Roman Road, Bleadon, Weston-Super-Mare, BS24

Built in the late 1980s, with an interesting horseshoe-shaped layout, this impressive family home is light and bright and has been cleverly architecturally designed, providing optimum living space and stunning views from every room. Centered around an inner courtyard on three sides, the property is approached via a five bar gate and a tree-lined driveway which sweeps up to the house. An archway leads to the inner courtyard with the triple garage and ample parking.
The main door has an attractive stained-glass fanlight and leads into a reception hallway. The hallway leads to the principal rooms including a modern kitchen/breakfast room with oak wall and base units, integrated fridge, a central island with two separate sinks with mixer tap, plumbing for dishwasher and cupboards and a breakfast bar. There is an electric eye-level double oven and a gas hob, with extractor fan over and glass splashback and the flooring is polished oak. French doors lead to the patio.
Adjacent to the kitchen is the dining room. This has three sets of French windows and glazed doors to the hall, allowing lots of light to flood through. An exposed stone wall features a wood burning stove and again the flooring is polished oak.
The sitting room has a similar feature exposed stone wall and has an inset gas fire. This room has two floor-to-ceiling windows and a set of French doors, as well as a smaller window overlooking the courtyard.
The study has been refurbished with solid oak cupboards and shelves with two windows facing the attractive gardens and the impressive Cedar trees.
The four double bedrooms are all of a generous size with glazed wardrobes. The master bedroom, with direct access to the patio and pool, has an ensuite bathroom with walk-in shower, bath, two wash hand basins and WC. The adjacent bedroom has an en suite shower room with walk-in shower cubicle, WC and wash hand basin. A door leads to the changing room for the outdoor pool.
Servicing the bedrooms is the family bathroom with white suite including bath, walk in shower cubicle, basin, WC, illuminated bathroom cabinet and heated towel rail, as well as secondary access to the boarded loft.
There is a utility room with plumbing for washing machine, oak wall and base cupboards and a stainless steel sink with mixer tap as well as coathooks. A door leads out to the courtyard and pedestrian access to the garages.
A walk-in airing cupboard houses the pump for the heating system and is shelved with radiator.
At the far end of the house is the annexe with sitting room with French doors to the garden, a double bedroom with window overlooking the garden and bathroom with bath with shower over, vanity unit with basin and WC and a kitchen with cream units, tiled splashbacks, stainless steel sink, electric oven and hob and breakfast bar and views across the courtyard. (NB the walls in the annexe are stud walls and this area could be reconfigured if so desired.)
The gardens include a walled garden with a pebble and resin bound patio, a barbecue area with power points and lighting and heated swimming pool. A greenhouse is of a conservatory design and could be used as such. Beyond the wall is a parkland garden mostly laid to grass with an impressive number of trees which include Cedar, Sweet Chestnut, Walnut, Apple, Ornamental Cherry, Lilac and Spruce. The top field is approx. 6.5 acres with a running water trough and a further paddock of just over an acre was acquired in 2008.
Features include:
• Two separate gas combi boilers
• Septic tank
• Mains gas
• Intruder alarm and security lighting
• Attic storage with drop-down ladder
• 3 water troughs in garden, field and paddock
• Foundations for stable block: planning permission granted in October 1991 to demolish derelict stable and build a replacement (foundations were built by previous home owner)
• Double glazing throughout with new aluminium French doors in kitchen and master bedroom

Location
Highcroft is situated up the hill from the thriving village of Bleadon, offering a variety of shops for day-to-day living, including a local shop/Post Office, butcher's, delicatessen and café, and a 16th Century village pub. There are three village halls which hold various activities including youth clubs and groups for gardening, theatre, and Keep Fit for example. A Saturday market is held once a month selling fresh local produce. Weston-Super-Mare and the surrounding villages cater for sporting pursuits and there are several excellent rides, golf courses and sports centres in proximity. For walkers, The Mendip Way starts in Uphill and passes through Bleadon and on via Hellenge Hill. There are two nearby primary schools, Oldmixon and Hutton Church of England Primary Schools and secondary school is Broadoak Academy a mile and a half away and Hans Price Academy and Winterstoke Hundred Academy schools are less than two miles away. The property is also conveniently located with access to the M5 motorway 4 miles away and the A38 is nearby for access to Bath and Bristol. Cribbs Causeway shopping mall is only 25 miles away via the M5.

There is a railway station with direct connections to Plymouth and Paddington, London at Weston Super Mare 2 ½ miles away and Bristol International Airport is just 11 miles away.


SELLER INSIGHT
Highcroft

When you're looking for a new home, you often know exactly where you wish to move to, yet forgetting to put in the postcode on an online property search brought Highcroft directly into the sight of its new owners. There is no doubt that this property's unique design was the initial attraction. Upon viewing it was clear that the house needed a lot of TLC, some of it was in a really bad state. Even with the work needed, they couldn't deny its potential and, of course, the VIEWS.

Its elevated position means that Highcroft is blessed with some of the most beautiful views: you can see right over the Bristol Channel on a pleasant day. Situated in an 'Area of outstanding natural beauty' the surrounding countryside is reasonably protected, meaning the landscape and those scenic views will hardly change. You can enjoy the peace and tranquillity this home brings; it has an air of calm that can't be described but only experienced, which makes a very special place to live.

