Expansive custom built Cape Cod style home in a pastoral setting adjacent to Bancroft Elementary School. This sundrenched home invites gatherings with its eat-in kitchen with lg bow window & adjacent living and dining rooms, both with new hardwood flooring. The convenient 1st floor primary suite has an attached sitting room with fireplace and bow window that is also conducive to using as a den/home office, and includes private rear patio access through 4 glass sliders to enjoy a coffee break while overlooking the pretty 2 acre private backyard. Upstairs you'll find 2 add'l sizable bedrooms, as well as an oversized family room with 5 panel window overlooking the backyard & pebble tec gunite heated pool & a private home office. The spiral staircase in the family room leads to the cupola overlooking backyard with southern exposure. Easy access to downtown Andover shops and restaurants, Pike School, Phillips Academy & commuter routes provide an ideal location to this special Andover home.