Property description
SUMMARY A superbly modernised and immaculately presented four bedroom, two bathroom, three reception detached chalet house with landscaped gardens and a large garage, situated within an exclusive cul-de-sac location in the sought after village of St Ives. A very tastefully updated home with many quality features which include; A large and attractive entrance hall, a dual aspect sitting room with remotely operated contemporary gas fire, an adjoining dining room, separate study, impressive fully integrated kitchen, downstairs cloakroom/WC, four good size first floor bedrooms all with fitted bedroom furniture and two wonderfully modernised bathrooms one of which is en-suite to the master bedroom. Externally there is a good amount of off road parking, a large garage and a landscaped south easterly facing rear garden with a summer house.
SITUATION St Ives is a small village located approximately two miles from Ringwood the historic market town in Hampshire. It is annexed with the villages of St Leonards and Ashley Heath and has a Hampshire address although falls within the district of East Dorset for public services. The house is situated in a quiet and exclusive cul-de-sac which is located close to the local Doctor\‘s Surgery and offers easy access onto commuter routes into the adjacent towns and the A31 which joins the M27/M3. The area offers a mix of detached chalet houses and bungalows and is supported by a local Post Office and Convenience Store. Moors Valley Country Park is a short drive away which boasts a popular 18 hole golf course and nature trail.
ACCOMMODATION A covered porch opens into an attractive and spacious entrance hall with respective doors to the ground floor rooms and cloakroom/WC. The cloakroom/WC has been superbly modernised offering a concealed cistern WC with dual button flush, built in vanity wash hand basin with chrome mixer and storage cupboard, heated chrome towel rail and fully tiled walls and floor. Wall hung radiators serve all rooms via gas fired central heating and there is UPVC double glazing and smooth finished ceilings with a combination of low voltage and central lighting throughout. The sitting room has aspect to the side and rear with double glazed doors opening onto the rear sun terrace and garden. Within the sitting room is a contemporary remotely operated gas fire and a large opening into the dining room which also has aspect to the rear and a return door back to the entrance hall. A recently modernised kitchen which is generously appointed and fully integrated offering Bosch built in appliances consisting of a double oven with a steam and microwave oven over, full height fridge and separate full height freezer, dishwasher, Induction hob and concealed extractor, washing machine and tumble dryer. There is a complete range of high gloss base and eye level cupboards incorporating carousel style storage and a selection of drawers with a stainless steel one and a half bowl single drainer sink unit with built in waste disposal. Twin windows from the kitchen look over the rear garden and there is a side access door. The study offers aspect to the front with a large box bay style window.
From the entrance hall stairs turn via a half landing to the first floor landing where there are good storage options with a large cupboard, separate airing cupboard and hatch to the loft space. Doors from the landing lead to all the bedrooms. The master bedroom has two ranges of built in wardrobes with large drawer units to both sides of the double bed space. Off the master bedroom is a modernised bathroom suite which is fully tiled to walls and floor and consists of a modern bath with contemporary chrome mixer taps and hand held shower piece with a further chrome inset shower mixer combined with a wall mounted shower attachment, glass shower screen, close coupled dual flush WC and a pedestal wash hand basin with eye level cupboard and downlights. Bedrooms two, three and four offer a combination of velux style windows with fitted blinds and attractive dormer windows with some sloping ceilings and all have the benefit of built in wardrobes and fitted cupboards.The main bathroom is also fully modernised and well appointed with a modern corner bath suite fitted with an electric shower and concertina style shower screen, built in vanity cupboards around a concealed cistern WC and wash hand basin with an eye level cupboard, inset mirror, chrome ladder style heated towel rail and fully tiled walls and floor.
EXTERNALLY The front of the property has been thoughtfully landscaped and offers a good amount of parking options being mostly block paved approached via a shingled private drive. The garage houses the gas fired boiler and electric consumer unit, offering power and light and an electric remotely operated up and over door. A wrought iron gate gives access via the side of the property to the rear.
The rear garden has been attractively landscaped and offers a block paved sun terrace which optimises the south east facing aspect. There is a neatly laid to lawn garden bordered by raised stone flower beds. A hardstanding area to the rear accommodates a pretty summerhouse and the garden is well enclosed by panelled fencing.