3-bedroom detached house · RG4 9LE
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About
Situated in a quiet close within this popular and convenient village setting, this attractive three-bedroom chalet-style bungalow occupies a generous plot on a no-through road.
The property is approached via a brick-paved driveway providing ample off-road parking for several vehicles. The accommodation is both versatile and well-proportioned.
The ground floor comprises a lovely living room featuring a gas fire, a dual-aspect fitted kitchen/dining room with direct access to the garden, a ground-floor bedroom and shower room.
To the first floor are two further bedrooms and a family bathroom, with both bedrooms benefiting from excellent eaves storage.
Externally, the property enjoys a delightful south-facing garden that wraps around the house, providing a private and sunny outdoor space ideal for relaxation or entertaining.
Set on the edge of the South Oxfordshire countryside, the home offers excellent transport links into central Reading by car, bicycle or via the number 25/25a bus service, which runs every half hour from the end of Westleigh Drive and reaches Reading in approximately 25 minutes.
The village itself boasts a good range of local shops, a doctors’ surgery and well-regarded schools.
Offering further potential to extend, subject to the usual planning consents, this charming home would be well suited to a young family or those looking to downsize without compromising on space or location.
Location: Birch Close can be found off Westleigh Drive Which runs between Kennylands Road and Peppard Road in Sonning Common. The village of Sonning Common is located within South Oxfordshire.
There is an extensive range of amenities including a supermarket, award winning health centre, dental surgery, veterinary surgery, library, restaurants and a range of shops providing day to day needs including a well-regarded butchers shop.
There is a range of schooling from playgroups to Sonning Common Primary, Chiltern Edge Secondary and schools around Reading including Kendrick and Reading Grammar Schools, St Josephs College, Leighton Park, The Abbey, Blue Coats and Queen Anne’s.
The nearby towns of Reading and Henley on Thames are both within 6 miles and there is good access to the motorway networks M4 and M40 and mainline train stations providing fast commuter services up to London from 30 minutes.
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