Gravel Hill Cottages, Blagrave Lane, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7DY | Property for sale | Savills
1,055 sq ft(98.01 sq m)
Guide price £450,000

Gravel Hill CottagesBlagrave Lane, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7DY

    House
    1,055 sq ft (98.01 sq m)
    0.52 Ac (0.21 Ha)
    3Bedrooms
    1Bathrooms
    2Receptions

    Key features

    • Best & Final Offers Thursday 8th August by 1300.
    • Grade II listed Cottage in need of modernisation
    • Set in 0.26 acres with countryside views
    • Potential development plot (STTP)
    • Proceedable cash buyers only, no onward chain

    A charming three bedroom cottage, in superb location with views over open countryside.

    About this property

    • Three Gravel Hill Cottages is a Grade II listed chocolate box cottage, in need of repair and restoration, subject to the usual consents.

      The cottage consists of an entrance hall, a double aspect sitting room with an open fireplace, a fitted kitchen with a pantry/boiler room and a dining/breakfast room. To the first floor there are three bedrooms the principal bedroom with a fitted wardrobe, further double bedroom, a single bedroom and a bathroom.

      The cottage sits within a plot of 0.52 acres.

      View payable Stamp Duty for this property

    I love the position of this cottage and the potential it offers to a prospective buyer (STPP).

    Claire SingletonProperty agent

    Local information

    • Extensive leisure and shopping facilities are available in nearby
    • towns of Reading and Caversham.
    • Reading Station provides a regular fast train service to London Paddington and the West Country as well as the Elizabeth Line.
    • J11 of the M4 motorway is 5.7 miles away and provides an excellent link to the west country, Heathrow Airport and wider, motorway network.
    • There are highly regarded schools in the area including Reading Blue Coat, the Oratory, Queen Annes in Caversham and Shiplake College.
    • Sporting and recreational activities include walking and riding in the surrounding countryside, golf at a number of excellent local courses and boating on the River Thames.

    Additional information

    • Planning granted 4 November 2022. Application No 220643 for internal alterations. Replacement and repair of timber doors and windows. New garage/car port, Replacement oil tank and new external boiler. Removal of concrete apron around house and creation of new French drain. For further details, visit Reading Borough Council or speak to the office.
    • The property is in a poor state of repair. We are asking that children are not taken on site. Please be advised, we cannot allow access to the first floor as we understand that some joists may have rotten.
    • The land shaded in blue on the Promap, will be subject to a 30% overage on any additional separate dwelling.
    • We wish to inform prospective buyers of this property that the seller is connected to an employee of Savills
    • Directions: From our office in Hart street, proceed towards the main traffic lights in the town centre and turn left into Duke Street and continue on this road, the A4155 out of Henley into Reading, on reaching a mini roundabout at the bottom of Prospect Street in Caversham bear right into Church Road passing Waitrose on your left. At the 2nd set of lights turn right onto Church Road - the A4074, signposted to Oxford. Travel for about 1½ miles, take the turning left into Blagrave Lane. 3 Gravel Hill Cottage will be found on the right just after the right turning into Jacksons Lane. (3 Gravel Hill is a very attractive black and white cottage)
    • EPC Rating: F
    • Tenure: Freehold
    • Council Tax Band: E