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See how verdicts work3-bedroom bungalow · RG14 6ST
No longer listedListed 236 days
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About
** Wash Common ** A beautifully presented and extended three-bedroom bungalow featuring an impressive open-plan kitchen/living/dining room.
Offering flexible accommodation, a landscaped garden, and driveway parking.
DESCRIPTION Nestled in a quiet and desirable cul-de-sac, 5 Holborne Close is an exceptional three-bedroom detached bungalow, thoughtfully extended and modernised by the current owners.
The heart of the home is the impressive open-plan kitchen, living, and dining room, featuring a striking vaulted ceiling and a high-quality cream Shaker-style kitchen.
This expansive space is flooded with natural light from a large window overlooking the garden, while French doors provide a seamless transition to the outdoor patio.
The property also offers excellent versatility with an additional reception room, currently used as a formal dining room but easily adaptable to suit a variety of lifestyle needs.
The sleeping quarters include a master bedroom with French doors opening directly to the garden, alongside two further well-proportioned double bedrooms.
A contemporary family bathroom and a separate cloakroom, both stylishly refitted, complete the accommodation.
OUTSIDE Externally, the property continues to impress with a unique “woodland-style” rear garden, designed for low maintenance.
A particular feature is the raised seating area, providing a serene vantage point to enjoy uninterrupted, elevated views across Newbury.
To the front, the bungalow is set back behind a lawned garden and a private driveway, completing this superb family home.
Please note that planning is already in place to rebuild the porch with a pitched roof, add a pitched roof above the garage conversion, and provide an additional parking space.
SERVICES AND MATERIAL INFORMATION All mains services are connected Council tax band: E Energy efficiency rating: C As well as being home to Newbury Racecourse, the town itself offers a comprehensive range of shopping, leisure and educational facilities, as well as the award-winning Victoria Park which has excellent visitor facilities, and much historical interest nearby, at Donnington Castle and Highclere Castle (of Downton Abbey fame).
There are plenty of stunning walking and cycling trails, including the tow path along the Kennet & Avon Canal which passes directly through the town centre.
Newbury is the headquarters of Vodafone UK and offers a railway station on the direct line to London Paddington (fast train to Paddington has an approx. travel time of 41 minutes).
There are also excellent road links via the A34 and M4 motorway, a convenient commute for those working in Reading, Oxford and Southampton.
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