2 rooms flat of 93m² in Newbury

A spacious and elegant 2 double bedroom, two bathroom apartment with a full width balcony. Located on the second floor, offers a wonderful opportunity to enjoy modern living in one of the area’s most desirable locations and with both green open space and a bustling town right on your doorstep. SituationChatham House sits on the highly desirable Newbury Racecourse development, close to its own railway station and within a short walk of the town centre.Access is via a secure entry phone system into the smart lobby, with the lift being accessed with a security key fob. You have an allocated parking space in the gated undercroft, and visitor spaces are provided.The propertyStep into the entrance hall of this apartment and you’ll instantly be impressed by the feeling of calm and unity, thanks largely to the carefully chosen colour palette and choice of flooring – engineered oak flooring – that connects the living spaces, soft carpet in the bedrooms and smart tiles in the bathrooms. Doors are inlaid with walnut, radiators are all doubles, and the full-height lockable double-glazed windows have a smart grey powder coated aluminium finish. Living / dining / kitchen spaceBig, spacious and bright, with windows to the west for fabulous sunset views. This room gives you scope for your inner interior designer to have some fun – you can create zones, nooks, have one big space or maybe keep things fresh with a regular move around. You have options – it’s all up to you. KitchenThe kitchen comes equipped with an AEG 5-zone ceramic hob, glossy glass splashback and AEG extraction fan. Beneath, the AEG dual oven incorporates a grill in the top oven. Storage is plentiful with a horseshoe configuration incorporating wall and base units, including a stack of drawers. Hidden from view you have a built-in Electrolux 60/40 fridge-freezer and dishwasher. There’s also a smart recessed 1½ bowl sink with draining channels to maintain the sleek streamlined finish of this contemporary kitchen.Master bedroomFloor-to-ceiling windows bring in plenty of light and give access to the full-width balcony.Opposite the window, you have a large mirrored built-in wardrobe that bounces the light around while providing plentiful storage – and a second mirrored wardrobe opposite the ensuite.This room can easily accommodate a soft chair or chaise longue – perfect for taking your time while considering what to wear, a dressing table, chest of drawers and an ottoman, and still have plenty of space.En suiteIn front of you, above the back-to-wall loo with dual flush and wall-hung basin with mono tap, a lovely large mirror that with useful silestone vanity top for toiletry essentials or just beautiful objects. To your right, a wide walk-in thermostatically controlled shower and left a chrome ladder-style towel radiator to warm your post-shower towel. BedroomThis good double bedroom has a full height window, bringing in plenty of light and a large mirrored double wardrobe further maximises natural light as well as providing ample storage. This room gives you choices in how you’d like to arrange it, and scope to add furniture. Perhaps a small sofa, an ottoman, chests of drawers or a dressing table and chair. BathroomBeautifully tiled with ceramic tiles, with contrasting Silestone shelf beneath a lovely big mirror, this is a room to enjoy spending time in. The deep bath has a thermostatically controlled shower over with folding shower screen, giving you the best of both worlds, and towels are kept toasty warm with the ladder style heated towel radiator. There’s also a Sottini back to wall loo and basin with Grohe monotap. LocationIn the local area, you have a fantastic choice of local pubs to sample, you’re just a few miles from The Living Rainforest, the unique Watermill Theatre, a selection of golf courses and of course not forgetting Newbury town with its variety of pubs, restaurants – including Michelin starred choices, cinema, shops and businesses. From Newbury train station there are frequent trains to Reading, London Paddington – accessible in as little 40 minutes – and the newly opened Elizabeth line.Newbury also sits close to the crossroads of the A34 and the M4, giving access to Winchester, the south coast, the Midlands, Wales and London. SchoolingAccording to the West Berkshire Council website, the catchment areas are:Primary – The Willows Primary School, St Joseph’s Primary School.Secondary – Park House School.In addition, there is a selection of exceptional private schools nearby, including Bradfield College, Cheam School, Downe House and Pangbourne College.ServicesMains electricity, water and drainage.Heating & hot water are from a district heating scheme operated by EON heat.Broadband. According to Openreach the connection is FTTP at up to 1800Mbps.Mobile. According to Vodafone, their 5G and 5G ultra service is ‘good indoors and outdoors’.CouncilThe local authority is West Berkshire Council. The Council Tax band is D. EPC rating: B.