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9 bedroom detached house for sale
Snelsmore Common, Newbury, Berkshire
£4,750,000
Snelsmore Common, Newbury, Berkshire
£4,750,000
Our Summary
- It now requires some sympathetic modernisation and updating but will create a very special and unique family home
- On the second floor there are three further bedrooms, a bathroom, and three further rooms with potential to create additional bedrooms
Description
This rare country estate, Bussockwood House, sits in a private wooded setting with panoramic views of open countryside, spanning approximately 120 acres. The property features a substantial Queen Anne-style Grade II listed house, circa 10,000 sq ft, with an adjoining flat, domestic outbuildings, and delightful gardens and grounds. The house, designed by Mervyn Macartney, retains many original period features and requires some sympathetic modernization. The property is surrounded by woodland, including the remains of an Iron Age hillfort, and has a beautiful tree-lined avenue and central turning circle. The estate also includes a three-bedroom cottage, a coach house with garaging, and a range of outbuildings. The property is located near the Berkshire Downs, within the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and has excellent road and rail connections to London and the Midlands.