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.

This property has 1.28 acres of land.

Outside

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.

Situation

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).

Directions

From Newbury, take the B4494/Oxford Road away from the town centre. After passing The Castle pub, take the second exit at the roundabout to stay on Oxford Road, then after a mile and a half, turn left onto Arlington Road. After half a mile, at the junction, turn right onto the B4494, and continue to follow the B4494 for 11.5 miles, into Wantage. Turn left at the junction onto Ormond Road and then at the traffic lights, turn left and then immediately right again onto Portway. After half a mile, turn left and after a further three quarters of a mile, at the junction, turn left again. Turn right onto Main Street and then turn right again at the church. Turn left onto Bassett Road and after a mile, turn left onto Gramp’s Hill. Turn right onto Forsters Lane, and the property will be on the right-hand side at the end of the lane.