Aldridge Park, Winkfield

Agents Note

Tenure: Freehold

Council Tax Band: G

Bracknell Forest.

The Story

Set in a leafy corner of Winkfield Row, with woods, a lake and children’s parks close by Aldridge Park seemed an idyllic place to live, recalls the current owner of the four-bedroom, detached house. So when the property there became available, it was hard to resist. “This is just such a beautiful place to live,” she admits. “Everything about it is amazing. It is so peaceful, and we have woodland behind us, yet it is also so easy to reach good schools, wonderful places to go shopping and London and Heathrow. When we saw this house was up for sale, we jumped at the chance to live here. We also realised that it was somewhere we could really make our own – and that is what we have done. We have worked our way through it from top to bottom, making it into a perfect family home.”

Dream Home

Indeed, the property has been extended, upgraded and transformed into a chic, contemporary, 21st-century home. “It now has a free-flowing, Scandinavian style throughout, where every last detail has been carefully considered and everything has its place,” she explains. “There are smart features, such as a built-in Sonos system and CCTV and heating that you can control from your phone. It has underfloor heating beneath lovely Italian porcelain tiles; beautiful, pearlised, cream carpets and a magnificent kitchen breakfast room and dining room, both with bi-folding doors on to the garden.” She adds: “We spent so much time and effort on every corner of this house because we expected to stay here for ever – we ended up creating our dream home.”

Clever Layout

The enticing home has been extended upwards to create an additional storey, as well as out to the rear. Internally it has been remodelled and externally its grounds to the front and rear have been beautifully landscaped. The property is entered from the front via a reception hall with access to a ground-floor cloakroom that also connects through to a sizeable utility space and boot room, within the former garage, and then a long workshop. “This all works really well for coming in and out of the house. There are doors to the workshop to the front and back of the house. This space has been ideal for my husband but could also suit someone wishing to use this part of the house as an office or for another purpose altogether.”

Stunning Kitchen

The beautiful drawing room is to the other side of the hall and gives on to a light-filled space that could be a dining room or play room. This room opens on to the garden and into the spectacular kitchen. “We chose a high-gloss, white kitchen, with thunderstorm, grey granite work surfaces, which are truly unique and add a real sense of drama to the room,” she says. “There is a large, central island in the kitchen and plenty of space for a dining table. This is a big, bright room with a huge amount of storage.”

Flexible Living

Gorgeous oak and glass stairs lead up to the first floor, complementing the abundance of high-quality oak doors throughout the house and passing a beautiful window. There are four bedrooms on the first floor, including the master, which is especially large and features built-in wardrobes and an en-suite shower room. The family bathroom, with a stylish, freestanding bath, is also at this level. “We currently have one of the smaller rooms arranged as a study and the other as a dressing room, but they could also make great bedrooms. This house offers so much flexibility.”

Perfect Place

A proper staircase leads up to the top floor of the house, which is now another beautiful bedroom and where light streams in through skylight windows. “This room has wonderful views and could be a lovely master bedroom – there is plumbing up here if new owners wished to add another bathroom,” she says. “Equally, it could be a great work or leisure space. Again, there are so many options.” From top to bottom, the house at Aldridge Park offers exceptional comfort. It has been designed for easy as well as stylish living. “It really does tick all the boxes now – it is like the perfect show home,” she adds. “We are so sad to be leaving after finishing it to such a high standard, but we know that whoever lives here next will also love everything about it.”

Setting the scene

To the front of the house is a beautifully landscaped and well-maintained driveway, offering ample off-road parking. There is also a garage with an electric door. To the rear, the property opens on to an enclosed garden, with a spacious terrace for outside dining and entertaining, and an artificial law

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