Cannon Close, Newbury, RG14

New build, 3-bedroom semi-detached family home, surrounded by countryside and close to Newbury.

Entrance hall
From the front door you enter the welcoming hall, with space for outdoor coats. In front of you is the downstairs loo.

Cloakroom
A downstairs loo is an essential in any busy home. This one has a close-coupled loo and pedestal hand basin.

Sitting room
This generously sized, dual-aspect sitting room has a delightful feeling of serenity. With the front bay window and a side window filling the room with natural light, this is a lovely space to unwind and relax.

From the sitting room you have a door into a handy storage cupboard, with another into the vestibule with stairs up to the first and second floors and access to the kitchen/dining room.

Kitchen/dining room
This is open plan living at its best, filled with light from the window and French doors that take you out to the garden, the ideal way to make the most of the extra ‘room’.

Kitchen
The kitchen is arranged in a horseshoe formation, creating a great working space with plenty of counter surfaces.

The smart wall and base units, in matt light grey with contrasting brushed bronze handles, are topped with counters and upstands in artic marble laminate worktop. One wall cupboard contains the combi boiler.

Within the kitchen you have a four-ring gas hob with extractor hood over, a single electric oven, integrated fridge-freezer, integrated dishwasher and stainless-steel sink with draining board.

Dining area
This lovely space is filled with light from the French doors that fuse inside with out.

With ample space for a dining table that seats six, this is ideal for family and social gatherings, and when you want to oversee homework or spread out a project.

FIRST FLOOR
A linen/airing cupboard greets you at the top of the stairs and the landing leads you into the first two double bedrooms.

Bedroom two
A spacious double bedroom, with a south-facing window capturing the day’s light. This room has room for a built-in double wardrobe, and can comfortably accommodate a double bed, bedside tables, a desk and a chest of drawers or shelving unit.

Bedroom three
Another good-sized double bedroom overlooking the front of the house, with scope for a built-in double wardrobe. There’s ample space for bedside tables and a chest of drawers.

Family bathroom
A bright, well-appointed bathroom with a bath and mixer tap. There’s also a heated ladder-style towel rail for toasty warm towels, a wide pedestal hand basin and a close-coupled loo.

SECOND FLOOR

Principal bedroom
A door from the first floor leads to a small storage area – ideal for extra coats, out-of-season clothes and general storage, and stairs up to the principal bedroom on the second floor.

Occupying the whole of the top floor, the suite-like main bedroom includes a dressing area and an ensuite.

With windows on two aspects, one with two Velux windows, this is a super light, bright room.

You could use the extra space this room offers in any number of ways – perhaps for yoga and meditation, with a chaise longue to create a quiet sanctuary space with a book, or maybe with the extra storage of a dressing table and chest of drawers. You have options!

Ensuite bathroom
Beautifully tiled with a wide shower enclosure containing a thermostatically controlled shower and a handset on an adjustable riser rail.

There’s also a close-coupled loo, pedestal hand basin, shaver socket and ladder-style towel rail to keep towels toasty warm and close to hand.

OUTSIDE

Front
This elegantly proportioned family home has a small landscaped area to the front.

Behind the house is a garage with driveway parking for three cars. There’s also an EV charging point. A gate leads into the rear garden.

Rear garden
The garden is enclosed by close board timber fencing, with a gate to the rear.

A small patio area creates the perfect space for alfresco dining and lazy lounging. Currently a blank canvas, this garden could become a haven for nature, a productive kitchen garden, or simply somewhere safe for a kick-about with the kids.

Situation
Cannon Close sits within Donnington Heights, a new and highly desirable, green and leafy development to the north of Newbury.

You’re less than a ten-minute walk from Vodafone HQ, a longer walk takes you into Newbury, and you’re just under two miles from Newbury train station.

There’s an array of leisure options all within easy reach, including Donnington Valley Golf Course, Newbury Tennis Club, Donnington Grove Golf Course, Donnington Castle, Snelsmore Common, Arlington Arts and The Watermill Theatre.

Head into town and you have a wide array of restaurants, cafes and pubs, as well as a multi-screen cinema, live entertainment and all the retail facilities within the town.

There are numerous parks, including Goldwell, Northcroft and Victoria Park. Or you could head out for a nature-rich canal-side walk along the Kennet & Avon or into the beautiful, unspoilt countryside nearby.

Commuting couldn’t be simpler with super-easy access to the M4, A34 and A4.

Good to know
A new build, and so has no onward chain. You could be the first to live in it and enjoy it without delay.
• Windows are all double-glazed and lockable.
• Radiators are double with thermostatic valves.
• Lighting is low energy.
• Mains powered, interlinked smoke alarms throughout.
• EV charger.
• David Wilson Homes is the only major national housebuilder to be awarded 5 Stars every year since 2010, by the Home Builders Federation.
• This development sits within seven acres of public open space.
• Two children’s play areas.
• Hedgehog highways through all gardens.
• The community development includes orchards, allotments, wildflower meadows and areas of biodiversity.

Transport links

By car
Donnington Heights sits close to the key arteries of the M4, A4 and A34, making this an exceptionally well-connected location.

You’ll be in easy commuting distance from London, Cardiff, Oxford, Winchester, Bristol, the south coast and the Midlands, to name just a few destinations.

By train
Newbury railway station is just under two miles away. Trains from here run east to Reading and London, with the Elizabeth line starting at Reading, and to Heathrow and Gatwick airports. To the west, trains run to Exeter St Davids and Penzance.

In addition, Didcot railway station isn’t far away, offering another route of travel with often lower cost options.

By bus
A bus service runs through the development connecting you to Newbury and Didcot, with both of their excellent onward rail services.

Schooling
According to West Berkshire Council, schools within the catchment area are:
Primary: Shaw-cum-Donnington Parochial Primary School, St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School. There is also a proposed primary school to be built on the development.
Secondary: The Downs School (zone 2), Trinity School.

In addition, there’s a wide range of private schooling available, which includes: Cheam, Elstree, Downe House, St. Gabriel’s, Brockhurst & Marlston House, Horris Hill, Marlborough College and Bradfield College.

Warranty
An NHBC 10-year Buildmark Warranty, ensuring the house complies with the NHBC Standards, which set out the technical requirements for design, materials and workmanship in new home construction. The warranty covers:
• Central heating system.
• Hot and cold plumbing system.
• Appliances.
• Kitchen units.
• Electrical system.
• Sanitary ware taps and shower doors.
• Windows.
• External and interior doors.
• Ironmongery.
• Internal/external drainage system.
• Brick boundary walls.
• Driveway.
• 24-hour emergency cover for 2 years.

Services
Heating and hot water are mains gas-fired.
Solar PV, MVHR, waste water heat recovery and flue gases heat recovery.
EV charger.
Mains water and sewerage.

Connectivity
Broadband, according to Openreach, is FTTP (fibre to the premises) at up to 1600Mbps being fitted.

Mobile, according to Vodafone, is a ‘Good indoors and outdoors’ 5G and 5G ultra service.

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

Tenure
Freehold.

 

EPC rating: B. Tenure: Freehold,