Oaklands Drive, Ascot, Berkshire

A traditional family home with an opportunity to update and extend (subject to planning permission). Set over two floors, the light and airy accommodation provides flexibility and is equally suited to both family life and entertaining.

To the ground floor are two reception rooms: a sitting room with feature fireplace and a generously proportioned open-plan kitchen/ dining room with vaulted ceiling and doors out to the rear garden. An adjacent utility room and vaulted corridor lead to the double garage. A study and separate cloakroom completes the accommodation on the ground floor.

The first floor is reached via an L-shaped staircase, providing access to the four bedrooms, family bathroom and wc. Bedroom two has a separate shower cubicle and wash basin.

At the front of the property, the block-paved driveway provides parking space for several vehicles and access to the integrated double garage, for further parking or storage. The front garden has an area of lawn and several border shrubs and hedgerows, while to the rear in the private westerly facing garden, there are further lawns, with borders of established shrubs and hedgerows, and mature trees at the end of the garden.

The property is conveniently situated within easy reach of the bustling Ascot High Street with its selection of shops catering for day-today needs, and is also a similar distance from Sunninghill village. The area has an excellent variety of restaurants and cafes, while the nearby towns of Windsor, Camberley, Guildford and Bracknell offer a wider range of shopping, leisure and cultural options. For the commuter, the property is well placed for rail services to London Waterloo from the local station in Ascot, while road links are also well-provided with the M3, M4 and M25 all easily accessed.

Primary schooling is available at the outstanding-rated St Francis Catholic Primary School and Ascot Heath Primary School, while state secondary schooling is available at the Charters School. The area has several independent schools, including St George's, Papplewick, and Sunningdale School, to name a few.

Leisure facilities are plentiful in the surrounding locale, with Windsor Great Park a short distance away and the renowned Wentworth and Sunningdale golf clubs close at hand. Horse racing may be enjoyed at the renowned Ascot Racecourse and family attractions in the region include Legoland, Windsor Castle, Virginia Water Lake and The Lookout Discovery Centre.