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Thames View, 25 River Gardens, Purley on Thames, Berkshire, RG8 8BX

*Guide Price | £680,000+ (plus fees)

A magnificent riverside house with landscaped gardens and a 51 foot mooring that occupies a stunning position on the River Thames at the end of a private no-through road looking across beautiful countryside.

Offering approximately 2,000 square foot of versatile accommodation this splendid house is the penultimate house along a short private road of 27 individual properties. It stands on the western bank of a particularly attractive stretch of the River Thames between Pangbourne and Reading, looking across the river to delightful countryside. The very well presented accommodation is over two floors, with a large, light and airy kitchen dining room, sitting room and bathroom on the ground floor, all with tiled floors, tanked walls, high level sockets and flood defence doors to the external walls. On the first floor are five bedrooms with the master bedroom benefiting from a walk in dressing room, an en-suite shower room, plus a large balcony overlooking the river. The second bedroom benefits from an en-suite bathroom and previously the layout was reversed, with bedrooms on the ground floor and the kitchen/dining room and the sitting room was on the first floor. In addition to a standard single phase electrical supply there is also a three phase supply, a mains gas to radiator heating system and all of the sewers have one way traps.

Being designed to withstand periods of flood, the Seller has chosen not to continue incurring the extra expense of flood insurance, as although during such periods water permeates into the ground floor. it is rising ground water through the floor, rather than river water entering through door apertures, which enables a quicker and easier clear up. Details relating to the Sellers existing and past insurance will be included within the legal pack.

The house sits nicely within its plot, being set back from the front boundary to allow for two similar sized gardens, designed by the renowned designer Anne Pearce. The rear garden offers a secluded space, well screened with architectural planting and restful seating areas and the front garden more formal, designed to act as an extension to the house with a terrace extending from the twin double door sets of the kitchen dining room. This front garden incorporates a subtle parking area that includes a manual turntable to allow for an efficient and contained space to re-direct a car and a steel railed fence with electrically operated sliding gate, also benefiting from high level electric connections. Immediately in line with the house plot is the mooring which has a floating pontoon and capacity to moor a vessel up to 51'.

Tenure

Freehold

Accommodation

Ground Floor: Entrance hall, double aspect living room, kitchen dining room and bathroom.
First Floor: Landing, master bedroom with walk in dressing room, shower room and balcony, second bedroom with an ensuite bathroom and three further bedrooms.

Exterior

The front is principally hard landscaped with seating areas and hardstanding, a formal lawn and low level planting to preserve the view over the river. On the other side of the roadway is a narrow lawn with a gangway to the pontoon. The rear garden is sheltered with a row of silver birch trees and there is a central courtyard area with a low maintenance and durable resin bonded surface.

Auctioneer's Note

This property has been pre-approved for lending purposes by Mike Ward Mortgage Services, subject to the applicants’ individual circumstances.
For details of Mike Ward please refer to the Finance page on our website, under the ‘New to Buying’ section.

Council Tax Band

G

EPC Rating

C

VAT

VAT is not applicable

Local Authority

West Berkshire Council

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01635 551 111

Services

Interested parties are requested to make their own enquiries to the relevant authorities as to the availability of services.

Buyers Premium

There is no Buyer's Premium payable on this lot.

Disbursements

Please see the legal pack for any disbursements listed that may become payable by the purchaser on completion.

Administration Charge

Purchasers will be required to pay an administration fee of £1,500 incl. VAT.

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Auction Date
22nd October 2025
Auction Time

12:00pm

Auction Venue

Delta Marriott Hotel Timbold Drive, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK7 6HL

Viewing Times
  • Wed 8 Oct 10:30-11:00
  • Sat 11 Oct 09:30-10:00
  • Thu 16 Oct 10:30-11:00

These are open house viewings, you do not need to make an appointment you can simply attend between the published times.

Seller's Solicitor
HCB Solicitors
Ref: Andrea Norfor
16 Castilian Street, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1JX
01604 233 200
andreanorfor@hcbgroup.com
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