House For Sale £1,499,950
A four-bedroom, single storey detached Bath stone house, built 16 years ago, with gardens, large double garage with automatic doors and off-street parking for several vehicles. Located in Shaft Road, Bath on the periphery of Combe Down village, within the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, but just 1.8 miles from Bath Spa railway station.
The vendors say: “We had always wanted to design and build our own home and were extremely fortunate when this plot, so conveniently located for the city of Bath, and close to a National Trust conservation area, became available twenty years ago. We designed this Bath stone home with natural slate roof to be comfortable and efficient, that is just as easy to live in for a family as for a couple. Entrance to the property is through a sliding automatic gate leading into a large driveway adjacent to the front garden. Automatic garage doors allow us to unload our shopping and enter the house through the utility room, especially useful when it’s raining! The utility room leads into the kitchen, which really is the heart of our home. With Travertine flooring and a German built cream shaker style kitchen and Corian worktops, this is a serene and light filled space. There is a large island with two breakfast stools, and we also have a dining table and chairs here. The kitchen has a large window over the sink with views of surrounding trees and there is also a vertical full-length window for views over the garden. The back door is a split ‘stable’ design leading to the deck. A second loft is located above the kitchen. The kitchen leads into the dining hall, a splendid room for entertaining with vaulted ceiling and exposed rafters, folding-sliding doors along the length of one wall on to a covered porch and a large deck extending along the rear length of the house. It really is the most amazing party house! The sitting room is open plan and off the dining hall with three large windows looking out over the front garden – a very bright and spacious room. One wall has Hulsta fitted wall units with sliding doors that cover the television when not in use. The front door enters a lobby with internal glazed double doors to the vaulted dining hall. Within the lobby is a WC and coats wardrobe. The wardrobe also contains the manifold for the heating system so outdoor coats are dried and warmed by the hot water pipes – an unexpected feature, especially in the depths of winter!”
“The four double bedrooms are accessed through a door from the dining hall which leads into a wide hallway from which the boarded and attic trussed loft is accessed through an unusually large hatch. On the right is bedroom four. Next to this is the large family bathroom with two hand basins, a bath, separate shower, WC and window with ‘Colonial’ wood shutters. Next to this is a double bedroom with fitted wardrobes. At the end of the hallway is a large walk-in airing cupboard with radiator. The third bedroom is on the left and has sliding-folding doors out to the garden. The principal bedroom is also on the left-hand side, with fitted wardrobes and an en suite shower with WC, bidet and glass wash basin and window with ‘Colonial’ wood shutters. All the bedrooms are carpeted and decorated in a neutral style and each have two double glazed windows with low sills. The house has underfloor heating throughout and a ‘warm roof’ with insulation in the pitched roof between and over the rafters, as well as a mechanical ventilation and heat recovery system so that the house always has fresh air and there is never condensation on the windows or bathroom mirrors.”
“The garden at the front is extremely low maintenance with gravel and stone, bushes and grasses and has a Mediterranean feel. The driveway to the garages is block paving, with room for several cars as well as two in the garage. The garage is large enough for two cars, workbench and space for a second fridge/freezer. The gas boiler, hot water tank and water softener are located in the garage. There is also a large standing Bath stone in the garden which was excavated during the original building works. Another feature is a gabion wall beside the drive with seating. There are dry stone walls around the property and gates at each end of the building lead to the back garden. This is partly laid to lawn with a timber summer house with double doors at the front, vertical blinds, and electricity. The summer house has a large cupboard for storing garden furniture and at the rear is a larger storage area suitable as a garden shed and accessed through a hidden door. There are two large ancient beech trees and a patio suitable for an outdoor dining table and chairs. There is also decking along the back of the house. The house benefits from perimeter lighting under the eaves.”
“The location here is very friendly and quiet. Rainbow Wood is nearby, and the Bath Skyline walk is very close. Ralph Allen senior state school (0.5 miles); Prior Park School (0.9 miles); Monkton Combe junior and senior private schools (0.6 miles); and Bath University (1.7 miles) are all within walking distance as is the centre of the city (2.2 miles) . The charming village of Combe Down is 0.6 miles away with the popular ‘Darling Deli’, trustworthy village garage and excellent doctors’ surgery. There are frequent buses into the centre of Bath, so it is ideal for visiting the many individual shops and range of good restaurants and bars. This has been such an easy house in which to live and a perfect location. We will be very sad but are now moving to be closer to family.”
