The Cider Press, Ashton Keynes, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN6

This elegant detached family home blends the character appeal of natural stone construction with a light, spacious high spec interior. CALL Teresa to discuss....

Set on this exclusive new development of just 10 individual homes, in the sought-after village of Ashton Keynes. All are beautifully designed and will be finished to a very high standard by a renowned team of local builders.

A spacious open plan kitchen/diner and generous sitting room both open out to the south facing rear garden and combined with the home office, cloakroom and utility create a superb living environment for modern family life. To the first floor, an impressive principal bedroom suite benefits from a dressing room, built-in storage and an ensuite shower room. Three further double bedrooms are served by a family bathroom that has a separate shower.

The stunning kitchens are designed and installed by Audus and include a full integrated appliance package. Bathrooms and Cloakrooms fitted with Roca sanitary ware and polished chrome fittings.

Externally, the south facing garden backs onto open fields. It is laid to lawn, with paving and a patio area; enclosed by timber close boarded fencing that creates a wonderful sheltered outside space in which to relax, play or entertain. An attractive timber clad double car-barn benefits from an electrical supply to enable an electric vehicle charging point to be installed by the home owner and a permeable paved driveway provides parking for two additional vehicles.

Construction is to a high standard of energy efficiency and will be heated by a Grant UK electric air-source heating system and has triple glazed painted timber frame windows and doors.

Services: Mains water, electricity and drainage are connected to the property.

Outgoings: Council Tax TBC Local Authority: Wiltshire Council, .

Tenure: Freehold

LOCATION Ashton Keynes is an extremely popular village on the River Thames and offers a thriving community in the heart of the Cotswold Water Park. The village benefits from a friendly local shop, historic village pub and numerous sports clubs with excellent facilities, including cricket, tennis, youth football, badminton and table tennis.

You have direct access to the Cotswold Water Park, which has been awarded a grant to develop six circular cycle routes covering a combined distance of 150km. The village primary school which celebrated its 150th year in 2021 was recently ranked 125th in the Sunday Times elite top 250 State Primary Schools, which, when you consider there are almost 17,000 state primary schools in England, is a significant achievement and puts it in the top 1% of all English primary schools.

Cirencester, a lovely market town known as the Capital of the Cotswolds is 5 miles away and offers a diverse range of shops including the usual chain stores and many smaller, and often independently owned, stores.

Being close to the A419, which connects to the M4, Ashton Keynes is also well connected for work and business. A commuter railway station is 4.5 miles away in the village of Kemble.

HISTORY The site which enjoys a rich local heritage, where several generations ago, the Carter family would collect apples from neighbouring farms and orchards at harvest time to make cider, much to the delight of the villagers and local community.