Property description
Formerly the village post office, Court Farm House dates to the mid-1800s and has been extended whilst still retaining many period features. The house, which offers four bedrooms, is centrally located within the popular village of Checkendon, walking distance of the Primary School, and offers views across paddocks to the rear. Available with no onward chain, accommodation includes, sitting room, snug, dining room, garden room, kitchen, cloakroom, master bedroom with en-suite, three additional bedrooms and family bathroom. EPC Rating D.
LOCAL INFORMATION Checkendon is to the south of the Chiltern Hills in a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This close knit village dates back to the 17th century and has many amenities including an excellent school, local church and public house plus excellent sports facilities on the village green with it\‘s sports pavilion catering for the village cricket club and football team. The village is within 15 minutes drive of Reading town centre. There is extensive and varied access to countryside footpaths & bridleways/ridgeway.
ACCOMMODATION - GROUND FLOOR Hardwood door opens onto an entrance hall with terracotta tiled floor with staircase and doors to reception rooms. Wooden door opens onto front aspect snug room with a 5 kW wood burning stove and fitted bookshelves. (Agent\‘s note: this room was fully fitted with a Newton damp proofing system 2 years ago, which is still under guarantee.) Again from the entrance hall, a wooden door opens onto the sitting room, which was the original post office, with a 10 kW wood burning stove, original beams, parquet flooring, and a fitted cupboard housing electrics and solar panel system. This room opens onto the rear aspect dining room, with understairs cupboard, full height window and original beams. This room in turn opens onto the garden room with sliding doors onto the patio. The dining room also leads into a lobby with boiler and door to the rear garden, which in turn leads into the kitchen, fitted with wooden wall and base units, cork flooring, fitted oven and induction hob and space for a washing machine, and a larder cupboard. To complete the ground floor accommodation there is a downstairs cloakroom (agents note: there is a disused fitted shower).
ACCOMMODATION - FIRST FLOOR To the first floor, a landing with velux window, and original oak wooden floor boards. The master bedroom is accessed through a dressing room with airing cupboard, and is double aspect, with fitted wardrobes and new oak flooring. The en-suite is front aspect and fitted with a white suite, with bath and separate shower. There are two additional front aspect double bedrooms, one with a walk in wardrobe. To complete the accommodation there is a rear aspect single bedroom with fitted wardrobe and a rear aspect family bathroom.
OUTSIDE SPACE The property is approached via gravelled drive, leading to ample off street parking and detached garage. The front garden is enclosed by brick half height wall, with lawned area and path leading to the front door.
To the rear, there is a patio area adjacent, opening onto a garden laid mainly to lawn with a vegetable patch and mature Oak tree, enclosed by timber fenching. Facing Southeast, the garden abuts paddocks behind.
DETACHED GARAGE Brick built garage with wooden doors and side door to the garden. Light and power.
LOCAL AUTHORITY and SERVICES South Oxfordshire District Council. 01491 823000. Council tax band E. Oil fired central heating with solar panels, installed in 2011, providing electricity and also with a solar immersion to provide hot water and generating a regular income (last year\‘s income was £1185.72). Mains drainage.
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DISCLAIMER These particulars are a general guide only. They do not form part of any contract. Services, systems and appliances have not been tested.
Property Features :
- Historic home with period features
- Four bedrooms, one en-suite
- Southeast facing garden overlooking paddocks
- Walking distance of Primary School
- No onward chain
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