5 bed detached house for sale

The Street, West Winterslow, Salisbury SP5

A timelessly elegant Grade II Listed manor house, with an incredible family kitchen, separate three-bedroom annexe and garaging.

With origins dating back to 1768, Old Manor House is offered to the market after a holistic programme of sympathetic renovation. Offering classical Georgian proportions and detail, the house has been completely overhauled by the owners, whose family have owned the house for generations, with a passion for the house and area. After a full renovation, the house is presented in superb order, with a newly installed kitchen, designed by the team at Tom Howley specifically for the house. Wherever possible, the owners have retained the lovely floorboards or laid authentic new floors whilst the original front door is simply fabulous. The house is approached from a spur off the village road, through wrought iron gates and into a generous, gravelled parking area, with adjoining garaging and the studio annexe to one side. York stone steps lead down to the original door and main entrance, opening into a spacious reception hall with period flooring. The ground floor offers beautifully balanced accommodation including a panelled dining room, an elegant sitting room, a family room (with mezzanine area), a study and a cosy snug with wood-burner. The incredible family kitchen has a vaulted ceiling, with a large central island and is positioned to enjoy south and easterly aspects. The owners have designed a space for a cooker unit, allowing a discerning buyer to opt for electric or gas options to suit. The walk-in larder and integrated ‘shaker-style’ wall and base units provide extensive storage, whilst the polished stone surfaces offer ample food preparation space. Folding doors open onto a substantial stone terrace, creating a natural extension of the living space. The utility room lies just off, with tall ceilings allowing a suspending drying rack and a door out to the side garden with raised beds for vegetables, herbs and cut flowers. There is also a beautifully appointed boot room with bead and butt panelling, bench seats, hat racks and a WC. The first floor provides a magnificent principal bedroom suite, featuring a vaulted walk-through dressing room (offering scope to install wardrobes of your choice), and ‘library ladder’ access to a mezzanine room above. The ensuite bathroom has a free-standing roll-top bath and walk-in shower. Two further double bedrooms and a family bathroom complete this floor. There are two additional bedrooms on the second floor, each with ensuite shower rooms. Finally, accessed externally to the side of the house, a walk-in cellar with full ceiling height, offers further useful space.

Within the grounds is a substantial, self-contained three-bedroom studio with two further bathrooms, providing excellent ancillary accommodation. It includes a triple carport, one with internal rear doors leading to a further garage/workshop or gym. The ground floor comprises of a large entrance hall, home office, shower room and a utility room. The first floor opens into an impressive studio-style living space with large windows, log burner and open-plan kitchen and dining area, alongside three further bedrooms and a family bathroom. This versatile building is ideal for guests, extended family, creative workspace or income potential.

The house sits within beautifully enclosed gardens of about 0.9 acres, with the majority of principal rooms enjoying southerly views across terraced lawns. A productive kitchen garden with raised beds runs east to west and includes a traditional potting shed.

Old Manor House occupies an elevated, edge-of-village setting in West Winterslow. The conjoining villages of East, Middle and West Winterslow, collectively, offer a fantastic range of local amenities within close proximity including a village shop, post office, doctors’ surgery, pub, a modern village hall, a deli kitchen and two large recreation grounds. There is also a wonderful pre-school group and a local primary school. The village amenities allow residents to enjoy the convenience of having everyday essentials nearby, while also providing easy access to the surrounding countryside. The Winterslows are located approximately seven miles northeast of the Cathedral city of Salisbury which has excellent leisure and recreational facilities including two cinemas, a leisure centre, arts centre and theatre. The city also offers a thriving shopping centre and twice-weekly traditional market with a mainline train station offering regular services to Bath, Southampton, the West Country and London Waterloo (from approximately 1hr 30mins). Grateley Train Station (8.4 miles) provides a closer station with direct services to London Waterloo as well. There are excellent primary and secondary schools, for both state and private education, located in Salisbury, Stockbridge and Winchester.