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£475,000

Turners Arms, West End Road, Mortimer Common, Reading, West Berkshire

Use Class
Use Class: Sui Generis

Key Features

  • Roadside position south-west of Reading
  • Two-storey detached public house
  • Bar and dining areas (60-70)
  • Three bedroom accommodation
  • Trade gardens and car park
  • Sold with vacant possession
  • Favourable pre-application for additional dwelling in place

Description

The Turners Arms is located in the Berkshire village of Mortimer Common. The village lies approximately 7 miles south-west of Reading, in an area of open countryside. The village houses local amenities including doctors' surgery, dentist, pharmacy, supermarket and schools.

The village lies a short drive from the M4 and A33 which provide access to Reading, Basingstoke and London. Rail services are available from Mortimer with services to Reading and Basingstoke. The village is serviced by bus services to Reading.

The Turners Arms is a roadside position on West End Road, one of the village's main arterial roads which connects it to Baughurst. The property is a two-storey red-brick built public house under a pitched tile roof.

GROUND FLOOR
- BAR: With tiled flooring, brick built BAR SERVERY and potential to seat 35-40.
- DINING ROOM: With carpeted flooring and potential to seat 28.
- TRADE KITCHEN.
- WASH-UP and PREP AREA.
- STOREROOM.
- GENTLEMEN'S TOILETS.
- LADIES' TOILETS.
- ON-LEVEL CELLAR.

FIRST FLOOR
- THREE DOUBLE BEDROOMS.
- LIVING ROOM.
- SHOWER and BATHROOM.
- WC.

EXTERNAL
- PRIVATE GARDEN.
- TRADE GARDEN.
- FRONT SEATING AREA.
- CAR PARK: With right of way to neighbouring properties.

The property is let to a third party operator, however will be sold with vacant possession. No trade is sold or warranted. Trade accounts are under the ownership of the Tenant are not available for examination.

FREEHOLD £495,000
SOLD AS SEEN WITH VACANT POSSESSION

Trade fixtures and fittings currently within the premises are under the ownership of the outgoing Tenant and are not included in the sale. Any fixtures and fittings that remain on the premises at the time of completion will be included in the sale, with the exception of any third party items and items such as beer raising and cellar cooling equipment, branded items, and gaming machines etc. which will be excluded. An inventory will not be provided. The vendors will not be required to remove such items that remain on the premises.

VAT will apply on the sale of this property. It will be levied on the sale price of the freehold at the standard rate on 90% of the purchase price. Purchasers may wish to satisfy themselves with independent professional advice that this VAT may be reclaimed.

A full Premises Licence is held.

All mains services are connected.

Local Authority: West Berkshire County Council

Rateable value: £4,400

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Date Posted
2026-07-17

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 5% of premises

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School939 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 7
    Pupils
    164
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School1.2 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    235
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Mrs Bland's Infant School1.6 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    2 to 7
    Pupils
    181
    Type
    Community school
  • Silchester Church of England Primary School1.7 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    156
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Garland Junior School1.8 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    185
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • The Willink School1.5 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,205
    Type
    Community school
  • Theale Green School4.3 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    803
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • The Hurst School4.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,021
    Type
    Community school
  • Oakbank School5.1 milesOfsted: Inadequate *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    300
    Type
    Free schools
  • Little Heath School5.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,682
    Type
    Voluntary aided school

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Morrisons Daily Reading 10 West End Road, Mortimer815 metres
Co-op Mortimer - Victoria Road, Mortimer827 metres
Tesco Burghfield Common Express, Burghfield Common1.3 miles

GP surgery

Mortimer Surgery474 metres

Pharmacy

The Little Village Pharmacy652 metres

Hospital

Prospect Park Hospital5.7 miles

Green space

Playing Field54 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Mortimer Rail Station1.7 miles

Nearest bus stop

Birch Lane26 metres

Typical drive times

Tadley7 min · 4 miles
Reading17 min · 9.3 miles
Thatcham17 min · 10 miles
Basingstoke20 min · 9.7 miles
Winchester (city)40 min · 30 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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