6 bed detached house for sale

Ashe, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG25

Ashe Court is approached by a gravel driveway flanked by mature trees. Ashe Court offers exceptional accommodation across two floors with fine open countryside views. Upon entering the wide and gracious reception hall offers access to the main reception rooms with an elegant staircase leading to the first floor. The drawing room is a particularly impressive with its bay window, ideal for
formal entertaining, while a more relaxed sitting room provides excellent flexibility for everyday family life. These rooms have open fireplaces and flow naturally, creating a house that is both versatile and practical. The dining room is a beautifully proportioned space, accessed via arched double doors from the reception hall with doors opening directly onto the south facing terrace and gardens. The kitchen/breakfast room forms a bright, welcoming heart of the home, perfectly suited to contemporary family life. Flowing seamlessly into a relaxed seating and dining area, it enjoys lovely views across the garden. A generous central island anchors the space, while the aga provides a distinctive and appealing focal point. Complementing the kitchen there is a separate walk-in pantry, utility room
and study with a superb range of floor to ceiling shelving.

The staircase leads to a galleried landing from which there are delightful views over the garden and countryside beyond. On the first floor are four large double bedrooms including the principal bedroom suite with its comfortable en suite bathroom and an impressive guest suite with en suite bathroom. There is an extra shower room on this level serving two further bedrooms. The bedrooms have large windows offering a good deal of light as well as attractive views overlooking farmland and towards the North Hampshire Downs.

Located on the ground floor to the north side of the house, there is additional accommodation benefiting from its own separate entrance as well as being accessed from the kitchen. There are two further bedrooms and a shower room, an additional living/playroom with open plan kitchenette, there is also a gym/games room with doors out to the garden a pool area. This a part of the house has previously been a self-contained annexe.

The attractive and well-maintained gardens lie mainly to the south of the house and consist of a large area of lawn, herbaceous borders, rose beds and mature trees. Steps lead up to a swimming pool which is fully fenced and within this area is a summer house. The terrace leads off all reception room as well as the kitchen and faces south and spills on to the lawns and onto the fenced tennis court.
The grounds also include an excellent stable block, beyond which is an all-weather manège and fenced paddocks.

Services: Mains electricity and water. Oil fired heating Septic tank
drainage. 14 photovoltaic panels with battery storage

Local Authority: Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Council tax band: H
EPC band: House and Annexe D
Tenure: Freehold

Ashe Court occupies a delightful setting on the edge of the hamlet of Ashe in a popular part of North Hampshire surrounded by rolling countryside. Excellent local amenities are provided in Overton about 11⁄2 miles to the west. More extensive facilities are to be found in Basingstoke about 8 miles to the east. There is good access to London and the national motorway network, which is gained by the M3 (Junction 7 about 6 miles) or via the A34 at Whitchurch (about 41⁄2 miles). Regular train services run from both Basingstoke and Overton to London (Waterloo), the journey taking approximately 45 and 55 minutes respectively. There are many highly regarded schools in the surrounding area including Cheam, St Swithuns, Winchester College, Farleigh School and Princess Mead. Sporting amenities in the area include golf at Test Valley in Overton and Sandford Springs in Kingsclere. There is racing at Newbury and Ascot along with good shooting, as well as fishing on the River Test nearby.