5 bed detached house for sale

Reading Road, Shiplake, Henley-On-Thames, Oxfordshire RG9

The house retains many period features and offers excellent potential for improvement and expansion, subject to obtaining the necessary permissions.

Inside, the house features generous living and bedroom accommodations. The two principal reception rooms feature high ceilings and large bay windows, providing pleasant views over the front garden. The dining room and kitchen are located towards the back of the house, with a door in the kitchen leading to a workshop and store. A downstairs cloakroom with a shower cubicle completes the ground floor layout.

Upstairs, there are five bedrooms: Two spacious double bedrooms at the front of the house and three additional double rooms, all served by a family bathroom. The attic space is very generous and would be ideal to be converted (subject to the relevant permissions obtained).

Heathfield sits centrally in its plot and enjoys wonderful, mature gardens with a variety of trees, shrubs and a vegetable garden.

To the front of the house, there is a long driveway which sweeps round to the front of the property, providing off street parking for several cars. There is also a large lawned area bordered by flowerbeds and mature trees.

The property is located in the popular village of Shiplake, just a short distance from the village centre, which offers various amenities, including a railway station with direct links to London Paddington, connecting at Twyford. Within the village, you'll find a local shop/post office, a butcher, a well-regarded public house/restaurant, and a bus stop serving local schools.

Henley-on-Thames is just 1.4 miles away and accessible either by scenic walk along the Thames towpath or by road. It offers a full range of shopping and leisure facilities, including a theatre, cinema, shops, and numerous pubs and restaurants. Henley is famous for the Henley Royal Regatta, the Henley Festival of Music & Arts and the Henley Literary Festival. The property gives immediate access to numerous walks beside the river and in the nearby Chiltern Hills.

The area is well served by schools, including Reading Blue Coat, Shiplake College, The Abbey School for Girls, and Queen Anne's in Caversham. It is also in the catchment area of Shiplake Primary School.