Detached house for sale in Peasemore, Newbury RG20

Peacefully located in the delightfully bijou village of Peasemore, at the heart of the rolling North Wessex Downs between Wantage and Newbury, this attractive architect-designed four-bedroom detached house was constructed ten years ago to the specifications of the current owners and has underfloor heating throughout along with great energy-efficiency ratings.

It’s perfect for a growing family with a huge, light and airy open-plan kitchen/dining/sitting area which connects to a separate 22ft sitting room via double doors. The underfloor heating is cosily accompanied by a couple of woodburning stoves.

Upstairs are four very generously sized bedrooms, two of which are en-suite, and a big family bathroom. There’s plenty of space for everyone and everything.

The extensive wrap-round gardens of Overdale House are laid mainly to lawn – perfect for children to let off steam and a blank canvas for keen gardeners.

This is stupendously scenic countryside – designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty – and walkers, cyclists and horse-riders will love it. A handy feature is a big utility/boot room with its own front door access and cloakroom with WC. Post-ramble muddy boots, wet coats and grubby dogs can be neatly dealt with before they reach the rest of the house!

Peasemore is a small, quiet village but it’s big on heart and residents can enjoy a sociable lifestyle based around the popular local pub, The Fox at Peasemore, which encompasses a café and country shop, plus lively village hall, cricket pavilion and the Norman church of St Barnabas. Groceries can be picked up at the nearby village of Chieveley.

A peaceful rural lifestyle is guaranteed, but it’s not isolated – the A34 is within a few miles, quickly accessing Newbury to the south and Wantage to the north, both super places for shopping, eating out and leisure options.

Schooling is, of course, a priority for families and Peasemore has the kudos of being within the catchment area of The Downs School in Newbury, one of Britain’s top-performing state secondary schools and Ofsted-rated ‘outstanding’. A daily bus service runs to the school from the village hall.

We’ve given you a taste of Overdale House, so let’s fill in the details . .

A beautiful home in the country

Located within an exclusive enclave of detached properties, handsome Overdale House sits centrally within the plot and is approached from a quiet lane via a set of double timber gates and a block-paved driveway with parking for several cars in front of the integral double garage.

Sheltered by an apex-roofed porch, the front door opens into a fabulously light and spacious hardwood-floored entrance hall with the staircase tucked away round the corner at the end. A set of double doors open into the kitchen, another into the sitting room and there’s also a cloakroom with WC. This leaves a generous amount of wall space for personalising the interior with furniture and artwork.

The open-plan kitchen/dining/sitting room runs across two-thirds of the rear width of the house, an expanse of 53ft, and is a sociable hub and haven with space for all the bells and whistles of everyday family life.

With a beautiful oak central island with gas hob and a couple of bar stools for quick breakfasts or homework, the bespoke 17x14ft kitchen area is sleek and modern with extensive cupboard and drawer storage. Light pours in through a duo of windows, bouncing off the ceramic floor tiles and granite work surfaces. There are two Neff ovens, a warming drawer and integrated full height fridge. Laundry requirements are taken care of in the utility/boot room fitted with a sink and lots of storage.

The kitchen flows seamlessly through to the sitting/dining area which extends to 27x12ft and is bathed in oodles of natural light thanks to a fully glazed bay of windows and French doors which open onto the garden terrace – it’s absolutely perfect for summertime drinks with guests before drifting indoors for a candlelit meal at the dining table which, with so much space to play with, can be as big as you like!

An L-shaped sofa would neatly divide the sitting area from the dining area, creating a cosy place to relax in front of the TV, warmed by a chic contemporary woodburner. Another pair of windows and overhead skylights ramp up the natural light factor.

The separate 22x14ft sitting room is accessed via double doors from the kitchen and is perfect as a quiet sanctuary for grown-ups or as an additional entertaining space. Windows at either end keep things light and bright and there’s a fireplace fitted with a woodburner for chilly winter evenings.

Room to spread out and sleep sweetly

Having four generous bedrooms is always a bonus and, with children, it averts any bickering over who ‘gets the biggest’!

