£1,500,000 /Sale price

Elegant Grade II Listed town house with grounds of approximately half an acre, offering a good deal of seclusion Lansdowne House is a substantial and imposing Grade II Listed family home dating back to the late 18th Century with later additions. The property is beautifully located at the western end of Sheep Street with off-street parking and vehicular access to the main gardens situated off Darlingscote Road. The property has evolved over the years with the central stone cottage and the barn added to Lansdowne House to create the accommodation on offer. The main part of the house is built of brick with a slate roof and the former cottage and barn, of stone and a slate/tile roof. There are numerous period features such as original pane sash windows, high ceilings, exposed ceiling and A-frame timbers, attractive fireplaces, traditional wooden doors and architraves, and stairwell balustrades. The numerous bathrooms are finished to a good standard with marble and vintage-style fittings.PROPERTY DESCRIPTIONThe highly flexible accommodation offers a good variety of reception rooms and bedrooms over three floors, as well as a magnificent contemporary fitted kitchen/breakfast/sitting room and a large wine cellarAccessing the property off Sheep Street, through the front door to the original stone cottage, the spacious reception hall with ceramic tiled flooring and exposed ceiling beams leads through adjacent doors to the kitchen/breakfast/sitting room and dining roomThe kitchen has been updated in recent times to a high standard with a good selection of contemporary wall and floor units and with a fitted Everhot 110+ electric oven configuration of cast iron hot and simmer plates with separate lids (both of which are independently controllable) and three separate ovens. The work surfaces are finished in Corian with a twin Belfast sink, fitted pantry cupboard, central island with breakfast bar and recess for American-style fridge-freezer and dishwasher. There are also a number of built-in floor-to-ceiling storage cupboards and elegant French doors opening into the delightful walled gardensThere is also a practical utility room with oak wooden work surfaces, Belfast sink, space and plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryer, external door access to the gardens and adjoining pantry cupboard The downstairs cloakroom is generous in size with low-level wc and wash-hand basin as well as coat hanging spaceDining room with decorative wall lighting, original recessed alcoves and central ceiling beamThe drawing room is particularly striking with twin sash windows overlooking the secluded grounds, decorative shelved alcoves and an Adams-style fireplace with stainless-steel coal-effect gas fireThe third reception room (currently used as a study/home office) has a dual-aspect and a selection of fitted and built-in book shelvingTo the first floor there are three double bedrooms (one en-suite) and a main family bathroomThe impressive principal bedroom suite, measuring approximately 17' x 15' has attractive floor-to-ceiling wardrobes, en-suite bathroom with inset sink, separate wc and dressing area with inset sink with marble top, shower cubicle and additional built-in storage cupboardsOn the second floor there are two further double bedrooms both with fitted wardrobe cupboards and both serviced by a bathroom with panelled bath, low-level wc and wash-hand basinOUTGOINGSCouncil tax currently band G; Tax payable for 2025/26 - £4,077.35SERVICESMain water, electricity, gas and drainage are connectedGas fired central heatingAverage broadband speeds advertised within this postcode are up to 25.6 MbpsSITUATIONOften described as 'the Gateway to the Cotswolds', Shipston-on-Stour is a thriving market town surrounded by pretty south Warwickshire countryside, 9 miles from Stratford-upon-Avon Excellent selection of shops and other facilities, which cater for a wide rural catchment area Well situated for communications with good train services from Banbury (15 miles) reaching Marylebone in about 56 minutes, and Moreton-in-Marsh (6 miles) reaching Paddington from 92 minutes; M40 junction, 10 miles away Other major centres within easy reach include Birmingham, Warwick, Leamington Spa, Oxford, Cheltenham, Coventry and BirminghamOUTSIDEThe curtilage is surrounded by high brick walling and wrought-iron fencing, with manicured lawned areas interspersed with established borders with an abundance of tree coverage, including two fine cedars and a weeping ash. There are several terraces with doors connecting to the family kitchen, utility room and inner hallwayThe overall grounds extend to approximately half of an acre with the gardens affording a high degree of privacyTo the side of the property is an additional section of lawn with a period-style greenhouse and pedestrian gated access to Sheep StreetOff-street parking comfortably for two vehicles off the Darlingscote Road with double wooden gates into the main grounds and creating potential for additional parking or to build a detached garage in the garden area of the house, subject to the usual planning consents