Location

Lee Common is a thriving community village in the heart of the Chilterns, offering facilities such as the village shop at The Lee Parish Hall for everyday needs and Church of England nursery & Infant School for children 4-7 originally founded in 1873.

The Lee also a cricket club and the Cock & Rabbit Inn/Restaurant sited on the village green by Arthur Liberty in 1907.

Amersham (about 6 miles), Chesham (abut 4.5 miles) and Great Missenden (about 2 miles) all provide multiple shopping facilities and amenities, along with the Metropolitan (Amersham & Chesham) & Chiltern Line stations providing a London commuter service into Baker Street/Marylebone respectively.

The area is renowned for its excellent educational facilities including Dr Challoner's Grammar School in Amersham, Dr Challoner's High School for girls in nearby Little Chalfont and Chesham Grammar School.

The area also provides a fine selection of private schooling, both primary and secondary. These include Heatherton House preparatory school for girls and The Beacon School for boys both in Amersham, Chesham Prep alongside Berkhamsted independent schools for boys and girls and Pipers Corner in Great Kingshill for girls 4-18 years.

Description

Laurel House is a beautiful Victorian family home with impressive white rendered elevations which has been enlarged and greatly improved to provide generous traditional room proportions with a classic and elegant feel highlighting many of the original features found throughout the property. Light and spacious accommodation is provided over two well planned floors whilst further enlargement is possible subject to planning consent. The property is positioned well within a generous 0.5 acre plot and is located in this highly regarded Chilterns village.

The ground floor living accommodation is arranged around a traditional Victorian entrance hall with original staircase and ground floor WC. Receptions rooms include an impressive triple aspect bay fronted formal drawing room with feature grand open fireplace and double doors opening out on to the rear garden. Adjacent to the drawing room are two further reception rooms, currently a bay fronted family room with wood burning stove, next to a formal dining room.

Positioned at the rear of the house and providing views over the gardens is a most impressive triple aspect kitchen/breakfast room featuring a hand built Simon Taylor kitchen. The kitchen is comprehensively fitted in a country style with a matching, tiered central island and AGA. Two sets of doors open from here out on to the rear patio and gardens beyond. Accessed from the kitchen is a separate utility room.

On the first floor a split level landing provides access to the bedroom accommodation, with four generous double bedrooms and a further fifth bedroom or study available. The principal bedroom has a lovely bay window overlooking the gardens and benefits from a luxury en-suite bath & shower room. The remaining bedrooms are served by a further well-appointed family bath and shower room.

The property sits in an imposing position on its generous 0.5 acre plot with a sweeping carriage driveway framed by matching white rendered walls giving access to a large blocked paved parking area to the side of the property in front of the detached double garage.

The rear gardens are simply a joy. Extensively landscaped and lovingly maintained the gardens are laid to expansive lawn bordered by mature hedging which allows for both seclusion and privacy. A generous patio area to the rear of the house provides an ideal entertaining/dining area from which to enjoy the gardens. A continuation of the patio wraps around the house giving access to a further landscaped area with raised vegetable beds.