John Packer Drive, Newbury, RG14

New build, 4-bedroom detached family home, surrounded by countryside and close to Newbury.

Entrance hall
From the front door you enter the wide, welcoming hall, with space for a hall table as well as coat and shoe racks. To one end is an invaluable storage cupboard.

Smart, hardwearing oak-effect LVT flooring connects the hallway, study, dining room and kitchen diner, while deep carpet warms the sitting room, stairs and bedrooms above.

Study
Facing out to the front of the house, this is the perfect space for a home office, studio or library.

Sitting room
This generously sized, triple-aspect sitting room has a delightful feeling of serenity. With a window and French doors onto the enclosed rear garden, and a window to the front, this is a light, bright room.

The layout gives you plenty of options for how to furnish this room – perhaps with a large sofa, easy chairs, a media cabinet or sideboard, bookshelves… The two radiators and ceiling lights, making it easy should you wish to ‘zone’ the room.

Kitchen/breakfast/dining room
The sociable heart of this family home, this is a wonderfully light, bright dual-aspect room.

Kitchen/breakfast room
This practical kitchen has been arranged in an L-shape, leaving plenty of space for a kitchen table, central island or easy chairs. The space is flooded with natural light, courtesy of a wall of tall windows and French doors that fuse inside with out.

Counters and upstands are in marble effect laminate with cabinetry in matt mocha with contrasting black steel handles. All illuminated by recessed ceiling and under-cupboard lights.

There’s a five-burner gas hob below an extractor fan and above wide pan drawers. To the side is an eye-level double oven with grill.

The 1½ bowl stainless steel sink with drainer sits against the dividing wall into the dining area, with the integrated dishwasher below.

Built into the wall linking the kitchen and dining area is an integrated fridge freezer with pantry unit alongside.

Dining room
The dining area feels both connected and separate from the kitchen, thanks to the half-height dividing wall.

This lovely space is filled with light from the bay window, part-glazed door into the hall and the kitchen’s wide wall of windows onto the garden.

With ample space for a dining table that seats eight, and being right next to the kitchen, this is one dining room that will definitely be used and will come into its own for family and social gatherings, and when you want to spread out work or a project.

Utility room
With a part-glazed door giving access to the rear garden, this utility room doubles as a compact boot room – perfect when returning home with muddy dogs, kids or wellies.

A marble effect counter incorporates a stainless-steel sink, with wall and base units above and below, respectively. There’s an integrated washing machine and space for a tumble dryer. A wall unit hides the system boiler.

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

FIRST FLOOR
An airing cupboard housing the mains pressure unvented hot water tank greets you at the top of the stairs. Deep carpet runs from the stairs and landing into the four double bedrooms.

Principal bedroom
Looking out to the rear garden is the spacious, boutique-hotel-inspired main bedroom. You’ve ample space for a king-size bed, bedside table, dressing tables and boudoir chair or chaise longue. Windows on two walls ensure you enjoy the best of the day’s light.

Dressing area
Built-in double wardrobes provide plenty of storage and keep the bedroom wonderfully uncluttered.

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 and a pedestal hand basin beneath the obscured glass window and shaver socket.

The tall ladder-style towel rail keeps towels toasty warm and close to hand.

The lighting is recessed, while the flooring is in slate-effect LVT.

Bedroom two
A spacious double bedroom with two windows filling the room with light and giving views to the front of the house.

The built-in double wardrobe gives the room an even greater feeling of space and light. There’s ample space for bedside tables and a chest of drawers.

Bedroom three
Another good-sized double bedroom, with an easterly-facing window capturing the morning light.

This room has room for wardrobes, and can comfortably accommodate a double bed, bedside tables, a desk and a chest of drawers or shelving unit.

Bedroom four
The last of the double bedrooms. This one has space for bedside tables, a desk, a chest of drawers and/or a shelving unit. There’s also a handy storage cupboard in the space above the stairs.

Family bathroom
A smart, well-appointed bathroom.

The deep double-ended bath has wide sides to rest bath oils and a glass or two of wine.

The built-in shower enclosure has thermostatic controls and an adjustable riser bar with a handset shower.

There’s also a heated ladder-style towel rail for toasty warm towels, a wide pedestal hand basin and a close-coupled loo beneath the obscured glass-window, with tiled windowsill.

The smart tiling is half height around the room, extending to full height in the shower. Flooring is practical oak-effect LVT.

OUTSIDE

Front
Double-fronted and elegantly proportioned, this is a handsome house on a generous plot.

A porch protects visitors, the front door and parcels from the elements.

To the side is a detached garage and driveway space for three cars to be parked off-road. There’s also an EV charging point. A gate leads into the rear garden.

Rear garden
The generous garden is enclosed by a combination of brick wall and closeboard timber fencing, with a gate to the side.

Paved patios create 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
John Packer Drive 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
Avondale is 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.
• Carpets are new.
• Multi-zone smart programmable thermostats.
• 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.
Secondary: The Downs School, 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.
• Sanitaryware, 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.
Mains water and sewerage.

Connectivity
Broadband, according to Openreach, is FTTC (fibre to the premises), available at speeds of up to 1600Mbps

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 G.

Tenure
Freehold.

EPC rating: B. Tenure: Freehold,