4 bed detached house for sale

Lapwing Lane, Watchfield, Oxfordshire SN6

This former show home is situated on the edge of the development with a large front garden, ample parking and an attached single garage. A fantastic family home which is ideally positioned for access to the A420 to Oxford and Swindon. Watchfield and nearby Shrivenham boast two popular village primary schools, an award-winning delicatessen, a supermarket and other pubs and restaurants.

The ground floor comprises a lovely light family kitchen/dining room with French doors on to the rear garden and integral appliances, including a double oven, gas hob with extractor over, dishwasher, hot tap and waste disposal unit. The sitting room boasts a contemporary gas fireplace and an attractive bay window, there is a ground floor study and a utility/cloakroom fitted with a washer/dryer.

On the first floor are four double bedrooms, the master bedroom enjoying fitted wardrobes and an en suite shower room. A family bathroom completes the internal accommodation.

Outside, the front garden has been landscaped to include raised vegetable beds and fruit trees. The driveway is blocked paved and gravelled, allowing plenty of off-road parking and access to an attached single garage with rear door to the garden. The rear garden is incredibly private and landscaped to include patio areas, a water feature and a further terrace which currently houses a hot tub.

This property is offered to the market as end of chain.

Watchfield has a charming village centre with a church, village hall and public house, and a small shopping centre with a public house and a restaurant near the roundabout with the A420. The Defence Academy of the United Kingdom provides post-graduate level education for UK and overseas military personnel. Many students and staff live in the village and play an active part in community life. The excellent village primary school has children from several different countries, which makes for an interesting learning environment.

Together, Watchfield and Shrivenham make one of the larger village areas within the Vale of the White Horse and are located to the north east of Swindon (circa 5 miles) and to the south west of the market town of Faringdon (circa 5 miles). A bypass built in 1984 ensures that the rural atmosphere of both villages is preserved. Shrivenham also has an extremely active community. There is a lovely tree-lined high street with shops, restaurants, public houses, a doctors’ surgery, and Methodist and Church of England churches. There is also a newly built primary school with nursery, and a golf course.

Both villages are ideally located for access to the M4 at Swindon and the A420 leading to Oxford and beyond. There is a frequent bus service from Swindon to Oxford and back.