Leighton Road, Edlesborough, Buckinghamshire

Giblin Property are delighted to bring to market this detached, double fronted bungalow located in the sought-after Buckinghamshire Village of Edlesborough. The property features well-proportioned and flexible accommodation throughout, a private, south facing rear garden, detached garage, and a gated driveway with ample off-street parking.  There are stunning views of the Chiltern Hills and surrounding countryside and potential to extend/develop the property subject to local authority consent.

Accommodation comprises; entrance hall featuring loft access via hatch and pull-down ladder, master bedroom, 2^nd bedroom with fitted wardrobes, dining room/bedroom 3, a 21’ lounge featuring an electric fire and double doors opening onto the rear garden, a modern shower room and w/c and a fitted kitchen-breakfast room featuring an integrated double oven and four ring hob.  Externally the property boasts a private, south facing rear garden featuring a paved patio, lawn space with mature shrub boarders, a detached garage, shed and green house.  There is a wide, side access leading from the garage to the front of the property which features a gated, gravelled driveway and front garden with ample of street parking.

Edlesborough, a previous ‘Bucks Best Kept Village’ award winner, is situated in the Aylesbury Vale District of Buckinghamshire, on the edge of the Chiltern Hills – an area of outstanding natural beauty.

An active community that enjoys a thriving High Street with a selection of village stores, hairdressers, beauty room and coffee shop.  A central village green boasts of floodlit tennis courts, two football pitches, a cricket square, basketball area and a fenced children’s’ playground.   There are a variety of clubs and associations to join for all age groups, these include dance and keep fit classes held in the village hall, EB Lions football club, Edlesborough Cricket Club, Edlesborough Runners, WI, book clubs, wine clubs, etc etc., an annual themed carnival and an annual beer festival in the sister village (to name but a few).  The famous Icknield Way trail can also be found nearby, a multi-user route for walkers, horse riders and cyclists.

The village also benefits from a GP surgery, pharmacy, dentist and enjoys a local landmark; St Mary’s Church, that was built on top of a barrow and is lit up at night.

The local village school, Edlesborough Primary School, is highly regarded and serves children from the ages of 4 to 11, with a pre-school facility on site.  The children are offered the opportunity to sit the 11+ grammar school exam with successful entrants often going on to grammar schools in the nearby town of Aylesbury, or the local comprehensive in Wing, where buses pick them up from Edlesborough Green. 

For the commuter there is easy access to the A5 for the M1, A41 for the M25, London Luton International Airport is approximately 12 miles away (about a 30 min drive) and London Euston can be reached from nearby Berkhamsted, Leighton Buzzard or Tring railway stations (fast train approx. 29mins).

For the equestrian purchaser, there are many bridle paths that make for excellent hacking, several livery yards in the area and approximately 4 miles away is Bury Farm Equestrian Village.

Nearby attractions to enjoy include Whipsnade Zoo, Dunstable Downs Visitor Centre and The London Gliding Club.