5 bedroom house

Oate Barn is an attractive and unique detached family home with five bedrooms, believed to date back to circa 1811.

On the ground floor you enter into the dining hall with stone flooring and a wooden galley that overlooks it from the first floor. Straight ahead, there's a family room, leading into a conservatory-style garden room. To the left of the dining hall, a few steps down, there's a living room with stonework chimney breast, hearth and wood burner and windows with views of the garden. To the right of the dining hall, the kitchen/breakfast room features a walk-in pantry and door out to the garden where steps lead up to a terrace. Also on this floor is a cloakroom.

Two staircases lead up from the ground floor; one spirals up to the snug/sitting room at the front of the house which benefits from lovely views across the valley. The main staircase leads to the first floor gallery landing, and all the first floor rooms flow from here. There's a principal bedroom with en suite bathroom, three double bedrooms, a single bedroom currently used as an office, the family bathroom and a shower room. There is scope for modernisation in this property, its unlisted stature allowing for flexibility and improvements to be made readily.

The property is approached via a private driveway where there is parking for several vehicles in addition to the large garage, which can also be accessed from the rear garden.

The rear garden comprises pretty flowerbeds intermingling with footpaths, a workshop and an under croft which is a substantial space with wooden beams, white-washed stone walls and stone seating along its length; a wonderful space for outdoor pursuits that require shelter and shade - and a great party 'room'! From here there is a wooden fence, through which there is a walled yard with a granary and large wooden double gates offering independent access from the road. The granary offers a wonderful opportunity to be converted, subject to obtaining the necessary planning consents.

A substantial lawn wraps around three sides of the barn with a small kitchen garden and mature trees and shrubs. There is also a paddock and an enclosed tennis court with hardstanding which is tucked away behind hedging across from the driveway.

There are 880kw Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Panels positioned discretely behind the tennis court which provide electricity, and are part of the Government's Feed-in Tariff (FiT), currently producing an income of approximately £2,000 pa making it a very economical house to run.

In all approximately 3.20 acres. EPC: D.

Oate Barn is located in a tranquil and private position on the edge of the picturesque hamlet of Kingsdown, situated between the historic town of Corsham and the city of Bath.

The villages of Box and Corsham provide a good selection of day to day amenities; Kingsdown Golf Club and The Swan Inn are both close by.

High speed rail links are available from Bath Spa and Chippenham stations at a journey time from 75 minutes. The property is well placed for commuting with easy access to J17 and J18 of the M4.

There are good primary school in nearby Box; in addition to an excellent selection of both state and private schools in Bath.

Box 1.5 miles, Corsham 5 miles, Central Bath 5.5 miles, Chippenham 8.5 miles, Bradford on Avon 10 miles, Bristol 19 miles (all distances are approximate).

Marketed by: Knight Frank, Bath