3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale

A truly wonderful period property set in the heart of the village of Watchfield. Believed to date from the early to mid-1800s, this family home was a Post Office for most of that time and still retains a wealth of original features blended with contemporary living and private gated access to the recreational fields behind.

Upon entering, you are greeted by a spacious hall with cloakroom/WC and access to the cellar room. To the front of the property, there is a sitting room with two box bay windows and an attractive gas stove with a featured exposed brick wall. There is a separate dining room and a study, and to the rear, a fabulous kitchen/dining room. This has recently been refurbished and has ample fitted floor and wall mounted Shaker-style units under wooden work surfaces, and a number of integrated appliances, range-style cooker and a walk-in corner ladder cupboard. French doors take you into the garden.

On the first floor are two double bedrooms, both with fitted wardrobes, and a third very long bedroom with some restricted headroom and wonderful views over the recreation grounds behind. A family bathroom completes the internal accommodation which is fitted with an attractive modern white suite and roll-top bath with separate shower cubicle.

Outside, the property has driveway parking for several vehicles which is partly covered with a carport and leads to double gates. The rear garden is separated in two and features a large patio area, ideal for summer dining, artificial lawn and numerous shrub and fruit trees. There is a large detached shed, a further work shop and enclosed chicken run with access at the rear into the playing fields beyond.

Watchfield has a charming village centre with a church, village hall and public house, and a small shopping centre with a public house and a restaurant near the roundabout with the A420. The Defence Academy of the United Kingdom provides post-graduate level education for UK and overseas military personnel. Many students and staff live in the village and play an active part in community life. The excellent village primary school has children from several different countries, which makes for an interesting learning environment.

Together, Watchfield and Shrivenham make one of the larger village areas within the Vale of the White Horse and are located to the north east of Swindon (circa 5 miles) and to the south west of the market town of Faringdon (circa 5 miles). A bypass built in 1984 ensures that the rural atmosphere of both villages is preserved. Shrivenham also has an extremely active community. There is a lovely tree-lined high street with shops, restaurants, public houses, a doctors' surgery, and an impressive church, parts of which date back to the 11th Century. There is also a golf course and a modern primary school and nursery.

Both villages are ideally located for access to the M4 at Swindon and the A420 leading to Oxford and beyond. There is a frequent bus service from Swindon to Oxford and back.