Offers over
£950,000
(£641/sq. ft)
3 bed detached house for saleWest Drive, Sonning, Reading RG4
3 beds
1 bath
2 receptions
1,481 sq. ft
EPC Rating: E
- Chain free
- Freehold
Haslams Estate Agents
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About this property
Refurbishment and development opportunity in prime Sonning address, STP
3 bedroom detached home on a total plot 0.27 acre
Dual aspect living room with fireplace & patio door to garden
Dining room with bay window overlooking garden
Kitchen-breakfast room; Enclosed passageway with utility area; WC
Carriage driveway with established private garden; No chain
This detached home is located in the highly desirable West Drive, a private tree-lined road in Sonning close to Reading Blue Coat School and Sonning golf course. Standing on an established total plot of 0.27 acre, the mature family home offers the opportunity for improvement and updating or redevelopment (subject to planning). Approached via a carriage driveway with a generous 80' wide frontage, the property occupies a commanding position within this prestigious setting and is ideally located for local amenities, schools, business parks and a wide range of leisure options as well as excellent transport links by road and rail.
Gardens
The house stands back from the road with a carriage driveway and a shaped lawned frontage with mature magnolia trees. The rear garden enjoys a southerly aspect and the garden is enclosed by mature laurels and conifers to create a high degree of privacy. A paved patio terrace skirts the rear of the house and leads onto a well-maintained lawned garden with pedestrian-gated access to each side of the house and an enclosed passageway with garden and garage access.
The width of plot is 80' and rear garden depth is 79'.
Additional Information:
Parking
The property has a carriage driveway with parking for multiple vehicles with a single garage.
Property construction – Standard form
Services:
Gas - mains
Water – mains
Drainage – mains
Electricity - mains
Heating - Gas central heating
Broadband connection available (information obtained from Ofcom):
Ultrafast – Fibre to the premises (FTTP)
Mobile phone coverage
For an indication of specific speeds and supply of broadband and mobile, we recommend potential buyers go to the Ofcom web-site “Broadband and mobile coverage checker”
In accordance with the Estate Agents Act 1979 we are obliged to inform you that one of the executors is an associate of Haslams Estate Agents.
It has been noted that there are textured ceilings at the property. Up until 1985, low levels of asbestos were used in Artex. Since the age and type of texture used on the ceilings cannot be verified, the presence of asbestos cannot be confirmed.
There is a yearly fee for the private road of £350 per annum.
Sonning Local Information
Set in an attractive tree-lined road on the edge of the sought-after village of Sonning-on-Thames. Excellent transport links are provided via Junction 8/9 and 10 of the nearby M4 motorway, allowing easy access to Heathrow Airport (26 miles), as well as the popular nearby towns of Reading (3.5 miles), Henley (7 miles), Maidenhead (15 miles) and Windsor (20 miles), where shopping, leisure and recreational facilities are plentiful. Mainline Reading station is close by with fast trains to Paddington (from 27 minutes) and the Elizabeth Line with trains to Liverpool Street. This area is also well served with private schools at junior and senior level, including The Abbey School, Crosfields, Kendrick School, Reading Blue Coat, Reading Grammar School, Shiplake College and St Joseph's College.
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