24 Oakfield Road, Bourne End, SL8

The Moorings is a super home, our clients have created a family home which has served them well for over 35 years. There is a mix of styles within the house from period character features to contemporary kitchen/breakfast room and family bathroom. The front door opens into the wood panelled reception hall which in turn provides access to the family room, dining room, kitchen, the garden room leading through to the drawing room, cloakroom and stairs up to the first floor landing. As you would expect with a property of this period, there are generous ceiling heights, coving and picture rails in the main receptions. The family room has a window seat within the bay and a door leads through into the kitchen and breakfast room. The dining room has wood flooring and doors lead through into the garden room and drawing room to the rear. The drawing room is a great entertaining space with a focal point fireplace with wood burning stove, wood flooring and French doors leading to the rear terrace and garden beyond. The modern fitted kitchen has a range of built in appliances and leads into a generous breakfast room with sliding doors to the terrace and garden, a door to the rear leads into the utility room.
On the first floor there are three generous bedrooms including the principal bedroom with ensuite bathroom, there is a study which also leads through to the second bedroom and bathroom. There is a shower room and modern family bathroom on the first floor. Stairs lead up to the second floor to two further bedrooms and an additional shower room.

Outside

The house sits in a plot of 0.33 acres, to the front there is a gravelled, carriage driveway which provides ample parking and leads to the double integral garage. There is access to the rear of the house via both sides. The generous and private gardens have been well maintained and are laid out in sections with a spacious level lawn, kitchen garden with raised beds, planted borders, mature shrubs and trees, gravelled walkways and a pond area with paving around. The original garaging has been converted into a workshop, and two further store rooms.

Situation

Set within the heart of Bourne End village, a level and short walk to local amenities, restaurants, pubs and station. This family home is set in a convenient location and backs onto the Abbotsbrook Estate in central Bourn End, the marina and River Thames are a short stroll as is access to the Thames footpath to nearby Marlow and Cookham. There is local schooling at both primary and secondary, with access to local grammar schooling including Sir William Borlase in Marlow. There is an array of further private school options. The station at Bourne End connects at Maidenhead to the Elizabeth Line into central London and there is access to both the M40 and M4 motorways via the A404. Heathrow is around 20 miles away.