Asking price
£850,000
7 bedroom semi detached house for sale
Wakemans, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8
- About 2,500 sq ft beautifully presented accommodation
- 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms in main house
- Flexible 2 bedroom annex with bathroom & kitchenette
- Private tucked away position
- Good village primary school within walking distance
- The Downs School catchment (if fed from UB Primary)
Key facts
Property description
An exceptional and beautifully presented versatile family home, with a large garden in the heart of Upper Basildon.
Set within an attractive 0.21-acre private plot, Wakemans Copse offers generous family living space with an impressive degree of flexibility.
The main house provides 5 well-proportioned bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, complemented by a flexible two-bedroom annex — ideal for extended family, guests, older children or working from home, creating a home with exceptional versatility.
Tucked-away from the road, with a large driveway, the property enjoys a peaceful and secluded setting, while remaining conveniently positioned for local amenities and a well-regarded primary school within walking distance, in one of West Berkshire’s most sought-after locations.
EPC Rating D
LOCAL INFORMATION
Upper Basildon is a well-regarded Downland village set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, about two miles from Pangbourne with its range of shops, cafes, health centre and mainline station. There is a village hall with clubs and activities and tennis courts. Junction 12 of the M4 is about 4 miles. The village has a very popular primary school and Theale Green school has a pick-up and drop off service in the village as does The Downs School for which the village is in catchment (fed from the Upper Basildon Village Primary School). St Andrews, Pangbourne and Bradfield Colleges are all nearby, with the extensive sporting facilities of Bradfield College being open to the public.
ACCOMMODATIION
MAIN HOUSE
Ground floor: entrance hall, sitting room with log-burning stove, family room, impressive kitchen/dining room, utility room, boot room, bathroom.
First floor: five good bedrooms, bathroom.
ANNEXE
Ground floor: open plan sitting room/kitchen, bathroom.
First floor: two bedrooms.
OUTSIDE SPACE
OUTBUILDINGS
Garage space (Part of the annexe) tool store. Also a double garage size storage shed on a concrete base and an additional garden store.
GARDENS
The gardens are a very attractive feature of the property, being large, private and laid to a generous area of level lawn, with hedges, trees and shrubs.
There is also an outdoor kitchen with space for a gas BBQ, set into a granite worktop with a year-round outdoor undercover entertaining space wrapped by a high quality paved terrace, which leads to a good sized kitchen vegetable garden.
PARKING
There is a substantial driveway for 4 cars with turning space in front of the house.
LOCAL AUTHORITY AND SERVICES
West Berkshire Council, Newbury
www.westberks.gov.uk
Council Tax Band F
Mains electricity, water and drainage. Oil central heating, double glazing.
Important information for potential purchasers
We endeavour to make our particulars accurate and reliable, however, they do not constitute or form part of an offer or any contract and none is to be relied upon as statements of representation or fact. The services, systems and appliances listed in this specification have not been tested by us and no guarantee as to their operating ability or efficiency is given. All photographs and measurements have been taken as a guide only and are not precise. Floor plans where included are not to scale and accuracy is not guaranteed. If you require clarification or further information on any points, please contact us, especially if you are travelling some distance to view. Fixtures and fittings other than those mentioned are to be agreed with the seller.
Buyer information
To conform with government Money Laundering Regulations 2019, we are required to confirm the identity of all prospective buyers. We use the services of a third party, Lifetime Legal, who will contact you directly at an agreed time to do this. They will need the full name, date of birth and current address of all buyers. There is a non-refundable charge of £99 including VAT. This does not increase if there is more than one individual selling. This will be collected in advance by Simplify as a single payment.
Referral fees
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Floorplan
EPC
Energy Efficiency Rating
Very energy efficient - lower running costs
Not energy efficient - higher running costs
Current
61Potential
67CO2 Rating
Very energy efficient - lower running costs
Not energy efficient - higher running costs
Current
N/APotential
N/A
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