Detached house for sale in Oaklands, Curridge, Thatcham, Berkshire RG18

Fabulous and substantial home with gardens and views.

Description
An exceptional detached property prominently located within a small exclusive development with rural views and set within the glorious countryside of The North Wessex Downs, Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty .

Excellent family accommodation is arranged over two floors and is beautifully presented throughout with neutral tones and benefitting from natural light cascading in. Generous reception space makes this an ideal home for entertaining, with the entrance hall providing access to the bespoke country-style kitchen which opens into a lovely breakfast room and utility room.

The kitchen has double doors into the impressive Amdega orangery which overlooks the garden. The main drawing room has a bay window to the front and double doors to the rear garden and also features a stone fireplace with gas fire. In addition, there is also a family room with fitted shelving and cupboards.

The principal bedroom on the first floor benefits from an extensive range of fitted cupboards and with a en suite shower room. The second bedroom also has an en suite shower room and fitted wardrobes, whilst the three further double bedrooms are all served by the family bathroom. Bedrooms four and five also have fitted wardrobes. All the bathrooms are well appointed, with underfloor heating and all the bedrooms enjoy a pleasant outlook.

Outside

To the front there is a gravelled driveway and parking for several cars in front of the house and double garage. The attractive rear garden is largely laid to lawn with mature hedging, trees and shrubbery. There is a good sized terrace outside the orangery, ideal for outside dining, and a further decked area overlooking the pond.

Location
The Pond House is one of only five properties in this prestigious and attractive development, constructed 1995 and being surrounded by rural farmland. Both Curridge, 0.7 miles away and Hermitage village two miles away, offer pubs, a garden centre, supermarket, Post Office/stores, garage and primary school. The market town of Newbury offers a wide range of amenities including a theatre, cinema, gyms, golf courses, eateries and a large range of retail outlets. The area is also served by excellent connections to the M4 and the A34, offering access to London, Reading, Oxford, Swindon, Basingstoke, the west country, the Midlands and the south coast. Newbury offers train services to London Paddington in under an hour (23 minutes from Reading to Paddington).
There is a wide choice of schools in the area both private and state, the latter including Cheam, Brockhurst & Marlston, Downe House, Horris Hill, St. Gabriel's, Elstree, Bradfield College and Pangbourne.

Square Footage: 3,181 sq ft



Directions
Satnav RG18 9EH

Additional Info
Mains electricity and water.
Private drainage.
Oil fired central heating.
Service Charge - approximately £830 per year for upkeep of communal areas.