Location

The elevated position of the property provides a wonderful juxtaposition of enjoying unbroken breath-taking views over the historic Saxon market town of Bradford-on-Avon and the countryside beyond, whilst being just a short walk from the centre of this highly desirable market town accessed through quaint and quiet cobbled streets.

One of the most compelling features about Bradford-on-Avon is its unique position on the edge of the Cotswolds facing the River Avon. This picturesque Saxon town was a winner in the Sunday Times "Best Places to Live in Britain" competition in early 2021.

The towns train station is a just short walk, and from here gives direct access to Bath city centre in 12minutes and then London Paddington 90minutes on the train .
Junction 17 for the M4 at Chippenham is within a 20 minutes' drive. Bristol Airport lies about 26 miles away to the west.

The area is renowned for the quality of its private schooling facilities. Bath University is ranked in the Top 10 in the country by the Sunday Times.

Description

2 Belcombe Place is a RIBA award-winning renovation and extension of a Victorian house in the beautiful market town of Bradford-on-Avon. The remodelling was commissioned in 2006, which saw the addition of a striking, glazed extension to the front elevation, transforming the quality of light and the spatial experience across the entire ground floor; there is a beautiful wisteria that drapes over it. Positioned in an elevated location, the views across the valley are quite exceptional and as far reaching as Salisbury Plain. The accommodation is arranged over three levels with additional converted cellar space, which is light and bright and currently used an office. As an added benefit the property benefits from solar panels and new double glazed timber sash windows, the latter being made and installed by Bath Bespoke.

The entrance hall, with high ceilings and original tiled floor leads into the most impressive room in the house; an incredibly light, split-level living space, incorporating an open-plan kitchen, dining room and living area. A wall of full-length corner glazing frames the spectacular views. The modern kitchen is exceptionally bright with overhead skylights and a large picture window enjoying a pleasant aspect over the rear terrace.

A sitting room is across the hall and is a warm and welcoming room with a log burner and original bay windows with views onto the gardens. Along the hallway the back of the house has been entirely remodelled to flow into a large open plan atrium/family room. This connects to the garage, the east facing courtyard and also through new bespoke oak sliding doors to a large west facing courtyard . This has also been extensively redesigned, with a grass area and patio area for outside dining and entertaining. Completing the ground floor is a bespoke utility room and cloakroom.

The principal bedroom is positioned at the top of the stairs; another beautifully light room with views and a cleverly-designed mezzanine en suite. A second double bedroom is positioned opposite and also on this level is a family bathroom and another double bedroom which is currently used a storage/dressing room but has the plumbing for easy conversion to an en suite shower room.

The second floor is given over to two further double bedrooms and a bathroom. Approached via an open and glazed walkway this imaginative use of space.

Externally

Set back from the road, the house is elevated and sits at the tip of the private driveway, approached via series of tiered terraces and gardens. These are thoughtfully landscaped and enhanced with lighting and a pond. An upper terrace accessed through sliding doors from the kitchen/living area which is the full width of the contemporary extension, is the perfect place to entertain whilst enjoying the views.

The main garden is at the front of the property and is grassed with a large oak tree at one end. To either side of the house are two courtyard. The larger west facing courtyard has just been remodelled to provide dining area and grass area.

There is extensive parking with electric charging for 2 cars to the front of house as well as the garage parking also with electric charging.