Brook Street, Benson | Guide Price, £1,800,000


A rare opportunity to acquire a substantial home sitting in a fabulous plot of 2 ¼ acres on the edge of this popular village.  Offering the potential of six bedrooms, it enjoys complete privacy within walking distance of local amenities. The spacious accommodation benefits a fabulous double aspect open plan kitchen/living/dining room with bi-fold doors to the garden. There is a further family room, two double bedrooms (which could be used as reception rooms) with a shower/utility adjacent. On the first floor there are three further bedrooms and two bathrooms.  Connected via the ground and first floors is a separate self-contained annex with a double aspect kitchen/living room and first floor bedroom with ensuite shower. The nearby A4074 offers convenient access to both Reading and Oxford and Cholsey train station less than seven miles away.

A rare opportunity to acquire a substantial home sitting in a fabulous plot of 2¼ acres on the edge of this popular village.  Offering the potential of six bedrooms, it enjoys complete privacy within walking distance of local amenities.

The spacious accommodation benefits a fabulous double aspect open plan kitchen/living/dining room with bi-fold doors to the garden. There is a further family room, two double bedrooms (which could be used as reception rooms) with a shower/utility adjacent. On the first floor there are three further bedrooms and two bathrooms. 

Connected via the ground and first floors is a separate self-contained annex with a double aspect kitchen/living room and first floor bedroom with ensuite shower.

The nearby A4074 offers convenient access to both Reading and Oxford and Cholsey train station less than seven miles away.

The property is double glazed throughout with gas central heating and some underfloor heating.

TENURE: FREEHOLD       COUNCIL TAX BAND: F

Entrance Hall: Amtico flooring, tongue and groove panelling with dado rail, radiator, downlighters, storage cupboard, cloaks cupboard, airing cupboard, stairs to landing.

Kitchen/Breakfast Area: 21’11 x 13’3 Window to rear and bi-fold doors to garden and door to annexe. Range of storage units with granite worktop, island with Belfast sink and integrated dishwasher, gas fired AGA, with extractor hood above, integrated microwave and fridge/freezer, Amtico flooring, downlighters. Open to:

Sitting Room: 21’11x 15’11 Window to rear and French doors to garden, log stove with slate hearth, Amtico flooring, downlighters. Open to:

Dining Room: 18’2 x 11’4 Window to rear, fireplace with coal effect gas fire, marble surround and hearth and wooden mantel, Amtico flooring, radiator.

Family Room: 15’10 x 11’8 Triple aspect with French doors to garden, fireplace with coal effect gas fire, marble surround and hearth and wooden mantel, Amtico flooring, radiator.

Shower/Utility: Window to front, three-piece suite, tiling, downlighters, radiator, appliance space, storage recess.

Bedroom 4: 12’11 x 10’4 Window to side, fitted wardrobe.

Bedroom 5: 10’8 x 9’8 Double aspect, fitted wardrobe, radiator.

Stairs to landing: Circular feature window, tongue and groove panelling and dado rail, Velux window, storage cupboard, downlighter.

Bedroom 1: 22’9 x 11’9 Window to rear, Velux window, two fitted wardrobes, eaves storage, radiator.

Ensuite bathroom: (Jack and Jill) Velux window white four-piece suite including basin vanity, wood style floor, chrome radiator, tiling, downlighter, loft access.

Bedroom 3: 14’10 x 13’0 Double aspect, fitted wardrobe, downlighters, radiator.

Bedroom 6: 11’0 x 12’4 Window to rear, storage cupboard, radiator.

Annexe

Entrance Hall: 14’5 x 9’8 Stable door with glazed sidelight, vaulted ceiling, Amtico flooring, stairs to landing.

Open plan living/kitchen: 21’4 x 12’8 Bi-fold doors to driveway and garden to rear, Amtico flooring, downlighters, range of storage units with granite worktop, Belfast sink, space for oven and fridge/freezer.

Utility/Cloakroom: 9’8 x 5’1 Window to rear, range of storage units with worktop, appliance space, Amtico flooring, WC, downlighters.

Stairs to galleried landing access to annexe from bedroom 1: Window to front, downlighters, loft access.

Bedroom 2: 12’8 x 15’7 Double aspect, eaves storage, radiator.

Ensuite Shower Room: White three-piece suite, tiling, eaves storage, downlighters.

Outside 

The front of the property is approached via electric gates to a gravel and block paved driveway flanked with a raised bed with box hedging and pleached trees, large lawn interspersed with trees, raised sleeper beds, brook with footbridge, summerhouse with raised terrace with viewing deck, fish pond and vegetable garden. The rear garden has a large full width patio with shrub border leading to an extensive lawn with a large pond, woodland  area, sunken trampoline and play tunnel.

Garage: 27’7 x 25’11 (L-shaped) Window to rear, electric up and over door, power, light and loft storage space.

Floorplan for Brook Street, Benson
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