7 bed detached house for sale

Dragon Street, Petersfield, Hampshire GU31

Steeped in over 400 years of history and standing proudly in the heart of Petersfield, Dragon House is a rare and remarkable Grade II* listed landmark. Further information from Jacobs & Hunt.

Dragon House is an iconic and distinguished Grade II* Listed property in the heart of Petersfield. This extraordinary home occupies a truly exceptional position in the town centre, just a seven-minute walk from the mainline railway station, providing direct services to London Waterloo.

Originally constructed in the late 16th century, the property has evolved throughout its fascinating history, with further additions including an elegant re-front dating from the early 18th century. The property also incorporates a charming, self-contained one-bedroom house, Dragon Cottage, with its own private entrance and courtyard garden.

Dragon House began life as the Green Dragon Coaching Inn, later becoming a brewing house with accommodation for its manager. During the 20th century, the building was primarily used as a dentist's surgery before being sympathetically converted into a family home in the 1980s. Today, it is recognised as one of Petersfield's most respected and eminent landmark properties.

The Main House
Dragon House provides approximately 4,000 sq ft of accommodation, including the cellar, arranged over four floors. In addition, the adjoining self-contained Dragon Cottage provides approximately 900 sq ft, while the detached workshop and secure double car port extend to approximately 630 sq ft.

Over the past four years, the current owner has undertaken an extensive and highly sympathetic programme of renovation, carefully combining the property's exceptional period character with modern comfort and convenience. The result is a beautifully presented and exceptionally versatile family home.

The ground floor is particularly impressive, featuring a magnificent drawing room, elegant dining room, library/music room and superb kitchen/breakfast room. The lower ground floor includes a wonderful cellar and dedicated laundry room.

The first floor is home to a particularly impressive principal bedroom suite, complete with luxurious dressing room and bespoke en-suite bathroom. Two further substantial bedrooms share a Jack and Jill bathroom
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The top floor provides two further charming bedrooms, a family shower room and an impressive cinema room, creating an ideal space for family enjoyment and entertaining. A large bathroom is also conveniently situated on this floor.

One of the property's most remarkable features is the original Charles ii-era wooden fireplace and inset carved panels within the kitchen, which are central to Dragon House's Grade II* Listed status and provide a rare and tangible connection to its history.

Dragon Cottage
The attached, two-storey Dragon Cottage is completely self-contained, with its own private front door, making it ideal for extended family, guests, a dependent relative or as a potential rental opportunity.

The ground floor comprises a generous living room with dining area, a large refitted kitchen/breakfast room, and a rear hallway sufficiently spacious to provide a study area.

On the first floor is a particularly generous main bedroom with dressing area and a newly fitted shower room. Planning permission has been granted for the addition of a second bedroom and bathroom, further enhancing the cottage's versatility and potential.

The cottage also benefits from access to an enclosed private rear courtyard and, being entirely self-contained, offers an excellent opportunity for independent living or rental accommodation.

The Gardens & Grounds
Perhaps the most extraordinary aspect of Dragon House is its substantial and wonderfully private walled gardens, approaching half of an acre.

The rear garden enjoys an easterly aspect, while its considerable size also provides open southerly and westerly aspects. Walled on three sides, the grounds offer a remarkable degree of privacy despite the property's central town location.

The gardens closest to the house are beautifully arranged with formal lawns and flower beds, together with a summer house and a gate providing access from the side of the property.

Further into the grounds, the garden becomes more productive, with a large brick-built storage shed, vegetable gardens and an established orchard containing a variety of fruit trees.

At the very rear of the garden stands a particularly unusual and captivating two-storey brick and timber Folly - a rare feature that adds an extraordinary sense of character and intrigue to this already remarkable property – with direct access out onto The Avenue playing fields and Petersfield Heath beyond.

Recent Improvements
The current owner has undertaken a comprehensive programme of improvements, ensuring that the house is both beautifully presented and equipped for modern family life. These works include:
•Complete re-plumbing
•New boiler and heating system
•New radiators throughout
•Complete re-wiring, including Lutron lighting switches
•Water filtration system
•Secondary glazing
•Extensive redecoration
•Bespoke carpentry providing excellent storage solutions
•Jacaranda carpets to the ground and first floors
•Five newly fitted bathrooms/WCs

A Rare Petersfield Landmark
Dragon House represents a genuinely rare opportunity to acquire an important piece of Petersfield's history while enjoying the scale, privacy and flexibility of an exceptional modern family home.

Its combination of Grade II Listed heritage, beautifully renovated accommodation, a completely self-contained cottage, substantial private gardens, extensive ancillary buildings and an enviable town-centre location makes Dragon House a property of considerable distinction.

A home of remarkable history, character and presence, Dragon House is quite simply one of Petersfield's most unique and compelling residences.

Council Tax Band G - £3719 for Dragon House
Council Tax Band B - £1736 for Dragon Cottage

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