A light and well-presented family home with a paddock and delightful garden.
West Gate House is a fantastic family house, it is a Potton self-build property which was completed in 2008.The current owner has maintained the property to a high standard and it is tastefully presented with light and airy rooms. The impressive kitchen/breakfast room overlooks the rear garden and has an island with breakfast bar, and doors leading into the conservatory.The south-facing sitting room has a decorative fireplace with doors into the conservatory, and there is a light, double-aspect dining room. In addition to the double aspect principal bedroom, there are three further bedrooms (one currently used as an office) and a family bathroom.Subject to planning, it may be possible to create additional accommodation in the roof space.OutsideThe property is approached via a five-bar gate which leads to a gravelled drive and double garage. The attractive gardens wrap around the house and are mainly laid to lawn with various mature trees and shrubs. There is a productive vegetable patch and a pretty pergola. Doors from the conservatory and utility room lead on to the sheltered terraces, ideal for outdoor entertaining.Opposite the house, across a shared track, is a paddock with an orchard area and a two-bay oak frame barn providing further garaging and storage space. PLEASE NOTE: there will be a residential uplift clause on the paddock
West Gate House is situated on the edge of Inkpen Common, close to the market town of Hungerford. Inkpen Common is a popular village in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty; it is an active community with a village hall, sports pavilion, church, pub, primary school, and a café. Nearby, Kintbury has a post office, village shop, butcher, baker, doctor's surgery, and a mainline station. A more comprehensive range of shopping and recreational facilities is available in Hungerford and Newbury.Communications are excellent, and in addition to trains from Kintbury, fast service is also available from Hungerford and Newbury to London Paddington. Junctions 13 and 14 of the M4 motorway are within easy access.In addition to the primary school in Kintbury, other popular schools in the area include Horris Hill, Thorngrove, St Gabriel's, Cheam and Downe House.