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APARTMENT 4, CLEEVEMEDE HOUSE
GORING ON THAMES SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE

Wallingford 7 miles Reading 10 miles Newbury 13 miles
Oxford 17 miles M4 J12 10 miles M40 J6 13 miles
Mainline Railway Station to London Paddington within the hour 5 minutes
Distances & times approximate

Within easy reach of the central High Street shops, amenities, River Thames and commuter train at Goring & Streatley station with direct trains into London Paddington

An immaculately presented first floor Apartment in a late Victorian house of considerable architectural merit with stunning original features, set in mature private gardens and grounds with communal parking

Secure Grand Communal Reception Hall
Staircase
Private Entrance Hall
Spacious Sitting Room with Fireplace
Fitted Kitchen
Utility cum Shower Room

Main Bedroom with En suite Shower Room
Second Double Bedroom

In all Extending To 861 sq ft

Gravelled Driveway & Forecourt with communal parking
Mature Gardens & Grounds approaching 1 acre

LOCATION
The much prized village of Goring on Thames occupies a stunning location in the Thames Valley set between the Chiltern Hills and Berkshire Downlands as the River flows from Oxford down to Reading, in an area of scenic landscape known geographically as the Goring Gap and designated an A.O.N.B. In 2009 Goring was awarded the prestigious Oxfordshire Village of the Year and also won the coveted best in South of England title.

This stretch of the River, the longest between locks, is regarded as one of the most beautiful and is forever associated with Kenneth Grahame s immortal book The Wind in the Willows as well as Jerome K Jerome s book Three Men in a Boat which actually mentions Streatley in its narrative.

The village boasts an excellent range of shops and facilities together with Olde Worlde pubs, a highly regarded Bistro Caf , choice of restaurants, Boutique hotel, Doctors and Dental surgeries and importantly a mainline station offering fast services up to London Paddington . There is also easy access for the major local towns, including Oxford, Reading and Newbury, the M4 and M40 motorways, and for Heathrow.

Recognised as a thriving community, there are a wide range of clubs, societies and special interest groups to suit most people.

There is a highly rated Primary school and in the local area are a first class choice of both state and private schools with bus collections.

The central part of Goring is a Conservation Area and has a wealth of interesting period properties many Listed being of significant architectural and historical interest.

Streatley on Thames, situated on the opposite Berkshire side of the river, is another pretty village surrounded by hills and woodlands now mainly owned by the National Trust. Fronting onto the river by the bridge crossing over to Goring is the luxury 4 star riverside hotel The Swan, renowned for its fine cuisine and leisure and fitness facilities and Coppa Club restaurant.

Crossrail Elizabeth Line services have commenced from Reading, which together with the completed electrification of the line has significantly improved travelling times to East and West destinations.

Cleevemede House is a large late Victorian village house of substantial proportions standing in almost an acre of lightly timbered grounds with extensive lawns and having a private entrance drive off a small close leading to spacious gravelled parking areas. Dating from approximately 1882, Clevemede House has distinctive brick work with colour banding and decorative corbelling together with tiled bays around the ground floor, under an interesting gabled clay tile roof with tiled dormer windows to the top floor and tall tiered chimney stacks.
After the second world war the house was converted into 8 apartments all of differing sizes and internal arrangement with care taken to preserve much of the building s original architectural status and style and especially the proportions and symmetry of the principle rooms of which the grand reception hall is a particularly fine example complimented by its tall stained glass windows.

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION
Located on the first floor, 4 Cleevemede House is one of two only approached off the galleried landing from the original main hall. Having been renovated and restored to a high standard, it retains stunning features with high ceilings, picture rails, molded architraves, deep skirtings and stripped oak doors alongside newly fitted kitchen and bathrooms. The front door leads into a spacious central hallway and then through into the sitting room with beautiful bath stone fireplace with electric fire. The kitchen is fully fitted with integrated appliances and a tiled floor. The utility room incorporates a shower and also has the boiler located in it. The main bedroom has a feature fireplace and built in double wardrobe as well as an ensuite shower room. The are shutters on the windows. The second bedroom, currently used as a dining room, has fitted wardrobes and incorporates an office unit in one side. An exquisite apartment.

OUTSIDE
Cleevemede House is approached off the end of a small close of properties via an extensive gravelled forecourt parking area extending along the north and west sides of the house. The house stands well back in almost 1 acre of mature lawned gardens and lightly timbered grounds which provide a private and established setting with many of the trees being specimen varieties. On the South & West sides of the house are extensive lawns with various beds and borders.

GENERAL INFORMATION

GENERAL INFORMATION
Tenure
Each of the 8 Apartment owners have a 1 8th share in the Freehold Company.
Current lease length is 981 999 year lease granted in 2007
Annual ground rent No ground rent payable
Ground rent review period N A
Service Charge £200 per month
Service charge review period Annual

Services All main services are connected. Central heating and hot water from wall boiler

located in the utility shower room. Secondary hot water supply from immersion heater.

Council Tax C

Postcode RG8 9BX

Energy Efficiency Rating D 56

Local Authority South Oxfordshire District Council Telephone

DIRECTIONS
From our offices in the centre of Goring turn right and proceed up the High Street turning left into Cleeve Road immediately after the shops. Towards the further end of Cleeve Road you will find the entrance into Clevemede, at the further end of which is the private entrance into Clevemede House.

VIEWING
Strictly by appointment through Warmingham & Co