Castle Grove, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14

A handsome, detached family home with planning permission to extend, situated in a highly sought after location just a short distance from Newbury town centre.

Dating back to the 1950’s, 20 Castle Grove is a 4 bedroom detached family home. Set back from the main road, a paved driveway offers good parking in front of the house and garage.

Planning permission granted for extensions and alterations to the front and rear of the property, more information on this can be found on the West Berkshire planning portal, application 22/03128/HOUSE.

On entering the house, an enclosed porch and spacious central hallway lead to the principal rooms. The sitting room is positioned on the right hand side, whilst another versatile reception room, currently used as a study is on the opposite side with the staircase and cloak room in between. At the back the house is an impressive open plan kitchen, there is plenty of space for a breakfast table and sofas, overlooking the garden with access onto the terrace through a set of bi fold doors.

Upstairs, the principal bedroom has built in wardrobes and a shower en suite, there are 3 additional double bedrooms and a family bathroom with bath and separate shower.

Outside, the garage has been converted into a gym but could still be used to park a car, the current owners extended the garage to the side and created a smart home office above. Behind the garage is a covered room with power and light, currently used a snug/teenage den. At the back of the plot is an additional garage which has its own access and gates from the road.

The garden is of particular note, a raised terrace with built in outdoor kitchen area steps down towards the picturesque garden, a level garden mostly laid to lawn with a beautiful woodland backdrop and the river Lambourn running at the very back of the plot. There’s a mixture of colourful trees including a stunning Acer. Two outbuildings provide plenty of useful storage.

Local Information
• Nearby, the village of Donnington is perhaps best known for the castle, it also has two golf courses. Waitrose is only a short distance away and situated just before Newbury town centre.
• The market town of Newbury offers a wide range of amenities including a main line rail link to London Paddington, a theatre, cinema, gyms and a large range of retail outlets. The area also benefits from excellent connections to the M4 and the A34, offering access to London, Reading, Oxford, Swindon, Basingstoke, the West Country, the Midlands and the south coast.
• There are a wide range of schools in the area, both state and private. Of particular note are Falkland Primary School, Trinity, St. Bartholomew’s Secondary School, Park House Secondary School, Thorngrove, Cheam, Elstree, St.Gabriel’s, Downe House, Horris Hill and Bradfield College.

Services
• Connected to all mains services
• Broadband – Superfast fibre broadband available.
• Council tax – Band F 2023/2024 £3138.80
• Local authority: West Berkshire Council. Telephone