Property description
Ripe for total renovation or redevelopment subject to the necessary consents, a circa 1962 detached chalet bungalow on a 1/6th acre plot affording 4 bedroom accommodation, garaging and a South Easterly rear aspect.
Description
Commanding a 62' frontage, this individual bay fronted property offers vast potential and is set back from a favoured lane on the South Easterly side of Four Marks village. There are natural brick elevations with, to the front facade, matching quoining and Tyrolean style rendering, and a multi-pitched interlocking concrete tiled roof incorporating later dormers. Windows have double glazed leaded lights with single glazing to the hall, kitchen door and garden lobby. Heating is via a gas system with radiators served by a replacement boiler. There are wood panelled internal doors and majority coved ceilings, whilst the layout enables independent access to all the rooms from the hall or landing except the dining room. This surprisingly generous sized property and its mature garden are in urgent need of attention.
Location
Blackberry Lane lies to the South Eastern side of Four Marks village and is well regarded for its attractive range of mainly individual detached homes of much varying ages, sizes and designs. Abbotsford Farm is handily placed for a shortcut footpath leading to the village shopping centre. The road is strategically placed for the primary school, Church of the Good Shepherd, village hall and nursery, and country walks in the neighbourhood. At the far end of the road, Brislands Lane leads to the recreation area including a cricket ground and allotments whilst the village has a diverse range of shops with a garage/M&S outlet, Tesco and Co-Op mini stores, doctors and vets surgeries, a golf course, garden centre, bus services and the Mid Hants Steam Railway Line locally known as 'The Alps' due to the elevated location enjoyed by Four Marks. Alton's Georgian High Street is within 4 miles drive with its family and multiple traders, Waitrose, M&S, Sainsbury's, Iceland and Boots stores, regular open air and farmers market events, and an intriguing history witnessed by a visit to the Curtis Museum. The town also provides senior and The Convent schools, Alton College, a station (Waterloo min. 67 minutes journey time), fitness clubs and a sports centre. Nestling in the Itchen Valley to the South West lies Alresford, which includes Perins Academy/sports college, Broad Street and picturesque walks beside chalk streams among its attributes. Farnham, Guildford and Winchester are reached also by the A31.
Ground Floor
Arched Porch - 8' 3'' x 3' 10'' (2.51m x 1.17m)
Pair of single glazed front doors with matching side screens and transom to:-
Reception Hall - 14' 4'' x 11' 1'' (4.37m x 3.38m) overall
Archway, coved ceiling, thermostat, recessed shelving. Open understairs area. Radiator. Pair of wooden glazed panelled doors to:-
Sitting Room - 16' 1'' x 12' 7'' (4.90m x 3.83m)
Front aspect. Adam style fireplace. Coved ceiling, radiator. Further pair of wooden glazed panelled doors opening into:-
Dining Room - 12' 7'' x 12' 3'' (3.83m x 3.73m)
Twin aspect - main via oak effect replacement sliding patio door to sun terrace/rear garden, secondary side aspect. Coved ceiling, 2 radiators.
Kitchen/Breakfast Room - 13' 11'' x 9' 10'' (4.24m x 2.99m)
Rear aspect via garden lobby. Fitted with oak style units providing extensive floor cupboards, drawers, laminated worktops and double pelmetted wall cabinets integrated with two and half bowl stainless steel sink, gas hob, cooker hood and split level double oven. Matching breakfast bar. Part tiled walls. Part collapsed ceiling with majority coving. Half single glazed door to:-
Garden Lobby - 11' 6'' x 5' 0'' (3.50m x 1.52m)
Twin aspect. Of single skin and single glazed construction. Wall hung Glow-worm Betacom 28 combination gas condensing boiler with integral time clock and digital control. Half single glazed door to rear garden and garaging.
Bedroom One - 13' 11'' x 12' 6'' (4.24m x 3.81m) excluding bay window
Front aspect. Fitted range of bedside cupboards/units. Radiator, coved ceiling. Intercommunicating door to bathroom.
Bedroom Two - 14' 1'' x 11' 1'' (4.29m x 3.38m)
Rear aspect. Radiator, coved ceiling.
Bathroom - 9' 6'' x 8' 10'' (2.89m x 2.69m)
Two side windows. Champagne coloured five piece suite of panelled bath with mixers/shower attachment, separate glazed and tiled shower cubicle, pedestal wash basin, bidet and WC. Tiling to visible walls, coved ceiling, radiator. Doors to hall and Bedroom 1.
First Floor
Galleried Landing - 10' 8'' x 5' 8'' (3.25m x 1.73m) including stairwell
From reception hall, double spindled balustraded stairs turning to matching galleried landing. Door giving eaves access.
Bedroom Three - 13' 11'' x 7' 1'' (4.24m x 2.16m) excluding dormer bay
Rear aspect. Radiator. Of limited ceiling height.
Bedroom Four - 10' 9'' x 6' 10'' (3.27m x 2.08m) excluding dormer bay
Front aspect. Of limited ceiling height.
2nd Bathroom - 8' 6'' x 7' 0'' (2.59m x 2.13m)
Rear window. Bath, basin and wc. Part tiled walls. Of limited ceiling height.
Outside
Pair of brick piered metal gates with broad long tarmacadam style driveway to almost full length of plot.
Detached Garage Block - 21' 9'' x 16' 4'' (6.62m x 4.97m) externally overall
Of brick and rendered construction under a main pitched tiled roof with side lean-to. Consisting of:- garage, two outhouses including side lean-to 15'7 x 5', and former outside WC.
Garden
Is of a good size yet in an unkempt state being mainly laid to grass. The front grassed area has a variety of ornamental trees and shrubs including a natural screen towards the front fence. Front path with external gas meter box and electric services plus meter in arched porch. Outside lighting. The rear has a brick walled courtyard area by the back door. Brick arched gate to the grassed rear garden area where there is a screen of evergreens to the Westerly side, paving and concrete sun terrace, far side area, brick barbecue and further brick archway to rear of garage.
Overall Plot Size 0.165 acre (0.067 hectare)
The plot has a frontage of 62' with a depth of 119'. The rear boundary measures 59'.
Local Authority
East Hampshire District Council, Penns Place, Durford Road, Petersfield, Hampshire, GU31 4EX Tel: 01730 266551 www.easthants.gov.uk
NB
We have been unable to confirm whether certain items included with this property are in full working order. Any prospective purchaser must accept that the property is for sale on this basis.
Directions
From Alton, take the A31 towards Winchester. Upon entering the Four Marks speed limits, turn first left immediately after the pelican crossing into Telegraph Lane and instantly fork right into Blackberry Lane. Proceed around the slight right handed bend where the property is on the left.
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