House For Sale £1,995,000
Ladygrove House is a handsome Victorian property offering spacious flexible accommodation for modern family living. The property is light and airy throughout benefitting from formal and informal reception rooms. In addition the downstairs bedroom 6/gym could easily be converted into annexe accommodation which is completed with a downstairs shower room. Currently used as a home gym and separate study, they offer the perfect solution for working from home and leisure purposes. The property is accessed via a porch opening into a large reception hall with downstairs cloakroom and warming log burner. This leads to a spacious dual aspect drawing room with wood flooring and an open fireplace with wood burning stove, leading onto the dining room with double doors out to the garden terrace. The bespoke kitchen/breakfast room is located perfectly in the heart of the home. It has an excellent range of wooden floor and wall units, fitted appliances, 4 oven aga, separate oven and hob, and a generous larder. There is also an informal dining area with further double doors which lead out to the garden terrace, while the second cloakroom, utility room and additional boot room with double Belfast sinks adds further storage and rear access to the property via a stable door. The ground floor kitchen area finally opens on to a large split level family room with exposed timber beams and vaulted ceiling which is flooded with natural light. The room also features a wood burning stove and two sets of double doors opening out on to the garden terraces. An attractive bespoke oak staircase rises in the middle of the large entrance hall to a galleried landing which overlooks the reception hall and leads to five first floor bedrooms. The principal bedroom is a generous size with built in storage and access to a balcony overlooking the garden. The room further benefits from a dressing area and ensuite bathroom with underfloor heating, a jacuzzi bath and bathroom television. The guest bedroom also benefits from built in storage, a balcony and ensuite shower room. There are three further double bedrooms and an exquisite, generously proportioned family bathroom with shower and bath.<br /><br />Lady Grove is a picturesque hamlet in Goring Heath, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The neighbouring village of Whitchurch Hill has its own pub, villlage hall and local bus and is close to Pangbourne where there is an excellent range of local shops and services. There is also a mainline rail link to London Paddington (27 mins) and Crossrail will shortly connect Reading with Canary Wharf on the Elizabeth Line. The nearby M4 (J12) provides excellent access to the motorway network, London and its airports. The area has an excellent range of state schooling including Checkenden C of E, Whitchurch on Thames Primary Schools, Langtree School, as well as a selection of noted independent schools including The Oratory, St Andrew's and Moulsford Prep, Cranford House, Bradfield and Pangbourne Colleges.<br /><br />The property is approached from the lane through a brick and flint entrance wall via a five bar gate which opens to a large gravel driveway providing ample parking and a triple garage with office/studio above and side store room. The house sits centrally in its plot surrounded by beautiful gardens planted with a variety of mature trees, various fruit trees, herbaceous borders and shrubs, in just under 1 acre benefitting from a large south facing terrace leading off the main reception rooms. The plot provides a great deal of privacy, seclusion and backs onto woodland.
