5 bed detached house for sale

Hill Gardens, Streatley, Berkshire RG8

4 Hill Gardens is a well-proportioned and comfortable detached family home with a unique layout, providing five bedrooms and five reception rooms set in an elevated position with far reaching views over the Goring Gap and Lardons Chase. The property is arranged across three levels, with the elevated, split-level ground floor featuring a welcoming reception hall, with double width stairs leading up to a landing with double doors opening onto the 23ft sitting room with its recessed fireplace and sliding glass doors opening onto the balcony at the front. Steps lead down to the dining area at the rear, where there is space for a family dining table and French doors opening onto the stunning garden room with its skylights overhead, panoramic windows and French doors opening onto the patio.
The garden room is also accessible via the open-plan kitchen and breakfast room, which provides additional open-plan living with space for a breakfast table and a seating area. The kitchen itself has modern wooden units, a central island and integrated appliances, including dual ovens and a gas hob with an extractor hood. The adjoining utility room offers further space for home storage and appliances.
There is a useful study for private home working on the ground floor and generous cloakroom, while on the first floor there are four well-presented double bedrooms. These include the generous principal bedroom with its built-in wardrobes and ensuite bathroom, which has a bathtub and a separate walk-in shower. The first floor also has a family bathroom, while on the second floor there are a further two well-proportioned rooms with skylights overhead and access to eaves storage. One is ideal for use as a games room, while the other is currently arranged as an office, but both could be used as bedrooms if required. The larger room has plumbing fitted should an ensuite be required. There is also plenty of boarded storage available in the eaves.

At the front of the property, the tarmac driveway provides parking space for several vehicles, as well as access to the integrated deep double garage for further parking or home storage with power and shelving available. Steps lead to the front gardens, which have an area of lawn and various border trees and hedgerows, as well as to the covered main entrance. At the rear, the gardens are west facing and welcome plenty of sunlight throughout the day.
They include a patio area for al fresco dining, with steps leading to a lawn beyond, which is bordered by various established shrubs and hedgerows. There is also a shed for garden storage and a Wendy house for children to enjoy. The gardens back onto woodland which can be accessed by private gate, creating a sense of peace and seclusion.

The property is situated in sought-after Streatley, just across the Thames from popular Goring and backing onto beautiful rolling countryside. Local amenities include a local pub and a very good primary school in Streatley, with a range of independent shops, restaurants and a riverside café at Goring, along with a medical centre and dental surgery, while the nearby mainline station provides rapid commuter services to London. Nearby Pangbourne has further day-to-day facilities, with a more comprehensive range available in Reading, Wallingford, Henley and Oxford, which are all easily accessed. The M4 is accessible at Junction 12 affording easy access by road to the capital, its airports and the motorway network. There are recreational facilities for all requirements in the locality and the surrounding area is renowned for its excellent walking, cycling and riding routes.