6 Great Mead is a spacious detached family home of over 4,000 square feet which has been reconfigured and insulated to exceptionally high standards, with large, light reception rooms, high ceilings, solid oak features and doors, with six double bedrooms, each room carefully designed in unique style by the artist owner.

The reception hall with galleried solid hand-crafted oak doors, windows and beams, and elegant curved wall, leads into the colourful bar area with curved bench seat and Panamanian oak bar. This flows into a spacious family room with full size Italian slate pool table, a gym/snug area, and plenty of light through bi-fold doors opening onto the patio, with 7-person hot tub, that looks out onto the rear gardens. There is also a 24ft dual aspect drawing room with feature 1950's original fireplace with new woodburning stove, and French doors onto the main courtyard patio.

The open-plan dining area and kitchen is a large, light space with views through the solid oak French doors which open onto another sunny south-facing patio. The kitchen has contemporary units, breakfast bar, solid granite worktops and integrated appliances, with space in the dining area for two family dining tables. From here, a connecting door leads into separate garden suite, with its own front door, two double bedrooms and a family bathroom.

Upstairs, there are a further four double bedrooms, each with a themed design and en suite. There is an extra dressing room with its own bathroom and shower. The substantial principal bedroom has its own dressing area, Juliet balcony and en suite with double basins, feature oval bath and large shower. Each benefits from large areas of eaves storage space.

This property has 1 acres of land.

Outside

At the front of the house there is parking for up to ten cars on a gravel driveway, as well as access to the integrated single garage. The south-facing rear gardens enjoy plenty of sunlight. There is extensive Indian sandstone paving around the large natural pond, which used to be a swimming pool and is fully re-lined, now a haven for pond plants, water lilies and wildlife. This paving extends into a canopied walkway, up to the patios which encircle the house, and on the other side, continues around the large outdoor studio office, which is insulated, decorated and carpeted, with efficient infra-red heating.

To the other side of the garden is further lawns and beds, two timber garden sheds and timber framed raised vegetable beds, original large wood store, a large orchard with pathway down to the paddock area, where there is also a large double-stable building, in need of some repair. The house benefits from solar panels on three sides of the crown roof and the acre plot is bordered by gardens and fields.

Situation

The property is set in the village of East Hagbourne, just outside Didcot and surrounded by the sweeping countryside of the Chiltern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The house lies opposite the Recreation ground and children's playground in a cul-de-sac. The village has a parish church, a village hall and a local pub, as well as a popular primary school. Didcot includes a new shopping centre, theatre, cinema, supermarkets,restaurants and cafes. Didcot also offers several outstanding state schools, including Didcot Primary Academy, Aureus Primary School and for secondary, Didcot Girls’ School. The area is well connected by road, with the nearby A34 allowing access to Oxford, M40 and Newbury, while Reading and the M4 are also within easy reach. Didcot’s mainline station provides frequent services to London Paddington, taking approximately 45 minutes.

Directions

From Pangbourne, take the A329/Station Road away from the village and past the station. After four miles, turn left onto the A417/Wantage Road and continue for five miles. Turn right onto the B4016 Bessel’s Way and after two miles, turn right onto New Road. Turn right again onto Great Mead and the property will be on the right-hand side.