Detached house for sale in Houghton Road, Stockbridge, Hampshire SO20

A five-bedroom detached family home offering an exciting opportunity to enhance further set within an elevated position on the edge of Stockbridge with views out over the Test River.

Description
Lindum is a superbly located property which comes with five double bedrooms, two of which are at first floor level and are serviced by a family bathroom and a separate cloakroom. The other three are positioned on the ground floor with an additional bathroom. There is a particularly generous sitting room which has a bright and open aspect out to the front with views across the valley and river below. The kitchen comes with the range of floor and wall mounted units and again has long distance views to the front. A dining room with bay window is a great space for formal entertaining and offers an
outlook over the mature rear garden. The property offers huge scope to enhance further and extend.

<b>planning details</b>
There is existing planning permission (Test Valley Ref: 22/02516/fulln) which will transform the frontage and result in a fine family home, boasting large kitchen diner with French
windows to the front and bi-fold doors across the rear; a grand
principal bedroom on the first floor with en suite and Juliet balconies front and rear; an additional bedroom and spacious family bathroom upstairs.

Location
Lindum is uniquely situated, in an elevated position with stunning views across the River Test. Sitting in an approx. 0.3 acre plot with mature gardens to the front and rear, the property feels rural and yet benefits from being just two minutes' walk from Stockbridge. The rear garden is mature and private whilst the front garden offers panoramic long distance views across the river to woodland beyond.

Stockbridge has a vibrant community and an exceptional array of shops and facilities, including traditional butcher and greengrocer, boutiques, bookshop, bakeries, art galleries,
coffee shops, pubs and restaurants, doctors' surgery and three churches. The town also hosts the annual 'Trout n' About' food and craft festival and has a number of thriving community groups. Stockbridge lies within the beautiful Test Valley, fabled for its chalk stream trout fishing. It is surrounded by rolling countryside in all directions, and there are some wonderful places to walk, cycle or run, including the National Trust's Stockbridge Marsh and Stockbridge Down, the Test Way and the ancient hill forts at Danebury and Figsbury Rings.

The area is well served with both private and state schooling, with a primary and secondary school in the town. There are dedicated bus services to King Edward VI School in Southampton and Godolphin School in Salisbury, and other
renowned schools including Winchester College, St Swithun's
Girls School and Farleigh Prep. Stockbridge is also well placed
for access to excellent shopping and cultural opportunities in the cathedral cities of Winchester and Salisbury, as well as Andover, Southampton, Romsey, Newbury and Basingstoke. Waitrose and other supermarkets can be found in Winchester, Andover, Romsey and Salisbury, and hospital facilities (nhs and private) in Winchester and Andover.

Communications are also excellent: M3 Junction 9 is 12 miles away, A34 northbound to Newbury, Oxford and the Midlands is 7.5 miles, A303 to the West Country, also 7.5 miles, and M27 to Portsmouth, 14 miles. The nearest train station is Winchester, 8.4 miles (55 minutes to Waterloo), with alternative mainline services at Andover and Grately.

Square Footage: 1,929 sq ft

Acreage:
0.29 Acres



Additional Info
Mains water, electric and drainage. Oil fired central heating.
Freehold
Council Tax Band G