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Property: Monmouth
House, Tile Barn, Woolton Hill, RG20 9XE
Description: A detached house of great character,
built 19 years ago to a high standard with spacious
accommodation, set in a sought after village address
south of Newbury.
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Price Guide: £895,000 Freehold |
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Key Features:
Reception Hall, Cloakroom, Drawing Room, Dining Room,
Library/Study, Family Room, Kitchen/Breakfast room,
Utility room, Downstairs shower room with W.C. Master
Bedroom with en-suite, Nursery/Dressing Room, two
further double bedrooms, Guest suite of bedroom, sitting
room and en-suite shower room, family bathroom, attic
room with permanent staircase, detached double garage.
Ample driveway parking. Gardens and grounds of
approximately 0.4 acres.
Directions:
From Newbury Town centre take the A343 south towards
Andover. Follow the road down the hill out of the town,
pass under the by-pass, through the woods and take the
next right turn signed Woolton Hill. Follow the road
into the village and almost opposite the left turn to
Blindmans Gate is the entrance to Monmouth House on the
right hand side. Turn into the driveway and immediately
left into the drive for Monmouth House.
The Location:
Woolton Hill is a sought after village some 5 miles
south of Newbury and Tile Barn is considered ‘the’
address in the village. The village has junior and
infant schools, both with good reputations, a health
centre, village shop/post office and pub/restaurant.
There is ample open countryside walking and cycling
within easy access, including The Chase, a National
Trust site with woodland and lakeside walks. Newbury,
with mainline station to Paddington and all major
shopping, is about 5 miles north, whilst Whitchurch
about 10 minutes drive south offers mainline service to
Waterloo. The Newbury by-pass is about 1.5 miles away
offering access to the M4 (J13) and A34 north, A34 south
and M3(J8).
The Property:
Coming to the market for the first time, having been
built for the present owner some 19 years ago, Monmouth
House is a home of great warmth and character. Sited
well in it’s south/west facing plot and with excellent
accommodation plus a detached double garage it offers
all that is required for village living at it’s very
best. Throughout the house, skirtings, architraves and
doors are solid hard wood and double glazed windows are
set in hard wood frames and cills. There are BT points
in all rooms except the Hall and Dining Room and the
house is connected to Broadband.
A C C O M M O D A T I O N
From the drive a paved path leads to the timbered front
door with full length glazed panels to either side and
two outside lights. Door opens to:
Reception Hall
A spacious reception hall with inset mat well, coving,
ceiling light and two wall light points. Open fireplace
to one side with timber surround and marble slips and
hearth. Stairs to first floor with turned hard wood
newell post and handrail, doors off to Drawing Room,
Dining Room, Library/Study, Kitchen and:
Cloakroom
Suite comprising low level WC and wash hand basin.
Ceiling light, extractor fan, part tiled walls.
Drawing Room 21’ (6.40m) x 15’8” (4.78m)
An elegant, light room with windows to three sides
looking out over the garden. Ceiling light set in
decorative rose, 2 wall light points, coving, 2
radiators, impressive open fireplace with timber
surround and marble slips and hearth. Television aerial
point, BT point.
Dining Room 17’7” (5.36m) x 15’5” (4.70m)
A room of good proportion with a window overlooking the
garden. Decorative ceiling rose, coving, 2 wall light
points and picture light point, feature fireplace with
timber surround, marble slips and hearth, radiator.
Library/Study 20’2” (6.15m) x 10’11” (3.33m)
Ceiling light, coving, radiator, window to side and
French Doors opening to a paved area to rear of
property. Telephone point.
Kitchen/Breakfast Room 19’5” (5.92m) x 19’2” (5.84m)
A well planned kitchen fitted with a range of high and
low limed ash cupboards and drawers, some having glazed
doors and internal lighting. Integrated electric oven
plus combination microwave/oven, ceramic hob with
extractor over and fridge/freezer, space for dishwasher,
1¼ bowl single drainer sink unit. Central island unit
with further storage cupboards and shelves under. Ample
space for table and chairs with French doors opening to
paved area to side of house, window to opposite side
overlooking garden. Ceiling light over table area, 3
sets of spotlights and central lighting panel over
island unit. Coving, radiator, part tiled walls, Amtico
flooring. Opening with two steps down to:
Family Room 19’2” (5.84m) x 18’8” (5.69m)
A light, comfortable dual aspect room with two windows
to the front and two windows to the side of the
property. Two ceiling lights, coving, feature fireplace
with timber surround and brick slips and hearth.
