Detached house for sale in Pardown, Oakley, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG23

Four Oaks is an impressive and individual detached family home enjoying an excellent semi-rural position on the edge of the village. The property offers impressive accommodation with spacious, light and airy rooms extending to about 3600 sq.ft.

On the ground floor, the front door opens to the vaulted reception hall from which the stairs rise to the galleried landing with double height window. It has a stone floor which extends through the double opening to the fabulous 'lifestyle' kitchen to the rear. This is very much the heart of the house with an extensive and fully fitted kitchen area with Italian marble worktops and open-plan living and dining areas. There are three sets of bi-fold doors with shutters and blinds, opening to the rear terrace with a glorious view of the grounds. The drawing room has an enclosed living flame gas fire and a view to the front over open farmland. There is a separate sitting room and study as well as the utility room and cloakroom. On the first floor all the rooms have vaulted ceilings and each of the bathrooms are beautifully fitted. The principal bedroom has an en suite bathroom and dressing room (easily reconverted into a separate bedroom 5) and the guest bedroom has an en suite shower room. There are two further large double bedrooms and the family bathroom.

To the front, the property is set back from the lane behind four oak trees. The gravelled driveway provides ample parking and the detached double garage with adjoining carport and an office/playroom above retains great annexe potential. To the rear the west-facing gardens are extensive, measuring about 1.5 acres. There is a large sheltered terrace with a magnificent heated outdoor pool surrounded by covered and outdoor seating areas. There is a further terrace area immediately adjacent to the house ideal for outdoor dining.

The property enjoys a quiet location at the end of Pardown, a no-through lane and sought after address on the edge Oakley, a popular village on the western edge of Basingstoke. The village provides facilities catering for all day-to-day requirements, including a village school, shops, pubs, tennis courts, church, dentist and doctors' surgeries.

Nearby Basingstoke provides a far more extensive range of leisure, recreational and education facilities. Commuting is excellent with access to the mainline railway station at Basingstoke providing fast and frequent services to London Waterloo taking from 45 minutes and the M3 can be accessed at junctions 6 & 7.