5 bedroom house
Goring Heath, Reading, Oxfordshire, RG8 7SR
Guide Price
£2,950,000
Residential Tags: Outdoor Swimming Pool
Property Tags: N/A
Land Tags: Woodland
Summary Details
- First Marketed: Oct 2022
- Removed: Date Not Available
- Residential Tags: Outdoor Swimming Pool
- Property Tags: N/A
- Land Tags: Woodland
On entering through the front door via an enclosed porch, you enter a welcoming entrance hall that lies centrally on the ground floor and includes a downstairs WC to the left and stairs to the first floor ahead. The triple aspect formal drawing room runs the length of the house, offering scope for multiple arrangements and uses. It has an attractive working fireplace and the large windows make for a lovely light space. From the hallway there is also access to a spacious dining room, perfect for dinner parties and entertaining. The magnificent kitchen/breakfast room is certainly the heart of this home with a stylish Smallbone kitchen, central island, an abundance of storage, integrated appliances including two dishwashers, a gas AGA and separate oven and granite worktops. This wonderful open plan room opens into a large breakfast area with a glass apex providing natural light, access to the terrace and pool area is through French windows. This is a perfect area for family gatherings and entertaining.
The room has extraordinary natural stone flooring in which small fossilized animals can be seen! To the side of the kitchen is a door leading to a large fully fitted Smallbone utility room and boot room with rear door leading to the garden.
A study with fully fitted shelving, plenty of storage and a desk, is peacefully positioned overlooking the gardens.
The first floor comprises a principal bedroom suite with fitted wardrobes and views over the rear gardens. It also has a large bathroom with free standing bath, large shower unit and twin sinks, with further fitted wardrobes to one end, creating a dressing area. The second bedroom has a stylish en-suite shower room and a wonderful vaulted ceiling and looks over the back garden. There are three further double bedrooms (one en suite with access to a small balcony) and a good sized family bathroom.
The property also boasts an annexe above the garage, with it's own separate front door. This includes a fully fitted guest suite with fitted kitchen with all integrated appliances including oven, dishwasher, washing machine and fridge/freezer. To the ground floor is a bathroom with shower. This area could also be used as a home office, a studio or ancillary accommodation (for guests or an au-pair).
Garden and grounds
The house is approached through solid wooden electric gates, over a gravel driveway with parking for several vehicles and a triple garage. There is a lawned area to the front of the house benefiting from a large hedged boundary providing an excellent degree of privacy, with a terraced area to one side. The rear garden is predominantly laid to lawn and beautifully landscaped with an ornamental pond and a perfectly positioned circular wooden sun deck. The rear boundary opens into approximately one acre of private woodland with an abundance of wildlife and an array of wild birds.
To the back of the house is a spacious paved terrace, accessed from the drawing room and kitchen/breakfast room, creating an ideal exterior dining space, with a wonderful heated outdoor swimming pool. The wooded boundary and mature planting provide an attractive aspect within these secluded gardens, glorious sunsets can be enjoyed from the peaceful terrace.
Heath House sits in an enviable position within Goring Heath, a pretty rural hamlet in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty between the Berkshire Downs and the Chiltern Hills.
The Thameside villages of Goring and Streatley, with a Coppa Club,
and Pangbourne are both around three miles away and provide a comprehensive range of local facilities and a main line rail link to London Paddington within one hour. The Club at Mapledurham is just over five miles away, a ten minute drive, offering a golf course, indoor pool and gym. The attractive market town of Henley-on-Thames is just seven miles away and has a range of an
Marketed by: Knight Frank, Henley
Land Registry Data
- No historical data found.