Detached house for sale in Christchurch Road, Winchester SO23

Detached ‘Coach House’ style dwelling of 2000 sq. Ft. In sought after St. Cross, moments from the city and countryside alike.

Entrance Hall & Cloakroom, Drawing Room, Sitting Room, Kitchen/Family/Dining Room, Utility Room, Principal Bedroom En-Suite, Three Further Bedrooms, Bathroom, West Facing Courtyard Garden, Double Garage

The Property:
4 Southfield Lodge is a detached house in the southwestern corner of a group of four homes. The L shaped property shelters a private west-facing courtyard style garden, which is open to the south and offers a low maintenance, private outside space. As well as this, the four properties share the use of a beautiful lawn and garden. The property is approached over a gravelled road from Christchurch Road. A pair of five-bar gates open to a shared driveway that leads around the front of the house to the double garage on the north side. The ground floor has a welcoming hallway opening to a large, open-plan, triple-aspect kitchen/family/living space. There are two further reception rooms, one of which is a spacious double aspect drawing room, fitted with wood-burning stove. A separate sitting room, currently used as a playroom/office, opens into the private courtyard. The useful utility/laundry room has an internal door to the double garage. There is also a cloakroom to the ground floor. The whole of the ground floor has under-floor heating. The first floor offers a dual aspect principal bedroom, which enjoys a bay window to the front aspect towards the downs and St. Catherine's Hill and has an en-suite bathroom with bath and separate shower. The three further bedrooms are all doubles and share a bathroom also with a bath and separate shower. There are extensive storage cupboards on the landing and in bedroom three.

The Location:
Just to the south of the city and located within minutes of the city centre, St. Cross is particularly well-known for its access to The Water Meadows and the pleasant walks they afford to the high street, through the ancient part of the city, the college and the Cathedral. The city centre and its amenities offer first class shopping, a varied range of restaurants, cinema, theatre and sports centre. Communications are excellent, with the mainline railway station running a service to London Waterloo (approximately 60 minutes) and the M3, A34, A303 and M27 all easily accessible. Schools in Winchester are first class, with St. Faith's Primary School nearby being highly sought after. There is a wide variety of further state and private schools in the area including Pilgrims & Winchester College a short walk away, Twyford School, Peter Symonds VI Form College and St. Swithun's School about two miles away.

Directions:
From the city centre proceed along Southgate Street and onto St. Cross Road, taking the fourth right into Barnes Close, turning right onto Christchurch Road and left onto the gravel road, the entrance is found first on the right hand side identified by our 'For Sale' board.

Viewing:
Strictly by appointment through Belgarum Estate Agents .

Services:
All mains services connected.

Council Tax:
Band D (rate for 2023/24 £2,028.36 pa).