Highclere Street, Highclere, Newbury, Berkshire

Maple Farmhouse is a charming period home with handsome red brick elevations, offering over 2,200 sq ft of attractive accommodation and a wealth of original features.

The entrance hall leads to two well-proportioned reception rooms at the front: the sitting room and the drawing room. Both feature fireplaces fitted with wood-burning stoves and enjoy dual aspects with large sash windows, allowing plenty of natural light to fill the rooms. The ground floor also includes a study for private home working and, at the rear, a 21ft kitchen and dining room with French doors opening to the rear garden. There is tiled flooring and space for a family dining table, while the kitchen has white fitted units to base and wall level, as well as a stainless steel range cooker. The ground floor also has a utility room, providing further space for home storage and appliances. Stairs lead from the rear hallway to the cellar, unsuitable for permanent storage.

Upstairs, there are four well-presented double bedrooms, including the principal bedroom, which benefits from an en suite bathroom with a heated chrome towel rail, bathtub, and separate shower. The first floor also houses a family bathroom, similarly fitted with a bathtub and separate shower.

The main entrance to the property is at the side, where a driveway opens to a parking area and courtyard in front of the detached barns, including the brick-built barn, which provides plenty of storage. The house has a delightful garden to both the front and rear, with rolling lawns, bordered by high hedgerows for a sense of peace and seclusion. A gravel terrace, bordered by railway sleepers, provides space for al fresco dining.

Highclere is a small Hampshire village, surrounded by the stunning countryside of the North Wessex Downs National Landscape. The village itself has a local pub, a village hall and a parish church, and is well known for the famous Highclere Castle, which lies just outside the village. Local amenities can be found in the bustling nearby market town of Newbury, with its excellent choice of shopping in its vibrant town centre, as well as a number of supermarkets and leisure facilities. There is a superb selection of schools in the area, including the independent Thorngrove School and state primary schooling in nearby Woolton Hill. Newbury mainline station, four miles away, offers services to London Paddington (40 minutes), while the M4 is just nine miles away.