Detached house for sale in Swindon SN6, 5 Bedroom

Nestled away in a cul-de-sac location in the sought after Oxfordshire village of Watchfield is this large extended five bedroom detached family home, equipped with a heated indoor swimming pool that is completely free to run because the costs are fully covered by the income from the solar panels!

This is one of the most energy efficient homes on the market, having achieved the very rare “A” Rating on its Energy Performance Certificate with a score of 93. It has good insulation, efficient multi zone heating and solar panels that benefit from the maximum Feed In Tariff payments, already paying over £2,000 annually and index linked to increase each year for the next 16 years. The current owners have found that this fully covers all of their annual energy costs, including swimming pool heating, plus all pool maintenance!

This is a very spacious, extended and improved property of circa 2,500 sq ft and positioned on a 1/4 acre plot. It is approached over a large hard standing driveway with parking for 6 cars, plus a large garage with electric door.

The extensive ground floor comprises; entrance hall, a spacious lounge with patio doors to the garden, a modern well equipped kitchen/ dining room, a downstairs cloakroom and an inner hall-way leading to the garage, the utility room and the large extension/annexe. This extension includes 2 spacious rooms that offer a variety of uses including bedroom 5, family room, study, office or gym. This area leads on to the indoor heated swimming pool with shower room. The pool measures 8.5m x 4.2m and has a depth of 0.9m to 1.8m. The powerful and efficient heating system delivers a pool water temperature of anything up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit all year round, making it a joy to use whatever the weather. The sliding roof can be fully retracted to give a beautiful outdoor pool on sunny days. There is a private enclosed rear garden with a good sized lawn and a generous patio area, perfect for barbecue's and garden parties.

The first floor offers; a landing with sliding doors giving access to the balcony, four bedrooms one of which has its own en-suite shower room and a spacious family bathroom with whirlpool bath and large shower enclosure.

This fabulous property is well presented, recently decorated and ready to move into, with no onward chain.

Watchfield village on the River Cole is ideally situated for access to the A420 for Swindon and Oxford commutes. Nestling in the Vale of the White Horse the village offers a supermarket, hairdressers, church, village hall, public house, annual village fair and local primary school. There are beautiful walks nearby along the ancient Ridgeway with its iron age castle and white horse. A regular bus route between Swindon (8.5 miles) and Oxford (22 miles) stops in the village and trains linking major cities run from Swindon and Oxford stations. In addition, its larger neighbour, Shrivenham High Street offers a doctor and dental surgery, a pharmacy and a variety of pubs, shops and restaurants.