Available for Sale
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Key features
- Exceptional family home set on a plot approaching 0.6 acres
- Sought-after semi-rural location with open field views and easy access to Wokingham & Reading
- Impressive grand entrance hall with galleried staircase
- Stunning 30ft refitted kitchen/breakfast room with separate utility
- Flexible living space including four reception rooms plus a home office
- fitted wardrobes and multiple en-suites
- Luxurious bathrooms finished with Porcelanosa tiling and underfloor heating
- Gated driveway large, private rear garden ideal for entertaining
- Council tax band: H
- EPC rating (current): 82
- EPC rating (potential): 84
- Tenure type: Freehold
Positioned in a semi-rural setting on a highly regarded lane, Orchard Cottage is a substantial and beautifully appointed detached family home offering just shy of 3700sq.ft. and set on a generous plot approaching 0.6 acres. The beautiful family home benefits from open views across fields to the front while offering convenient access to Wokingham and Reading, making it ideal for families seeking both space and connectivity.
The accommodation is impressive from the moment you enter. A grand entrance hall with galleried staircase creates a striking first impression and sets the tone for the quality found throughout. The ground floor offers a wealth of versatile living space, including a stunning 30ft refitted kitchen/breakfast room, thoughtfully designed for modern family life, with a separate utility room.
The principal living area is a superb 26ft living room, featuring a bay window and double doors opening directly onto the rear garden. There are two further living areas, both with bay windows, currently arranged as a formal dining room and a second home office - this room would make a great family room. This sits alongside a separate office, ideal for home working. A downstairs cloakroom completes the ground floor.
To the first floor, the property continues to impress with five well-proportioned double bedrooms. The master bedroom suite features fitted wardrobes, a separate dressing room and a luxurious four-piece en-suite bathroom. Bedrooms two and three also enjoy their own private en-suite shower rooms, while the remaining bedrooms are served by a high-quality four-piece family bathroom. All bathrooms are finished to an exceptional standard with Porcelanosa tiling.
Further features include underfloor heating throughout the ground floor and all bathrooms, and flush oak veneered internal doors with cherry inlay detail, reflecting the attention to quality and detail throughout the home.
Externally, the property is approached via an impressive gated driveway providing parking for several vehicles and access to a detached double garage with electric doors, power and lighting. The rear garden is a particular highlight being approx 150' in length and offering a large patio area ideal for entertaining. The garden is not overlooked and is a real haven of peace and seclusion.
Orchard Cottage represents a rare opportunity to acquire a high quality family home in a sought afer semi-rural location. Although rural, this property has good public transport links with a nearby bus stop serving both Reading and Wokingham. There is a great selection of public and private schools on offer, including the outstanding Bohunt School. For those who commute by car, the M4 can be found in just a couple of miles from this home.
Church Lane and Reading - the local area
Reading is one of the most popular and busiest towns in the whole of Berkshire. There is a wide range of local amenities, leisure facilities, shopping complexes and an active social scene, all just minutes from your doorstep.
Reading is home to a wide range of multi-national blue chip corporations, which provides an abundance of employment opportunities, not to mention the social and economic benefits of having large, influential companies locally. You’ll find few other towns in the area, with such fantastic commuter links to London centre, that offer the same quality of living and opportunities that Reading does.
Shinfield is a village located just to the south of Reading.
Shinfield is home to many facilities including a pub, a shop, the village school and recreation grounds.
Arborfield is a quiet village with a lovely church located between Reading and Wokingham.
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