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See how verdicts work4-bedroom detached house · RG17 7DU
Sold STCListed 228 days
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About
Hillside Cottage is a generously proportioned Grade II period house, set in approximately 0.4 of an acre sat within the desirable village of Great Shefford.
It has undergone a full refurbishment and addition of a fantastic garden studio by the current owners.
Hillside Cottage Hillside Cottage is a beautifully renovated home situated in a stunning location, within the North Wessex Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and close to many local amenities.
This well presented and generously proportioned four bedroom home has accommodation suitable for entertaining and home working.
Outside, the property there is parking for a number of cars and to the rear the private south west facing gardens are mainly laid to lawn with a large paved terrace.
There is also a very flexible garden studio for home working or guest accommodation.
Great Shefford, West Berkshire Hillside Cottage is situated in the village of Great Shefford which is a small village within easy reach of the market towns of Hungerford, Wantage and Newbury.
The village boasts a shop, post office, village playground, petrol station and a Pub due to re-open in early Summer 2026.
It is well placed for easy access to both the M4 and A34 and a mainline train station at Newbury gives good access to Reading and London (Paddington).
Excellent local schools in the area include Pinewood, St Andrew’s, Elstree, Thorngrove, Horris Hill, Cheam, St Gabriels, Downe House, Bradfield College and Marlborough College.
Services • Mains water, electricity and drainage. Calor gas for the cooker. Oil fired central heating • Connection to Gigaclear ultra-fast fibre broadband is available at the property.
• Council tax – Band G 2025/2026 £3,910.73 • Local authority: West Berkshire Council. Telephone • Sat Nav for RG17 7DU
Value & comps
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Returns
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About Church Street, Great Shefford, Hungerford, Berkshire, RG17
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