House to rent Mandarin Drive, Greenham

Description

This is a stylish, light, bright, and spacious family home designed to be ageless and suit all ages and sizes of family and gathering. The house combines elegance with the potential to be a lot of fun. The feature oak staircase with a toughened frameless glass balustrade is floodlit by side windows and an automated rain-sensitive rooflight. The downstairs living space is unified by LVT wood flooring and neutral tones, creating a sense of cohesion and increasing the feeling of space. The spacious hallway has oak-faced doors, a double built-in wardrobe, and recessed lighting. It's also the control centre for the house, with intercom access to the community's electric gates and the underfloor heating thermostat. A dumb waiter ensures hot drinks and snacks reach the upper floors without spillages. The entire house benefits from underfloor heating. This energy-efficient, eco-designed home has embraced passive house principles, with a system that circulates filtered air, helping to keep rooms fresh and windows and mirrors free from condensation. The zoned thermostatically-controlled underfloor heating warms up quickly and maintains an even temperature.

The downstairs racecourse-facing bedroom has an ensuite, making it a perfect guest room or a wonderful bright home office. The ensuite is fully tiled with a step-free shower with screen, a wall-hung hand basin, close-coupled loo, chromed heated towel rail, and opaque glass window. The downstairs toilet has a towel rail, dual flush close-coupled WC, and hand basin with mono tap. Behind the wide sliding doors is a generous laundry cupboard/storage space. The utility/laundry room has space and plumbing for a washing machine and dryer, with Silestone work surfaces.

The open-plan kitchen and dining space runs the full width of the house and is the heart of this sociable home. Fabulous full-width windows lead directly into the sunny west-facing Mediterranean patio garden, creating one unified private space. The dining area provides ample space for an extending table seating 8-12 people. This is a chef’s kitchen with ample storage, including multiple base units, pan drawers, and wall units. It features a fridge freezer, a 1½ bowl under-mounted sink with mixer tap, recessed drainer, and a built-in dishwasher. A built-in wine cooler and pantry unit are followed by two eye-level ovens, one a microwave combi oven with a plate warming/soufflé drawer, and the other the main oven. The central island features a 5-ring multi-zoned induction hob and extractor hood, a wine fridge, pan drawers, and space for bar stools.

Outside, the Mediterranean-inspired west-facing garden is a real suntrap. The decked patio garden is enclosed by a mix of bespoke fencing and the warm brick of the garage, and is edged with feature grasses, punctuated by decorative metal panels and illuminated by low-level lighting. The garden can be accessed from the house, the garage, or via a generous side passage space. Beyond the double garage is another parking space. Visitor parking bays are opposite the main gates.

On the first floor, the upstairs sitting room is a super spacious room, perfect for social gatherings, pre-dinner drinks, or relaxing. From the balcony, you can enjoy views of the racecourse, racing, concerts, and fireworks. Sliding French doors lead onto the balcony, offering wonderful views for capturing the sunrise. To the right from the balcony, there is ancient woodland.

The primary bedroom is a huge full-width double bedroom with a wall of mirrored wardrobes, offering ample space for various furniture. The fully tiled ensuite has a wet room-effect shower recess, a deep bath, a hand basin with illuminated mirror, a back-to-cabinet toilet, and a heated towel rail. A plant room with UFH manifold and a 300-litre unvented cylinder completes the floor.

The second/top floor has an opulent double bedroom with a vaulted ceiling and a roof-top terrace with unbroken views of the racecourse. This spacious bedroom could comfortably accommodate a dressing table, chaise lounge, or ottoman in addition to a king-sized bed. It has a built-in wardrobe and a handy storage cupboard. You can watch the racing from bed or from the balcony.

The spacious shower room has a wide step-free tiled enclosure with rainfall and handset shower options, a back-to-cabinet toilet, hand basin, and heated towel rail.

Across the hallway is another spacious double bedroom with a triple mirrored wardrobe, a floor-to-ceiling window, and on the opposite wall, a corner window with a door onto the wrap-around terrace.