Rooms

The Story
Relaxing in the conservatory or sitting out in the private garden at the house on Geffers Ride, the owner of the four-bedroom Ascot home savours the tranquillity and sense of semi-rural living it provides. He was drawn to the property 26 years ago for its peaceful, yet convenient, cul-de-sac position and for the space offered by both the house and the beautiful, south-facing garden. “I was working in the area at the time so the location was ideal,” he recalls. “The house itself, which was a good size, was also perfect and the garden was ideal as it felt very secluded.” He adds: “In fact, the plot as a whole was quite unusual for this area as it was so flat.”

CLOSE TO NATURE
Dating back to the late 1970s or early 1980s, the attractive, detached house sits comfortably within its immaculate plot. Thought to have once been part of Windsor Forest, the location retains a leafy, woodland feel. It provides excellent access to Ascot Racecourse and Heath, as well as to Windsor Great Park and Virginia Water. “This is a fabulous place to live,” he says. “There are also excellent schools close by and it is very easy to pick up the M3, M4 and M25 motorways.” Travel into London by train is also possible and it takes just 25 minutes to reach Heathrow Airport in reasonable driving conditions. “This is a lovely location and yet it is also very convenient for getting to everything you need,” he says.

GLORIOUS SUNSHINE
Only the second owner of the house since it was built, he has overseen many improvements to the property. These have included fitting new bathrooms and a kitchen, as well as replacing all the windows. The front and rear gardens have been landscaped to make the most of their superb position. “The front garden is a real sun-trap in the morning while the back is lovely in the afternoon and evening,” he explains. “You can sit out there with a cup of tea or a drink and just enjoy watching the birds. It is very private.”

IDEAL LAYOUT
The house is set back from the road by its generous front garden and a driveway, which leads to a double garage. A covered porch opens into a central reception hall, which fans off into all the main accommodation. To the front of the house is a study. “This is an excellent place to work as it feels away from the rest of the house.” There is a ground-floor cloakroom and then the kitchen, which opens into a utility room, which in turn has a door on to the garden. Double doors from the hall lead into the dining room, which is next to the kitchen. “New owners may wish to consider the possibility of opening these two rooms up to create one spacious family kitchen and breakfast room.”

GREEN VIEWS
The impressive drawing room spans the depth of the main house. With a window on to the front garden at one end, it features sliding glass doors to a capacious conservatory at the other. This fabulous space could be used for additional seating, dining or entertaining and makes a magnificent place for simply relaxing and gazing out over the garden. “This is a fantastic extra space that can have a variety of different uses,” he observes. All four bedrooms are on the first floor of the house. The master bedroom and two guest rooms look out over the rear garden. The master bedroom has a good-sized en suite shower room and the family bathroom serves the other rooms. “The bedrooms here are all very peaceful,” he agrees. “Those with views over the back garden are especially nice.”

ROOM TO EXTEND
There is huge potential, the owner suggests, for those who move here to put their own stamp on the property if they wish. In addition to reconfiguring the internal layout, there could be the possibility of extending (subject to the relevant planning permissions). “New owners could look into converting the garage or going out over the top of it,” he says. “There is also room to the side to extend and plenty of space at the rear if someone wished to create more living space at the back of the house.” He added: “This is already a very spacious home but there could be great potential for new owners to make it even larger.”

SETTING THE SCENE
The house on Geffers Rode sits in beautiful, mature gardens to the front and rear. There is also a large driveway and a double garage to the front. To the rear, the house opens on to a very private garden, with a terrace, lawned and established shrubs and trees.

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