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Freehold
Guide price
£3,900,000
(£311/sq. ft)
7 bed detached house for sale
Snelsmore Common Country Park, Newbury RG147 beds
6 baths
5 receptions
12,539 sq. ft
EPC rating: C
Key Information
Tenure:
Freehold
Council tax band:
H
Local area information
Property location
Nearby amenities
- Mary Hare School (SEN) 0.5 miles
- The Castle School (SEN) 1.1 miles
- Newbury 2.3 miles
- Newbury Racecourse 2.4 miles
These distances are calculated in a straight line. The actual route and distance may vary.
Features and description
- Freehold
- • Striking contemporary design
- • Four en suite double bedrooms
- • Fabulous entertaining space with casino
- Games room
- Bar and cinema
- • Leisure facilities including an indoor pool
- Sauna
- Massage area and gym
- • Self-contained two-bedroom staff apartment and one-bedroom annexe
The accommodation is well planned and spacious throughout, offering about 12500 sq ft over three floors with a versatile layout that could be adapted to suit a variety of homeowners. The property is entered via an imposing reception hall with a central wood and glass staircase which leads to all floors. The ground floor offers access to a substantial dining area/drawing room with three sets of French doors opening to a balcony from which there are lovely views over the grounds. There is also a large kitchen/breakfast room, a utility room, a family area and an office with a spiral staircase to the principal bedroom. On the lower ground floor there are four double bedrooms, all en suite, and a fabulous Moroccan-styled palm room, with an internal balcony overlooking the indoor pool. The lower level 2 houses the 11-metre swimming pool (complete with changing facilities and showers), a gym, sauna, games room/casino with wet bar, a wine cellar, cinema and plant room.
Outside
The house sits in 6.3 acres and has a commanding elevated position overlooking the gardens and the countryside beyond. The gardens have been landscaped to create well-established flowerbeds bisected by paths, providing a restful space to walk and enjoy the outside in privacy. The lawns are adjacent to an area of old growth woodland, which provides natural seclusion and includes a mix of beech, silver birch, walnut and cedar. There is also a small lake which conceals the ground source heat pump. The property is approached via a private gated gravelled driveway opening to a pleasant courtyard where there is ample parking.
Situation
Genesis is nestled within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, surrounded by woodland just 2 miles from Newbury. The town offers excellent shopping, its own theatre and cinema and a choice of excellent restaurants, with many excellent leisure attractions on the doorstep including horse racing, golf, boating and riding. Newbury has a wide range of primary and secondary, independent and state schools and there are many highly regarded educational establishments within easy reach, including Crossfields, Ludgrove, St Neots, Daneshill, Bradfield and Elstree. Communications are excellent by road via the A4, A34 and M4, which passes just 2 miles to the north of the property at Junction 13 (Chieveley), and by rail via Newbury mainline station to London Paddington. The major centres of Reading, Oxford, Swindon and Basingstoke are all easily accessible via road or rail. The property is a short distance from Snelsmore Common, an area of open heath and woodland totalling approximately 247 acres with footpaths to explore.
Additional Information
Mains electricity is supplied to the property. Ground/water source heat pump with oil-fired heating. Private drainage and water supply.
Outside
The house sits in 6.3 acres and has a commanding elevated position overlooking the gardens and the countryside beyond. The gardens have been landscaped to create well-established flowerbeds bisected by paths, providing a restful space to walk and enjoy the outside in privacy. The lawns are adjacent to an area of old growth woodland, which provides natural seclusion and includes a mix of beech, silver birch, walnut and cedar. There is also a small lake which conceals the ground source heat pump. The property is approached via a private gated gravelled driveway opening to a pleasant courtyard where there is ample parking.
Situation
Genesis is nestled within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, surrounded by woodland just 2 miles from Newbury. The town offers excellent shopping, its own theatre and cinema and a choice of excellent restaurants, with many excellent leisure attractions on the doorstep including horse racing, golf, boating and riding. Newbury has a wide range of primary and secondary, independent and state schools and there are many highly regarded educational establishments within easy reach, including Crossfields, Ludgrove, St Neots, Daneshill, Bradfield and Elstree. Communications are excellent by road via the A4, A34 and M4, which passes just 2 miles to the north of the property at Junction 13 (Chieveley), and by rail via Newbury mainline station to London Paddington. The major centres of Reading, Oxford, Swindon and Basingstoke are all easily accessible via road or rail. The property is a short distance from Snelsmore Common, an area of open heath and woodland totalling approximately 247 acres with footpaths to explore.
Additional Information
Mains electricity is supplied to the property. Ground/water source heat pump with oil-fired heating. Private drainage and water supply.
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