An impressive and substantial family house, well placed for excellent schools, communications and the town's Market Place.
Charlton House is believed to date from 1923; it is not listed and has been updated and extended by the current owners to create a spacious family home. The accommodation has light, well-proportioned rooms with good ceiling heights over three floors. There is an impressive kitchen with central island and bi-fold doors leading onto a sheltered terrace, ideal for outdoor entertaining. The adjacent breakfast/family room provides wonderful, open plan living space and has access to the garden via bi-fold doors.There are three further reception rooms comprising a sitting room with open fire, a dining room and playroom. Beyond the utility room is an integral garage with internal stairs leading up to a useful home office/studio. On the first floor there is a south facing principal bedroom with adjacent shower room, dressing room, two further bedrooms and a family bathroom with shower. There is a fantastic second floor with a guest bedroom and shower room, two further bedrooms and an additional bathroom.The house is set back from Charlton Road and is approached via a shared drive with a pair of electricwooden gates leading to a gravelled drive with ample parking.The attractive gardens are mainly laid to lawn with a variety of mature trees and shrubs which give theproperty a high degree of privacy.The rear garden is wonderfully sheltered and secluded with direct access onto Coopers Lane to the east.There is a double garage with electric doors and further single garage/store.
Charlton House is an attractive town house situated close to the centre of Wantage, a thriving market town in the Vale of the White Horse on the fringe of the Berkshire Downs about 15 miles north of Hungerford and 17 miles south west of Oxford.The town has a wide range of shops and leisure facilities including a Sainsbury's and Waitrose with moreextensive facilities in Newbury and Oxford. There are many well regarded state and independent schools in the area including King Alfred's Academy, Pinewood, St. Hugh's, Abingdon, St. Helen and St. Katharine and Radley. Communications are excellent with good access to London via road or train. Didcot Parkway provides regular trains to London Paddington and take about 45 minutes. Wantage Market Place 0.5 miles, Didcot 9 miles (London Paddington 45 minutes), Abingdon 11 miles,Hungerford 15 miles, Newbury 16 miles, Oxford 17 milesDistances and times are approximate