FLAT 1

An elegant spacious ground floor apartment with magnificent 24' reception room created from the conversion of a Grade II listed period farmhouse conveniently located for access to Reading town centre and Pangbourne.

Purley on Thames
An attractive location just north west of the leading commercial centre of Reading lying to the south of the river with views across to the southern tip of the Chiltern Hills. Pangbourne is within close proximity providing a good range of local shopping, professional and medical services with a Waitrose superstore two miles away at Tilehurst. There is a post office and general store within walking distance, recreation ground and social club together with the Purley CofE infants school (outstanding Ofsted report). The surrounding area provides excellent riverside and country walks together with a variety of many historic villages and places of interest.

Bowling Green Farmhouse
An attractive and clever conversion of a Grade II listed period property containing ten apartments retaining the intrinsic character of the building including such features as high ceilings and deep sash windows. No.1 is the prime apartment featuring a magnificent high ceiling reception room together with personal access to private garden terrace.

Accommodation: Presented in excellent order throughout as illustrated on the accompanying floorplan featuring the following:

-Heating by means of individually controlled electric radiators on Economy 10 tariff
-A combination of stripped timber flooring and tiling
-Moulded ceiling cornices and roses
-Personal access to terrace and garden

Communal access with entry phone system to spacious carpeted foyer with level access to front door.

Hallway: Entry phone system.

Sitting/Dining Room: An elegant dual aspect room with large bay window and ceiling height of 13'6". Stripped and sealed timber flooring, decorative moulded ceiling cornices and rose, Georgian pane sash window to front elevation, ornamental Adam style fireplace with marble hearth.

Kitchen: Range of base and wall mounted cabinets, shelved storage and drawer space, roll top laminate work surfaces, single drainer sink unit with mixer tap, spaces for cooker, refrigerator, dishwasher and laundry appliances, extractor canopy with fan and light. Door to rear communal garden.

Master Bedroom: Front aspect. Extensive range of floor to ceiling fitted wardrobe cupboards with shelving above, stripped and sealed timber flooring, decorative ceiling roses.

Bedroom Two: Rear aspect. Sash window, wall light point, tiled flooring, extractor fan.

Bathroom: Dual aspect. White suite comprising panelled bath with hand shower attachment, separate tiled shower cubicle with electric thermostatically controlled unit, contemporary style wash basin with mixer tap and splashback, w.c., tiled flooring, extractor fan. Airing Cupboard containing hot water cylinder tank with twin immersion heaters.


OUTSIDE
A feature of the property is the exclusive private decked terrace enclosed by dwarf wall enjoying a south facing aspect adjacent to the communal garden which in turn has closed boarded fenced boundaries.

The property is approached over tarmacadam forecourt with allocated visitor and car parking spaces. Communal garden to the rear directly accessed from personal doors from the kitchen and hallway.


Energy Performance Rating: The full results of the Energy Performance Assessment can be supplied upon request.

Tenure: Held upon a long lease at a ground rent of £100 per annum, the Management Company now own the freehold in which each resident holds a share. The management of the property is conducted by the Committee of the Management Company overseen by Managing Agents, the current service charge being £100 per month to include common part cleaning, maintenance and building insurance.

Services: Mains water, drainage, and electricity are connected.

Local Authority: West Berkshire District Council, Market Street, Newbury.

Council Tax: Payable for year 2011/2012 - £1,489.81

Postcode: RG8 8EZ

Directions: From the centre of Pangbourne proceed on the A329 towards Reading and after about 1.5 miles turn right at the roundabout into Sherwood Rise, turning first left into Bowling Green Lane then left again into Trenthams Close at the end of which the entrance to the Farmhouse will be found.