The Orchard, Flecknoe

The Orchard Flecknoe | Rugby | Warwickshire | CV23 8AU

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THE ORCHARDA three/four bedroom detached chalet style house perched on the south side of the small hilltop village of Flecknoe on a half acre plot. It offers stunning panoramic views across two counties.


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‘The Orchard’ was constructed in the late 1970’s by a local builder on one of the most attractive locations in the locality. It sits on a total site of just over half an acre. The gardens have been thoughtfully created and landscaped over the last 12 years. The benefits include oil central heating and full double glazing. It is a versatile village house that could accommodate a range of potential buyers. There is ample parking and a detached double garage. The gardens slope to the frontage and provide stunning views across both Warwickshire and Northamptonshire.

Beyond the recessed storm porch, the ‘L’ shaped entrance hall has solid oak flooring and giving access to all of the ground floor rooms. The main reception room is currently set up as a combined sitting and dining room. There are stairs rising to the first floor with a central stone fireplace with a Woodwarm inset stove. There is plenty of room for a generous dining table and chairs, giving fabulous views to the south of the property. There is a side window and double French doors leading onto the rear decking.


The kitchen was re-fitted in medium oak units from Homebase in around 2011. There is a comprehensive range of base units, a full height larder unit and matching eye-level cabinets. There is a three drawer set, with integrated appliances including a Neff electric Circotherm oven, a 4-ring electric induction hob and a refrigerator. There is an oil-fired Aga heating the room and the domestic hot water. There is a tiled floor with ample work surfaces and a stainless steel sink unit below the windows providing some of the best views visible from not only the village, but possibly the county! The utility room houses the Myson oil-fired central heating boiler with plumbing and space for a dishwasher and washing machine. There is a stable door to the side and a front window.

The second reception room is currently utilized as a large hobby and music room. There is a wide arched recess ideal for displaying instruments (as it currently does). This room could make a separate sitting or dining room if preferred.


The third reception room could provide a snug, a family room, or even a fourth ground floor bedroom. There is a double wardrobe with fitted shelving and clothes rail. This has windows to the back and side of the house. The adjacent shower room has an airing cupboard housing the lagged hot water cylinder, white and navy ceramic tiling and a towel rail. The shower enclosure has a Bristan shower unit, low-level flush WC, pedestal wash hand basin, fitted mirror and a side window.


The first floor has a spacious landing area with a dormer window with fine views. There is also a telephone point and a smoke alarm. The main bedroom has both front and rear dormer windows providing genuinely outstanding views to the south.


The second double bedroom has built-in wardrobes with a hatch providing access to the insulated loft space which has boarding and light connected. The third bedroom can accommodate two single beds and has a dormer window providing a view over the rear garden. The family bathroom has a modern Ideal Standard suite comprising a panel bath, pedestal wash hand basin and a low-level flush WC. There is tiling, a fitted mirror, light/shaver point and a rear window with clear glass allowing an unspoilt view of the garden.


From the village road, there is a wide access to the driveway and frontage of the property. The front garden measures around 36 x 21 meters and rises gently up towards the house. There is a wide central lawn area with a footpath up one side. There is an ornamental Victorian style lamp-post and a large cooking apple tree halfway up the garden. Post and rail fencing encloses two sides with an abundance of evergreen trees, shrubs, and colourful well-stocked flower borders.


Directly behind the house there is a large decked area with a pond and waterfall. From here, there are gentle steps leading up to the mainly lawned rear garden. As the photographs show, the gardens are a particular feature of the property and the rear garden measures around 50 x 26 meters. The current owners have invested 12 years totally creating the gardens which are beautifully maintained and provide something for everyone. Just inside the rear boundary are productive vegetable plots, a polytunnel and soft fruit including strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries and blackcurrants. There is a range of specimen and mature trees, including an ash, silver birch, beech, plum and a dozen eating and cooking apple trees. Within the garden there is a greenhouse, potting shed, summerhouse and the oil tank serving the central heating system. On the west side of the property is a children’s two-storey tree house, and on the east side there is a small paved patio which is accessed from the outside door of the kitchen/utility room. There are wide, colourful flower borders and despite the size of the garden, the maintenance has been kept to a reasonable level. There are two larch trees, and an arbour with seating. On two sides of the property is English Heritage protected land which has medieval settlements below ground preventing any development.






