£1.4m Northamptonshire home hides servants’ staircase, bread oven and cinema beneath the house

White Gates, in Upper Heyford, is being marketed by By Design and has appeared for sale on Rightmove for the first time in almost 22 years.

Despite its age and wealth of original features, the property is not listed.

The six-bedroom home offers almost 6,000 sq ft of accommodation across the main house and a converted former coach house, all sitting in just over two acres.

Inside, period features include pointed-arch timber doors, intricate wood panelling and fireplaces – including an unusual fossil stone fireplace in the drawing room.

The kitchen retains an original bread oven, while upstairs is a secondary staircase believed to have once been used by servants.

Perhaps one of its more unusual spaces is underground.

A large tanked cellar has previously served as both a children's playroom and cinema room with a projector.

The converted coach house contains a self-contained one-bedroom annexe, gym and mezzanine games room.

Outside is a heated swimming pool and pool house, alongside an orchard, pond, chicken run, triple garage and extensive gardens.

Privacy is another major feature, with the house hidden from the road and reached through gates and a private driveway stretching for more than 100 metres.

White Gates is on the market with By Design for offers over £1.4 million and is advertised on Rightmove.