Detached house for sale in Benson Road, Ewelme, Wallingford OX10

A beautiful Grade II listed 'chocolate box' cottage dating from the mid 17th Century. Nestled in its own private grounds of a fifth of an acre including a secluded walled east facing garden, this family home has versatile living accommodation with an abundance of stunning period detail. Set in an idyllic, semi-rural location on the edge of the highly sought after village of Ewelme and with ample amenities available in nearby Benson. The property extends to over 2100 sq.ft. And comprises double aspect sitting room with Inglenook fireplace, dining room with original brick floor and corner brick fireplace, study, office and attractive kitchen/breakfast room: In addition, it has a shower room and luxury 4-piece bathroom with 3-4 bedrooms arranged over the 1st and 2nd floors.

A beautiful Grade II listed 'chocolate box' cottage dating from the mid 17th Century. Nestled in its own private grounds of a fifth of an acre including a secluded walled east facing garden, this family home has versatile living accommodation with an abundance of stunning period detail. Set in an idyllic, semi-rural location on the edge of the highly sought after village of Ewelme and with ample amenities available in nearby Benson.

The property extends to over 2100 sq.ft. And comprises double aspect sitting room with Inglenook fireplace, dining room with original brick floor and corner brick fireplace, study, office and attractive kitchen/breakfast room: In addition, it has a shower room and luxury 4-piece bathroom with 3-4 bedrooms arranged over the 1st and 2nd floors.

Tenure - Freehold Council tax band - F

Front door opens to:

Sitting Room: 16’10 x 14’1 A stunning double aspect room with painted beams and a magnificent brick inglenook fireplace, with oak bressummer and stone hearth. Attractive recessed display shelving, 2 radiators, staircase.

Office/Side Lobby: 13’5 x 7’2 double aspect with a door to side, radiator, central beam and oil boiler.

Dining Room: 14’1 x 13’11 Leaded light window to front, original brick floor, corner brick fireplace with stone chimney breast, painted ceiling beams, radiator and under stair cupboard.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room: 16’1 x 8’10 Attractive range of modern units with granite worktops, stainless stell sink, gas hob with extractor hood, double electric oven, further appliance spaces. A bright room with French doors and window to the garden and door to side. Wood floor, radiator and down lighters.

Inner Lobby: Door to garage.

Shower room: Fitted with a white 3-piece suite, window, radiator and downlighters.

Study: 8’2 x 8’0 Rear aspect and wood floor.

Stairs to 1st Floor Landing.

Bedroom 1: 14’9 x 13’11 Double aspect with ceiling beams, radiators and wardrobes flanking chimney breast.

Family Room/Bedroom 4: 14’8 x 10’10 Front aspect, stairs to 2nd floor, beamed ceiling, radiator, door to large eaves cupboard.

Bathroom: Fitted with a white 4-piece suite including roll top bath and separate shower cubicle, tiling, limestone floor, radiator and down lighters.

Stairs to 2nd Floor: Access to a large eaves space (10’10 in length with a maximum height of 4’7)

Bedroom 2: 14’11 x 14’9 (at floor level) Window to the side, 2 skylights, wood floor, wardrobe, ceiling beams and radiator, downlighters.

Bedroom 3: 14’9 x 7’9 Window to the side, wood floor, ceiling beam, radiator, down lighters.

Outside

To the front:
Set back from the road the house features an in/out gravel drive with extensive parking, with an area of lawn to the front, stone wall to one side and trellis to the other, box hedge across the front of the house with path to the front door.

Garage: 13’1 x 11’8 Twin doors open to the drive, door to the house, space for washing machine and tumble dryer.

Rear Garden:
A delightful feature the garden faces east and enjoys total privacy. There is a central lawn, steps rise to a brick terrace with low retaining wall, to one side is a raised brick bordered flower bed with established plants and further mature trees to the rear. The gardens are enclosed by brick and block walling with a side gate to the front. Timber garden shed.

Studio: 11’6 x 7’6 Double glazed with French doors and tall windows, insulated and with electricity.

Ewelme

Ewelme is a delightful and attractive village featuring watercress beds running along the whole length of the village and accessible from the road in some places. The watercress grows in Ewelme Brook and there is also a picturesque pond in the centre of the village.

A number of historic buildings including Ewelme Primary School, which is housed in the oldest continuously functioning school building in the country and the adjoining almshouses combine to make Ewelme one of the most sought after villages in South Oxfordshire.

Surrounded by the Chilterns, An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the village also has a pre-school, a village shop that sells fresh local produce, a tea room, a traditional village public house, a village hall and historic church where Jerome K Jerome, the author of Three Men In A Boat, is buried in the graveyard.

There is also a recreation ground and children's play area and a number of clubs including the Ewelme Society, the horticultural society and the Elm Club for those aged 60 and over.

The village is just six miles from Junction 6 of the M40, six miles from Wallingford and just under 11 miles from Henley-on-Thames.