House For Sale £900,000
Thatched Cottage is a quintessential English cottage, believed to date back to the 1500s, with white painted elevations, exposed beams and a thatched roof. This stunning property
offers the perfect blend of original features and updated interiors to suit modern family living. Entering via the oak-panelled front door, the reception hall has brick pavers to the floor which extend into the dining room and through to the kitchen area, giving an immediate sense of the history of the property. An impressive inglenook fireplace with bread oven and oak lintel, with ceiling beams, feature in the formal dining area, creating the hallmark period home atmosphere for entertaining guests, whilst the adjacent drawing room has an inset woodburning stove, offering a relaxed and cosy sitting area. The kitchen has space for informal dining and is fitted with modern, white wall and base level units topped with granite work surfaces with a black Aga stove at its heart. The adjoining utility area has additional units for storage, along with a second sink and a door to access the outside. An exposed brick and flint wall marks the staircase, which rises to the first floor from the kitchen. A second staircase, constructed of wood, also gives access to the bedrooms, and is situated in the drawing room.
There are three bedrooms on the upper level, along with a bathroom, with the free-standing tub on a raised plinth, and a separate well-fitted shower room.
On the south-westerly aspect of the house, there are two rooms within an attached store room on the side wall which offer potential regarding uses.<br /><br />Whitchurch Hill is situated in the highly desirable South Oxfordshire countryside in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, close to the Thameside village of Whitchurch on Thames. Pangbourne is the nearest centre for daily amenities but for a more comprehensive range Reading, Wallingford, Henley and Oxford are all easily accessed. Both Pangbourne and Reading provide excellent rail links to London, and the M4 is close by at Junction 12 affording easy access by road to the capital, its airports and the motorway network. The local area is served by a first class range of schooling including The Oratory and Oratory Preparatory School, Pangbourne College, Bradfield College and Downe House. There are recreational facilities for all requirements in the locality and the surrounding area is renowned for its walks and rides.<br /><br />A five-bar wooden gate gives access onto the gravelled driveway, which provides parking for a number of cars and leads to the thatched porch, with its oak post supports, at the front entrance doorway. The wrap-around gardens are mainly laid to lawn, with mature shrubs and trees at the boundaries. There are three outbuildings in the grounds, providing storage for garden equipment and machinery and an open aspect on the southerly boundary allows views over adjoining countryside.
offers the perfect blend of original features and updated interiors to suit modern family living. Entering via the oak-panelled front door, the reception hall has brick pavers to the floor which extend into the dining room and through to the kitchen area, giving an immediate sense of the history of the property. An impressive inglenook fireplace with bread oven and oak lintel, with ceiling beams, feature in the formal dining area, creating the hallmark period home atmosphere for entertaining guests, whilst the adjacent drawing room has an inset woodburning stove, offering a relaxed and cosy sitting area. The kitchen has space for informal dining and is fitted with modern, white wall and base level units topped with granite work surfaces with a black Aga stove at its heart. The adjoining utility area has additional units for storage, along with a second sink and a door to access the outside. An exposed brick and flint wall marks the staircase, which rises to the first floor from the kitchen. A second staircase, constructed of wood, also gives access to the bedrooms, and is situated in the drawing room.
There are three bedrooms on the upper level, along with a bathroom, with the free-standing tub on a raised plinth, and a separate well-fitted shower room.
On the south-westerly aspect of the house, there are two rooms within an attached store room on the side wall which offer potential regarding uses.<br /><br />Whitchurch Hill is situated in the highly desirable South Oxfordshire countryside in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, close to the Thameside village of Whitchurch on Thames. Pangbourne is the nearest centre for daily amenities but for a more comprehensive range Reading, Wallingford, Henley and Oxford are all easily accessed. Both Pangbourne and Reading provide excellent rail links to London, and the M4 is close by at Junction 12 affording easy access by road to the capital, its airports and the motorway network. The local area is served by a first class range of schooling including The Oratory and Oratory Preparatory School, Pangbourne College, Bradfield College and Downe House. There are recreational facilities for all requirements in the locality and the surrounding area is renowned for its walks and rides.<br /><br />A five-bar wooden gate gives access onto the gravelled driveway, which provides parking for a number of cars and leads to the thatched porch, with its oak post supports, at the front entrance doorway. The wrap-around gardens are mainly laid to lawn, with mature shrubs and trees at the boundaries. There are three outbuildings in the grounds, providing storage for garden equipment and machinery and an open aspect on the southerly boundary allows views over adjoining countryside.
