Reading Road, Harwell, OX11

A charming character property in a lovely sylvan setting of just over ¼ acre, traditionally built by Border Oak, the award-winning design and construction company specialists in bespoke oak buildings, on the edge of Harwell Village.

Built for the current owners approximately 20 years ago, Wood End offers buyers all the character of a traditional timber framed home with the convenience lower maintenance and impressive energy performance of a modern building.

Character features include exposed natural oak wall and ceiling timbers, solid oak internal doors, skirtings and architraves, boarded floors , an impressive oak staircase and an inglenook style fireplace to the sitting room. The house offers well balanced accommodation with well-proportioned rooms throughout and of course regular ceiling heights !

Other points of note include gas fired central heating with underfloor heating to the ground floor a newly fitted bathroom and en-suite and sealed double glazing to the timber cottage style windows.

The house is set centrally in a particularly private ¼ acre plot surrounded by trees and natural screening. When built the original planning consent included a large sunroom to the rear of the sitting room and a double garage, these could be added if desired subject to the confirmation of ongoing planning consent.

Wood End enjoys a slightly elevated position set back from the Reading Road approached by a tree lined driveway which leads to a gravel sweep in front of the property. Harwell is a popular and thriving village that lies approximately 2 .5 miles to the west of Didcot and offers such facilities as a village butcher, newsagent and general stores, village primary school, pre- school, parish church, garage and pub. The village is served by a frequent bus service connecting Didcot, Wantage and Abingdon, as well as the Harwell Science Park whilst Didcot Parkway is just 3.2 miles from the property with a mainline rail connection to London (Paddington) in under 40 mins.

Didcot offers a wide range of shopping and leisure facilities including a recently enlarged shopping centre (The Orchard Centre), multiplex cinema and Cornerstone Arts Centre. The market town of Wantage is just 6 miles distance with Newbury and Oxford easily accessed via the A34 at either Milton Interchange or Chilton interchange the A34 also offers fast access to the M4 and M40 motorways. Primary schooling is available in Harwell Village with secondary schooling at Didcot and Wantage.

Some material information to note: Gas central heating. Mains water, electricity and drainage. Offcom checker indicates standard to superfast broadband is available at this postcode. Offcom checker indicates mobile availability and mobile data is available with all major providers at this postcode. The government portal highlights this and area is very low risk for surface water flooding. We are not aware of any planning permissions in place which would negatively affect the property. Details of any covenants or easements are available on request from the estate agent