Cockney Hill, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG30

A three bedroom detached family home occupying a corner plot of approximately quarter of an acre requiring modernisation. Set in this convenient location opposite King's Academy Prospect secondary school (Good Ofsted rating) and close to a host of local amenities and transport links. Reading's largest public park, Prospect Park, with its tennis Courts, bowling green, mini-golf, choice of play parks, woodland and restaurant is easy walk away as is the local shopping precinct. The property is accessed from a porch to the front into an entry hall which opens into a L-shaped reception room divided into a living room to the front of the house and a dining area to the rear. The fitted kitchen can be accessed from both the entry hall and dining area and gives access to a large utility room to the side of the house. A wonderful bright conservatory/garden room with runs across the rear of the house overlooking the generous rear gardens. On the first floor there are three double bedrooms and a family bathroom and there is also a ground floor wc. There is ample parking to the front to the front of the house including a carport at the top of the drive and a mature and private front garden. The extensive rear garden has a patio area directly to the rear of the house and steps onto a lawn surrounded by mature hedges and flower beds. There is a garage/outbuilding in the garden which can be accessed from the adjacent road, Stoneham Close, and offers potential to convert or rebuilt to create additional accommodation or simply demolish and extend the lovely garden. This home was a much loved family home for over 40 years and offers the new owners enormous potential and is for sale with no chain complications.

Cockney Hill runs between Honey End Lane to the east and New Lane Hill to the west. Prospect Secondary School is across the road, Prospect Park is easily accessible from Honey End Lane and there is a Asda superstore a quarter of mile away. The A4 Bath Road at the end of Honey End Lane gives access to Reading Town Centre and the M4 at Junction 12. The suburb of Tilehurst is located on the western side of Reading with the River Thames running through its north and A4 to the south. Junction 12 of the M4 is close by and Tilehurst has its own station offering regular trains to Reading (taking 5 minutes and running twice an hour) and Oxford (35 Minutes) and several bus routes making it an excellent place for commuters. There are lots of shops including the Tilehurst Triangle and Meadway shopping precincts and a large Waitrose on the Oxford Road and some lovely parks including Reading's biggest, Prospect Park. Very popular with families there are a number of good quality schools including Springfield, Birch Copse and Downsway primary and Little Heath and Denefield secondary schools.