House For Sale £2,500,000
'Wildwood' is a pretty and spacious detached home, sitting in an elevated position in Harpsden Woods and close to the prestigious Woodlands Road.
Through a 5-bar gate, along a private driveway, through a copse and beside the private tennis court, along to the paved front courtyard with space for several cars to park. The frontage of the house is a classic early 20th-century brick, wood panelling and painted pebbledash, with a gabled roof and extensive windows. The front of the house has views towards Shiplake in the river valley and beyond to the hills on the other side.
The front porch leads through a wooden front door and into the reception hall, a generous space at the core of the house, with wooden floors and high ceilings. There is a useful cloakroom area with ample space for coats and shoes, with a window to the front and along to a ground floor shower room with w.c., wash hand basin, a shower and a heated towel rail.
Double wooden doors lead into the sitting room. This is a bright and comfortable room, with a parquet wooden floor, windows on three aspects with particular views of the swimming pool and gardens, and centred around an open fireplace with cast-iron hood and basket, set in a brick hearth. A glazed door leads to the front garden. Beside the fireplace is a small study area or 'reading nook' with a glass door to the rear garden, fitted shelves and carpeting.
The family room is a cosy reception space with a brick fireplace with a cast-iron hood. This carpeted room has a window to the rear garden.
From the reception hall, past a generous storage cupboard with larder shelving which houses the water-softening system, and into the open-plan kitchen/dining room. The kitchen has lots of windows, and has a warmth to it from the hand-built Ash wall and base units - created from a tree that was felled on the property. A granite worksurface covers the broad array of kitchen counters, with a double Belfast sink inset and a water filter tap. There is space for a free-standing range cooker, with a stainless steel extractor hood over. There is also an integrated dishwasher and a tall cupboard with space for an integrated fridge-freezer unit. The room is lit via recessed spots, and the tiled floor has underfloor heating,
The kitchen opens into the dining area, with space for an 8-10 seater table, wooden floors, wall-mounted lighting, and a charming bay window seating area, with a glazed door to the rear patio garden. From the dining area through a door into the separate generous utility room, with windows on two aspects, a vaulted ceiling, space for a washer and dryer, fitted kitchen cupboards, a granite worktop and sink. A wooden stable door leads to the side of the property, towards the double garage.
From the reception hall and up the carpeted stairs to the first-floor landing, with wooden balustrades and lit by an East-facing window.
The principal bedroom suite is separated by a door and comprises a large carpeted double bedroom with windows on two aspects, a balcony with glass door, high ceilings, a series of fitted wardrobes. A vestibule with fitted shelves leads to the tiled en suite bathroom, with a cork-tiled floor, a panelled bath, a w.c., a wash hand basin and a separate shower. Across the vestibule to the dressing room, with fitted wardrobes and a window to the rear.
Bedroom 2 is a double bedroom with high ceilings, a window to the rear, carpet and a wash hand basin.
Bedroom 3 is a double with wooden floors, a fitted wardrobe with a wash hand basin and a window to the rear.
Bedroom 4 is a large single with wooden floors and high ceilings, with a wash hand basin, a window to the rear and fitted wardrobes.
Bedroom 5 is in use as a study, with space for a single bed, fitted wardrobes and a corner wash hand basin.
The family bathroom is part-tiled, with a pair of windows to the front, a panelled bath, a separate shower, underfloor heating, a heated towel rail, a w.c. and a wash hand basin in a wooden unit.
A deep airing cupboard hosts the 'Megaflow' hot water tank. From the landing and up carpeted stairs to the second storey, with a guest double bedroom 6 in the attic, carpeted, with a window to the front, eaves storage, and an en suite bathroom with shower, wash hand basin, heated towel rail and w.c..
Outside
The house sits centrally in approximately 1.25 acres of enclosed lawn, mature beds, with a wooded copse, a substantial kitchen garden, a hard-surfaced tennis court, and a swimming pool with an air-source heat pump. It is a peaceful location and a private setting, with plenty of outdoor space for a comfortable rural lifestyle.
Next to the house sits a large timber double garage building, with associated storage space. A separate wooden shed provides further garden storage.
Living in Harpsden
The Woodlands Road area is highly regarded and arguably one of the most sought-after and prestigious residential roads in the Henley area. To the northern end of Woodlands Road is the village of Harpsden and Harpsden Woods, providing excellent dog walking.
To the southern end of Woodlands Road is the village of Lower Shiplake, which is a popular Thameside village boasting a railway station, village shop, a popular butcher shop and a sought-after village school. The local pub, the Baskerville Arms, sits at the heart of the village and has a lovely garden. Orwells Restaurant which appears in the Michelin guide, is also within walking distance.
There are many activities on the doorstep, such as an active lawn tennis club in the village, cycling, walking, including walks along the Thames Path and bridleways providing horse riding in the surrounding countryside. Henley Golf Club is located in Harpsden.
There are good transport links. Shiplake railway station is just a short walk. Paddington approx 60 minutes with the Elizabeth Line and mainline services linking to Paddington and onward to The City. There are regular buses to Reading, which is approximately 7 miles away and has an excellent mainline station with trains into London, and to the north and west of England.
Henley - 2 miles
Reading - 6 miles
Maidenhead M4 Junction 8/9 - 12 miles
London Heathrow - 25 miles
London West End - 40 miles
Schools
Shiplake Primary School
Prep schools include Rupert House School and St Mary's School, both in Henley.
Private schools include Shiplake College, Reading Blue Coat, The Oratory at Woodcote, Kendrick School, The Abbey and Queen Anne's are easily accessible. Buses also run from Shiplake to the Abingdon Schools including St Helen and St Katharine and Abingdon Boys.
Tenure: Freehold
Local Authority: South Oxfordshire District Council
Services: Mains water and electricity, gas central heating, private drainage.
Council Tax - Band G
