An attractive 5-bedroom detached family home in a quiet location, presented in very good condition. Generous reception rooms. Large rear garden with rural views. Off-road parking for several cars, in a private driveway, with a double carport. Attached annexe suitable for refurbishment, subject to permissions.

ACCOMMODATION

'Roakham Bottom' is a spacious and tastefully refurbished family home, set back from a quiet country lane, and with rural views to the front and rear. The private gravel driveway has space for several cars, and a double carport is integral to the house. The front garden is a pretty lawned and mature shrub space, with a small stream running along the front border. The front elevation is a honey-coloured brick with contemporary darker double-glazed windows and doors. The entrance comprises a glazed door, with glass panels and a vaulted portico. The bright entrance hall has wooden floors, and a cloakroom with w.c. and wash hand basin. Through to the kitchen/breakfast room - a large space with modern fitted wall and base units in a striking oak wood and a 'Parisian blue' gloss design, with tiled floors. There is a peninsula breakfast bar, with a quartz worktop, and a 1 1/2 bowl sink inset. Integrated appliances include a full-size fridge and full-size freezer, a 4-burner induction hob with an integrated extractor fan, a pair of electric ovens, a wine fridge and a dishwasher. Lights have been installed at floor level to add atmosphere to the space. A large window overlooks the garden, and a walk-in larder and spacious understairs cupboard provide convenient storage. From the kitchen out to the useful utility laundry room, with a vaulted ceiling and skylights, doors to both the front garden and the rear, space for a washing machine and tumble dryer, fitted cabinets and a sink set into a formica work surface. A pair of glazed doors lead from the kitchen into the living room, with dual-aspect windows and French doors to the patio. The room has a woodburning stove set in a brick fireplace, wooden floors and fitted shelves. From the living room to the dining room, with space for a 12-seater table, with windows on two aspects. Up the carpeted stairs, to the landing. The principal bedroom is a dramatic suite with a vaulted ceiling, carpeting, a double picture window overlooking the rear garden and view beyond, a walk-in dressing room with fitted wardrobes and a window, and an en suite bathroom with underfloor heating, featuring a panelled bath, a w.c., a heated towel rail, wash hand basin and a tiled shower. Bedroom 2 sits above the attached annexe, and is a suite of rooms comprising a 'snug', and through to a bedroom with skylights and a triangular window with fitted Venetian blinds, in the apex of the roof space overlooking the garden. Bedroom 3 is a carpeted double bedroom with a bank of fitted wardrobes and a window to the front. Bedroom 4 is a carpeted double bedroom with dual-aspect windows. Bedroom 5 is a carpeted single bedroom, currently in use as a study, and with a wardrobe. The family bathroom features a walk-in shower, a w.c., a wash hand basin and underfloor heating.From the rear of the house, across the patio to a stable door into the annexe. This is a long and spacious room with windows overlooking the rear garden. Laid out with a partial kitchen, with fitted base units and a granite work-surface, and with space for a fridge freezer. The rest of the room is laid out as a reception space. Subject to planning permission, this room could be converted along with the adjacent carport, and even up into the space occupied by Bedroom 2, to form a larger self-contained annexe or 'granny flat'. The rear garden is a generous space, with a south-facing patio, an outdoor kitchen featuring a pizza oven, raised beds in the kitchen garden, an extensive lawn and mature beds. To the back of the plot are trees and a substantial shed building with power and light. The view to the rear is of open countryside and farmland.

LOCATION

Living in RokeRoke is a pretty rural hamlet within the wider parish of Berrick Salome, located in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, at the foot of the Chilterns. It lies approximately 5 miles from Wallingford, and close to many country pubs and restaurants including the Home Sweet Home pub and restaurant. It was historically an agricultural community, one of several interconnected with many footpaths and byways. There is a thriving community, offering year-round community events.A well-located village with easy access to the M40 (approx 7 miles) and the Oxford Tube 24 hour bus service to London or Oxford 4 times an hour. Watlington is 4.4 miles away with a number of shops, a post office and co op. Wallingford is a little further afield but features a large Waitrose supermarket, many pubs, restaurants and shops, as well as the riverside splash park and pool. There are many leisure activities nearby with spectacular walks, cycling and horse riding in the surrounding countryside. There are various sports clubs in Watlington including tennis, football and cricket. There is also village cricket at Britwell Salome Cricket Club. Chinnor and Henley rugby clubs are both 12 miles away. Other destinations:Henley - 12 milesOxford - 13 milesM40 Junction 6 - 7 milesLondon Heathrow - 35 milesLondon West End - 46 milesSchoolsWatlington Primary School (Ofsted Outstanding). Prep schools include Rupert House School and St Mary's School in Henley.Icknield Community College in WatlingtonPrivate schools include: Headington Girls School in Oxford. The Oratory at Woodcote, Cranford House, St Helen and St Katharine in Abingdon and Abingdon Boys School.Tenure: FreeholdLocal Authority: South Oxfordshire District CouncilCouncil Tax: Band GServices: Mains water and electricity, Oil central heating.Broadband: Ultrafast broadband is available up to 1000 Mbps via GigaclearViewing: Strictly by Appointment with Philip Booth Esq Estate Agents 01491 876544WHAT 3 WORDS REFERENCE: ///snappy.spouting.mostly