A five-bedroom family home in Reading has hit the market for just over £1 million – with a detached double garage, ‘secret’ room and impressive exteriors.
What better way to spend a drizzly Sunday afternoon than indulging in a little escapism and flicking through the gorgeously lit money shots of one of the properties on the upper echelons of Reading’s housing market?
Unless you’re looking to relocate and have a cool £1,200,000 to hand – in which case this article might serve you a more practical purpose.
Recently reduced after failing to secure a buyer, the history of the five-bedroom family home in the sought-after Devonshire Park area both reflects the changes in the property market – it was bought for a (relatively) measly £485,000 in 2006 before being sold for £810,000 in 2020 – and amendments by its most recent owners including a new kitchen extension at its rear.
The detached home certainly evokes a certain glam, with a double garage and large driveway paving the way to a pillared doorway and entrance hall, flocked on either side by a study and reception room.
A grey-toned living room with plenty of natural light leads through to a large open-plan dining room, which then in turn opens into a newly expanded kitchen space with a large island and – gasp – a ‘secret’ utility room and cloakroom hidden amongst the wood panelling.
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A storey up from the modest but pretty garden space leading out from the kitchen, you’ll find the property’s five bedrooms, two of which are ensuite, alongside one extra bathroom, branching off from a wide and spacious landing.
The master bedroom and four others are nicely packed out in the RightMove photos – the former with a dresser overflowing with face creams and two others rammed with fluffy toys and film posters, conjuring up images of a big family pad.
And the prerogative is with the buyer as to whether they’d prefer to use a fifth bedroom space for its stated use or – as suggested by Roger Platt agents – as a walk-in wardrobe instead. Talk about first-world problems!
If you are in the market to buy, the corner plot house’s good transport links might clinch the deal – with access to the M4 and Green Park as well as the University of Reading campus, the Royal Berkshire Hospital and Leighton Park School, named senior school of the year by the Independent Schools Association in 2023.
For more information, view the listing on the RightMove website by clicking here.
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