For Sale5 Bedroom Property in Orchard Road, Hurst, Reading, RG10£1,450,000

A detached family home on almost half and acre with self-contained annexe ** BACK ON THE MARKET ** Second chances don't come very often so don't miss out on this appealing, red brick family home offering spacious and well-proportioned accommodation across three floors. Set in almost half an acre, this home takes pride of place in the middle of the plot and is set well back from the neighbouring field which has just been granted planning permission for an exclusive development of quality new homes. Upon entry a welcoming reception hall provides access to the formal dining room, which adjoins the cosy sitting room, providing ideal reception space for family or formal entertaining. Both rooms feature alcove windows with a south-easterly aspect, and a fireplace in the sitting room creates a warm atmosphere, with French doors opening into the garden. The hall also opens into the light and airy kitchen/breakfast room which is fitted with a range of modern units, a central island, integrated appliances and an Aga, plus two sets of windows allowing plenty of natural light to fill the room. There is also an adjoining utility room, with additional storage and space for appliances. The open plan kitchen/breakfast room opens out to additional informal living space with french doors providing direct access to the sunny rear patio and garden beyond. On the first floor, the principal bedroom has a well-fitted en suite shower room, and there are three further bedrooms (one currently being used as a home office) and a modern family bathroom at this level. A further staircase rises to the second floor rooms, which would provide a haven for a teenager, with a seating/games area on the spacious landing, a fifth bedroom and a shower room. A detached building housing the former garage is situated adjacent to the main house, with the ground floor currently offering a studio for gym or dance activities, along with a shower room and storage area for the ride on mower. On the level above is a sizeable bedroom with a vaulted ceiling and large picture windows bathing the room in natural sunlight. N.B. There is planning permission for a 2-storey side extension and a carport. App. nos. 231719 & 233138. Prospective purchasers are advised that they should make their own enquires to Wokingham Council This property has 0.45 acres of land. Outside The house is screened from the road by clipping hedging, with a five bar electric gate opening onto a gravelled carriage driveway, providing parking for several vehicles. Planted raised beds and areas laid to lawn form the well-maintained front gardens, along with further hedging and an area set aside for vegetable beds. To the rear, there is an expanse of paved terracing adjoining the house offering opportunities for outdoor dining and relaxation, as well as a lawned area and borders containing mature shrubs and trees. An evergreen hedge at the far boundary includes a clipped archway providing access to a pedestrian gate, with a post-and-rail fence to the easterly aspect affording open views to the field beyond. Services: Mains electricity, gas, water and drainage Situation Willowmead is situated on the fringes of the village of Hurst, which caters for day-to-day living with a village store, post office, bakery, primary school, church and a cricket club. A Waitrose store, independent shops, pubs and restaurants are available in nearby Twyford. Slightly further afield, Wokingham, Maidenhead, and Bracknell with its Lexicon Shopping Centre, all offer comprehensive amenities, with the picturesque riverside town of Henley-on-Thames being just 7 miles distant. For golf enthusiasts, Billingbear Park Golf Course offers two 9-hole courses and Castle Royle Golf and Country Club is just 5.3 miles away. For keen walkers Dinton Pastures Country Park has over 300 acres of woodland walks with lakes. For all the family, there are numerous riding stables, the John Nike Ski Centre and Ice Rink, and Cantley Park. Communications links are excellent with the M4 and M40 motorways providing access to major road networks and for commuters there are regular rail services into London from Twyford, Winnersh and Wokingham stations. There are rush hour trains to Paddington from Twyford in around 20 minutes, and the station is due tobenefit from the fast Crossrail service with direct links to Canary Wharf and East London. Hourly trains to Gatwick are available from Wokingham. There excellent schools in the region including St. Nicholas Church of England Primary, Dolphin Independent Day School in Hurst, Holme Grange and The Holt in Wokingham, Reading School and Kendrick School in Reading, and Bluecoats in Sonning. Directions From the M4, exit at Junction 10, joining the A329(M) towards Reading. Tale the 1st exit onto the A3290 towards Winnersh and following the road to the exit posted Winnersh. Continue following signs towards Winnersh via the A329 for just over 1 mile and then turn left into Robin Hood Lane and follow the road for about a mile. Take a right turn onto Church Hill and after 0.5 miles take the right turn onto Orchard Road, where the property is on the left-hand side.