Detached house for sale in Bath Road, Woolhampton, Reading, Berkshire RG7

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A charming and individual detached family home retaining lots of period features, situated in the desirable Woolhampton village, within a moments stroll of the railway station, offering direct links to london. This delightful home was built in the early 1900’s and has been extended and refurbished, enjoying beautifully mature gardens, featuring a range of converted outbuildings.

Description

Bakewell House was built in 1906 and was originally the general store belonging to the Warner family. It is an impressive, detached home with immense character that has been thoughtfully extended and refurbished, whilst retaining many of its period features. A large porch leads directly into an open-plan dining, snug and kitchen area which really is the heart of the house; a perfect space for family-time and socialising. In the space, there is a useful office area and a large storage cupboard under the stairs. The luxury kitchen has fully integrated appliances with a Belfast sink, granite worktops and an oil-fired Aga, and has French doors leading out from both the kitchen and snug to a large terrace. The spacious living room is dual aspect and enjoys an enclosed woodburning fire. There is an inner hallway with a cloakroom, leading to an impressive master bedroom, which is complete with a dressing room and large ensuite bathroom, with French doors leading directly from the bedroom onto the vine covered terrace. A solid oak staircase rises to the first floor with three further bedrooms; a double bedroom with a large refitted ensuite shower room, a further double bedroom with built-in storage and a single bedroom with a pretty feature fireplace. There is also a lovely family shower room which has been recently refitted. Lastly, there is a storage room with a staircase leading to a loft room, which can be utilised as an office, a guest room or extra living space.

Outside

The property has a block paved driveway to the front, offering ample parking for several vehicles, with a hedge secluding it from the road. To the side is a wrought iron gate, with direct access to the beautiful rear garden with unique outbuildings, including a studio (currently used as a wine cellar), a fabulous home office/garden room with a log burner, and a summer house. There is a terrace with a pretty pond, with steps up to a further vine covered terrace, which is ideal for alfresco dining. This leads to the wine cellar and vegetable garden, then steps lead to the home office/garden room and a lovely lawn, with additional seating areas and another pond. At the top of the garden, there is a summer house and a pretty woodland area.

Services & material information
All mains services are connected, except gas. The property operates on oil-fired central heating and is security alarmed.
Council tax band: G
Energy efficiency rating: E<br /><br />The property is ideally positioned in the centre of Woolhampton Village, with the local railway station on the direct line to London Paddington, the Kennet and Avon canal, and two public houses on the doorstep. Woolhampton has excellent access on the A4 into Thatcham and Newbury, to the west and Reading, to the east. Woolhampton is surrounded by beautiful countryside, making it ideal for those seeking rural pursuits in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (aonb). It offers its own primary school and village shop. The Rowbarge Inn was used in 1723 as a beer shop to serve the navvies who dug the Kennet and Avon Canal, and the modern swing bridge next to it is on the same site of one built at that time.