Leading from the landing, which has useful cupboard storage, the vaulted principal bedroom has a bay alcove window and a spacious, vaulted en-suite bathroom with walk-in shower cubicle.

The guest bedroom also has an en-suite shower room and there are two further bedrooms that would be perfect for youngsters with plenty of space for all their belongings. One of the bedrooms also has a set of built-in wardrobes.

A huge family bathroom completes the first-floor layout and has another big shower and a corner bathtub.

Into the garden

There’s no shortage of space in these third-of-an-acre wrap-round gardens and there’s plenty of scope for further cultivation or the addition of play equipment. Fenced all round, children can play safely on the expanses of lawn and there’s mature flower borders and specimen trees to provide shade and interest. A shed takes care of mower and garden equipment storage.

The paved patio is located outside the sitting/dining area and could be expanded to create a much larger space if desired.

Round and about

Peasemore was the childhood home of former Prime Minister, David Cameron, and novelist Dora Saint, aka schoolmistress ‘Miss Read’, also taught at the village school (now closed) and lived here.

It’s a friendly community with lots going on throughout the year which residents can dip in and out of as desired. At its hub is the Fox at Peasemore, a warm-hearted family pub with a popular British menu.

Pop over to Chieveley, three miles, to pick up everyday essentials at the Londis convenience store while a choice of supermarkets such as Sainsbury’s and Waitrose are located in Newbury, which is seven miles away. It has a buzzing town centre with numerous shops including the renowned Camp Hopson department store founded in 1921. And if you like a flutter on the horses, Newbury, of course, has its own racecourse.

The nearest primary schools are within a couple of miles – Beedon CE Primary School and Chieveley Primary School are both Ofsted-rated ‘good’. Like The Downs School, St Bartholomew’s secondary school in Newbury is also rated ‘outstanding’. Excellent independent schools abound within a ten-mile radius including Downe House, St Gabriel’s, Thorngrove, Elstree and Cheam.

Super eateries abound in the leafy lanes of this part of Berkshire and include the 18th-century Ibex Inn at Chaddleworth and The Crab & Boar at Chieveley with its ‘field to shore’ menu featuring local game and fresh-off-the-boat crab. Enjoy hearty breakfasts, light lunches and afternoon teas at nearby Saddleback Farm, then purchase rare-breed meat, deli products and fresh bread in the shop.

Golfers can hit the greens at West Berkshire Golf Club and Newbury showground hosts a wide choice of events throughout the year. Beautiful Welford Park is the home of TV’s Great British Bake Off and its famous carpets of snowdrops are an annual winter spectacle.

Peasemore’s connectivity is good, being just ten minutes from junction 13 of the M4 and the wider motorway network. Trains run regularly from Newbury station to London Paddington and arrive in 45 minutes. There’s a daily bus service to Newbury too.

The finer details

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Distances: Newbury 8 miles
Oxford 21.7 miles
Wantage 8.4 miles
Didcot Parkway 13 miles
Heathrow Airport 45 miles

Trains: Didcot Parkway to London Paddington at least 5 times per hour. Journey time from 37 minutes.

Square Footage: Main house: 3047 square feet / 283.1 square metres
Garage: 363 square feet / 33.7 square metres
Total: 3410 square feet / 318.6 square metres

EPC: C

Local Authority: West Berkshire District Council |

Council Tax Band: F

Heating: Oil-fired central heating

Tenure: Freehold with vacant possession

Important Notice:
Stowhill Estates Ltd wishes to inform prospective purchasers that we have prepared these sales particulars as a general guide. We have not carried out a detailed survey, nor tested the services, appliances and specific fittings. Rooms sizes are approximate and rounded: They are taken between internal wall surfaces and therefore include cupboards/shelves etc. Accordingly, they should not be relied upon for carpets and furnishings. Formal notice is also given that all fixtures and fittings, carpeting, curtains/blinds and kitchen equipment, garden ornaments and statuary, whether fitted or not, are deemed removable by the seller unless specifically itemised within these particulars.

EPC Rating: C