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Reading Road, Burghfield Common, Reading, Berkshire, RG7

South East

£550,000

Listed on 06/11/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
2
Type
Detached
Area
1829 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

Five Oaken is a detached two-bedroom cottage offered with no onward chain, set on a plot of just over 1.1 acres near Mortimer and Burghfield Common. The house is described as requiring modernisation, with scope to update the existing accommodation and investigate whether an extension may be feasible, subject to the necessary checks and consents. The ground floor includes an entrance porch, dining room with fireplace, a large dual-aspect sitting room with a wood-burning stove and French doors to the garden, plus a kitchen/breakfast room. An inner hall connects to a utility room and provides access to the garage and workshop. There are two first-floor bedrooms and a shower room, with a further family bathroom on the ground floor. Outside, double gates lead to a parking area and triple carport. Further outbuildings include another carport, an open barn, a large outbuilding, a timber shed and a greenhouse. The grounds are mainly lawn with mature hedging and fencing. The property has mains water and electricity and private drainage, and is freehold.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.

79out of 100
Grade BGood opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

At £550,000, this detached cottage is priced well below the local average per square foot, making it an attractive opportunity to acquire a substantial home at a relative discount. The photographed interiors are dated, so there is scope for a medium-scale programme of modernisation, including updating the kitchen and bathroom and refreshing finishes and flooring. A fireplace and wood-burning stove add character to the living spaces.

The standout feature is the generous 1.1-acre plot, with broad lawns, mature planting and an extensive range of outbuildings, carports and a garage/workshop. The exterior and roof appear generally intact in the available views, giving buyers a strong canvas to shape the house and grounds to their needs.

Key opportunities

  • Modernise the dated kitchen and bathroom as part of a considered refresh of the interiors.
  • Make the most of the 1.1-acre grounds, mature planting and broad lawn.
  • Explore how the garage, workshop, carports and other outbuildings could support the property's future use.

Key risks

None recorded.

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Map

Location

Reading Road, Burghfield Common, Reading, Berkshire, RG7
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Mortimer Rail Station

    1.8 miles

    Train · Mortimer

  • Aldermaston Rail Station

    3.0 miles

    Train · Aldermaston

  • Theale Rail Station

    3.3 miles

    Train · Theale

  • Bramley (Hants) Rail Station

    3.9 miles

    Train · Bramley

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 5.13%

Current average variable rate is 6.58%

Monthly Repayments
£2,247
Based on a loan of £412,500 over 30 years at 5.13% interest

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