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Guide price£1,750,000
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5 bedroom detached house for sale

Hurst RG10
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Detached house
5 bed
2 bath
EPC rating: D*
2,586 sq ft / 240 sq m

Key information

Tenure: Freehold
Council tax: Band G
Broadband: Super-fast 56Mbps *
Mobile signal: 
EE O2 Three Vodafone
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Property description & features

  • Tenure: Freehold
  • An individual detached house built in 1966 with approx. 2600 sq. ft of accommodation Offering great potential to upgrade, re-model or replace (subject to p.p.)
  • 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms including principal suite, 3 reception rooms, kitchen, separate utility & cloakroom
  • Attached 3 car garage plus a very large carriage driveway providing parking for several extra cars.
  • Superb flat gardens, laid mainly to lawn enjoying great privacy and seclusion extending to approximately 2.7 acres.
Walden Acres is an individual detached house built in 1966, and now for sale for the first time since new. Set on the outskirts of this charming and highly sought after Berkshire village, enjoying an outstanding level plot in the region of 2.7 acres, affording great seclusion & privacy. The house is somewhat dated and does require some investment to modernise, redecorate and refurbish to bring it up to its full potential but offers a tremendous opportunity for somebody with the budget and vision to create a very special house, either by re-modelling and improving the current house or even replacing it altogether (subject to p.p.)

Entering via a spacious reception hall, the ground floor is well planned with three separate reception rooms with the dining room being open plan to the kitchen, both overlooking the beautiful rear gardens. There is a separate utility room with replaced gas fired boiler.
The first floor offers 5 good bedrooms with principal bedroom en suite and family bathroom, with views over its own grounds from virtually every room. The house is set well back from the road and has a large entrance driveway to the front providing secure parking for many vehicles in addition to the large garage, originally a double but which has been extended to the rear.
The gardens are undoubtedly the principal feature of this property, large and flat laid mainly to lawns with many mature trees & shrubs, enclosed boundaries, large patio terrace although in need of upgrading/replacing. There is plenty of room for a tennis court or swimming pool if required (subject to p.p.) This house has been in the same family ownership for over half a century and truly represents a rare opportunity to acquire a house with such grounds.

Location

'Walden Acres' enjoys a sheltered non-estate location on the edge of the village with great privacy & seclusion. Within easy reach of the village school, several local pubs, and local shops and within a 10-minute drive of main towns of Twyford & Wokingham with extensive shopping facilities, a variety of cafes & restaurants , and main line Stations to London Paddington (with the Elizabeth line now open) and London Waterloo respectively.

The larger town of Reading is just under 6 miles, with its excellent University, extensive shopping and entertainment facilities, hospital and several business parks located in and around the town.

Local schools in the area include, The Dolphin at Hurst, Lambrook at Winkfield, Reddham House in Sindlesham, Luckley House in Wokingham, Reading Bluecoats at Sonning, Queen Anne’s in Caversham as well as several in Reading, many served by local school bus routes passing locally.

For those with sporting interest, the local area provides a huge choice of opportunities including golf at Sonning, Castle Royle and Bearwood Lakes, health clubs at Sindlesham, Castle Royle and Thames Valley Park, rugby, cricket and hockey at Sonning, boating and sailing in Wargrave & Hurst, as well as equestrian, walking and cycling in the surrounding country side.

Directions

Head south over the Twyford crossroads along Waltham Road. Take a right turn into Hurst Road (A321), continue along that road for approximately 1½ miles, pass Hurst Cricket Club on your left-hand side, continue towards Wokingham and Walden Acres is on the left-hand side after about ½ mile.

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