Location

Gerrards Cross 0.8 miles, Beaconsfield 6.3 miles, Heathrow (T5) 14 miles, London (Baker Street) 20 miles. All distances are approximate.

Gerrards Cross is a picturesque town offering comprehensive facilities which include an Everyman cinema, supermarkets, independent shops and boutiques and a good selection of cafes and restaurants.

The M40 and M25 afford access to the M4, Heathrow and Gatwick airports and central London. Gerrards Cross station provides a fast and regular Chiltern train link with London Marylebone and the London Underground.

Sports enthusiasts are well catered for with two tennis clubs, squash club, football club and a cricket club alongside several golf clubs.

The county is one of the last to maintain the traditional grammar school system, of which Dr Challoner's Grammar School for boys (Amersham), Dr Challoner's High School for girls (Little Chalfont) and Beaconsfield High School for girls (Beaconsfield) are the closest. Local independent preparatory schools include Thorpe House, Davenies, Caldicott (for boys), St. Marys and Maltmans Green (for girls) and Gayhurst for girls and boys.

Description

Set back from the road behind electric gates, Fairwinds offers versatile accommodation throughout, ideal for growing families. A generous rear garden provides the ideal backdrop to this lovely family home. Perfectly located for easy access to the surrounding countryside, connections to London are excellent with fast trains to London Marylebone from Gerrards Cross station, just about 0.8 miles away.

Arranged over three floors the ground floor accommodation flows well, with a mix of formal and informal reception space with most rooms overlooking the garden to the rear. The reception hall, with a guest cloakroom, storage and stairs to the first floor leads through to a formal dining room to the front and a sitting room to the rear. The dual-aspect sitting room is of excellent proportions and enjoys attractive views over the garden, with French doors opening directly onto the terrace. Brazilian mahogany hardwood flooring extends throughout both rooms, with sliding doors providing separation when required. The open plan kitchen/breakfast room is well equipped, with an excellent range of units complemented by composite worktops and integrated appliances. An island with marble worktop provides further storage and incorporates breakfast bar seating. A large seating area gives ample room for a large table and French doors open the room to the terrace in the warmer months, perfect for indoor/outdoor entertaining. Further reception space is provided off the kitchen, comprising a family/TV room with French doors opening to the garden, together with a gym, complete with air conditioning, offering a versatile area equally suited as a playroom. Completing the accommodation is a fully fitted utility room with access to the garden and a front aspect office, perfect for home working. There is underfloor heating throughout the ground and first floors.

The first-floor landing is generous and enhanced by a fibre-optic lighted carpet. The principal bedroom is generously proportioned incorporating a dressing area with full-height fitted wardrobes, air conditioning and a well-appointed en suite bathroom with both a bath and shower unit. There are three further double bedrooms, all benefiting from built-in wardrobes and en suite bath/shower rooms.

The second floor provides two further double bedrooms with eaves storage both served by a family bathroom. A versatile additional room completes this floor, ideal for use as a media room, games room, additional bedroom, or office.

Externally, the property occupies a generous plot with well enclosed front and rear gardens. Remote controlled electric gates open on to a spacious driveway with parking for multiple vehicles and leads to the double garage. The west-facing landscaped rear garden offers privacy and is well screened by mature trees and hedging. Predominantly laid to lawn, the garden benefits from mature beds and borders, a water feature and a storage shed. Adjoining the rear of the house, a large rear terrace is equipped with two electric awnings providing a shady retreat, offers an ideal setting for outdoor entertaining.