5 bedroom house

An exquisite, high quality and sympathetically extended three bedroomed detached single-storey cottage with separate equally appealing two bedroomed detached barn style annexe with carport, standing in a delightful private plot a little over a quarter of an acre and directly adjacent to pony paddocks, situated within a tranquil idyllic elevated position on the edge of the Pang Valley between Reading and Newbury with easy access to J12 of the M4 at Theale.

Pangbourne - 6 miles
Newbury - 10 miles
Reading Town Centre - 10 miles
Theale (M4 - J12) - 4 miles
Central London - 50 miles
Heathrow Airport - 36 miles
(Mileages are approximate)

Tutts Clump/Rotten Row
A cherished hamlet, considered to be one of the best in West Berkshire, situated on the southern edge of the picturesque Pang Valley. Tutts Clump/Rotten Row lies about a mile southeast of Stanford Dingley close to the neighbouring villages of Bradfield and Bradfield Southend. Legend has it that the name of the village of Tutts Clump is derived from an English Civil War General. There is something undeniably special about this area which is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), ideal for walking, cycling and riding pursuits. There is a good selection of local amenities and schools (both private and state) within the vicinity including Bradfield College with a leisure and tennis complex and a shop with Post Office in nearby Bradfield Southend.

Orchard Cottage
Originally known as The Bungalow and likely to have been constructed in the 1930s with characteristics typically associated with that era such as part tiled hung elevations to the bay windows and the colour of the brickwork. In recent years the property has been much improved by the current owners, including a substantial sympathetic extension in 2009, as well as the construction of a marvellous barn-style detached annexe in 2011. Orchard Cottage will not only appeal to those people requiring an annexe but also to those purchasers needing more accommodation by way of joining the two buildings together (subject to usual consent). The property now makes for a truly wonderful country residence with lovely landscaped secluded gardens in a prime village location, set amidst the glorious surrounds of the West Berkshire countryside.

Entrance Hall, Sitting Room, Open-Plan Kitchen/Breakfast/ Dining/Family Room, Utility Room, Three Bedrooms & Two Bath/Shower Rooms. Annexe: Open-Plan Sitting/Dining Room with Kitchenette and Walk-in Pantry/Store/Freezer Room, Two Bedrooms & Bathroom. Two Driveway Areas, Double Car Port, Detached Garage with Adjacent Store/ Workshop, Mature Private Gardens with Summerhouse, Approx. 0.26 Acre Plot.

Accommodation
Presented in excellent order throughout, as illustrated on the accompanying floor plans and featuring the following:

Orchard Cottage
Oil fired central heating to radiators together with partial underfloor heating
Sitting room with fireplace featuring inset wood burner
Fabulous kitchen/breakfast/dining/family room with vaulted ceiling which features four remote-controlled Velux windows enabling lots of natural light. Fitted bookshelves, range of built-in appliances, stone flag floor, solid worktops (both polished stone and wood) including Iroko. The real highlight of this room is the wide hardwood bi-folding doors, which when open, give the effect of bringing the outside, inside
Bedrooms one and two with bay windows and stylish louvred shutters
Bedrooms two and three with excellent built-in wardrobe space
Modern white bath/shower suites
The windows are all double glazed and of the same design with either painted timber or timber effect frames
Intruder alarm system
Panelled internal doors with contemporary fittings

Annexe
Kitchen/dining/sitting room with log burner, vaulted ceiling and exposed beams together with built-in fridge and electric oven
Bedroom one with vaulted ceiling incorporating Velux roof window exposed beams and built-in wardrobe/cupboard space
Bedroom two with vaulted ceiling again with Velux roof window and exposed beams
Modern bathroom suite finished in white including shower bath
Electric panel heating and pressurised hot water system
Oak double glazed windows and bi-fold doors
Latch and catch oak internal doors

Outside:

Garage & Store: Detached timber constructed garage with dual doors at the front and being generously sized located adjacent to the west boundary in the main garden. Attached to the back of the garage there is a very useful and good sized garden store/workshop

Annexe/Carport: An attractive barn style building of brick and timber construction with a tiled pitched roof. The annexe could obviously serve as accommodation for a relative or indeed could be let out to provide a rental income of approx. £1,000 PCM. Attached to the annexe is a double carport with a covered log store.

Garden: Outside lighting and water, access to water softener, oil storage tank. The plot measures about 0.26 of an acre and is particularly private with well-defined hedged/fenced boundaries. The main garden area is on the south side of Orchard Cottage and therefore enjoys a delightful sunny aspect. There is a sizeable paved terrace featuring attractive limestone flagstones, adjacent to which there is an old brick pathway beyond which there is a large expanse of level lawn with attractively shaped borders stocked with an array of flowers and shrubs including some more unusual varieties and a feature old apple tree. There is the most charming summerhouse located in the far corner of the garden which could otherwise serve as an office. Access to driveway, garage and store. On the north side of Orchard Cottage is the second driveway with an automated sliding gate, further pathways with retaining low-level brick walls and an arched gate set in a mature hedgerow enabling access to/from Green Lane.

EPC band: D