One thing this property has plenty of is space, inside and out. Sitting on around 12 acres it offers you lots of potential; the land at the back of the house has, occasionally been grazed by horses and also sheep. As the owner describes it, "the rest of the garden is a bit of a park", with its woodland, gardens and terrace. The views change through the seasons, partly due to the number of species of specimen trees on the property, "in the winter when the leaves fall, you have different views again". At the top of the garden is a butterfly meadow – as it is such a big garden, there are many wild areas.

One of the most recent upgrades to the property was the kitchen, and it is this room that has now become a favourite of the owner. I enjoy spending time in the kitchen-breakfast room; everyone congregates here. When evening draws in and you switch the lights off, you can see across the Channel from the sitting and dining rooms. It's magical – all the lights dazzling against the black sky."

The annexe provides the opportunity for housing a family member or for a source of income. It has its own separate door. It currently offers a one-bedroom space, but with some slight modifications could be turned into a three-bedroom addition ideal for relatives, an Airbnb, or even accommodation for an au pair. "Because of the shape of the house sound doesn't travel, so even if you have people staying, you don't hear a thing at the other end of the property."

"There's a very sociable village life. The local WI is very active and even has a waiting list. There are three village halls offering a wealth of clubs and activities. There is always something going on. The church also organises events, so if you want to get involved you have plenty of options. Everyone is welcoming. It has been a wonderful community to live in and this will be missed so much. There are also a couple of pubs in walking distance if you don't mind walking up the hill on the way back."

One of the owner's favourite local haunts is the village café where coffee mornings with friends are a regular treat and she also enjoys afternoon teas with friends. Bleadon also has a shop with a post office, local butchers, delicatessen, and there are also various units at the local farm. The hospital is only about a mile and a half away, it is also very close to Bristol – about 30 mins by train. Bath is an easy trip by train or car and Cribbs Causeway is only a short drive away.

This home will certainly appeal to those who are looking for privacy but not isolation, as you are in walking distance of a wonderful community. The land provides opportunities, should you be looking to keep animals, but there is so much to discover that only a viewing can truly do this home justice.

No matter how you have come across this home, whether it's from a planned search or an accidental one, do not make the mistake of seeing and not viewing, because you will be missing something truly unique.

When you’re looking for a new home, you often know exactly where you wish to move to, yet forgetting to put in the postcode on an online property search brought Highcroft directly into the sight of its new owners. There is no doubt that this property’s unique design was the initial attraction. Upon viewing it was clear that the house needed a lot of TLC, some of it was in a really bad state. Even with the work needed, they couldn’t deny its potential and, of course, the VIEWS.

Its elevated position means that Highcroft is blessed with some of the most beautiful views: you can see right over the Bristol Channel on a pleasant day. Situated in an ‘Area of outstanding natural beauty’ the surrounding countryside is reasonably protected, meaning the landscape and those scenic views will hardly change. You can enjoy the peace and tranquillity this home brings; it has an air of calm that can’t be described but only experienced, which makes a very special place to live.

One thing this property has plenty of is space, inside and out. Sitting on around 12 acres it offers you lots of potential; the land at the back of the house has, occasionally been grazed by horses and also sheep. As the owner describes it, “the rest of the garden is a bit of a park”, with its woodland, gardens and terrace. The views change through the seasons, partly due to the number of species of specimen trees on the property, “in the winter when the leaves fall, you have different views again”. At the top of the garden is a butterfly meadow – as it is such a big garden, there are many wild areas.
One of the most recent upgrades to the property was the kitchen, and it is this room that has now become a favourite of the owner. I enjoy spen
ding time in the kitchen-breakfast room; everyone congregates here. When evening draws in and you switch the lights off, you can see across the Channel from the sitting and dining rooms. It’s magical – all the lights dazzling against the black sky.”
The annexe provides the opportunity for housing a family member or for a source of income. It has its own separate door. It currently offers a one-bedroom space, but with some slight modifications could be turned into a three-bedroom addition ideal for relatives, an Airbnb, or even accommodation for an au pair. “Because of the shape of the house sound doesn’t travel, so even if you have people staying, you don’t hear a thing at the other end of the property.”

“There’s a very sociable village life. The local WI is very active and even has a waiting list. There are three village halls offering a wealth of clubs and activities. There is always something going on. The church also organises events, so if you want to get involved you have plenty of options. Everyone is welcoming. It has been a wonderful community to live in and this will be missed so much. There are also a couple of pubs in walking distance if you don’t mind walking up the hill on the way back.”

One of the owner’s favourite local haunts is the village café where coffee mornings with friends are a regular treat and she also enjoys afternoon teas with friends. Bleadon also has a shop with a post office, local butchers, delicatessen, and there are also various units at the local farm. The hospital is only about a mile and a half away, it is also very close to Bristol – about 30 mins by train. Bath is an easy trip by train or car and Cribbs Causeway is only a short drive away.

This home will certainly appeal to those who are looking for privacy but not isolation, as you are in walking distance of a wonderful community. The land provides opportunities, should you be looking to keep animals, but there is so much to discover that only a viewing can truly do this home justice.

No matter how you have come across this home, whether it’s from a planned search or an accidental one, do not make the mistake of seeing and not viewing, because you will be missing something truly unique.