House For Sale £945,000
An attractive 1930s red brick semi-detached 4-bedroom house, in a village location yet convenient for the commuter. Presented in excellent order throughout, with 4 double bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, multiple reception rooms, off-road parking for 3 cars, and a generous rear garden with a large detached garden room.
The house is approached by a brick-paved drive leading to a new Georgian-style front door. The house has double-glazed windows, triple-glazed windows on the two front bedrooms upstairs, all replaced in 2020.
The entrance hall is bright and airy and has windows and a solid wood floor.
The sitting room has a double aspect with a window to the front of the property and French doors to the rear. It features oak beams and a solid wood floor, with a working fireplace with mantel over, set in a granite hearth.
The dining room is to the left of the entrance hall, again with an attractive working fireplace, set in a granite hearth and featuring solid wood flooring.
The dining room leads to the ‘snug’ room, carpeted, with a wood burning stove in a granite hearth, and storage cupboard under the stairs housing the electric meter and fuse box.
Through to the newly-fitted open-plan kitchen/breakfast room. The Benchmark kitchen features midnight blue shaker-style wall and base units, with a white quartz composite work surface, and housing integrated appliances including a Bosch dishwasher, Neff 5-plate induction hob with extractor fan over, a Neff oven, Bosch microwave, a full-height Bosch freezer and full-height Bosch fridge. The 1 1/2 bowl sink has a boiling water tap and there is a slimline wine fridge. The four-seater island houses extra storage and has the same white quartz top. The kitchen has two windows and French doors which open onto the patio and garden. There are recessed ceiling lights and under wall cabinet lighting. The tiled kitchen floor has underfloor heating which also extends to the Utility room. In the Utility room there are matching shaker-style storage cupboards, a broom cupboard, sink, plumbing for a washing machine and tumble dryer. The corner wall cupboard houses the Vaillant Boiler. Underneath the sink there is a water softener. Off the utility room there is a downstairs cloakroom toilet with a Japanese-style toilet with basin cistern.
From the hall the carpeted stairs lead to a bright landing which has a Velux window in the roof and a loft hatch in the ceiling giving access to the attic. The attic is boarded, with lighting and a pull down ladder. The upstairs is carpeted throughout.
The principal bedroom has a garden view with a deep built-in wardrobe. A tiled en-suite bathroom has an enclosed shower cubicle with a large rainfall shower head, a contemporary glass bowl sink, toilet and radiator.
Bedroom 2 is a generous double at the front of the house with a built-in cupboard, radiator and triple glazing.
Bedroom 3 is a generous double at the front of the house with a radiator and triple glazing.
Bedroom 4 is also a double with radiator and a Velux Window.
The family bathroom features a bath with shower over, a wash hand basin embedded into a tiled cupboard unit, a toilet and heated towel rail, with tiled walls and floor.
Outside
To the rear of the property, a large garden features a patio area which wraps around both sides of the house and is partly bordered by sleeper-style flower beds and steps to the lawn. There is a Walnut Tree and Sycamore tree at the end of the garden and shrubs along the border.
A large storage shed sits beside the home office/garden room/gym which is fully double glazed on 3 sides all with fitted blinds. The room is insulated, with power, and has heating/air conditioning.
At the side of the house which leads to the gate at the front there is another small storage shed, there is an outside water tap and a power socket.
The front garden mainly laid to lawn with parking for several cars on the brick drive. To the left of the house is a side access via a gate to the back garden.
Living in Sonning
The property is in Sonning village, a short walk to the popular Bull Inn pub, the Village Hamper convenience store, and close to the village church and riverside walks. On the riverside near the Sonning Backwater bridge is Coppa Club bistro and outdoor dining; the French Horn, a luxury hotel and restaurant; and the popular Mill at Sonning dinner theatre.
There is a grass area by the river bank that is popular with fishermen and a place to launch small boats.
The village has a thriving cricket club, playgrounds, a tennis club, a sports club, and a vibrant community. There are many activities on the doorstep such as cycling, walking, including the Thames Path and horse riding on the many bridleways in the surrounding countryside. Nearby Caversham lakes provides rowing, sailing and waterskiing.
There are good transport links nearby. Reading is a little over 3 miles away and has an excellent mainline station with regular trains into London Paddington approx 30 minutes with CrossRail linking East and West.
Reading Station - 3.5 miles
Henley-on-Thames - 5.5 miles
M4 motorway Jct 10 - 5 miles
Schools
The property sits in the catchment area for Sonning CE Primary School (Ofsted GOOD)
The Piggott School in Wargrave - Secondary School and Sixth Form College (Ofsted GOOD)
Private secondary schools include Shiplake College, Reading Blue Coat, Queen Anne’s Caversham, The Abbey, Kendrick and The Oratory at Woodcote.
Local Authority Wokingham District Council
Council Tax Band E
Services Mains gas, electricity, water and drainage
Broadband Ultrafast up to 78 Mbps
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