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Property: LOSTOCK,
CHURCH LANE, WOOLTON HILL, NEWBURY, BERKSHIRE RG20 9XG
Description: A detached house, built in the 1960’s,
hugely improved and set in a stunning location but
within close proximity of the local infant school. With
open views to the rear over farmland and up to the old
drovers route, The Wayfarers Walk.
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Price Guide: £560,000 Freehold |
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Key Features: Hall,
living room with open fireplace, dining room, kitchen,
utility room, ground floor bedroom and bathroom, 2
further double bedrooms to first floor, shower room,
garage, parking and good sized gardens.
DIRECTIONS
From Newbury town centre, take the A343, Andover Road
towards Andover. Leave the town, pass under the by-pass
and at the staggered crossroads turn right signed
Woolton Hill. Continue into the village, passing the
Junior and Infant Schools on the left and then turn left
into Church Road. Pass the Church and then turn
immediately left into Church Lane. Lostock is situated
almost at the end of the lane on the right hand side.
THE PROPERTY
A 1960’s detached house with great potential, currently
enjoying the flexibility of having a ground floor
bedroom and bathroom. The house is presented in good
order but has the possibility of further extension (stuc)
to create additional accommodation. Set in the popular
village of Woolton Hill which has both Infant and Junior
Schools the property is within safe walking distance to
both. Woolton Hill also has a village shop/Post Office,
health centre and pub/restaurant. The property adjoins
open farmland and there is an abundance of walking in
the locality. The by-pass is about one mile away giving
access to major road networks including J13 of the M4.
From Newbury, about 4 miles away, trains to Paddington
take about 1 hour, whilst from Whitchurch (about 10
minutes drive) trains to Waterloo take a similar time.
A C C O M M O D A T I O N
The property is approached over a large open gravelled
parking area leading to a recessed storm porch with
outside light and quarry tiled floor.
ENTRANCE HALL
Glazed front door with full length windows to either
side. Recessed ceiling lights, radiator, stripped and
stained boarded floor, large storage cupboard, doors to
all ground floor rooms including:
LIVING ROOM
Coved ceiling, open fireplace with Bath stone surround
and granite hearth. Large picture window to rear,
further window to side, 2 wall light points, 2
radiators, television aerial point, Broadband point.
Carpeted floor.
DINING ROOM
Coved ceiling, ceiling light, open fireplace (currently
capped), sliding patio doors to terrace and rear garden,
window to side, 2 radiators, television aerial point,
stripped and stained boarded floor, double doors to:
KITCHEN
Fitted with a superb range of oak units comprising
cupboards, drawers and open shelving. Granite
work-surfaces and upstands with inset 1¼ bowl stainless
steel sink with black glass surround and draining board,
mixer tap. Range style cooker with electric double oven
and hob consisting of four gas burners, further wok
burner and double halogen plate, unique handpainted
glass splashback, stainless steel extractor unit over.
Integrated dishwasher, space for fridge/freezer,
integrated wine cooler, centre island unit with further
drawers and cupboards, recess with Firebird Olympic oil
fired boiler installed providing heating and domestic
hot water. Television aerial point. Window to front,
stripped and stained floorboards, double doors opening
to dining room, door to:
UTILITY/BOOT ROOM
From the kitchen a part glazed door opens to a boot
room/storage area with space for coats and boots, space
for further fridge/freezer, door to front of property,
door to rear garden, door to garage, door to laundry
room with space and plumbing for washing machine, space
for tumble dryer, ceiling light. W.C. and sink.
BEDROOM ONE
Situated on the ground floor of the property with coved
ceiling, ceiling light, double fitted wardrobe,
radiator, television aerial point and stripped and
stained floorboards.
BATHROOM
Fitted with a white suite comprising panelled bath,
pedestal wash hand basin and low level W.C. Obscure
glazed window to side of property, ceiling light, shaver
socket, heated towel rail, tiled splashbacks, ceramic
tiled floor.
From the hall stairs rise to a large landing with window
to front overlooking the front garden.
To the front of the landing a study area has been
created with space for a desk and bookshelves/storage
cupboards. To the other end of the landing is a good
sized eaves storage cupboard with a further walk-in
storage cupboard also accessed from the landing and
having a ceiling light fitted. Recessed ceiling lights,
hatch to roof,
telephone point, broadband point, stripped and stained
floor boards.
BEDROOM TWO
Ceiling light, window to side, radiator, stripped and
painted floor boards.
BEDROOM THREE
Ceiling light, window to rear with stunning views over
the rear garden to open countryside beyond. Further
window to side of dormer, radiator, stripped and stained
floorboards. Deep eaves storage cupboard and airing
cupboard with 2 separate doors to access.
SHOWER ROOM
Fitted with a white suite comprising glazed shower
cubicle having pumped shower fitted and glazed door,
wall hung wash hand basin, low level W.C., shaver
socket, heated towel rail. Skylight, recessed ceiling
lights, extractor.
OUTSIDE
From the lane the gravelled drive opens to a mainly
gravelled parking area with space for numerous vehicles
and access to the:
GARAGE
An oversized single garage with remote controlled up and
over door, light and power.
FRONT GARDEN
Low brick wall to front boundary, close board fencing to
sides of property, well stocked, mature shrub and
herbaceous planted borders to sides and front. Door to
boot room/utility. The garden border carries on round
the side of the property to the:
REAR GARDEN
A good sized rear garden, south west facing, with
fantastic open views over fields and farmland away to
the distance up to the Wayfarers Walk, an ancient
drovers route and popular walking area. Mainly laid to
lawn the garden has mature trees
and hedges to the sides with shrubs and herbaceous
planting in side beds. Immediately to the rear of the
dining room is a covered terrace with quarry tiled floor
and space for table and chairs. There is access to the
side of the house and front to one side and to the other
at the rear of the garage is a garden shed and raised
oil tank plus door to utility/boot room and through to
front of house. The garden is a delightful ‘plus’ to the
property and offers a wonderful sunny secluded area with
outstanding views.
COUNCIL TAX
We have been informed by Basingstoke & Deane Borough
Council that the property is in Band F with tax payable
of £1932.83 for the year 2009/10
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