York Road, Newbury, RG14

This charming end-of-terrace house was built in the early 1900s just a short stroll from Newbury town centre.

Period features sit happily with modern electrics and conveniences. This house has been thoughtfully modernised and refurbished without losing its character.

GROUND FLOOR
The front door opens into the dining room.

Dining room
The welcome is warm the moment you enter this bright, spacious room and charming home.

The beautiful Art Nouveau decorative iron fireplace is the focal point of this sociable room. There’s plenty of space for a table seating six, or eight if you’re close, along with built-in storage and shelving, a wide radiator to keep things toasty warm and a wide built-in mat to keep things clean.

The attractive and practical oak-effect LVT flooring unites the dining and living rooms.

Sitting room
From the dining room, past the stairs, you’re into the cosy heart of this home. The beautiful sitting room has an air of calm. It’s generously proportioned to easily accommodate a couple of sofas, coffee and side tables and shelving units.

The open fireplace accommodates a mess-free electric log burner for instant ambience, with a feature solid oak mantle above. The side window (frosted for privacy), double courtyard-facing window and glazed door into the kitchen fill this room with natural light.

The space beneath the stairs has been shelved and enclosed behind panelled doors, giving a practical storage space that fits beautifully with the period styling.

Kitchen
The galley kitchen has been thoughtfully laid out with a generous amount of smart black worktops that contrast beautifully with the cream cupboards and cabinets. There’s a black 1½ sink with integrated draining board and plumbing for a dishwasher below.

Opposite, a 4-ring gas hob and oven sit beneath an extractor fan and array of wall cupboards. Further along is a tall pantry unit opposite the fridge-freezer. Storage is plentiful in this well-considered kitchen.

Utility vestibule
Naming this handy space isn’t easy. Vestibule. Nook. Utility. Back hallway. Whatever you call it, you’ve space to stack a washing machine and tumble drier – keeping noise away from the calm of the sitting room, as well as hang coats and kick off muddy boots.

The back door leads you into the side passage and courtyard garden beyond.

Downstairs loo
The attention to detail extends to the smallest room. This WC has a large leaf-patterned obscured glass window, great for letting in loads of natural light, a close-coupled loo, pedestal handbasin and white ladder-style radiator.

FIRST FLOOR
Central stairs lead to the first floor and attic room, with natural lighting from the side window.

Principal bedroom
A generously sized double bedroom with two windows that look out to the front of the house.

There’s ample space for a king-sized bed with bedside cabinets, as well as additional free-standing furniture. Built-in units provide two double wardrobes, overhead storage and a recessed space for a desk or dressing table.

Second bedroom
The well-proportioned second bedroom has a south-facing view over the courtyard garden and the open space of Stroud Green.

This double bedroom can comfortably accommodate a free-standing double wardrobe and chest of drawers.

Family bathroom
This unusually spacious bathroom has been stylishly refurbished and beautifully tiled.

Inside the double wide shower enclosure is a thermostatically controlled shower tower with a large rainfall showerhead, handset and body jets.

Beneath the obscured glass window is a pedestal handbasin, with a close-coupled loo and chrome ladder-style towel radiator close by.

Beside the airing cupboard, which also contains the combi boiler, there’s ample space for a seat, laundry basket or baby changing unit.

Flooring is in practical herringbone style oak-effect LVT flooring.

TOP FLOOR

Attic room
Through a door on the first-floor landing, stairs take you up to the super versatile attic conversion. From the Velux window you have wonderful views across Stroud Green, a well-loved and well-used green open space.

Nicely finished with carpets and central heating, this bonus room would make an ideal home office, play space, sewing or hobby room.

OUTSIDE

Front
The unspoilt front of this townhouse has a smart, glossy black front door and the original feature brickwork. Modern double-glazed windows sit in the original sliding sash window spaces.

Back
To the rear of the house is the wall and fence-panel enclosed courtyard, with space for outdoor seating, a bistro set and barbecue for alfresco dining. There’s also south-facing space along the side of the house, ideal for nurturing a herb garden, raised kitchen-bed or Mediterranean-style potted garden.

Situation
York Road is a quiet residential road located close to Stroud Green conservation area and Newbury Racecourse.

The town centre, a short level walk away, has a wide range of shops, cafes, pubs and restaurants, a twice-weekly charter market and regular farmers’ and artisan markets.

The two local train stations (Newbury and Newbury Racecourse) connect you with London Paddington in under an hour, the west or, with a change at Reading or London, the rest of the country.

Drivers are equally well catered for with the A34, A4, M4 and nearby M3 bringing London, the south coast and outlying towns and villages all within easy reach.

You’ve an array of leisure options all within easy reach, including Newbury Tennis Club, Donnington Grove Golf Course, Donnington Castle and The Watermill Theatre.

There are numerous parks, including Victoria, Northcroft and Goldwell Park. Or you could head out for a nature-rich walk along the beautiful Kennet & Avon canal, or up to the nearby wide open space of Greenham and Crookham Common, the largest open heath in Berkshire.

Good to know
This home is fitted with mechanical ventilation and the external wall is insulated.

York Road has EV chargers.

Transport links

By car
Newbury sits on the crossroads of the M4, A4 and A34, making 15 York Road easily commutable to London, Cardiff, Oxford, Winchester, Bristol, the south coast and the Midlands, to name just a few destinations.

By train
Newbury railway station is roughly half a mile or 12 minutes’ walk away. Trains 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. Didcot railway station isn’t far away, offering another route of travel.

By bus
Your nearest bus stop is a 5-minute walk away, with this and other nearby stops offering bus routes to Newbury bus and train station, Wash Common, Thatcham, Hungerford, Lambourn, West Ilsley and with their further onward connections.

Schooling
According to West Berkshire Council, schools within the catchment area are:

Primary. The Willows Primary School, St Joseph’s Catholic Primary.
Secondary. Park House 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.

Services
Heating and hot water are mains gas-fired.
Mains water and sewerage.

Connectivity
Broadband, according to Openreach, is Full Fibre at 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 C.

Tenure
Freehold.

EPC rating: E. Tenure: Freehold,