A Midcentury Home That Brought a Bit of Malibu to the English Countryside Lists for £3.25M

Tucked away in Buckinghamshire, the 1950s house was built to replicate the original owners’ property way across the pond in California.
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Location: Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, England

Price: £3,250,000 (approximately $3,983,915 USD)

Year Built: 1950s

Footprint: 4,400 square feet (five bedrooms, four baths)

From the agent: "This sublime five-bedroom single-story house, with a separate double garage, is situated on a tranquil plot of approximately one acre, on a no-through road near Stoke Poges on the Buckinghamshire and Berkshire border. Built in the 1950s to replicate the design of the original owners’ property in Malibu, California, the house has been extended and refurbished to an exacting standard by the current owners and now measures over 4,000 square feet internally."

The home presents a handsome facade of black-painted cedar.

The home presents a handsome facade of black-painted cedar.

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Floor-to-ceiling glazing stretches across one of the living rooms, providing easy access to the cedar deck.

Floor-to-ceiling glazing stretches across one of the living rooms, providing easy access to the cedar deck.

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The dining room sits near the main entrance, overlooking the driveway, lawn, and gardens.

The dining room sits near the main entrance, overlooking the driveway, lawn, and gardens.

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The principal bath features a large glass shower and an oversized soaking tub.

The principal bath features a large glass shower and an oversized soaking tub.

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Wood beams stretch across the ceiling, complementing the refinished hardwood floors.

Wood beams stretch across the ceiling, complementing the refinished hardwood floors.

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A recently renewed hardwood deck wraps the rear of the house, offering an idyllic sun-shielded dining area beyond the kitchen.

A recently renewed hardwood deck wraps the rear of the house, offering an idyllic sun-shielded dining area beyond the kitchen.

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