Telephone point, television aerial point. Door to:
Utility Room
Heavy timber door to side of property, window to side,
cupboards to match kitchen units, 1¼ bowl single drainer
sink unit, water softener. Oil fired boiler providing
heating and domestic hot water. Space for washing
machine and tumble dryer. Central heating controls,
alarm controls, opening to coats storage with full
height storage cupboard. Door to:
Shower Room
White suite comprising low level WC, pedestal wash hand
basin and shower cubicle. Obscure glazed window to side,
ceiling light, coving, part tiled walls, tiled floor.
From the hall the staircase rises and turns through 90
degrees to a spacious galleried landing with a study
area and window to the front of the property. Central
stair well light and two further ceiling lights, picture
light, telephone point. Double door airing cupboard with
slatted shelving and foam dipped hot water tank,
internal light. Doors to all rooms including:
Master Bedroom 21’ (6.40m) x 11’8” (3.56m)
A spacious dual aspect room with windows to front and
rear of the property. Part vaulted ceiling, coving, 2
wall light points, dado rail, radiator, telephone point,
television aerial point. Door to:-
En-suite bathroom with whirlpool bath, low level WC,
bidet, wash hand basin and separate shower cubicle.
Ceiling light, shaver point, radiator, window to side of
property. Part tiled walls, tiled floor, door to:
Nursery/Dressing Room/Bedroom Five 8’11” (2.72m) x 8.11”
(2.72m)
Fitted with two deep, double wardrobes with hanging and
shelving, window to rear, ceiling light, radiator.
Guest suite/Bedroom Two 19’2” (5.84m) x 11’3” (3.43m)
A dual aspect room with windows to two sides, ceiling
light, coving, two double wardrobes, telephone point,
two radiators, vanity basin with cupboard under, door to
En-suite shower room fitted with shower cubicle, white
low level WC and bidet. Fully tiled walls and floor,
radiator, obscure glazed window to side. From the
bedroom an opening with two steps down leads to a
Sitting Room 14’2” (4.32m) x 13’4” (4.06m) - Arched
window to front of property plus velux to side. Vaulted
ceiling, ceiling light, telephone point, television
aerial point, radiator.
Bedroom Three 12’10” (3.91m) x 10’3” (3.12m)
Ceiling light, coving, window to rear of property,
double wardrobe, radiator, telephone point.
Bedroom Four 11’9” (3.58m) x 8.2” (2.49m)
Ceiling light, coving, window to side of property,
radiator, telephone point.
Family Bathroom
Suite comprising bath, wash hand basin, low level WC and
bidet plus separate shower cubicle. Fully tiled walls
and floor, ceiling light and over basin light. Obscure
glazed window to side.
From the landing a door opens to a permanent staircase
to the:
Attic 41’6” (12.65m) x 26’10” (8.18m)
The ‘L’ shaped attic is boarded out and has a series of
fluorescent strip lights plus power points. Two velux
windows to one section. An excellent storage area or
occasional hobbies room with easy permanent access.
OUTSIDE
To the front the property has an extensive gravelled
drive with parking for a number of vehicles and leading
to the:
Double Garage 18’7” (5.66m) x 18’7” (5.66m)
Detached double garage with two separate electrically
operated up and over doors. Light and power points,
personal door to rear opening to path leading to door
into the utility room.
Gardens and Grounds
From the drive the garden to the front of the property
is mainly laid to lawn with extensive planted borders
and a wide paved path leading to the front door. The
garden continues to the side of the property with the
lawn and mature planting of shrubs, trees and herbaceous
borders. To the north western corner are a series of
storage sheds and the lawn and planting continues around
the rear of the house with a paved terrace adjacent to
the Library/Study and on to the eastern side of the
property where there is a further paved area outside the
utility room and rear door with a bed suitable for
herbs/vegetables. The boundaries to the rear of the
property are formed by mature laurel and beech hedging
with mature laurel hedging to the eastern boundary and
close board fencing to the western boundary. To the
front is an extensive brick wall that has been planted
with young trees and shrubs to the front of it. In total
the plot is approx. 0.4 acres and extremely private.
Services
Mains water and electricity, mains drainage, oil fired
central heating.
The property is fitted with a burglar alarm and
broadband.
Council Tax
We are advised by Basingstoke and Deane
Borough Council that the property is rated Band G
for the purpose of Council tax with tax payable of
£2,177.97 for the year 2008/9.
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