_ 5-bedroom coach house with self-contained flat in Flore, Northamptonshire

Guide price: £1,500,000

It's an aspirational home - lower maintenance than an original with all the conveniences and accoutrements of a modern home - with a handsome silhouette and excellent, roomy proportions providing plenty of room in which to work, live and entertain in.

Constructed in an L-shape hemming in a courtyard area, large French windows facing south and north flood the house in plumes of natural light with each room on the ground connected by double doors.

Principal rooms are wired for a sound system with underfloor heating to the ground floor. Particularly impressive is the 30 ft drawing room which is a boxy swathe of living and breathing space - dressed in traditional country house attire - with a Louis XVI marble mantelpiece and large, slate fireplace as its focal point.

At the heart of this home is an impressive reception hall with a Portland stone flag floor and a curved cantilevered Portland stone staircase crowned by a domed cupola above with roof lantern.

To the first floor, is the vaulted principal bedroom with windows on two sides to enjoy the garden, dressing room with handmade fitted wardrobes and en suite bathroom with 19TH century style bath inset basin shower and WC, with Breche Violette marble panelling, tops and splashback. On this floor are 4 further bedrooms, one with en suite.

A standout feature of this property are the walled gardens à la French country house which sit in the shadow of Flore's 12th century parish church. They have been beautifully and professionally designed with canal water feature and wide, gravelled paths. 

There is a trained hornbeam walk with arched openings, beyond which is an informal garden planted with roses trees and shrubs. A 19th century Scandinavian-style summer house provides a pretty backdrop for al fresco drinks. By the drive is an outbuilding with workshop and garden store.

A first floor flat is accessed from the utility room. The self-contained flat is a useful addition for dependent relative or older teenager and has a hall, sitting room, fitted kitchen, bedroom and bathroom.

Dotted with stone and thatch houses, the small, historic village of Flore sits on a south facing hillside between Daventry and Northampton ( 5 miles and 7 miles respectively) in a rural setting surrounded by fields and farmland.