3 bed semi-detached house for sale

Water Street, Hampstead Norreys, Thatcham, Berkshire RG18

Description:

An extended end of terrace cottage, dating originally from the early 1900s, situated in a pretty and peaceful position with a spring fed chalk stream running along the front. The property has been extended to provide accommodation arranged over three floors, with fantastic bedroom views across rolling fields at the rear. The private walled rear garden faces East, and the house conveniently sits within Downs School catchment. The accommodation includes: Entrance porch, sitting room, kitchen/diner, ground floor bathroom, three bedrooms and first floor shower room. EPC Rating F.

Local information:

Hampstead Norreys is a highly regarded village set within the rolling downland near the town of Newbury. The village benefits from a community run shop, large recreational field and traditional 16th century pub. Hampstead Norreys is also home to the Living Rainforest, an attraction featuring an indoor tropical rainforest with plants, animals and butterflies. A thriving and active village with many local groups and societies, the village is about seven miles from Newbury with its many shops and restaurants. Hampstead Norreys has its own CE Primary School and is within the catchment area of the Downs School, one of highest performing state schools in the home counties, and there are miles of footpaths and bridle ways around the village. Junction 13 of the M4 is five miles away and Newbury railway station with its fast service to London is about seven miles away.

Accommodation:

The front door opens into an enclosed entrance porch with underfloor heating and a further door leading into the house. The sitting room is an extended space overlooking the front, with a woodburning stove with brick surround and terracotta tiled hearth. This leads to the kitchen/diner, overlooking the rear garden with French doors to the patio. The kitchen is fitted with a range of matching units including larder cupboard, with composite worktops, butler sink, and integral appliances including washing machine, dishwasher, induction hob and oven. Off the kitchen is a rear lobby, with another stable door to the patio and a ground floor bathroom fitted with a panelled bath with shower over.

A turning staircase leads to the first floor. The main bedroom has a lovely outlook over the rear garden and fields beyond. There is a further bedroom to this level, with an original decorative cast iron fireplace, and a generous shower room. Another turning staircase leads to the top floor, with a further bedroom and spectacular uninterrupted views over rolling countryside beyond.

Outside space:

A gravelled driveway provides off street parking at the front.

The rear garden faces East, with a flagstone patio running across the back of the house. Steps lead up to a pretty garden laid to lawn with a feature flowering magnolia and gravelled seating area at the bottom of the garden. The garden is bounded by a low brick and flint wall to one side and wooden fencing to the other, with mature hedging and shrubbery to provide a real sense of privacy.

Additional information:

West Berkshire District Council. Tax band D. Electric boiler, mains drainage.
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