5 bedroom detached house

8 Heather Gardens is a spacious detached home that offers over 2 000 sq. ft. of beautifully presented accommodation arranged over two floors. The property is entered via a bright reception hall that leads to a light-filled drawing room with a feature fireplace and French doors to the patio. The formal dining room is perfect for entertaining and the well-proportioned family room provides an ideal space for relaxing. There is also a well-appointed kitchen/breakfast room that benefits from modern fitted wall units, a range cooker, room for a breakfast table, and neighbouring utility room. The ground floor accommodation is completed by a useful study and a guest cloakroom. A staircase from the hallway rises to the first floor where the light and airy landing leads to a principal bedroom with fitted wardrobes and an en suite bathroom, four additional good-sized double bedrooms and a modern family bathroom.

Agents note: The vendor of this property is a
relative/associate of an employee of Strutt &
Parker.

The property is located close to the centre of the historic and highly sought-after market town of Newbury. With its pedestrianized high street and market square, the town is a pleasant destination offering a wide range of shopping and leisure facilities including a great choice of restaurants, pubs and shops, the larger supermarkets including Waitrose on the edge of the town and a Marks & Spencer at the retail park. There is a choice of leisure activities on offer with Newbury racecourse and several golf courses nearby. The town is surrounded by beautiful countryside offering wonderful walking and riding opportunities, and all the advantages of the surrounding rural outdoor space combined with accessibility to larger towns with fast transport links, which are excellent. Newbury trains station offers regular trains to central London in around 40 minutes and the nearby M4 and A34 also offers easy access to Reading, London and the West Country. The range of state schooling in the area is excellent, including Falkland Primary School, Park House School and Newbury College together with a good selection of noted independent schools including St. Michael’s, Horris Hill, St. Gabriel’s, Thorngrove, Cheam and Downe House.

The property is approached via a paved driveway offering private parking and giving access to a convenient garage. There is also a well-maintained front lawn and gated access to the rear of the house where there is a good sized garden laid mainly to level lawn surrounded by mature trees and shrubs, and a patio ideal for al fresco dining.