• Six bedrooms, one being en-suite +
• Three principle reception rooms +
• Open-plan kitchen/family room +
• Family bathroom & shower rooms +
• Period features throughout +
• Wine cellar - cool storage area +
• First-floor laundry room +
• Detached garage (with P/Perm) * +
• Electric gates to ample driveway +
• Short walk (circa five mins) to town centre +

Davenport House

An elegant Victorian residence set on a private road just moments from the heart of Ross-on-Wye. Extensively refurbished, this impressive six-bedroom home combines beautiful period features with modern living, offering generous accommodation, a stunning live-in kitchen, mature gardens of around a quarter of an acre, gated parking, and elevated views across the town and surrounding countryside.
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Location

Ross-on-Wye's town centre is a short walk (approximately one-quarter of a mile) from Ashfield Park Road. This offers a diverse range of shops, supermarkets, independently owned boutiques, a variety of restaurants, welcoming pubs, and various leisure facilities. There is a pleasant and level route towards the high street that leads past the town's tennis courts and lawn bowling club.
There are four schools dotted around the town - three primaries and one secondary - and the closest to Davenport House is Ashfield Park Primary School (approximately a five-minute walk away). In addition, a reputable nursery, Abacus 2000, is situated a few hundred metres from the home.
Ross also houses two GP surgeries, and both of these, plus the local community hospital, are approximately one-quarter of a mile from Ashfield Park Road.
While the property benefits from being a short distance from the centre of town, it is set on a private road away from the hustle and bustle of the high street. There are also numerous spectacular woodland and country hikes nearby, including the Town and Country Trail, Chase Woods and the John Kyrle circular walk, taking in fields and the River Wye.
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The Home at a Glance

Davenport House is approached via a private road in Ross-on-Wye, enjoying an elevated position overlooking the town's tennis courts and the iconic spire of St Mary's Church. Originally constructed during the Victorian era, this elegant residence was comprehensively refurbished and modernised in 2016, while carefully preserving an abundance of period charm. Throughout the home, original features such as ornate tiled floors, feature fireplaces, picture rails, and decorative ceiling roses remain beautifully intact. Extending to approximately 4,000 sq ft, the property offers generously proportioned rooms, enhanced by impressively high ceilings that further emphasise its scale and grandeur. The versatile accommodation is currently arranged as a six-bedroom family home set over three storeys, with the additional benefit of a wine cellar. There are three reception rooms in total, alongside a wonderfully bright, live-in dining kitchen. The property is discreetly set behind electric gates, providing both privacy and security. The front door opens into an enclosed, triple-aspect porch featuring coloured-glass windows and an original decorative tiled floor, which continues through to the light-filled entrance hall. This welcoming space offers an immediate sense of the home's character, showcasing features such as the original servants' bells and a central ceiling rose. The ground floor hosts three elegant reception rooms, each with high ceilings, cornicing, picture rails, and ceiling roses. The sitting room is particularly inviting, featuring a beautiful bay window fitted with bespoke plantation shutters, a gas-burning stove set on a slate hearth, decorative tiled surrounds, and fitted bookshelves providing excellent storage. The formal dining room-formerly the drawing room-centres around a wood-burning stove within an inset fireplace. The study, historically known as the morning room due to its sunny aspect, features a cast-iron fireplace framed by original decorative tiles, along with French doors opening directly onto the garden. At the heart of the home lies the live-in dining kitchen. Bathed in natural light from dual aspects and a roof lantern, this impressive space is fitted with a bespoke shaker-style kitchen by the highly regarded local firm TaylorMade by Stanton. The kitchen includes a wide range of integrated appliances, including a Miele dishwasher, an under-counter fridge, a Rangemaster electric oven with a five-ring gas hob, and a separate Mercury grill. Quartz worktops feature on both the units and the central island, while ample storage includes space for an American-style fridge/freezer. A wooden door leads down to the cellar, providing a cool, damp-proof storage area ideal for wine. To one end of the kitchen is a relaxed dining and family area, complete with a gas stove and two sets of glazed doors opening onto the rear garden-perfect for indoor-outdoor living. The ground floor is completed by a cloakroom-cum-utility room, fitted with a WC featuring a vintage-style cistern and a Savoy pedestal basin.