Kingman Way, Newbury, RG14

A stunning apartment with equally stunning sunrise to sunset and winning-post views. This luxury apartment is to one end of the building, giving you windows on three sides and neighbours on just one. Located on the fifth floor, offers a wonderful opportunity to enjoy modern living in one of the area’s most desirable locations, with one of the most unbeatable views, and with both green open space and a bustling town right on your doorstep.

Situation

Challow House sits on the highly desirable Newbury Racecourse development, close to its own railway station. 

Access is via a secure entry phone system into the smart lobby, with the lift being accessed with a security key fob. You have an allocated parking space in the gated undercroft, and visitor spaces are available.

The property

Step into the entrance hall of this apartment and you’ll instantly be impressed by the feeling of calm and unity, thanks largely to the carefully chosen colour palette and choice of flooring – engineered oak flooring – that connects the living spaces, soft carpet in the bedrooms and smart tiles in the bathrooms. Doors are inlaid with walnut, radiators are all doubles, and the full-height lockable double-glazed windows have a smart grey powder coated aluminium finish.

Living / dining / kitchen space

Big, spacious and bright, with windows to the south and west for daylong light and fabulous sunset views. This room gives you scope for your inner interior designer to have some fun – you can create zones, nooks, have one big space or maybe keep things fresh with a regular move around. You have options – it’s all up to you. 

From the windows you have incredible views. From the ethereal misty winter mornings looking across to the ancient woodland, to the excitement of cheering on the King’s horses as they gallop past, to the calm of a sultry summer sunset. You can enjoy it all from your fifth-floor balcony vantage point, which has space for an outdoor sofa, bistro table and chairs, potted plants, climbers, within reason whatever you want. It’s your own manageable mini garden.

Kitchen

The kitchen comes equipped with an AEG 5-zone induction hob, glossy glass splashback and AEG extraction fan. Beneath, the AEG dual oven incorporates a grill in the top oven.

Storage is plentiful with a horseshoe configuration incorporating wall and base units, including a stack of drawers. Hidden from view you have a built-in Electrolux 60/40 fridge-freezer and dishwasher. There’s also a smart recessed 1½ bowl sink with draining channels to maintain the sleek streamlined finish of this contemporary kitchen.

Master bedroom

A fabulous corner of floor-to-ceiling windows steals the show and floods this spacious master bedroom with light.

Opposite the north westerly facing window, you have a large mirrored built-in wardrobe that bounces the light around while providing plentiful storage.

This room can easily accommodate a soft chair or chaise longue – perfect for taking your time while considering what to wear, a dressing table, chest of drawers and an ottoman, and still have plenty of space and an overriding feeling of calm.

En suite

A floor to almost-ceiling frosted glass opening window fills the room with light. In front of you, above the back-to-wall loo with dual flush and wall-hung basin with mono tap, a lovely large mirror that with useful shelf space for toiletry essentials or just beautiful objects. To your right, a wide walk-in thermostatically controlled shower and a chrome ladder-style towel radiator to warm your post-shower towel.

Bedroom

The L-shaped layout of this generous double bedroom creates a walk-in wardrobe feel, a welcome luxury in any bedroom. Two tall windows fill the room with light, and a large mirrored double wardrobe further maximises natural light as well as providing ample storage.

This room gives you choices in how you’d like to arrange it, and scope to add furniture. Perhaps a small sofa, an ottoman, chests of drawers or a dressing table and chair.

Bathroom

Beautifully tiled with ceramic tiles, with contrasting Silestone shelf beneath a lovely big mirror, this is a room to enjoy spending time in. The deep bath has a thermostatically controlled shower over with folding shower screen, giving you the best of both worlds, and towels are kept toasty warm with the ladder style heated towel radiator. There’s also a Sottini back to wall loo and basin with Grohe monotap.

Separate WC

So often overlooked, but such an advantage in any home, a separate and smart WC. Beneath the wide mirror is a close-coupled back to cabinet loo with eco dual flush, a wall-hung basin with monotap and tall chrome towel radiator to keep towels dry.

Location

In the local area, you have a fantastic choice of local pubs to sample, you’re just a few miles from The Living Rainforest, the unique Watermill Theatre, a selection of golf courses and of course not forgetting Newbury town with its variety of pubs, restaurants – including Michelin starred choices, cinema, shops and businesses.

From Newbury train station there are frequent trains to Reading, London Paddington – accessible in as little 42 minutes – and the newly opened Elizabeth line Bristol in the west. 

Newbury also sits close to the crossroads of the A34 and the M4, giving access to Winchester, the south coast, the Midlands, Wales and London.

Schooling

According to the West Berkshire Council website, the catchment areas are:

Primary – The Willows Primary School, St Joseph’s Primary School.

Secondary – Park House School

In addition, there is a selection of exceptional private schools nearby, including Bradfield College, Cheam School, Downe House and Pangbourne College. 

Services

Mains electricity, water and drainage.

Heating & hot water are from a district heating scheme operated by EON heat.

Broadband. Openreach FTTP.

Mobile. According to Vodafone, their 5G service is ‘good indoors and outdoors’.

Council

The local authority is West Berkshire Council. The Council Tax band is E.

Tenure

Leasehold

Ground rent - £285 per annum
Service charge - £3478.53 for 2023/24

Lease - 125 years from February 2017

 

EPC rating: B. Tenure: Leasehold,