Station Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11

** Virtual tour available ** A beautiful, turn of the century, character property sitting in wonderful grounds, and positioned in arguably one of the most convenient locations for amenities and transport. This is the first time this property has been listed in the past 35 years making this large home a must see for families.

SITUATION

The town of Didcot offers comprehensive leisure and sporting facilities for all ages and has a shopping complex named the Orchard Centre, with multiplex cinema, Cornerstone Arts Centre and various shops, cafes, and restaurants.

Didcot has excellent road links to the A34 which in turn lead to the M40 in the north and the M4 in the south. There is also an excellent mainline train service into London, Paddington, approximately 45 minutes.

Station Road or Station Hill, as it was then known, was constructed by the Great Western Railway Company in 1848 as a link from the new station, built in 1844, to the privately built and owned railway town of Northbourne which was largely complete by 1887.

In 1904 the Company decided to build houses for their workers along the western side of Station Road. The buildings were carefully designed as an architectural group in blocks of six units.
The restrained Queen Anne/Georgian architectural style is typical of the Edwardian period.

The development was laid out on a strict hierarchical basis. The detached house at the southern end was occupied by the permanent railway inspector. The first group of six houses were occupied by the permanent railway men. Going north the next groups were occupied by signalmen and ticket collectors, provender (food) store workers, telegraph linesmen and engine drivers respectively. The engine drivers were given more spacious accommodation which indicates the status of this particular job. The three detached houses at the northern end were occupied by the locomotive foreman, the telegraph office inspector and the signals and telephones inspector.

DESCRIPTION

The property comprises an entrance porch, tiled reception hall, living room with feature fireplace and original cabinets, second large reception with feature fireplace, formal dining room, utility room and kitchen with stable doors leading to the rear garden.
The first floor boasts four generous bedrooms, a bathroom and further shower room.

OUTSIDE

The property sits on a generous plot with a private garden full of shrubs and trees, mainly laid to lawn with a patio for entertaining, and various seating areas.

To the side there is a large driveway, offering ample parking, leading to a garage and outbuildings.

SERVICES & MATERIAL INFORMATION

Electricity, gas, mains water, drainage, telephone & broadband.
Council tax band: D
Energy efficiency rating: E