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Guide Price£1,200,000

Checkendon RG8

Land size
1.8 acres
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2

Key Features

  • A detached family home with gardens and paddocks
  • 3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms
  • 2 reception rooms
  • Attractive farmhouse style kitchen with Raeburn
  • Garage and parking for many cars
  • Scope to enlarge and or remodel

Description

A detached 3 - 4 bedroom family home with gardens and paddocks located in this sought after village.. All in about 1.8 acres.
EPC band E

A well-appointed detached, bungalow with generously proportioned rooms, offering scope to remodel or enlarge, potentially creating a first floor, subject to obtaining the necessary consents.
Currently laid out with 3 bedrooms and two receptions rooms, comprising a large living room, and a separate dining room, which could easily be used as another bedroom.
The farmhouse style kitchen features a twin plate Raeburn with cupboards either side and an attractive timber surround and cornice over. Further runs of granite worksurfaces with ample cupboard and drawers and open shelving and plate racks, plus an additional electric oven, twin ceramic sinks with mixer tap over. There are also recesses and plumbing for dishwasher and laundry machines. A stable style door leads out to the side driveway.
The living room features double doors leading out to the rear gardens, large windows either side providing lots of natural light.
The master bedroom suite has a large ensuite with a very stylish bathroom suite featuring a slipper bath, separate shower cubical and sink with vanity unit, and additional dressing room. The second of the bedrooms, also has a run of fitted wardrobes Other features within the property are solid wood floors to the principal reception rooms with a limestone tiled floor to the entrance hall.


It-s when you head outside that you start to appreciate the magic of this property. The rear gardens have been stylishly landscaped to create a lovely entertaining space with shaped terrace adjacent to the house and then the garden becomes a more natural area, with mature trees, providing shade and privacy with a natural pond for attracting an abundance of wildlife. A large storage shed is tucked away in one corner.
Beyond are the paddocks, currently fenced into 3 parts, with a stable and two 5 bar gates at either end. These adjoin other paddocks on either side creating a very open, rural feel.

SITUATION
Located in this relatively traffic free lane just a short walk from the centre of this pretty village, set out on the western fringes of the Chiltern Hills. With its pretty church and village hall, primary school and recreation ground with cricket pitch and pavilion. The village also has a popular Public House and a riding centre.
The village sits just a short drive off the A4074 running from Reading and Caversham up to Wallingford. Other local schools include the Oratory at Whitchurch Hill, Langtree at Woodcote, Stoke Row primary school, and a pre-school at Highmoor.
The bustling market town of Henley Thames is about 20 minutes by car (8 miles), provides a superb choice of shops, bars, restaurants and cafes, as well as a cinema and theatre. It is also home to the Henley Royal Regatta as well as a number of music and arts festivals throughout the summer months.
The larger town of Reading is also a similar distance providing a greater choice of amenities as well as the mainline station with fast services to London Paddington, including Elizabeth line trains.


Material Information
Mains connected electric, water and drainage Oil fired central heating.
Local authority: South Oxon District Council
Council tax band F
Energy Performance Certificate: EPC band E (52)


To book an appointment to view this property please phone the Henley-on-Thames Sales branch and quote ID: 103510.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
F
Date Posted
2026-07-20

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 1,873 Homes with Land listings in South East England (1+ acres).

This Property£666,667 / acre
Homes with Land Average (1+ acres) £304,777 / acre
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Energy Performance Certificate

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Running costs are one side. Planning activity, flood history and ground risks for this location are in the full report.

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
Mains
Water
Mains
Heating
Oil Heating
Broadband
Fibre (FTTC)
Sewerage
Mains

Rights & Restrictions

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

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
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Garden
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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

80 Mbps

Superfast

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

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

  • Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School523 metresOfsted report card · Nov 2025
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    86
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Stoke Row CofE Primary School0.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    50
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Woodcote Primary School1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    168
    Type
    Community school
  • Peppard Church of England Primary School2.7 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    61
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Nettlebed Community School3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    165
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • Langtree School1.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    626
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge2.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    374
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,537
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Denefield School5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,171
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Gillotts School5.2 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    934
    Type
    Academy converter

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

Co-op Woodcote, Woodcote, Oxfordshire1.9 miles
Budgens Nettlebed, Nettlebed2.9 miles
Co-op Sonning Common, Sonning Common3 miles

GP surgery

Goring & Woodcote Medical Practice1.8 miles

Pharmacy

Day Lewis Pharmacy3 miles

Hospital

Wallingford Community Hospital5.3 miles

Green space

Playing Field143 metres

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

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Getting Around

Nearest station

Goring & Streatley Rail Station4.4 miles

Nearest bus stop

Post Office132 metres

Typical drive times

Reading19 min · 8.9 miles
Watlington22 min · 10 miles
Wallingford14 min · 7.6 miles
Oxford (city)38 min · 20 miles
Henley-on-Thames18 min · 8.2 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

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  • 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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