7 bed detached house for sale

The Pound House, Silchester, Hampshire RG7

Set within just over six acres of sweeping parkland-style gardens, the property is brimming with period charm. With a combination of original features and spacious accommodation, this home is ready to be tailored for modern family living.
Four elegant reception rooms include a sitting room, formal dining room, and a distinguished drawing room. Interior double doors open from the drawing room to a superb garden room conservatory, where views stretch over a beautifully kept walled garden.
Approached via a generous gated driveway, the property also features an attractive detached coach house. This includes a self-contained annexe, pool services and changing rooms, and a two-bay garage. Beneath the garage lies a sizeable cellar, offering excellent storage or conversion potential.
The south-east facing gardens are a particular highlight, comprising a sun terrace ideal for alfresco dining, an intricate walled garden planted with white roses and white blossom trees, an outdoor swimming pool with an electric cover a gated surrounding terrace, tennis court and a vegetable garden. The vast lawn is interspersed with mature trees and an abundance of seasonal flowers, all set within grounds measuring just over six acres, which gently extend toward a tranquil brook at the boundary.
With excellent scope for enhancement, this fabulous property presents the perfect blend of historic elegance and the potential for contemporary comfort. With thoughtful updates, it promises to become an outstanding family home and a timeless country home.

Bramley station with services to Basingstoke & Reading 2.8 miles, Basingstoke 7.6 miles, Reading 12.3 miles, Newbury 13.6 miles, London miles 48.9 miles. Reading station services to London Paddington from 30 minutes. Basingstoke station with services to Basingstoke station from 44 minutes. (All distances and times approximate.)

The property is situated in the very rural location between the historic village of Silchester and Bramley. In Silchester there is a public house, highly regarded primary school, village hall and church, as well as active football and cricket clubs. Bramley village includes a shop/post office, bakery, village hall, primary school, church, doctors' surgery and public house. The nearby towns of Basingstoke and Reading have more extensive facilities. Communications are excellent with a branch line station in Bramley connecting Basingstoke and Reading, with fast rail services serving London Waterloo and Paddington respectively. Both the M3 and M4 are within easy driving distance. There are many good schools in the area including primary schools in Silchester and Bramley. Independent schools include Wellesley Prep School, Sherfield, St Neots, Bradfield College, Cheam, Lord Wandsworth and Elstree.