The vendors say: “We had always wanted to design and build our own home and were extremely fortunate when this plot, so conveniently located for the city of Bath, and close to a National Trust conservation area, became available twenty years ago. We designed this Bath stone home with natural slate roof to be comfortable and efficient, that is just as easy to live in for a family as for a couple. Entrance to the property is through a sliding automatic gate leading into a large driveway adjacent to the front garden. Automatic garage doors allow us to unload our shopping and enter the house through the utility room, especially useful when it’s raining! The utility room leads into the kitchen, which really is the heart of our home. With Travertine flooring and a German built cream shaker style kitchen and Corian worktops, this is a serene and light filled space. There is a large island with two breakfast stools, and we also have a dining table and chairs here. The kitchen has a large window over the sink with views of surrounding trees and there is also a vertical full-length window for views over the garden. The back door is a split ‘stable’ design leading to the deck. A second loft is located above the kitchen. The kitchen leads into the dining hall, a splendid room for entertaining with vaulted ceiling and exposed rafters, folding-sliding doors along the length of one wall on to a covered porch and a large deck extending along the rear length of the house. It really is the most amazing party house! The sitting room is open plan and off the dining hall with three large windows looking out over the front garden – a very bright and spacious room. One wall has Hulsta fitted wall units with sliding doors that cover the television when not in use. The front door enters a lobby with internal glazed double doors to the vaulted dining hall. Within the lobby is a WC and coats wardrobe. The wardrobe also contains the manifold for the heating system so outdoor coats are dried and warmed by the hot water pipes – an unexpected feature, especially in the depths of winter!”
“The four double bedrooms are accessed through a door from the dining hall which leads into a wide hallway from which the boarded and attic trussed loft is accessed through an unusually large hatch. On the right is bedroom four. Next to this is the large family bathroom with two hand basins, a bath, separate shower, WC and window with ‘Colonial’ wood shutters. Next to this is a double bedroom with fitted wardrobes. At the end of the hallway is a large walk-in airing cupboard with radiator. The third bedroom is on the left and has sliding-folding doors out to the garden. The principal bedroom is also on the left-hand side, with fitted wardrobes and an en suite shower with WC, bidet and glass wash basin and window with ‘Colonial’ wood shutters. All the bedrooms are carpeted and decorated in a neutral style and each have two double glazed windows with low sills. The house has underfloor heating throughout and a ‘warm roof’ with insulation in the pitched roof between and over the rafters, as well as a mechanical ventilation and heat recovery system so that the house always has fresh air and there is never condensation on the windows or bathroom mirrors.”
“The garden at the front is extremely low maintenance with gravel and stone, bushes and grasses and has a Mediterranean feel. The driveway to the garages is block paving, with room for several cars as well as two in the garage. The garage is large enough for two cars, workbench and space for a second fridge/freezer. The gas boiler, hot water tank and water softener are located in the garage. There is also a large standing Bath stone in the garden which was excavated during the original building works. Another feature is a gabion wall beside the drive with seating. There are dry stone walls around the property and gates at each end of the building lead to the back garden. This is partly laid to lawn with a timber summer house with double doors at the front, vertical blinds, and electricity. The summer house has a large cupboard for storing garden furniture and at the rear is a larger storage area suitable as a garden shed and accessed through a hidden door. There are two large ancient beech trees and a patio suitable for an outdoor dining table and chairs. There is also decking along the back of the house. The house benefits from perimeter lighting under the eaves.”
“The location here is very friendly and quiet. Rainbow Wood is nearby, and the Bath Skyline walk is very close. Ralph Allen senior state school (0.5 miles); Prior Park School (0.9 miles); Monkton Combe junior and senior private schools (0.6 miles); and Bath University (1.7 miles) are all within walking distance as is the centre of the city (2.2 miles) . The charming village of Combe Down is 0.6 miles away with the popular ‘Darling Deli’, trustworthy village garage and excellent doctors’ surgery. There are frequent buses into the centre of Bath, so it is ideal for visiting the many individual shops and range of good restaurants and bars. This has been such an easy house in which to live and a perfect location. We will be very sad but are now moving to be closer to family.”
