4 bed detached house for sale

Furlong Drive, Ascot, Berkshire SL5

The Gatehouse is an attractive red brick and part-timbered detached family home offering almost 2,200 sq ft of light-filled flexible accommodation arranged predominantly over two floors. Configured to offer an elegant environment for family living and entertaining, this home features neutral décor and high-quality fixtures throughout. The accommodation flows from an entrance lobby with useful storage, leading into a welcoming reception hall with a modern cloakroom. It includes a generous triple-aspect sitting room with bi-fold doors opening to the side terrace, which in turn leads into a spacious triple-aspect kitchen/dining room, complete with gloss-tiled flooring. The kitchen is fitted with a range of contemporary high-gloss wall and base units, including a large central island with a breakfast bar, complemented by work surfaces and splashbacks. Modern integrated appliances, including a wine chiller, are provided, and bi-fold louvre doors lead to a spacious, newly added utility room. This room features wooden flooring, a Belfast sink, a large sky lantern, and French doors opening to the wraparound terrace. The dining room offers large picture windows, ample space for a sizable table, and French doors to the side terrace.

A feature turreted oak staircase accessible from the reception hall rises to a generous first floor landing with useful storage, giving access to a principal bedroom with fitted storage and a contemporary en suite bathroom, two further double bedrooms, one with fitted storage, and a modern family bathroom. The staircase continues to the second floor, which houses the property’s remaining dual aspect vaulted double bedroom with inter-connecting dressing room and an en suite shower room.

Services: Mains gas, electricity, water and drainage. Combi boiler central heating. Underfloor water heating to the ground floor and central heating to the first and second floors. High speed fibre is connected directly to the house.

The generous, well-maintained side garden is predominantly laid to lawn, bordered by well-stocked flower and shrub beds, as well as mature trees. It features a charming bowered walkway, several seating areas, a children’s play area, and a large paved side terrace, part-covered by a gazebo. This terrace also includes an outdoor kitchen area and an adjoining open-sided store. A second wraparound paved terrace, accessible from the utility room, further enhances the space. The entire garden is ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining.

Known for its world-famous racecourse, Ascot offers a great selection of independent and high street stores, supermarkets, restaurants, cafés, pubs and bars, all surrounded by miles of beautiful countryside. Extensive amenities are also available in Bracknell, Sunningdale, Windsor and Maidenhead. Local attractions include Windsor Castle, Windsor Great Park, the Theatre Royal Windsor and Virginia Water Lake, as well as sporting and leisure facilities including polo grounds, further horse racing at Windsor, boating on some stretches of the River Thames and numerous prestigious golf courses including Ascot, Sunningdale and Wentworth. Communication links are excellent: Ascot station (1.2 miles) provides regular services to London (London Waterloo from 57 minutes, London Paddington 77 minutes) and the M3 and M4 link to the motorway network, London and its airports.

Distances
Ascot High Street 0.4 mile
Bracknell 3.5 miles
Sunningdale 3.8 miles
M3 (Junction 3) 4.9 miles
Windsor 6.7 miles
M4 (Junction 6) 8.0 miles
Maidenhead 10.9 miles
London Heathrow Airport 14.1 miles
Central London 31.1 miles

Nearby Stations
Ascot

Key Locations
The Look Out Discovery Centre, Bracknell
Swinley Forest & Bike Trails
Ascot Racecourse – 3 miles
Lavender Park Golf Centre
Royal Ascot Golf Club – 4 miles
Windsor Great Park (Virginia Water Lake & The Long Walk)
Savill Garden
Virginia Water Roman Ruins & Totem Pole
Windsor Castle
Windsor & Royal Borough Museum

Nearby Schools
St Francis Catholic
Cranbourne Primary Schools
Papplewick
lvs Ascot
Heathfield
St George’s