Barrett Crescent, Wokingham, RG40

A spacious family home occupying a generous plot a short walk to the centre of Wokingham and close to local amenities, including St. Crispin’s secondary and Westende junior schools as well as excellent transport links. This four bedroom detached chalet style bungalow has three first floor and a ground floor bedroom, a first floor family bathroom and ground floor shower room. The spacious ground floor living accommodation includes; a large entrance hall, large 23ft L-shaped living/dining room, fitted kitchen, shower room and fourth bedroom which could also be utilised as a further reception room/study/playroom. The property has a generous rear garden with a summer house, driveway parking to the front for several cars and a double length detached garage which is linked to the house via a lean-to at the side of the property. This conveniently located home has been a well-loved family home for the current owners and is being sold for the first time in some forty years. The property is being sold with no chain complications and offers the new owners the opportunity to re-furbish and add value and create a lovely family home in an excellent setting.

Barrett Crescent runs between London Road and Binfield Road under half a mile to the east of Wokingham Town Centre and opposite St. Crispins School and leisure centre. Wokingham is a market town around 7 miles to the East of Reading, 39 miles west of central London and 4 miles west of Bracknell. The town centre is based around the former Town Hall and square which is now a thriving café/restaurant. There are numerous pubs, restaurants and cafes including, well know Cote Brasserie, Pizza Express and Prezzo along with some excellent independent eateries. Local schooling is excellent with a selection of comprehensive and public schools including the likes of The Holt Girls School, Forrest Boys School and St Crispins comprehensive. There is a bowling alley and swimming pool in the town and Ice Rinks, Cinema’s and Swinley Forrest offering some of the country’s best mountain biking tracks in nearby Winnersh, Bracknell and Crowthorne. The towns transport links are very good with the A329M giving access to the M4 at junction 10 and the Towns Railway Station services both London (Waterloo Line) and Reading. The town scores well in many national surveys as one of the best places to live in the country, including being dubbed ‘the healthiest place to live in the country’ by Public Health England which measures premature mortality rates.