Clayhill Crescent, Newbury, RG14

A beautifully refurbished 3 bed bungalow with lovely landscaped gardens.

Situation.
Clay Hill Crescent is in a quiet, family friendly area handy for both Newbury and Thatcham town centres. Woodland walks are close at hand, as is the Kennet & Avon and the Nature Discovery Centre.

Property
The front door opens onto a generous hallway, with oak-effect LVT flooring, natural light from a window and glazed panels in the handsome front door. There’s plenty of room for a console table, coat rack and more.

Kitchen
Recently fitted, the kitchen combines white gloss and grey satin finish cabinets to great effect. Worktops are a bleached-oak effect laminate, there are white metro tile splashbacks all around and plenty of electrical sockets.

The hob is induction, with an electric oven beneath. The microwave is integrated and there’s room for a free-standing washing machine.

The side door opens under a large porch in front of the garage – convenient for rainy days or sorting out muddy kit before going in.

Sitting room
From the hallway, the sitting room is a generous size, allows plenty of natural light in via the garden room windows and glazed door.

Flooring is oak effect LVT, and there’s a feature fireplace in cream stone with a gas flame-effect fire fitted.

Principal bedroom
Off the sitting room is a good double bedroom with space for a king-size bed with bedside tables, chest of drawers and free standing wardrobes. The window looks over the lovely back garden.

Bedroom 2
A good double with views over the front garden and a built-in wardrobe.

Bedroom 3
A good single, or perhaps an ideal space for a home office or study.

Bathroom
Fully tiled and fitted with a large corner walk-in shower cubicle. Rainfall head and handset, thermostatic mixer and shelves for shampoos, gels, and all manner of cleansers.

A vanity unit hides the cistern and provides plenty of storage. Obscured glass window with trickle vent and top hung opening panel plus an extractor fan so there’s plenty of ventilation.

Garden room
Bright and airy, with full width windows/French doors and two skylights. Oak effect LVT floors and central heating make this a useful and welcoming space.

OUTSIDE

Front
Bounded by a low red brick wall, the front garden is elegant and low maintenance. A brick paved driveway with space for two cars, flower beds to one side and a gravelled area perfect for potted plants.

Back
A beautifully landscaped back garden, with semi-circular brick steps from the garden room down to the flagged patio. A substantial pergola with angling slats and fabric sides to give shelter – if you want it - to the garden furniture.

A low brick built retaining wall/planter divides the patio from the lawned area, which itself is bordered by flower beds. A flagged path leads to a substantial corner shed, with a small patio around it.

Boundaries are close board fencing.

Garage
A useful single garage, with double doors to the front with porch over.

Transport links
Bus. There are two bus stops within 200m or so of the house.
Train. The Racecourse station is less than a mile away, Newbury station just over a mile for trains to London Paddington.
Car. The A4 is close by, with access onto the A339, A34 and M4.

Schooling.
According to the Local Authority, the school catchments are:

Primary. The Winchcombe School, St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School.
Secondary. Trinity School.

Services.

Mains gas, water, drainage and electricity.
The gas boiler has been relocated to the attic space.
Broadband. According to Openreach FTTC at up to 76Mbps is available now, with FTTP at up to 1600Mbps in the next year.
Mobile. According to Vodafone, their 4G service is “good indoors and outdoors” and their 5G service is “good outdoors only”.

Council
The local authority is West Berkshire Council and the CT band is E.

Tenure
Freehold

EPC rating E.

EPC rating: E. Tenure: Freehold,