3 bedroom detached house

Located under three miles from both Reading and Twyford Stations (both to feature on the Crossrail link connecting Reading with Canary Wharf and the City of London) and walking distance to Blue Coat School, the village centre and the River Thames is this charming period home. Believed to date back to the 1920s in the Arts and Craft style this three bedroom detached house sits on a 0.15 acre plot and has been owned by the same family since 1970 and offers potential to extend and/or re-build. The property has had some improvements including a new boiler in 2019, a new bathroom and some recent decoration work there is still some improvement which can be made to create a lovely home in a favoured location. The property retains a wealth of charm and original features including, exposed beams and two lovely fireplaces desiged by the well known local designer and developer Sidney Paddick.
On entering the house there is a generous entrance hall with parquet flooring and ample storage and two reception rooms, both have exposed beams and period fireplaces. The sitting room gives access to a conservatory/play room which in turn leads to the private rear garden. There is a kitchen to the rear of the house and a ground floor wc. On the first floor there are two double bedrooms both with ample storage in the eaves of the house and a third single bedroom. The first floor is completed by a delightful contemporary bathroom which has just been fitted and come complete with a remote control Aqualisa shower over the bath. The house further benefits from a garage to the side with wooden double doors as well as rear access to and from the garden. There is ample frontage to the house offering parking for several cars and which is shielded by mature bushes and could be gated by the new owners to add even greater privacy. To the rear of the house there is a generous private garden. This lovely period home is for sale with not chain complications.



Location:
The Old Bath Road runs parrallel to the A4 (Bath Road) to the east of Reading. The quintessentially British picturesque village of Sonning with the River Thames running through it has a community feel with The Bull Public House, The Mill Theatre the Church and the Berkshire Cricket and Hockey Clubs. Fine dining can be found in The Ivy and The French Horn. Twyford village centre is under 3 miles away with a variety of local shops and an excellent Waitrose, the larger town of Reading is just 3 miles to the west with its many shops bars and restaurants. The latest of Sonning's celebrity residence is George Clooney who has just purchased a Riverside home in the village. The local area has some fine schools with Inglewood nursery and Sonning Church of England Primary with many others towards Reading and Caversham including Bluecoat in walking distance and Queen Anne's Caversham, Shiplake College and Reading School. There are mainline railway stations in Reading and Twyford with a fast service to London in under 30 minutes. The M4 junction 10 is approximately 6 miles away via the A329M providing access to Heathrow and the motorway network.