5-bedroom house · RG7 1JE
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*SOLD BY MACKENZIE SMITH* This much cherished house has been the family home of our clients for nearly 40 years.
This is a unique opportunity to acquire a Victorian family home with a Principle (100 years old), Victorian Walled Garden with a 50ft Glasshouse and 3 other subsidiary Walled Gardens.
The Coach House provides spacious living, entertaining and provides opportunity for enhancement or updating. It will be an exciting venture, and will be very rewarding for the next generation.
The Property With a wealth of retained character, this Victorian residence presents spacious, elegant family living and a warm sense of nostalgia.
There is a farmhouse style, family kitchen with a four-oven Aga and plenty of storage, guiding through an archway to a dining room with doors to the garden.
With a separate utility/boot room, there is also added practicality.
Ideal for social gatherings, there is a remarkable, double aspect drawing room with an open fireplace, along with a generous sitting room offering a feature fireplace.
There is also versatile, separate study, with the option for use as a fifth bedroom and served by a downstairs shower/cloakroom.
Upstairs, four double bedrooms feature a principal bedroom extending circa 18 ft., with storage and access to a refitted en suite bath.
Bedrooms three and four both include storage, with bedroom two of a generous size, including versatility for furnishings.
The bedrooms are further served by a bathroom with a shower separate from the bath, as well as a w.c. Clients Comments - "We planned to stay for 10 years and ended up staying for nearly 40.
This reflects what a happy home it has been for our children and us. We have loved living in The Coach House with the surrounding beautiful gardens since the day we first saw the property.
We have some fantastic memories from Christenings to Weddings in the Garden of The Coach House.” The Grounds Nestled amidst mature grounds, there is impressive outdoor space for a growing family.
Whether you’re spending your leisure time with friends and family or an outdoors person, the gardens provide an array of choices.
With walled, formal garden areas and a heated swimming pool, there is remarkable entertaining. Orchards and a sizeable glass house will appeal to keen gardeners and there is a useful pump house.
Paddock land offers opportunity for equestrians and furthermore, the grounds are complete with an outbuilding including a tack room.
On approach, a five-bar gate opens ample parking space, leading to two garages, with one including an inspection pit and workshop.
Location Featuring a rural location in the historic village of Spencers Wood, the home benefits from local amenities with a characterful village hall, library, post office, church and public house.
Clustered with local villages, the area is well-served, with a local primary school and the co-educational, independent Sherfield School in just a short drive.
Wellington Country Park is a nearby attraction, hosting events and recreational activities.
The towns of Reading and Basingstoke offer modern shopping centres, plus direct rail links to London Paddington and Waterloo.
Ideal for commuters, the A33 offers excellent connections and links to the M4. Tenure Freehold Council Tax Band F Energy Efficiency D
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