House For Sale £950,000
A delightful Grade II listed cottage set in private grounds off a quiet, no-through road.
Description
This delightful thatched cottage oozes charm with an abundance of period features throughout.
Upon going through the front door and arriving into the entrance hall, doors open to the study, shower room & kitchen. The kitchen has a range of wall & base units and space for a fridge, freezer, dishwasher and washing machine as well as a built in hob & oven.
The kitchen extends and hooks round into the family room where there is a Rayburn range cooker which also provides the hot water & central heating. The dining room boasts a dual aspect and an impressive fireplace as well as a door leading round to the sitting room and a door to the upstairs. The sitting room is also dual aspect and has herringbone wood flooring and a fantastic inglenook fireplace. There is a door leading out to the garden.
Throughout the ground floor there is both tiled or wood flooring and exposed beams.
From the landing there are doors opening to all the rooms. The main bedroom has a built in storage cupboard and shower en suite. There are 3 further bedrooms and a family bathroom.
Outside
The property sits centrally within the plot and there are various areas consisting of lawn, patio/terrace areas, fish pond along with mature hedging, shrubs and trees. There is a gravel driveway providing parking for 4 vehicles which is located in
front of the garage. Double doors open into the garage which provides the most useful storage space as well as having power & lighting.
Accessed from round the side and adjoining the garage, through double French doors, is the office/garden room which would be a great space to use if working from home. It has a light & airy feel due to the vaulted ceiling and Velux windows. There is a staircase which leads up to a walk-in loft space situated over the garage.
Location
Located in the heart of the sought after village of Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, which has a popular pub and a thriving village community store and post office. There is a tennis, cricket and football club and many other activities held in the Village Hall and Pavilion.
The nearby Thameside town of Wallingford has a Waitrose and a variety of shops, restaurants and pubs together with a monthly Farmer's market, a cinema and theatre.
Transport links are very good with access to the M4 junction
12 at Theale and the A34 to Newbury and Oxford. Didcot
mainline station is within a short distance with a regular service to London, Paddington.
There is an excellent choice of schools in the area including The Oratory, Moulsford and Cranford House Preparatory Schools, Radley and Chandlings Manor and with school busses running to Abingdon School, St Helens and St Katherine schools and The Manor preparatory School in Abingdon.
Square Footage: 1,555 sq ft
Directions
From Henley-on Thames leave on the Fairmile towards Oxford (A4130) continuing through Nettlebed to the Crowmarsh Gifford roundabout. Take the left turn (A4074) towards Reading and at the next roundabout right towards Didcot on the Wallingford bypass.
At the end of the bypass turn left towards Didcot and immediately left into the village of Brightwell-cum-Sotwell.
Proceed slowly through the village passing a duck pond on your right, the Red Lion pub on your left, the war memorial on your left and the village hall (with clock) on your right. Old Nursery Lane is the next turning on your right and Orchard Cottage is the first thatch on the left.
Description
This delightful thatched cottage oozes charm with an abundance of period features throughout.
Upon going through the front door and arriving into the entrance hall, doors open to the study, shower room & kitchen. The kitchen has a range of wall & base units and space for a fridge, freezer, dishwasher and washing machine as well as a built in hob & oven.
The kitchen extends and hooks round into the family room where there is a Rayburn range cooker which also provides the hot water & central heating. The dining room boasts a dual aspect and an impressive fireplace as well as a door leading round to the sitting room and a door to the upstairs. The sitting room is also dual aspect and has herringbone wood flooring and a fantastic inglenook fireplace. There is a door leading out to the garden.
Throughout the ground floor there is both tiled or wood flooring and exposed beams.
From the landing there are doors opening to all the rooms. The main bedroom has a built in storage cupboard and shower en suite. There are 3 further bedrooms and a family bathroom.
Outside
The property sits centrally within the plot and there are various areas consisting of lawn, patio/terrace areas, fish pond along with mature hedging, shrubs and trees. There is a gravel driveway providing parking for 4 vehicles which is located in
front of the garage. Double doors open into the garage which provides the most useful storage space as well as having power & lighting.
Accessed from round the side and adjoining the garage, through double French doors, is the office/garden room which would be a great space to use if working from home. It has a light & airy feel due to the vaulted ceiling and Velux windows. There is a staircase which leads up to a walk-in loft space situated over the garage.
Location
Located in the heart of the sought after village of Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, which has a popular pub and a thriving village community store and post office. There is a tennis, cricket and football club and many other activities held in the Village Hall and Pavilion.
The nearby Thameside town of Wallingford has a Waitrose and a variety of shops, restaurants and pubs together with a monthly Farmer's market, a cinema and theatre.
Transport links are very good with access to the M4 junction
12 at Theale and the A34 to Newbury and Oxford. Didcot
mainline station is within a short distance with a regular service to London, Paddington.
There is an excellent choice of schools in the area including The Oratory, Moulsford and Cranford House Preparatory Schools, Radley and Chandlings Manor and with school busses running to Abingdon School, St Helens and St Katherine schools and The Manor preparatory School in Abingdon.
Square Footage: 1,555 sq ft
Directions
From Henley-on Thames leave on the Fairmile towards Oxford (A4130) continuing through Nettlebed to the Crowmarsh Gifford roundabout. Take the left turn (A4074) towards Reading and at the next roundabout right towards Didcot on the Wallingford bypass.
At the end of the bypass turn left towards Didcot and immediately left into the village of Brightwell-cum-Sotwell.
Proceed slowly through the village passing a duck pond on your right, the Red Lion pub on your left, the war memorial on your left and the village hall (with clock) on your right. Old Nursery Lane is the next turning on your right and Orchard Cottage is the first thatch on the left.
