Vicarage Road, Yateley, Hampshire

Dating from circa 1820, Barclay House is an attractive Regency home offering more than 4,200 sq. ft. of sensitively modernised accommodation. Retained period features include large sash glazing, high ceilings with ornate cornicing and plasterwork and some original fireplaces.

The ground floor accommodation flows from a full-width verandah into a welcoming reception hall. There is a beautifully proportioned drawing room with two feature fireplaces and French windows opening to both the verandah and rear terrace. A generous sitting room flows into a formal dining room that also has a feature fireplace and French windows to the verandah. There is also a charming study with two very large sash windows overlooking the garden. The kitchen/breakfast room has a range of wall and base cabinets and modern integrated appliances, and a neighbouring fitted utility room, while to the rear there is a second cloakroom and a back staircase that leads to two bedrooms and a bathroom.

The property also benefits from generous cellarage, comprising a games room and three further cellar rooms, suitable for a variety of uses. The first floor, reached from the elegant main staircase, offers a principal bedroom with en suite bathroom, three further bedrooms and two family bathrooms all of excellent proportion.

Screened by mature hedging and having plenty of kerb appeal, the property is approached over a gravelled driveway providing private parking and access to a detached two-storey Coach House, with hallway and stairs rising to a first floor, with annexe potential. There is also stabling and a workshop in the Coach House. The landscaped garden surrounding the property is laid mainly to lawn bordered by mature planting and features numerous seating areas, a greenhouse and a large raised paved rear terrace, ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining.

The small Hampshire town of Yateley offers a good selection of day-to-day amenities including a church, high street and local shops including a butcher and fishmonger, supermarkets, a village green with playground, public houses, restaurants, primary and secondary schooling, GP and veterinary surgeries. More extensive shopping, service and leisure amenities are available in Farnham and Reading. Communication links are excellent: the nearby A30 links to the M3 and motorway network and Sandhurst station offers regular services to central London.

The area offers a good selection of state primary and secondary schooling including Edgbarrow School (rated Outstanding by Ofsted) and a wide range of independent schools including Yateley Manor, Wellington College, Hurst Lodge, St. Neot’s Prep and Lyndhurst.