Detached house for sale in Lenten Street, Alton GU34

The generous living accommodation is set around a central hall and is light with well-proportioned rooms. The accommodation is very flexible and includes a spacious sitting room featuring a central fireplace and a bay window, separate dining room with doors opening out to the garden and a study which could easily be used as a fifth bedroom (as there is also a bathroom with a separate shower on the ground floor). The kitchen/breakfast room overlooks the rear garden and is fitted with a range of cabinets and a breakfast bar together with a door to the side of the house. On the first floor, there are four bedrooms and a bathroom. The bathroom is currently fitted with a corner bath, wash hand basin, bidet and separate WC. This is a well-proportioned detached family home and is offered for sale for the first time in approximately 30 years.

Outside

The gardens and grounds surround the house and are approached via double gates providing access to the front of the house with parking, together with side access to a further area for parking and the double garage/workshop. Immediately adjoining the rear of the property, there is a wide terrace with steps leading down to the garden. The garden has been landscaped and enjoys a good degree of privacy and seclusion with a backdrop of mature trees and a stream which is one of the tributaries for the River Wey.

Situation

The house occupies one of the most sought after locations in Alton and is set amidst individual and distinctive period and 20th century houses about a third of a mile from the High Street and about 0.8 of a mile from the railway station for London Waterloo. The historic market town of Alton has a good range of High Street shops, Waitrose, M&S Simply Food, Aldi and Lidl. There are weekly and specialist markets, schooling for all age groups including a sixth form college and Alton School (independent school). Alton also has a sports centre and two outlying golf courses. The surrounding countryside provides ample opportunity for a number of country pursuits.