Detached house for sale in Winchester Road, Alton GU34

A beautifully appointed and spacious detached house of character standing in a mature garden of in all about 0.21 of an acre. The house has been enlarged with skill to create an exceptional family home with bright and well-proportioned accommodation. Features of note include a stunning open plan family/dining room. This is a magnificent room extending to 25' / 7.7m with doors opening into the kitchen and a separate sitting room area as well as bi-folding doors opening out to a very large terrace overlooking the garden. The separate sitting room has a central fireplace and a bay window to the front. The kitchen is fitted with a full range of cabinets and pan drawers with granite work surfaces and a breakfast bar together with a double oven, fitted under counter freezer, dishwasher and a gas hob with an extractor over. The ground floor accommodation also includes a study / family room and cloakroom. There are four bedrooms and a family bathroom to the first floor. Of note, there is also a recently re-fitted en suite shower room to the principal bedroom. The second floor features a guest bedroom with a lovely en-suite bathroom with a freestanding bath. There is also a useful storage room which could be utilised as a hobby / games room. This is a very comfortable and versatile family home situated on the rural fringes of the town.

Outside

The house is approached via a pair of gates and a brick paved drive providing ample parking and access to the detached double garage with an electric up and over door. To the rear, there is an established garden with a broad terrace and adjoining lawn bordered by mature hedging. In all the grounds extend to about 0.085ha / 0.21 of an acre.

Situation

The house stands along a very well established road within the Parish of Chawton, made up of mostly larger individual houses standing within their own grounds about 0.8 of a mile of the High Street and within only about 0.5 of a mile of the sports centre, playing fields, and community hospital. Of note, the village of Chawton is about half a mile distant and is situated within the northern borders of the South Downs National Park. The very pretty village of Chawton is renowned for its association with Jane Austen and has an active community with The Greyfriars ph, village hall and primary school. The sdnp and surrounding countryside provide ample opportunity for many country pursuits. The historic market town of Alton has a range of High Street shops, weekly and specialist markets, senior schools, Sainsbury's, Waitrose and M&S Simply Food, further education college, Alton School, sports centre, two outlying golf courses and mainline station to London Waterloo. The A31 provides a route to the A3 and M3 linking to London, the South Coast and beyond.