Accommodation

The floor to ceiling windows connect the house with the surrounding countryside. The open plan ground floor space flows in either direction around the heart of the home, linking the kitchen, dining room and garden room. Blackfriars is ideal for entertaining and family life.

The accommodation is generous, with 4 double bedrooms, 2 en-suite bathrooms and a family bathroom. The 3 large reception rooms all lead onto decking and the gardens beyond.

Blackfriars House offers high spec, open plan living in a beautiful setting, with floor to ceiling windows connecting the house with the surrounding fields.

The house has been thoughtfully designed, combining open plan living with comfort. The ground floor space flows in either direction around the heart of the home, connecting the kitchen, dining room and garden room. The central dining room features double height windows on either side with enough space to seat 20. All ground floor rooms have direct access onto decking and the gardens beyond.

The kitchen has been finished to a high standard, with a large island and sit up bar, Rangemaster oven, fitted American style fridge freezer, dishwasher, coffee machine and wine fridge. Full height glass windows look over the front aspect. A separate pantry and laundry room lead off the kitchen.

The two main bedrooms both feature en-suite bathrooms, vaulted ceilings and a private deck overlooking the gardens, with two further double bedrooms and a family bathroom.

Underfloor heating throughout contributes to the clean lines of the house, which is energy efficient and warm. In winter, the large log burning stove in the drawing room creates a cosy social space. There is a Beam central vacuum system with vacuum inlets conveniently located throughout.

Gardens

Blackfriars sits on a c.0.7 acre plot with a large lawn and mature trees, with a separate double garage and store room.

The house is at the end of a quiet lane, it is not overlooked and there is no light pollution, so the current owners have enjoyed night views of clear starry skies and waking to open views.

Letcombe brook is just down the lane with a little bridge over crystal clear water, home to crayfish and heron. The perfect spot for paddling in the summer months.

Seller Insight

Blackfriars marked the beginning of our life together; we married shortly after moving in and then raised our children here.

It has wonderfully large windows that draw nature in close. We are not overlooked and, at night, there is no light pollution so the brilliance of endless stars and waking to open views is breath-taking. We have felt very connected to the seasons here and enjoyed watching the changing crops through the year.

Bringing up our children here was phenomenal – we often saw deer, barn owls and kestrels and the same ducks return each year to have their ducklings.

There are country walks and running trails all around. The local school is an idyllic, fifteen minute stroll with a pushchair across fields, and it’s a short bike ride into Wantage.

At Christmas we’ve hosted twenty family and friends around the dining table with our fifteen foot Christmas tree as a centrepiece. Winters are cosy here in front of the log burning stove. Blackfriars has been a functional but fantastically warm home.

We have had to move for work but if we could have picked up this house and moved it with us, we would have done. Our new home also has large windows and open living spaces, having lived in Blackfriars, we can’t imagine anything less.

Seller Insight

Blackfriars marked the beginning of our life together; we married shortly after moving in and then raised our children here.

It has wonderfully large windows that draw nature in close. We are not overlooked and, at night, there is no light pollution so the brilliance of endless stars and waking to open views is breath-taking. We have felt very connected to the seasons here and enjoyed watching the changing crops through the year.

Bringing up our children here was phenomenal – we often saw deer, barn owls and kestrels and the same ducks return each year to have their ducklings.There are country walks and running trails all around. The local school is an idyllic, fifteen minute stroll with a pushchair across fields, and it’s a short bike ride into Wantage.

At Christmas we’ve hosted twenty family and friends around the dining table with our fifteen foot Christmas tree as a centrepiece. Winters are cosy here in front of the log burning stove. Blackfriars has been a functional but fantastically warm home.

We have had to move for work but if we could have picked up this house and moved it with us, we would have done. Our new home also has large windows and open living spaces, having lived in Blackfriars, we can’t imagine anything less.