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Guide price£725,000
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2 bedroom detached house for sale

Hoe Benham, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20
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Detached house
2 bed
2 bath
EPC rating: E*
1,399 sq ft / 130 sq m

Key information

Tenure: Freehold
Council tax: Band D
Broadband: Ultra-fast 1000Mbps *
Mobile signal: 
EE O2 Three Vodafone
Water: Ask agent
Heating: Ask agent
Electricity: Ask agent
Sewerage: Ask agent
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Property description & features

  • Tenure: Freehold
  • 2 - 3 bedrooms
  • 2 reception rooms
  • 2 bathrooms
  • 0.25 acres
  • Former chapel dating from 1875
  • Detached
  • Garden
  • Rural
  • Single Garage
Chapel Cottage is a former Wesleyan Methodist chapel of enormous character and charm. With a slate roof, it is believed to date from 1875 and was converted in 1988/9.

The versatile accommodation includes a large sitting room with high ceilings, woodburning stove, galleried landing and a snug. There is a well-appointed kitchen/dining room and door leading onto a small, sheltered terrace. Please note the Everhot range is not included in the sale.

The wonderful main bedroom on the first floor has a spacious dressing room and bathroom. There are two ground floor bedrooms, one of which is currently used as a study.

Low energy/LED lighting throughout the property. Outside lighting is Dark Skies compliant to maintain the area's beauty and tranquility.

The mature garden is incredibly private with a variety of trees including oak, ash, hawthorn, plum and crab apple together with a number of shrubs and wildflowers. The garden has been re-wilded and is a wildlife haven. It has been organic for the past twenty years and no pesticides used. A network of paths cross the garden with delightful views over fields on the north side of the garden.

The property is approached via a five-bar gate accessed off a small track, which leads to a parking area and oak-framed garage with adjacent store. There is a small side gate off the lane.

There is separate insulated shed/workshop with power and a log store.

In all approximately 0.25 acres.


Chapel Cottage is an attractive detatched period property situated in Hoe Benham, a rural hamlet located between the market towns of Hungerford and Newbury and within the North Wessex Downs National Landscape (formerly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty). Its distinct landscape is rich in biodiversity and cultural heritage.

The villages of Boxford and Wickham are nearby with Boxford having a newly opened restaurant, The Boxford. Wickham has a public house, church and primary school. The Halfway Inn is a half mile walk. The Woodspeen Restaurant and Watermill Theatre are within a few miles. A village shop is 1.2 miles away at Stockcross. Hungerford and Newbury provide a wider range of shopping, leisure and recreational facilities. Waitrose (Newbury) is an 8 minute drive.

Communications are excellent with trains from Newbury to Paddington taking approximately 45 minutes. The A34 and Junctions 13 and 14 of the M4 are easily accessible.

There are a number of well-regarded state and independent schools in the area including St Bartholomew's, Horris Hill, Thorngrove, St Gabriels and Downe House.

Services: Mains water and electricity. Private drainage (eco bio treatment plant). Oil heating.

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Places of interest

    Situated on the River Dun in the Kennet Valley, the historic market town of Hungerford sits at the heart of the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The North Wessex Downs is a unique landscape of tranquil open downland, ancient woodland and chalk stream, covering 668 square miles from Reading and Swindon to Andover and Devizes. At the same time, Hungerford is only four miles from the M4 motorway and has a direct rail link to London, so is very accessible. The fact that you can have lunch in a proper country pub and yet be in central London an hour later is a great attraction for many. From our office in the centre of Hungerford at Ramsbury House, Knight Frank helps homebuyers find their new home in Hungerford. Relocating from abroad? We can help make your move to Hungerford stress-free through our relocation services.

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