5 Bed Detached House For Sale Webbs Lane, Reading, RG7

Stocks Croft offers the ideal layout for a comfortable family lifestyle, with versatility and an open ambience to much of the accommodation. The property is on a sought after lane in a quiet rural location with farmland to front and rear. On the ground floor, the reception hall leads through to a generous light-filled, kitchen and dining area with glazed doors providing access into the rear garden and a seamless inside to outside living environment. Fitted with wood-fronted cabinetry and with a breakfast bar unit creating a functional divide, the kitchen is complemented by an adjoining utility which provides a home for domestic appliances and a space to cast off outdoor wear. Reception rooms comprise a front aspect drawing room centred around a fireplace focal point and a bright family room with a glazed door to the outside offering a separate retreat or play space for younger family members. With both a study and an office, home-workers and hobbyists have options to find their own quiet hideaway for paperwork, reading, or crafting.

On the first floor, lantern skylights ensure natural light floods the spacious landing area which gives access to the five well-proportioned double bedrooms. The principal room benefits from an en suite bathroom and dressing room, whilst one further bedroom has en suite facilities and two walk-in wardrobes. Bedroom 4 also has a walk-in wardrobe. A family bathroom at this upper level offers the convenience of both a bath tub and a separate shower cubicle, with two lower floor cloakrooms and wash hand basins in the other three bedrooms providing further washroom facilities.

A length of gravelled driveway, edged with evergreen hedging, leads up to the property and to the attached garaging. The front garden has an expanse of lawn, interspersed with specimen trees, whilst to the rear there are fruit, mature oak and silver birch trees to provide a mix of lawn, dappled shade and a degree of privacy.

Beyond the garden boundaries, there is open countryside affording wonderful vistas over the West Berkshire landscape and at the far margin, there is a spot to sit and relax and take in the view with a morning coffee or a sundowner at the end of the day. Adjoining the rear of the house, the south-east facing paved terrace has direct access from the dining area and family room offering opportunities to socialise with friends with an easy transition to the garden on a fair day and a chance to enjoy the tranquil setting.

Beenham is a popular village situated in the North Wessex Downs AONB which benefits from its own church, pub and primary school. The adjacent village of Bradfield Southend
provides a further primary school, village store & post office, and gastro pub, The Queens Head. Theale is about 4 miles away and provides a range of shopping and facilities including a commuter train to London, Paddington. Reading and Newbury are also close by, offering a comprehensive range of amenities including shops, restaurants and theatres. The range of schooling in the area is excellent, including St Andrews, The Oratory, Elstree School, Bradfield College and Downe House. There are a variety of recreational pursuits available in the area, including swimming pool, tennis, gym, golf and exercise classes at Bradfield Sports Complex. The surrounding countryside is renowned for its walks and rides.