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See how verdicts work5-bedroom house · RG20 9AP
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Elm Farm is a 5 bedroom detached family home with substantial outbuildings and equestrian facilities sitting in 7.785 acres.
Elm Farm Elm Farm is a 5-bedroom detached family home, nestled in an elevated position with an annexe and substantial outbuildings with fields and woodland that extends to approximately 7.785 acres.
Located in the popular area of Newtown, close to Burghclere and Newbury and offering a modernised family home with the potential to create extra accommodation or facilities by converting the barn.
The workshop and stables allow for a wide variety of hobbies and interests to be indulged.
Over the last few years, the current owners have beautifully refurbished and improved annexe with a new kitchen and redecorated it to bring it up to the level needed for hosting guests.
They also converted the tack room into a very comfortable home office.
The garage/workshop offers all the space needed to host the equipment necessary for maintaining the 7.785 acres as well as room for several cars.
This would allow the Barn to be converted either into extra accommodation making use of the previous planning (planning ref:21/03772/FUL) or turning it into entertainment space to be enjoyed.
The land, stables and menage offer the opportunity for someone to have and train several horses or other animals. Newtown, West Berkshire Elm Farm is situated in the village of Newtown.
The village is about 2.3 miles away from the centre of Newbury and J13 on the M4 is about 6.1 miles.
Newbury, Thatcham and Theale all have mainline stations (Paddington line) and Crossrail services from Reading.
The village of Newtown offers a range of activities and benefits from a village hall, Church and the Swan Inn pub.
You are also very close to Greenham Common which is great for walking, cycling, two coffee shops and a golf course.
There are a wide range of schools in the area, including Burghclere Primary School, St Gabriel’s School, Elstree, Cheam, The Clere School, Bradfield College and Pangbourne College.
Services • Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Oil fired central heating. • 1.7Gbps superfast broadband.
• Council tax 2025/2026 – House - Band G £3580, Annexe – Band A £1432 Fixtures and Fittings • Local authority: Basingstoke & Deane.
Telephone • RG20 9AP • 23kW three-phase EV charging point • 20kWh Powerwall battery backup system Only those mentioned in these sales particulars are included in the sale.
All others, such as fitted carpets, curtains, light fittings, garden ornaments etc., are specifically excluded but may be made available by separate negotiation.
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