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HouseSimple is pleased to present this 6-bedroom, 3 bathroom, 4 reception room detached house close to the centre of the rural village of Lambourn, near Hungerford. The property benefits from spacious, flexible living accommodation with potential to convert back to a 4 bedroom house with a self contained 2 bedroom annex, including an accessible downstairs shower room which could accommodate a resident with mobility problems, This house could also easily be split into two seperate houses subject to planning permission, with loft conversions this could provide a 5-bedroom house and a seperate 3-bedroom house as a semi-detatched pair. The house has a large landscaped garden which backs on to the picturesque Lambourn River.

The house is in easy walking distance of all local amenities, such as a primary school, doctors surgery, dentist, church, three pubs and local shops including butchers, bakers, chemist, dry cleaners, Co-Op supermarket, hardware shop, and hair dressers.

Viewing this house is essential to appreciate how much space and flexibility it has to offer.

It is fully double glazed with UPVC windows and doors, and has gas fired central heating.

GROUND FLOOR:

WEST WING ENTRANCE HALL (16' X 4'3 approx):

You enter the property from the front door into a hallway in the West Wing with laminate flooring and stairs to the first floor with an Under Stairs Cupboard. On the Ground floor it leads to:

RECEPTION ROOM 1 / HOBBY ROOM (16'9 X 11'):

This multi purpose room is currently used as a Hobby Room but has also been used as a Dining Room and an Office in the past. It has laminate flooring, Radiator, Phone point, Windows to front and side elevation and a patio door to the rear Garden.

RECEPTION ROOM 2 / DOWNSTAIRS BEDROOM (12' X 11'1):

The second Reception room is currently used as a Downstairs Bedroom, but once again, offers itself for many uses. It has carpeted floor, radiator, Phone point and a bay window to the rear.

LOUNGE (13' X 12'):

This room, currently being used as a Lounge or Sitting Room, could also have many uses. It has Laminate Flooring, a working dual fuel stove in a fireplace, radiator, Phone point and a bay with French Doors leading to the rear Garden. It has a TV Arial socket and a Satellite Dish lead.

KITCHEN (18'5 max X 10'5):

The Kitchen has vinyl flooring and houses a boiler, a number of fitted units, built in Fridge, Double Electric Oven (main Oven with fan), 5 burner gas hob, 2 bowl sink and drainer, and space/plumbing for a dishwasher. It has three windows to the front. The Electric Meter and Consumer Unit are also in the Kitchen and there is a Phone point. The Kitchen leads to both the Utility Room and the Second Hall in the East Wing.

UTILITY ROOM (13'7 X 4'10):

This has a tiled floor, plumbing for two appliances, a fitted hand sink, a work surface and space for a large American style Fridge/Freezer. There is a door at the rear leading to the Conservatory, and another door (although not currently used) leading to the Dining Room.

CONSERVATORY (7'6 max X 6'2 max):

This has a tiled floor, low level brickwork and uPVC double glazed windows and a door leading to the rear garden. It also has lighting and power.

EAST WING HALL (12'4 X 6'3 max):

The Second Hall in the East Wing (originally the Annex), accessed from the Kitchen also has stairs to the first floor with an Under Stairs Cupboard. It also has a window and door to the front of the property, ideal as an emergency exit without having to go back through the kitchen. On the Ground floor it leads to:

SHOWER ROOM / WET ROOM (6'1 X 5'5):

This has sealed non-slip vinyl flooring, fully tiled walls, a shower, wash basin, WC and heated towel rail connected to the central heating. It has a window to the front.

LAUNDRY ROOM / SECOND KITCHEN (12'6 max X 8'6 max):

This L-shaped room has fully tiled flooring and walls, a double butler sink, and plumbing for two appliances, and space for a third (Tumble Dryer) it also has fitted high level cupboards and space under them for chest freezers, or other storage. There is a gas point so it could easily be used as a second kitchen for an annex. It has a window to the front. It also has a door leading to the Dining room.

DINING ROOM /RECEPTION ROOM 3 (21'3 X 13'7 max):

This is a large multi-purpose room, currently used as a Dining Room and Sitting Room; it has also been used as a bedsit to provide ground floor accommodation for a disabled person. It has carpet flooring and doors leaving to the Laundry Room and the Utility Room. It has a Bay window and Patio Doors with sloped access to the rear garden. It has two phone points, TV aerial lead and Satellite Dish lead.

