Detached house for sale in Dummer Down Lane, Dummer, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG25

Highfields is a lovely, detached, new-build family home situated in a commanding position on the edge of the popular village of Dummer. It enjoys wonderful rural views out across the countryside and the house is surrounded on all sides by a mature garden. It was built in 2015. Parking is at the rear, beyond which is a five-bar gate leading into a substantial paddock with a 3 Bay oak framed barn. The house itself is attractive and has Tudor handmade clay tiles on the roof and is built with Michelmersh bricks. First impressions are excellent. The Property and Oak Barn were completed about 7 years ago.

The porch and front door lead into a spacious hallway, or dining hall/study, with a polished wooden floor and oak stairs leading up to the first-floor landing. Off the hallway is a cloakroom and the sitting room, the alter both also have a polished wooden floor. To the rear is an open plan kitchen and adjoining orangery with a roof lantern light above and patio doors leading out to the terrace and lawn. Off the kitchen is the utility room and backdoor. Provision is provided for washing machine and dryer with connections. Within the kitchen provision has been made for a log stove with an underfloor air duct and the chimney is lined and ready to use. The kitchen has a full range of built in units and appliances including dishwasher, fridge, freezer, microwave oven and conventional oven.
Underfloor heating throughout ground floor zoned.

Oak Stairs lead up to the first floor landing off which are four bedrooms and a family bathroom. The principal bedroom has a double aspect and an ensuite shower room. There is also an airing cupboard and a hatch above the landing leads into a boarded loft above with loft ladder. Lovely country views can be seen from the master bedroom and other rear windows.

The property benefits from a current new build 10yr structural warranty.

In the rear garden, there is a majestic ash tree that provides plenty of shade. The 3-bay oak-framed barn in the paddock has water and power, an enclosed secure workshop, and two open bays that are ideal for hay storage and stabling and/or paddock implements and machinery/vehicles. The paddock itself gives excellent protection and offers the most wonderful rural lifestyle for equestrians or as a small holding. As a whole, the house, garden and paddock extend to about one acre in total.

The sitting room has planning permission granted to build out to the side with a single-storey extension under ref 23/00566/hse dated March 2023.

Highfields is located in the much sought-after village of Dummer, within which is a public house (the Queen Pub restaurant and pub is within walking distance), church, village hall, tennis courts, recreation ground, internal cricket centre & village cricket pitch and golf club. Sports and health clubs are within easy reach. There is an honesty cafe and grocery shop nearby and a good local shop in the neighbouring village of North Waltham. The Wheatsheaf restaurant and pub is about one mile away. Sainsburys and Lidl supermarkets are about two miles away at Kempshott. There is a doctor's surgery at Beggarwood about two miles away. Basingstoke, with its extensive range of facilities, is close by and Winchester is within fourteen miles.

There are a number of country and dog walks and within 25 metres from the property is an entrance to one footpath. There are at least six footpath entrances/exits from Dummer village lanes. Both short and long circular walks are available and can connect to The Wayfarers Walk that links to The South Coast.

There are primary schools in North Waltham (about three miles away with a daily school bus to and from Dummer) and Preston Candover and independent schools nearby include Princes Mead, Daneshill, Horris Hill, Cheam, Farleigh, St Swithun's, Downe House and Winchester College.

Communication links are excellent by road with the M3 Junction 7 within one mile and fast and regular rail services from Basingstoke Station to London Waterloo.