Checkendon, Reading

A stunning and spacious 5 bedroom detached home with almost 4000sq.ft. of accommodation it was built to an exacting standard by the current owners in 2014: it sits in private grounds of 0.41 acre within the highly desirable village of Checkendon.

The property is arranged over 3 floors and has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms on the 1st floor; sitting and family rooms, 39’ kitchen/breakfast room and study on the ground floor; the basement has a 33’ games room, 23’ office, 20’ store room, shower room and plant room, light wells and separate entrance to the garden. Approached via a sweeping drive there is a large double garage and private established gardens to the rear and side.

A combination of high specification roof and wall insulation, triple glazing, renewable electricity via the photovoltaic array, air source heat pump, LED lighting and a mechanical heat recovery system has resulted in a high ‘B’ energy rating.

Checkendon is a much sought after and thriving village with a pre-school, primary school, village hall and a 12th century church. The unchanged Black Horse pub, located just north of the village, is hugely popular with both locals, cyclists and walkers. This unspoilt gem of a public house offers a glimpse of a bygone era. 

Nestled in the Chilterns AONB it features stunning wooded countryside all around with an abundance of walks and cycle routes. It has the most delightful cricket ground, offering bucolic views of scenery that has remain unchanged for many years and with a playground updated in 2018. The village is also home to Blue Tin, the award winning, family-owned farm and coffee shop: also a highly commended (by the British Horse Society) equestrian centre.

For communications it is within close proximity to the A4074 which provides access to Wallingford, Oxford and Reading. There are further education options nearby provided by Langtree in Woodcote, together with a selection of highly respected independent schools including The Oratory, Moulsford Prep, Cranford House and Pangbourne College. Henley on Thames is only a 15 minute drive and the renowned Crooked Billet is conveniently located in the neighbouring village. All in all, a delightful South Oxfordshire village. 

Tenure - Freehold   Council tax band - G

Entrance Hall: Tiled floor, down lighters and 3 windows.

Reception Hall: Tiled floor, stairs to basement and 1st floor. Cloakroom: White 2-piece suite, down lighters, tiled floor.

Sitting Room: 20’8 x 12’5 A bright double aspect room with French doors to the garden, log stove set on a slate hearth, wood floor.

Family Room: 12’9 x 9’2 Double aspect, wood floor and down lighters.

Study: 10’1 x 9’2 Double aspect, wood floor, down lighters.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room: 39’2 x 12’11 A superb central hub to the home with a dramatic part vaulted ceiling, a triple aspect room with bi-fold doors to garden and gable window above. Range of storage units, granite worktops, sink, induction hob, extractor hood, electric oven, combi microwave /oven, dishwasher, and fridge/freezer. Tiled/wood floor, velux windows, down lighters and broom cupboard.

Rear Lobby: Doors to garden and garage, tiled floor.

Stairs from Hall to Basement:

Lobby: Under-stair cupboard, down lighters, wood floor.

Games Room: 33’10 x 12’9 Wood floor, casement door to steps to garden. Twin doors to:

Office: 23 x 9’1 Four windows with light wells, wood floor and down lighters.

Store Room : 20’6 x 12’4 Down lighters.

Shower Room: White 3-piece suite, tiled walls and floor, down lighters, heated towel rail.

Plant Room: 9 x 6’4 Pressurised hot water tank, Ubbink heat recovery system.

Stairs from Reception Hall to 1st Floor Landing: Galleried with vaulted ceiling, large velux window. Retractable attic stairs to warm roof attic with insulated & plastered ceiling.

Bedroom 1: 14’9 x 10’7 Twin doors to Juliette balcony, side window, down lighters, wardrobe.

Dressing Room: Window, down lighters, hanging rails.

En Suite Bathroom: White 4-piece suite, incl. P-bath with shower, tiled walls and floor, window, down lighters.

Bedroom 2: 14’9 x 10’3 Double aspect, down lighters.

En Suite Shower Room: White 3-piece suite, tiling, down lighters and window.

Bedroom 3: 20’1 x 17’11 (at floor level) Gable window, and side window, beamed and vaulted ceiling, eaves cupboard, down lighters.

Bedroom 4: 12’9 x 9’4 Window and down lighters.

Bedroom 5: 10’8 x 9’8 excl. bay Double aspect, space saving stairs to mezzanine with ‘sky-bed’, balustrade and gable window.

Bathroom: White 4-piece suite, tiled walls and floor, down lighters, vaulted ceiling with velux, shelved recess.

Outside

The property is approached via a sweeping gravel drive with electric gate. There is extensive parking/turning space by the house.

Double Garage: 20’7 x 18’ Electric door, door to house, plumbing for washing machine.

The Gardens: The property has mature and established gardens that extend to the rear and side. Predominantly laid to lawn with a wealth of established shrubs and plants. Large paved terrace adjacent to the house and a further terrace to the end. Enclosed by timber fencing with a range of outbuildings providing excellent additional storage.