House For Sale £525,000
DESCRIPTION/LOCATION: A detached bungalow believed to date from 1959 about a half mile walk across parkland to Wokingham Town Centre. The property is considered suitable for modernisation and offers potential for an extension – see below “planning.” At the end of a short private driveway this property enjoys some privacy.
Gipsy Lane is almost a community in its own right including 19thC, 20thC and 21stC terraced, semi-detached and detached houses. The parkland and allotments and the winding nature of the lane create a village atmosphere.
Wokingham is a strategic centre with good road and rail links. It also has a very good selection of secondary schools with 5 (good or excellent) offering a shared catchment. Walks to the countryside at the rear and the parkland opposite are two noteworthy features. Wokingham Town Centre has vibrant characteristics following the regeneration – lots of cafes and restaurants, some shops and parkland. There is also a Leisure Centre with swimming pool and library.
The accommodation comprises:
Bedroom 1: electric storage heater.
Bedroom 2: electric storage heater.
Bedroom 3: electric storage heater.
Bathroom: with shower cubicle, pedestal wash hand basin, low level W.C., electric storage heater.
Entrance Hall: access to roof space, electric storage heater.
Lounge/Dining Room: double aspect, tiled fireplace with inset gas fire, double doors to patio and garden.
Kitchen: stainless steel sink unit set in worktop with cupboards and drawers below, range of wall mounted storage cupboards, larder with electric meters, airing cupboard with factory lagged hot water tank, door to:
Garden Room: with doors to front, rear garden and garage.
Outside:
Single Garage: with up and over door, light and power, window overlooking rear garden, door to garden room.
The Gardens: There is onsite parking in the front garden for two or three cars. Pathway beside the bungalow to rear gardens where there is patio, path, lawn, well established borders and hedges.
Services: Mains Water, Gas and Electricity, Drainage to a Septic Tank.
Broadband: Ultrafast available 1000 Mbps download. 100 Mbps upload. With Virgin Media and Open Reach are the two networks in the area.
Planning:Wokingham Borough Council. The property next door (145 Gipsy Lane) obtained planning permission for a single storey extension 6 meters deep x 6.8 meters wide to provide additional living space including kitchen area. Permission Granted August 2014. It may be a similar extension would be possible for this property.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY RATING – F34.
COUNCIL TAX BAND – E.