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Several of the outside photographs have been supplied by the current owners


Just inside the front boundary is a detached brick built garage of cavity construction. It has a pitched and tiled roof with additional storage and ladder access. There are two pairs of opening timber doors and both light and power are connected. There is a halogen security light on the front elevation with parking for three or four standard vehicles.

Flecknoe is an extremely friendly quiet hilltop village with the ‘The Old Olive Bush’ public house which has three skittles teams and a weekly pub quiz. There is a wonderful community spirit with several village events including a produce show, harvest supper and auction, as well as progressive suppers allowing new inhabitants to get to know the locals. It also has a church and a refurbished village hall. Day-to-day shopping can be found in nearby Braunston, or Dunchurch. A wider range of shopping facilities can be found in Rugby, Daventry or Leamington Spa and a high speed Virgin train service leaves from Rugby to London, Euston arriving in well under 50 minutes. The property is a 40 minute drive away from Milton Keynes and has good access to the M1, M6, M40 and the M45. There are a good range of state, grammar and private schools within the area including Bilton Grange, Rugby School, Lawrence Sheriff School for boys and Rugby High School for girls, Warwick School for boys.

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Agents notes: All measurements are approximate and quoted in metric with imperial equivalents and for general guidance only and whilst every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy, they must not be relied on. The fixtures, fittings and appliances referred to have not been tested and therefore no guarantee can be given that they are in working order. Internal photographs are reproduced for general information and it must not be inferred that any item shown is included with the property. For a free valuation, contact the numbers listed on the brochure. They have not been independently verified, should not be relied on without verification and do not necessarily reflect the views of the agent. Printed 16.10.2015

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Fine & Country RugbyRegistered in England and Wales.Company Reg No. 04018410 VAT Reg No: 754062833Registered Office: Newman Property Services, 1 Regent Street, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 2PE

ServicesMains water, electricity, BT and a private drainage system. Local AuthorityRugby Borough Council.Council tax band ‘G’.Telephone (01788) 533533. Viewing ArrangementsStrictly via the vendors sole agents Fine & Country on (01788) 820062. Website AddressFor more information visit the property’s unique website address www.fineandcountry.com/50037161.

Opening HoursMonday to Friday 9.00 am - 5.30 pmSaturday 9.00 am - 4.30 pm DirectionsFrom Rugby head towards Sainsbury’s on the main Dunchurch Road and turn right for a further mile and you should arrive at the main crossroads in Dunchurch village. Turn left onto the A45 where signposted towards Braunston and Daventry. After a further three miles, turn right where signposted towards Flecknoe. Follow the signs for a further 4.5 miles and you will arrive at the first ‘T’ junction within the village. Branch right up the hill, passing the telephone box on your left hand side. Take the last left turning before leaving the village and ‘The Orchard’ can be found on your left hand side, identified by our Fine & Country ‘for sale’ board. (If approaching from Daventry or Southam, proceed into Flecknoe taking the first right turn where the property would be on your left).

Agents Notes:All measurements are approximate and quoted in metric with imperial equivalents and for general guidance only and whilst every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy, they must not be relied on. The fixtures, fittings and appliances referred to have not been tested and therefore no guarantee can be given that they are in working order. Internal photographs are reproduced for general information and it must not be inferred that any item shown is included with the property. For a free valuation, contact the numbers listed on the brochure.

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Rugby is a market town in Warwickshire, on the River Avon. The town is the second largest town in the county; 13 miles (21 km) east of Coventry, on the eastern edge of Warwickshire, near the borders with Northamptonshire and Leicestershire. The town is credited with

being the birthplace of rugby football.

Rugby is most famous for the invention of rugby football, which is played throughout the world. The invention of the game is credited to William Webb Ellis whilst breaking the

existing rules of a football match played in 1823 at Rugby School.

Rugby School is one of England’s oldest and most prestigious public schools, and was the setting of Thomas Hughes’s semi-autobiographical masterpiece Tom Brown’s Schooldays.

RUGBYRugby is a market town in Warwickshire, on the River Avon. The town is the second largest town in the county; 13 miles (21 km) east of Coventry, on the eastern edge of Warwickshire, near the borders with Northamptonshire and Leicestershire. The town is credited with





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Rugby is a market town in Warwickshire, on the River Avon. The town is the second largest town in the county; 13 miles (21 km) east of Coventry, on the eastern edge of Warwickshire, near the borders with Northamptonshire and Leicestershire. The town is credited with





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