
At the entrance is an arched porch and the front door opens into the hall
where the floor is a slate effect. There is shelving and a shallow recess for cloak/coat hanging space. In the dining room is the staircase. An arch leads to the kitchen, a side door accesses the outdoor terrace, and double doors access the sitting room. There is a fireplace in the sitting room
currently accommodating a gas fire although the chimney is open and could be working. The bay window provides a very pleasant view across the green. The kitchen has cream shaker style units and concealed lighting, and the worktops are a beech laminate effect. The floor, as with the hall, a slate look. Spaces are available for a tall fridge/freezer, a washing machine, and plumbing is also in situ under the sink for a dishwasher. The double oven/grill and halogen hob are built in.
Upstairs on the landing is the staircase to the second floor. The front bedroom has a double aspect, it is an excellent size and there are fitted wardrobes. In bedroom two are stripped floorboards as with the bathroom, the bathroom furnished in a white suite of wc, wash basin, and corner bath, the latter having a shower above. The loft room is double bedroom dimensions and benefits from a velux window, a wardrobe, under eaves cupboards, and shelving.
OUTSIDE
The front is behind cast iron railings and a tiled path heads up to the porch. At the side is a small walled courtyard for a table and chairs and to the rear another courtyard and a wide timber shed suitable for storage and bicycles.
LOCATION
Quainton takes its name from the Old English words Cwen + Tun and means ‘The Queens Farmstead or Estate’ prominent on the skyline is the 14th century church which is exceptionally rich in large late 17th and 18th century monuments. The centre point of Quainton is the picturesque village green which looks up towards the 1830 working windmill. In the middle of the green is a fourteenth century preaching cross. Quainton now has a public house, café, motor repairs, a general store and post office, and there are many clubs and societies. The sports ground features a football pitch, tennis court, and skateboard park.
The surrounding market towns and villages provide a wealth of historical and interesting places to visit including Waddesdon Manor, Claydon House and Quainton Steam Railway which frequently hosts family events. Extensive shopping facilities are situated at Bicester Village Retail Outlet, Friar’s Square Centre in Aylesbury, and Milton Keynes.
The A41 provides easy access into Aylesbury, Bicester and the M40 network. Rail connections are fast Aylesbury. Services to Euston are available from Cheddington and Leighton Buzzard. Aylesbury Parkway now provides a link to Marylebone at Fleet Marston. Bicester Village station provides a rail service to Oxford in 10 minutes and again London Marylebone in under an hour.
EDUCATION
Preparatory schools at Ashfold, Swanbourne and Oxford.
Village Primary School at Quainton.
Waddesdon Secondary School.
Public schools at Stowe, Berkhamsted and Oxford.
Grammar Schools at Aylesbury and Buckingham.
COUNCIL TAX - Band E £2,872.41 per annum 2025/26
VIEWING - Strictly by appointment through the vendors agents
SERVICES - Mains Water, Drainage & Electricity.
DIRECTIONS
From Aylesbury take the A41 towards Bicester go right at the Waddesdon roundabout. At the next crossroads turn left signposted to Quainton. Continue on this road into the village and The Green is on the right-hand side as you enter the village.