FIRST FLOOR:

Accessed by stairs at both ends of the property. Starting from the stairs in the East Wing Hall, which ascend to:

EAST WING LANDING (5'11 max X 13'1 max):

The East Wing landing contains a roof window and a large airing cupboard with hot water cylinder. This landing leads to:

EAST WING LOFT (16' X 22' approx):

A massive fully boarded loft area accessed via a ceiling hatch, with power and lighting. It also has a window to the front and a roof window to the rear providing lots of storage. Easy to stand up in as in the centre it reaches a height of 8'11. This also houses the cold water tank and the central heading expansion tank. Could be converted to an additional bedroom.

BEDROOM 1 (21'4 X 10'4):

This would be the Master Bedroom, although it is currently being used as an upstairs sitting room. It has carpet flooring and a bay window to the rear with panoramic views of the Lambourn Valley. It has a TV Aerial lead, satellite dish lead, Phone point, radiator and an area that could be used as a walk in wardrobe which also provides access to a large eaves cupboard for storage. It would also be easy to add an en-suite to this room as it is adjacent to the airing cupboard with access to a hot and cold water supply. This would also be the Master Bedroom for the Annex if required.

BEDROOM 6 (13'1 X 6'3):

This would be the second bedroom in the annex if required. Although one of the two smaller bedrooms, it is still big enough for a double bed. It has a window to the front, and a radiator. It also has access to the same eaves cupboard storage mentioned above that runs the full depth of the property.

BATHROOM (7'9 X 6'1):

The large family bathroom has a fully tiled floor and walls, a large Jacuzzi Bath with a digital shower, wash basin and WC. It also has fitted cabinets, a shaving point and a heated towel rail connected to the central heating.

BEDROOM 5 (10'11 X 7'1):

This bedroom is the link between the East and West Wings and could either be part of the main house of the Annex if required. It is currently used as a home office, and has fitted units, but the carpet flooring covers the whole room under the units, so they could be removed easily if required and would provide sufficient space for a double bed. It has a window to the front, an original feature fire place, with built in storage each side and a phone point. The other door from this bedroom leads to the West Wing Landing.

WEST WING LANDING (13' max X 4'7 max):

This has stairs leading back down to the West Wing Entrance Hall on the Ground Floor. On the first floor it leads to:

WEST WING LOFT (22' X 9' approx):

This second loft space is also fully boarded and accessed via a ceiling hatch. It offers 22' X 9' standing room with eaves storage in addition to that. It also has lighting and power and has in the past been used as an additional bedroom.

BEDROOM 2 (13' X12'):

This Double Bedroom has carpet flooring, a bay window to the rear, a radiator and a TV Arial Lead.

BEDROOM 3 (12' X 11'1):

This Double Bedroom has carpet flooring, a bay window to the rear and a radiator, and an original feature fireplace.

BEDROOM 4 (17' X 10'11):

Currently being used as the Master Bedroom. It is a spacious room with a window to the rear, and a radiator, it is accessed by three steps down from the West Wing Landing.

SHOWER ROOM (8' X 5'):

This contains a large walk-in shower area with digital shower, a wash basin and WC. It has fitted units and a shaving point and a heated tower rail connected to the central heating. It has fully tiled floor and walls, and a window to the front.

REAR GARDEN:

The property benefits from a large terraced rear garden that can be accessed from four rooms at the rear of the house. It has lockable double gates at the West end leading to the front driveway.

On the top level there is a large patio area with an outside water tap and an area laid to lawn. Slightly lower than this is a level with a large landscaped fish pond and a stream way feeding it. The pond is automatically toped up with rain water from the roof downpipe. There is an outflow from the pond that feeds the stream way on the bottom level.

The middle level can be accessed by central steps or a slope to the East side, this is laid to lawn.

The bottom level is accessed by steps on the east side and contains a water feature and stream way along with a narrow lawn, and a wood store. From this level there are also steps down to a gated access to the River Lambourn, which flows normally from February to September.  This over 4 meters below the house so there is no risk of flooding.

The West side of the garden has a three tiered waterfall leading to a splash pool at the bottom.

The East side has an aviary, and three wooden sheds, all with power and lighting. Also on the East side of the house is a covered walkway to the front, securely gated at each end, providing useful storage in addition to the three sheds.

FRONT:

In front of the property is a large driveway providing off road parking for up to 5 cars. There is also a bed planted with shrubs, and secure gated access down both sides of the house. There is an outside water tap.

SERVICES:

The property is connected to mains electric, gas, water, and sewage. It currently has a BT phone line and Virgin Media fiber-optic direct to the house offering outstanding broadband speeds and cable TV. The property also has a Satellite Dish and Terrestrial TV aerial with a 6 way splitter.