House on Reading's Old Bath Road up for sale at nearly £2m

Based along the Old Bath Road near the town, the five bedroom-property boasts numerous amenities which includes an outdoor pool, four bathrooms and an outdoor summerhouse.

The Ridings is set back from the road and is approachable via an 'in and out' driveway.

It has a well-kept garden with an area of private woodland.  

The building sits on nearly 4,000 square feet of well-planned accommodation and outbuildings.

An aerial shot of the property (Image: Haslams)

The main bits of information you need to know are as follows:

Parking: The property has a tarmac in and out driveway with parking for multiple vehicles leading to the double garage.

Property construction: Standard form
Services: Gas (mains), water (mains), drainage (mains), electricity (mains), heating (gas central heating)

Broadband connection available (information obtained from Ofcom):
Ultrafast – Fibre to the premises (FTTP)

Mobile phone coverage: For an indication of specific speeds and supply of broadband and mobile, we recommend potential buyers go to the Ofcom web-site “Broadband and mobile coverage checker”.

One of the living spaces (Image: Haslams)

Tree Preservation Order: There is an area tree preservation order for the woodland area TPO Ref: tpo-0029-1971 For further information please refer to Wokingham Borough Council tree map.

Additional info: It has been noted that there are textured ceilings at the property. Up until 1985, low levels of asbestos were used in Artex.

Since the age and type of texture used on the ceilings cannot be verified, the presence of asbestos cannot be confirmed.

Garden: The south-facing gardens are a particular feature and enjoy a high degree of privacy and are ideal for entertaining and the growing family with an area of private woodland.

The curved stairwell (Image: Haslams)

The full-width patio terrace has a pitched roof gazebo overlooking the swimming pool and leads on to the well-maintained lawned grounds.

Shallow steps lead up to a summer house nestled in one corner which faces the house and pool area and is surrounded by well-stocked shrub beds with an impressive array of specimen conifers which flank two pathways that lead up to the area of private woodland.

One of the bedrooms (Image: Haslams)

The front gardens are set behind a low-level brick wall with railings and further specimen conifers with an area of shaped lawn and the carriage driveway.

What is around the property?

On the Rightmove website, it reads: “The location is ideal for leisure facilities and Reading Blue Coat School and Sonning Primary are within walking distance. Sonning Village offers a range of restaurants, a theatre, a public house and walks along the Thames.