House For Sale £425,000
Highgrove Mews, Reading, Berkshire, RG1

A two bedroom semi-detached town centre mews style home in this exclusive gated development of just eight similar properties of contemporary design. Finished to impeccable standards with high specification finishes throughout. This unique property is conveniently located an easy walk to Reading Station with its direct link to London Paddington in just 21 minutes and on London's tube network with Crossrail and the Elizabeth Line (connecting Reading with the City of London and Canary Wharf). The property is set at the end of the development and is one of the largest homes in the mews. On the ground floor there is a spacious open-plan living space with a high specification kitchen complete with quartz work surfaces and a range of integrated Bosch appliances and designer fittings and a wc. On the first floor there are two double bedrooms, one with an en-suite shower room and a family bathroom of ultra-modern design with designer fittings. There is a private terrace garden to the rear accessed via a set of French doors. This splendid freehold home is in a development which is unique to Reading and would suit young professionals, downsizers or make superb investments with rental yield in excess of 5%.

Location:
Highrove Mews is off the southern end of Highgrove Street. Highgrove Street is a one way road running between the Western end of Christchurch and Mount Pleasant on the Southern End of Reading Town Centre. Reading is one of the south east’s largest towns only 25 minutes from London by train, with trains running every five minutes or so, Reading is home to many of the city’s commuters. Reading also has easy links by road or rail to Swindon, Oxford, Basingstoke, Heathrow and farther afield. Beyond the hive of commercial activity, Reading is nestled in the heart of Royal Berkshire offering beautiful riverside walks on the Thames and tow path ambles on the Kennet and Avon canals and with the nearby Berkshire Downs and Chilterns, beautiful countryside is never far away. Reading offers a rich mix of shops and markets. In the heart of the town, The Oracle combines chic boutiques with department stores such as Debenhams and House of Fraser and within a minute’s walk there are many high-street favourites including John Lewis and Marks & Spencer. There are restaurants, cafes and brasseries to suit every taste in Reading. Plus there are numerous bars and restaurants on the Oracle Riverside.
Reading school founded in 1125 is the 16th oldest school in England, there are 6 other state secondary schools along with 37 state primary schools in the borough. In addition there are some well-recognised and top ranked independent and public schools in Reading and its surrounding catchment. Schools such as Leighton Park, Queen Anne’s, The Abbey, Crosfields, Bradfield College, The Oratory and Bluecoat are just some of the outstanding public schools in the area. Kendrick girls’ school is one of the top grammar schools in the UK. Reading University established in 1892 is a ‘red brick’ and ranked in the top 1% of universities in the world. There are almost 23,000 students from all over the globe.