7 bedroom house

Classic, period mansion built in the Georgian style, on 1.7 acres, with 4 reception rooms, 7 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, detached triple coach house with home office, and tennis court. All of the character and charm that you would hope for in a house of this period, with substantial high ceiling reception rooms with ornate cornice, open fire places, and long sash windows overlooking the fountain and gardens.

Peppard House sits with a commanding position on Peppard Common and is probably of 18 Century origins (land tax charged in 1803). The mansion has all of the character and charm that you would hope for in a house of this period, with substantial high ceiling reception rooms with ornate cornice, open fire places, and long sash windows overlooking the fountain and gardens.

Part rendered, and part brick under a slate and clay tiled roof, the house has had a number of more recent extensions and includes a triple bay coach house, with office and WC shower for home working, as well as a walled garden and tennis court.

A grand central hall way leads to a substantial and elegant drawing room and family room. The dining room has timber floors and panelled walls. The kitchen and breakfast room sit partly under a glass conservatory roof overlooking and opening onto the garden. Mark Wilkinson painted units incorporate a 6-oven Aga a gas hob, extractor over, walk-in fridge and two built-in dishwashers.

Upstairs the main bedroom suite is double aspect comprising the bedroom, dressing area with built-in wardrobes, a large ensuite bathroom with shower, freestanding bath and built-in cupboards, and a separate WC. Two further bedrooms with wardrobes, (one with ensuite facilities) and a separate family shower room are on the first floor and there are four further bedrooms on the second floor and a separate shower room and a family bathroom with spa shower (both with WCs).

Peppard House is accessed from the lane opposite the cricket ground, via a gravel driveway with high wooden gates with brick piers surmounted by stone balls with an entry phone system. High hedges and substantial trees provide privacy and seclusion from neighbours.

The driveway is lined with beech topiary which leads to a large parking area and turning circle to the front of the house with an ornate fountain in the centre. Further parking lies to the front of the triple garage which has an inspection pit.

To the rear of the property is a detached annexe providing additional accommodation with a sitting room and kitchen, bedroom and shower room. The garden has a large area of lawn with borders and incorporates a tennis court, a storage shed and an orchard.

From the breakfast room/kitchen the garden has a wonderful stone paved terrace surrounded by borders and with a stream providing the burbling sound of water.

Peppard Common is an ancient settlement within a rural area with great countryside walks. Henley is only 10 minutes away (5.3 miles), Reading is 6.3 miles where there is a new Cross Rail link to London Paddington coming, providing 35-minute commutes by train. Oxford is 23.1 miles, London 40.5 miles .

The village of Sonning Common (2 miles) has local shops and country pubs with restaurants including the Greyhound in Peppard, and the Crooked Billet and Cherry Tree in Stoke Row. The nearby towns of Henley-on-Thames and Reading both have extensive shopping, recreational and educational facilities. The M4 and M40 motorways provide good motorway links and access to Heathrow Airport. An excellent range of schools in the area includes the Oratory, Shiplake and Queen Anne’s, and there is a bus stop for the Abingdon, St Helen and St Katherine and other schools a short distance from the house.

Tenure Freehold with vacant possession on completion.

Services: Mains water, gas and electricity.

Private drainage.

Gas central heating.

Local authority South Oxfordshire District Council.