Property description
A handsome double fronted 3 bed detached house, recently built and much improved.An Unusually large and landscaped garden.Exterior
Set behind a spacious communal green, this handsome double fronted detached house is attractive and well proportioned.The front door is protected by a porch and flanked by box hedges. There’s driveway parking and a single garage to the side, with an EV charger fitted to the house.Entrance
The hallway has space for a stool for youngsters, a coat rack, a generous under-stairs cupboard and the downstairs WC. The flooring is a wood effect LVT.Kitchen/diner
The heart of the home, the kitchen diner is a bright dual aspect room with windows overlooking the back garden and the green to the front.Cabinets have gloss fronts, the worktop is a marble effect laminate, there’s an eye level double oven/grill and built-in dishwasher, fridge-freezer and washing machine.Recessed LED spots light the kitchen area, with a strip of pendants above the dining table.The floor is tiled, so easy to clean and maintain.Sitting room
Another bright, dual aspect room with window overlooking the green and French windows with glazed panels either side opening onto the patio and back garden. Enough room to be zoned into a cozy seating area with kids’ creative area or maybe a study at the back.UPSTAIRSOn the landing is the airing cupboard, which holds a megaflow unvented tank. This helps to ensure good hot water pressure.Principal bedroom
A good double bedroom with space for free standing wardrobes, chest of drawers, free standing mirror and more.Ensuite
The ensuite shower room is half tiled, with warm grey ceramic tiles to the walls and shower enclosure and a tiled floor. The opaque glass double window brings in plenty of light, and can supplement the ventilation from the iris extractor fan if you’ve turned the room into a sauna with a long hot shower.Bedroom 2
A good double bedroom with picture window overlooking the green.Bedroom 3
Another good double overlooking the back garden.Family bathroom
Half tiled, with warm grey ceramic tiles and a tiled floor. Unity of purpose, this room has just the bath, hand basin and toilet with close-coupled cistern.Back garden
A great deal of effort has been expended to make this unusually large garden (for a new build) more than a cut above the usual developer standard.It has been fully dug out, topsoil added and proper drainage installed.There is a patio the full width of the house, and forming a path alongside the garage. There’s space for a barbecue, pizza oven, or as the current owners have, a mud kitchen for the youngsters.Paver stepping stones over to the sun trap patio in the back corner – where there’s space for a table & chairs and patio washing line (hole in ground).A mix of raised beds with sleeper edging and regular flower beds are now growing a mix of roses, flowers and fruits.Garage
Single garage with up-and-over door to the front and a pedestrian door into the back garden. Lights and power, has an EV charger to the front attached to the side of the house for the driveway.Transport links
Walk – It’s roughly a 10-minute walk to the library, Millbrook School and just beyond the shops, while your nearest pub, the Bay Tree, is even closer.
Bus – Your nearest bus stop is just a few minutes walk away, with buses taking you to Milton Park, Didcot and Oxford (30min on the S9) or in the other direction to Wantage and Harwell.
Car – Wantage town centre is a couple of miles and just over a 5-minute drive away. Didcot, with its train station, is a 25-minute drive. While the city of Oxford is just half an hour away.
Train – Your nearest station is Didcot Parkway, which connects you with London Paddington in 42 minutes, Reading in 12 minutes and Bristol Temple Meads in 1 hour. Oxford Station takes you to Paddington in 1 hour, Banbury in 17 minutes and Birmingham New Street in 1 hr 10.Schooling.
The nearest schools are:
Primary: Millbrook Primary School, Grove C of E Primary, St John’s C of E Primary, Wantage Primary School, St James Hanney.
Secondary: King Alfred’s Academy, St John’s Church of England Academy
In addition, there’s a wide range of private schooling available that includes: Moulsford Prep School and Cranford House School in Wallingford, Pangbourne College, Abingdon School, Bradfield College, Radley College and more.Services.
Hot water and heating are mains gas fired, with a system boiler and an unvented mains pressure tank.Broadband. FTTP (fibre to the property) According to Openreach, full fibre at up to 1600Mbps is available.
Mobile. According to Vodafone, their 4G service is “good indoors and outdoors” and their 5G service is “good outdoors only”.Council
The local authority is Vale of White Horse and the CT band is D.Tenure
Freehold. EPC rating: B. Tenure: Freehold,
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