Priors Side, Peasemore, Berkshire RG20

Property Summary

Prior Side is an extraordinary Grade II listed country estate set on 12 acres on the edge of a sought-after Berkshire village, offering spectacular 180-degree views across the North Wessex Downs. With origins as a great hall for nearby Poughley Priory circa 1294–1308, the house has evolved over centuries into a graceful Georgian-fronted family home of remarkable warmth and character. It includes seven bedrooms, four bathrooms, and four main reception rooms, all rich with period detailing—sash windows, marble fireplaces, oak floors, and ornate plaster cornicing. The property’s exceptional grounds encompass landscaped gardens, paddocks, a walled kitchen garden, croquet lawn, tennis court, and pool. A magnificent 17th-century thatched barn, stables, and courtyard outbuildings complete this rare historic estate near Newbury and Oxford.

Key Features

• Bedrooms: 7

• Bathrooms: 4

• Reception Rooms: 4 principal rooms including drawing room, dining room, library, and family room

• Historic Architecture: Original crown post roof (c.1294–1308), Georgian façade, decorative plasterwork, and stone fireplaces

• Kitchen: Bespoke country kitchen with granite worktops, pantry, dairy, and French doors to the terrace

• Leisure & Lifestyle: Croquet lawn, tennis court, walled kitchen garden, swimming pool, orchard, and ornamental pond

• Outbuildings:

  • Grade II listed 17th-century thatched barn (3,815 sq ft) with potential for conversion (subject to consent)

  • Stable courtyard with stables, barns, workshops, and garages

  • Gardener’s office, potting shed, and well house

• Land: 12 acres including 9 acres of paddocks and 3 acres of formal gardens

• Views: Panoramic vistas across the West Berkshire Downs, AONB

• Location: Edge of Peasemore village, within easy reach of Newbury, Oxford, the M4, and fast London rail links

Design Comment

While beautifully maintained and rich in period character, Peasemore House offers scope for sensitive restoration and adaptation. The Grade II listed thatched barn presents exceptional potential for conversion into guest accommodation, wellness facilities, or an event space, subject to planning. The stable courtyard could be adapted for equestrian use or additional housing, while the estate’s extensive gardens and paddocks offer further landscaping, leisure, or agricultural opportunities.

Development Consultations

To assist potential buyers of this property to understand their full design and development options, Janine Stone & Co. is able to provide complimentary design concept and development consultations. It can be arranged for these consultations to take place at the property or in our London studio. Janine Stone & Co. will provide guidance on architecture, refurbishment and planning considerations, in addition to helping interested parties to develop their early design ideas, into floor plans with estimated project costs and timelines for realisation.

Should a successful acquisition take place, we would be happy to take these initial concepts, through to a full concept and subsequent planning, design and build phases.