Property description

A detached five bedroom family house of 3,227 square feet set in mature gardens of approximately 0.7 acres.

The property is approached down a driveway lined with silver birches which opens onto a parking area in front of the garage. The grounds in which the house sit were previously owned by Lady Betjeman, the wife of the poet Sir John Betjeman.

5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, dining room, reception room, sitting room, conservatory, kitchen and utility room, cloakroom, garage, parking and gardens.

SITUATION    The property lies in the heart of this thriving South Oxfordshire market town, which is mentioned in the Domesday survey of 1086 and is the birthplace of King Alfred in 849AD. There is extensive shopping with both Waitrose and Sainsbury supermarkets and a very good range of independent shops, a post office and music and arts festival in June and July. In the surrounding area and Wantage there are equally good independent and state schools and buses to the Abingdon schools. Didcot train station provides a mainline train service to London Paddington.

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION

HALL    Telephone point, radiator, double glass sliding doors to dining room, stairs to first floor.

DINING ROOM 15'10\" x 10'11\" (4.83m x 3.33m). Display cabinet with glass door.

RECEPTION 20'1\" x 13'10\" (6.12m x 4.22m). Double aspect with bay window to front, two radiators, brick fire surround, tiled hearth, wooden lintel, arch with display shelves, television aerial point.

SITTING ROOM 23' x 19'8\" (7m x 6m). French doors to front garden, triple aspect windows, feature inglenook fireplace with brick surround, oak lintel, wood burning stove, television aerial point.

KITCHEN 20' x 8'10\" (6.1m x 2.7m). Range of wall and floor mounted units, laminate work surfaces, one and a half bowl stainless steel sink with mixer tap, free-standing Rangemaster with a five ring gas hob, hotplate and four door oven, Belling extractor hood, LED downlighters.

CONSERVATORY 8'11\" x 8'6\" (2.72m x 2.6m). Double aspect, television aerial point, doors to garden.

INNER HALLWAY    Larder cupboard with wide range of shelves for storage, radiator.

UTILITY ROOM 9'11\" x 7' (3.02m x 2.13m). Space and plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryer, stainless steel sink, range of shelves, ceramic floor tiles, radiator.

CLOAKROOM    Pedestal wash basin with mixer tap, low level WC, ceramic wall tiles, radiator.

GARAGE/STORE ROOM 21'11\" x 16'7\" (6.68m x 5.05m). Range of storage shelving and cupboards, power and light, concrete floor.

FIRST FLOOR

LANDING    Radiator, airing cupboard housing hot water cylinder, range of storage shelves.

FAMILY BATHROOM    Bath with side panel, low level WC, Twyfords pedestal wash basin, shower cubicle, shaver point, ceramic wall tiles.

BEDROOM 4 13'11\" x 13'8\" (4.24m x 4.17m). Two fitted double wardrobes, radiator.

BEDROOM 3 13'8\" x 12'2\" (4.17m x 3.7m). Single wardrobe with hanging rail and shelves, further fitted wardrobes, radiator.

BEDROOM 2 12'1\" x 8'11\" (3.68m x 2.72m). Radiator, built-in wardrobe space with shelves and hanging rail, loft hatch.

BATHROOM    Shower cubicle, freestanding shower bath with side door, pedestal wash basin, low level WC, radiator, ceramic wall tiles.

MASTER BEDROOM 16'11\" x 16'5\" (5.16m x 5m). Wide range of fitted wardrobes, radiator.

OUTSIDE    The house is approached from Ham Road down a driveway lined with silver birches with the garden on the left hand side. The drive leads to a generous parking area in front of the garage. The lovely gardens are mainly laid to lawn with a range of mature trees and shrubs. At the front of the house there is a wide patio running along the width of the house and a second patio projecting into the lawn, which is ideal for outside dining, and a summerhouse. The rear garden is mainly laid to lawn with pretty herbaceous borders, a vegetable garden with raised beds and an orchard with a range of mature fruit trees. There is wooden garage and storage shed.

DIRECTIONS    From Oxford proceed south west on the A420 turning left at the roundabout onto the A338 towards Wantage. On entering Wantage take the second exit on the roundabout onto Mably Way. At the next roundabout take the first exit onto the A417 and follow the road to the mini roundabout and continue onto Ham Road. After approximately one hundred and fifty yards turn left onto a gravelled drive after Berroc House and before Mead Lodge and the property is on the left just before The Mead. Postcode OX12 9EE.