Whitehall Lane, Checkendon, Oxfordshire, RG8

A traditional extended period cottage set in approximately 0.38 acres, featuring a separate self contained annexe, ample parking, and a double garage.

Description

The front door opens into an enclosed porch that leads into the entrance hall, featuring original terracotta tiled flooring, exposed beams, and an open fireplace. The entrance hall provides access to the playroom, which also retains the terracotta tiled flooring and beams, and includes an open fireplace.

To the other side of the entrance hall is the sitting room, featuring exposed beams and an open fireplace with a fitted wood-burning stove. A study is accessed from the side of the sitting room, offering a perfect space for working from home.
Steps and folding doors lead to the conservatory/garden room, which opens via French doors onto the rear patio. Internal French doors connect to the family room, which can also be accessed via the entrance hall.

The kitchen/breakfast room enjoys views over the rear garden and is fitted with painted wooden units, granite worktops, and a contrasting central island with an oak worktop. It includes an Aga, integrated electric hob, oven, dishwasher, and a large larder cupboard.

Off the kitchen is a rear lobby with a door to the garden and access to the utility room. This area connects to a self-contained annexe (currently privately let out) comprising a multi-purpose studio room with a vaulted ceiling, kitchenette, built-in wardrobes, and a shower room. French doors provide private access to the garden without passing through the main house. Completing the ground floor accommodation is a cloakroom, accessed from the playroom.

From the entrance hall, a turning staircase leads to the first-floor landing. The principal bedroom enjoys a dual aspect overlooking the rear garden and includes built-in wardrobes and an en-suite bathroom. There are three further double bedrooms, each with built-in wardrobes and storage. A family bathroom and a separate shower room complete the accommodation.

Outside, the property sits in a private corner plot enclosed by hedging behind picket fencing at the front and mixed hedging at the rear. Access is via Whitehall Lane through a five-bar timber gate onto a gravelled driveway, providing ample off-street parking for multiple vehicles and access to the double garage. There is side access to a large brick-paved patio at the rear of the house, with an additional separate patio off the annexe. The garden is mainly laid to lawn with mature planted beds and borders. In total, the plot measures approximately 0.38 acres.

Location

Set in the village of Checkendon, on the edge of the Chiltern Hills and surrounded by glorious countryside.

Checkendon is a charming village with a thriving pre-school, primary school, and a historic 12th-century church.

The nearby market towns of Wallingford and Henley-on-Thames, both with prime frontage to the River Thames, offer a wide range of shopping, recreational, and educational facilities.

Mainline rail services to London Paddington are available from Goring & Streatley station via Reading.

The major commercial centres of Oxford and Reading are easily accessible via a convenient network of A-roads, with connections to the M4 (Junction 12) and M40 (Junctions 4 &5).

The surrounding countryside offers miles of outstanding walking and riding opportunities.

Square Footage: 3,105 sq ft


Acreage: 0.38 Acres

Directions

Turn left out of our office and continue along the riverfront. At the traffic lights, turn right into Hart Street and proceed straight through the next set of lights. Continue out of Henley via Gravel Hill, passing through Greys Green. Follow the road until you reach a T-junction and turn right towards Nettlebed.
Drive through Satwell and Highmoor, then take the next left signposted Witheridge Hill / Checkendon / Stoke Row. Continue into Stoke Row, passing the village green on your right and a garage on your left. Proceed through the village and turn left into Uxmore Lane. Follow Uxmore Lane, passing houses on the left. As the road dips, continue into the village of Checkendon. Keep going until you reach a left-hand turn into Whitehall Lane.

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