Semi-detached house for sale in Swindon SN6, 2 Bedroom

A lovely spacious semi-detached period property, nestling in the heart of Watchfield. The accommodation is arranged over two floors with a pleasant garden and off street parking.

The accommodation comprises an entrance hall with stairs rising to the first-floor landing and doors leading to all downstairs rooms. There is a pleasant sitting room with a window to front and a feature gas fire. This room leads through to a well-appointed kitchen/breakfast room with an archway through to a utility area and downstairs cloakroom. Completing the ground floor is a sun room with patio doors out to the rear garden.

On the first floor, leading off the landing, there are two good-sized bedrooms. The master bedroom also has the benefit of built-in wardrobes. The family shower room comprises a low level WC, hand wash basin and large shower cubicle. There is also a large boarded loft which can be accessed via a pull-down ladder and which has a skylight.

Outside, the property has an enclosed rear garden with gated access to front. The garden has gravelled areas with a mature shrub border and a path leading to a small shed/workshop at the farthest end of the garden. To the front, the property has raised flower beds and off-street parking.

Amenities Watchfield has a charming village centre with a church, village hall and public house, and a small shopping centre with a public house and a restaurant near the roundabout with the A420. The Defence Academy of the United Kingdom provides post-graduate level education for UK and overseas military personnel. Many students and staff live in the village and play an active part in community life. The excellent village primary school has children from several different countries, which makes for an interesting learning environment.

Together, Watchfield and Shrivenham make one of the larger village areas within the Vale of the White Horse and are located to the north east of Swindon (circa 5 miles) and to the south west of the market town of Faringdon (circa 5 miles). A bypass built in 1984 ensures that the rural atmosphere of both villages is preserved. Shrivenham also has an extremely active community. There is a lovely tree-lined high street with shops, restaurants, public houses, a doctors' surgery, village primary school and an impressive church, parts of which date back to the 11th Century. There is also a golf course.

Both villages are ideally located for access to the M4 at Swindon and the A420 leading to Oxford and beyond. There is a frequent bus service from Swindon to Oxford and back.