4 bed detached house for sale

Forsters Lane, Letcombe Bassett, Wantage, Oxfordshire OX12

Church End is a delightful Grade II Listed, thatched house dating originally from the 17th century. The house features a wealth of period character, including exposed timber beams and original fireplaces, combined with clean, neutral décor and high-quality, contemporary fittings. The property was totally re-thatched in 2023. The ground floor has three comfortable reception rooms, with the sitting room and family room providing space in which to relax and the formal dining room offering space for entertaining. Each room has a fireplace, with the sitting room and family room both fitted with woodburning stoves. The well-proportioned kitchen/breakfast room has shaker-style units, wooden worktops, a butler's sink, a range cooker and space for a breakfast table, while there is also a utility room for further appliances and home storage. Upstairs, the generous principal bedroom benefits from an adjoining dressing room and a large en suite bathroom with a separate shower unit. The first floor also has three further bedrooms, a family bathroom, and a useful study space for home working.

The property is set at the end of a no-through lane and backs onto rolling open countryside with incredible views over the North Wessex Downs. At the entrance, electric gates open onto a driveway, which provides plenty of parking space to the side of the house and access to the large, thatched garaging block at the rear. The garden includes areas of lawn, paved terracing, various mature specimen trees and magnificent views across the surrounding fields and hills. There are several pony paddocks giving huge flexibility to the property.

The property is located in the small village of Letcombe Bassett, surrounded by the rolling countryside of the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The historic market town of Wantage is three miles away, while the larger surrounding towns of Newbury and Oxford are also easily accessible. Wantage is a charming setting with its narrow streets and market square, and the town provides plenty of everyday amenities including a variety of shops, supermarkets, leisure facilities, pubs and restaurants. There is an excellent choice of schools in the area including Cothill, Cokethorpe, The Manor Prep, St Hugh's, Radley College, Abingdon and Pinewood. The area is well-connected by road, with the M4 within easy reach, linking with London and the West Country and mainline rail services available at Didcot Parkway station, 12 miles away (45 minutes to London Paddington).