4 bedroom detached house for sale

Tenure: Freehold

Situation

The Old Post Office is situated in the heart of Kintbury, an extremely popular village located in the Kennet Valley. Locally known for its good range of facilities and services including the train station with direct links to Newbury, Reading and London Paddington. Kintbury was named in 2008 by the Sunday Times as one of the 20 most sought after villages in England. The village contains a local primary school, Montessori school, butchers shop, church, village store, village hall, sporting facilities and several public houses. There are very convenient communication links with the M4 being accessed at either Junction 13 (8 miles), or Junction 14 (6 miles), or the A34 (5 miles).
The market towns of Hungerford, Marlborough, Wantage, and Newbury are all within 15 miles. The Kennet Valley is famous for its fishing, networks of footpaths and bridleways. The valley is bounded by the Berkshire Downs, the Ridgeway, and the Savernake Forest.

Description

A beautifully presented period village house.

Accommodation

The Old Post Office is a beautifully presented and recently extended period house, set in the heart of this popular and well serviced village. This extremely well proportioned property has a welcoming entrance hall, cloakroom, and dining room, which leads through to the recently extended drawing room. This bright and contemporary room offers flexible space and is ideal for entertaining, with French doors leading onto the pretty west facing garden. The property also benefits from a double-aspect John Lewis of Hungerford kitchen, with stairs leading down to the generous utility/storage room below.

Upstairs, accessed by a choice of two staircases, there are four double bedrooms, all of which command lovely views over the village and countryside beyond, and two stunning bathrooms.

OUTSIDE
The property benefits from a private west facing village garden, predominantly laid to lawn, and with a pretty terraced area off the back of the drawing room. At the end of the garden is the well built summer house that could provide an extra study, artists studio, or work shop. To the front of the house there is ample room for off street parking for two cars.

Directions

Take the A4 from Newbury towards Hungerford. Pass through Half Way and turn left shortly after, signposted Kintbury. Pass over the canal and level crossing, and continue up the hill for approximateley 300 yards and The Old Post Office can be found on the right hand side.