5 bedroom detached house

Prebendal Farmhouse is a substantial and very attractive period farmhouse situated next to the Church, close to the centre of the village. The house has elegant and well-proportioned rooms with good ceiling heights and the accommodation includes three reception rooms and a kitchen with a playroom leading off. One the first floor are five bedrooms and four bathrooms. Prebendal Farm is in need of general updating and offers a great blank canvas for a buyer to alter and improve the house to suit their own taste. The house is not Listed.

General
Local Authority: Swindon Borough Council.
Services: Mains electricity and drainage. Private water. The purchaser will be required to disconnect from the private water supply within twelve months of completion. We understand that mains water is available in the highway adjoining the property.
Planning: Prebendal Farmhouse is not Listed. However, the boundary walls are Listed Grade II. The property is also within the village Conservation Area.
Development Uplift Clause: The property will be sold subject to a Development Uplift Clause on the paddock adjoining Church Walk.
Access: A right of way will be granted over the gravel driveway for the benefit of the property.
Restrictive Covenants: The Grounds of the house are to be used solely as a garden ancillary to Prebendal Farmhouse.
Council Tax: Band H
Tenure: Freehold
EPC Rating: Band F
Guide Price: £1.4 million
VAT: Any guide price quoted or discussed is exclusive of VAT. In the event that a sale of the property, or any part of it, or any right attached to it, becomes a chargeable supply for the purposes of VAT, such tax will be payable in addition.
Health and Safety: Given the potential hazards of an unoccupied property we ask you to be as vigilant as possible when making your inspection for your own personal safety.
Viewings: Viewings are strictly by appointment only.

To the west side of the house is a small brick garage block. The gardens extend to about 2.48 acres and include a number of ponds and many mature trees and shrubs. On the eastern side of the garden is a small paddock of about 1 acre.

Bishopstone is a thriving and popular village. It is set amidst unspoilt North Wiltshire countryside and adjoins the North Wessex Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village has a primary school, church, village hall and an excellent pub, The Royal Oak. The main local towns are Marlborough and Highworth, with a more extensive range of shops and services in Swindon (7 miles). Other local centres include Bath, Bristol, Newbury and Cheltenham. Communications are excellent: M4 junction 15 is under 5 miles and trains to Paddington from Swindon are from 51 minutes. Excellent rides and walks in the surrounding countryside and a good choice of private and state schools. The former include Pinewood, St. Mary’s and St. Margarets, Calne and Marlborough College.