The Steadings, Royal Wootton Bassett, SN4

Homes on The Steadings rarely reach the open market, and this one has been well looked after. It’s a spacious detached house with four bedrooms, a double garage and a private garden.

You come in through a welcoming hallway. The living room is the heart of the house: nearly 22ft long, with a bay window at the front and a gas fireplace for winter evenings. At the back it opens into the conservatory, which looks over the garden and has French doors straight onto the patio. It’s an easy room to use all year, for morning coffee or summer drinks.

The dining room is a separate room at the front, good for family dinners and entertaining. The kitchen/breakfast room overlooks the garden. Next to it, a utility room with its own back door keeps laundry and muddy boots out of the way. A downstairs cloakroom completes the ground floor.

Upstairs, the main bedroom has fitted wardrobes and its own en-suite. There are three more good-sized bedrooms, so there’s plenty of room for a growing family, guests or a home office. The family bathroom serves them all.

Outside, a tarmac driveway at the front gives off-road parking and leads to the detached double garage. The garage offers plenty of storage and could become a gym, studio or workshop. Through the gated side access is the rear garden. It’s enclosed and private, with a wide paved patio, a generous lawn, established borders and tall mature hedging all round.

Royal Wootton Bassett is a busy market town on the south-west edge of Swindon. It has a lively high street, independent shops and several pubs serving good food, and open countryside surrounds the town. The house is close to local sports clubs and well-regarded schools. Swindon town centre and the Great Western Hospital are both within easy reach. Junction 16 of the M4 is a few minutes away, and Swindon’s mainline station has direct trains to London Paddington, Bristol and beyond.

Viewing is highly recommended. Homes on The Steadings don’t stay on the market long.