St. Andrews Road, Henley-On-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9

A magnificent extended detached family home in highly sought after location 0.6 miles to Henley town centre.

Description

Built circa 1901, Virginia House is an elegant, detached family home with handsome, red brick elevations. It has been extended by the current owners and now benefits from approaching 5,600 sq ft of flexible accommodation arranged over three floors and is beautifully presented throughout. Many period features have been retained including fireplaces, joinery, cornices and a beautiful staircase and balustrade to a galleried landing.

An attractive entrance lobby with tiled floor opens to a spacious reception hall with light spilling in from the lantern roof light and doors opening to the four reception rooms to this floor. The sitting room and family room have generous proportions and French windows overlooking the rear garden and opening to a substantial raised roof terrace with steps down to the garden. The sitting room has parquet flooring, an open working fireplace with carved wood surround with shelving and cupboards to either side. The family room has stripped wood floor, a painted feature fireplace and a staircase leading to the lower ground floor. Further reception rooms to the first floor are a snug with wood flooring and built-in bookshelves and cupboards and a study also with wood flooring and bookshelves but also with a pretty open fireplace with painted wood surround, There is a useful boot room with a side entrance from the side garden and a utility/laundry room.

The magnificent lower ground floor has an open plan kitchen/dining/garden room where everyone can congregate. Its beautifully fitted kitchen has a striking range of wall and floor units and integrated appliances arranged around a central island. This open space has masses of room for a dining area and sitting area and a wall of sliding door opens to a paved terrace and landscaped rear garden. On this floor there is also a TV/cinema room, good sized cellar for storage and bedroom 6 which has an en suite shower room and double doors to a private side garden terrace.

To the first floor, there are five bedrooms. The principal bedroom has a large bay window overlooking the rear garden, en suite bathroom and dressing room. The guest bedroom has fitted wardrobes and and en suite shower room and there are three further bedrooms and a large family bathroom.

Outside, to the front of the property there are parking spaces to the left and to the right of the house with access to the attached car port to the right. There is a mature hedge to the front boundary and a pretty front garden with a pedestrian path to the front door. The private rear garden is mostly lawn, enclosed by a brick wall, mature hedges, shrubs, and trees along the boundaries. There are also flower beds with a variety of perennial plants, offering year-round interest.

There is a large roof terrace, accessed from the ground floor sitting and family rooms with steps leading down into the garden. This space provides a great outdoor seating area for relaxing. It overlooks the garden and from the lower ground floor there is a further terrace, accessed from the kitchen/dining room, providing the perfect peaceful place to enjoy these delightful surroundings with direct access to the garden, Such excellent outdoor facilities make this the perfect property not just as a substantial family home but a wonderful house for entertaining.

Location

Situated on the highly sought after residential location of St Andrews Road, close to Henley town centre which provides a comprehensive range of shopping, recreational and educational facilities. More extensive amenities can be found in the nearby towns of Reading and Maidenhead.

The area is well served for schools, including The Oratory, Bluecoat, Reading, Shiplake College and Queen Anne’s for girls in Caversham.

Henley Station provides a access to mainline rail services to London Paddington via Twyford and Reading from 27 minutes. As well as the City via the Elizabeth Line and the West Country.

The A404 is approximately 6 miles away and provides access to M4 J8/9 for the M25, London, Heathrow Airport and the West Country. As well as the M40 J4 for the North and Midlands.

There are a number of fine golf courses including Badgemore Park, Huntercombe, Temple and Henley.

The nearby countryside offers miles of extensive walking and riding and there are extensive boating facilities available on the River Thames.

Square Footage: 5,596 sq ft



Directions

Proceed out of Henley on the A4155 towards Shiplake and Reading. St Andrews Road will be found on the right hand side after St Marks Road. Proceed up St Andrews Road, crossing Vicarage Road and number 62 will be found on the right, just before Belle Vue Road on the left.

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Additional Info

Photos taken September 2024