Property description
CHAIN-FREE SALE Proudly elevated above the town centre and commanding views, an individual detached house of maturity, stature and character, in need of modernisation.
Description
Mount Pleasant Road might be considered one of Alton's best kept secrets for its eclectic mix of house types and ages, and proximity to the town centre. Way Doone is reputed to date from the late 1930's and has stayed in the same family's ownership for all these years. Gable ended with a front bay and distinctive arched entrance, the house enjoys a long road frontage and borders onto the wooded embankment of the Watercress railway line. Internal characteristics retained include higher ceilings, well proportioned rooms, a fireplace, a second bay window and hand cut roof timbers, with the sitting room, kitchen and bedrooms 1 and 3 enjoying the South Westerly aspect and views over West Alton to countryside beyond. There is a gas heating system with thermostatic valves to the radiators, cavity wall insulation and, unless stated otherwise below, secondary glazing.
Location
Within just a 0.2 mile descent to the High Street, Way Doone prominently sits high above the Wey Valley towards the end of Mount Pleasant Road, which has a wide aged range of property types and culminates in a no-through road with a path leading to the countryside of Windmill Hill. The locality provides High Street shops, an M&S Simply Food store, enlarged in-town Sainsbury's, churches, several inns, a sports shop, fitness studio and, of course, the Mid Hants Steam Railway. Celebrated for its English Civil War, Jane Austen and brewing history with more recent accreditation as a walker friendly town, Alton also has weekly and farmers market events, primary and senior schools, Alton Convent, Alton FE College, a library, international restaurants and hotels, and recreational facilities with the sports centre, cricket ground and 2 golf courses on the outskirts. A footpath opposite leads towards the station (Waterloo Line) with Waitrose, Aldi and Wickes stores recent arrivals to the town.
Ground Floor
Featuring brick archway, distinctive single glazed and wooden panelled front door with outside lantern light to:-
Reception Hall - 17' 7'' x 5' 7'' (5.36m x 1.70m) overall
Including stairway. Coved ceiling, radiator, telephone point (subject to connection). Built-in understairs store cupboard.
Cloakroom
Side window. White WC and hand basin, tiled splashback, mini-strip light.
Sitting Room - 17' 6'' x 10' 0'' (5.33m x 3.05m) overall
Excluding side bay window. Twin aspect. Wooded side outlook to embankment of Watercress Line - rear over garden and rooftops to Ackender Wood. Fireplace with copper cowl and stone hearth, archways either side with wall light points. 2 further double wall light points, coved ceiling, radiator, TV aerial socket.
Dining Room - 13' 0'' x 11' 5'' (3.96m x 3.48m)
Including bay window and chimney breast. Double glazed front aspect. Coved ceiling, radiator.
Kitchen - 13' 10'' x 10' 0'' (4.21m x 3.05m)
Garden aspect and views via window and double glazed French door leading to rear garden. Featuring Rayburn Royal white gas range cooker with double hot plate and oven. Laminated light wood fronted units providing floor cupboards, drawers, slide-out and further larder, and tall wall cabinets. Laminated worktops, inset Franke one and a quarter bowl stainless steel single drainer sink + mixers, tiled splashbacks and pelmets above. 2 strip lights, cork effect flooring, mini-strip light, plumbing for washing machine. Space for fridge/freezer. Electric consumer unit concealed in corner cupboard by sink.
First Floor
Landing - 8' 9'' x 6' 6'' (2.66m x 1.98m)
Main area including stairwell. Louvred side aspect. Alighted from reception hall via natural wooden spindle balustraded stairs with hand rail and newel posts turning to matching galleried landing. Also arched recess with fitted deep double cupboard housing wall hung recessed Main Combi Eco gas combination boiler, integrated controls, exposed floorboards, fitted airing shelves. Hatch to loft - hand cut roof with brick front gable end.
Bedroom One - 17' 7'' x 10' 0'' (5.36m x 3.05m)
Rear aspect commanding views over West Alton to Ackender Wood beyond and seasonal glimpses towards The Ridgeway. Radiator, TV aerial socket.
Bedroom Two - 11' 5'' x 10' 8'' (3.48m x 3.25m)
Including chimney breast. Front aspect - angled rooftop view over Alton towards North Downs. Radiator.
Bedroom Three - 10' 3'' x 7' 1'' (3.12m x 2.16m)
Rear aspect over garden, wooded embankment of Watercress Line, West Alton and seasonally to Saxon Meadows area.
Bathroom - 6' 6'' x 6' 2'' (1.98m x 1.88m)
Front double glazed window. Suite of panelled bath + mixers/shower fitting and glazed screen, pedestal wash basin and WC. Part tiled surrounds and sills, radiator, electric heated towel rail, heater lamp.
Outside
Attached Garage - 18' 5'' x 8' 11'' (5.61m x 2.72m)
Twin aspect - louvred side window, half glazed personal door to side courtyard and rear garden beyond. Of natural brick and pitched tiled roof construction. Up-and-over door, strip light. Open loft area. Tarmacadam style driveway/turning - off road parking for 2/3 cars.
Established Gardens
The front lawn has a weeping decorative tree with rockery/flower borders, low height brick walls containing a front paved path, evergreen, rockery and several shrubs. Paved path continues to right hand side with shingle area and external electric and gas meter boxes leading to South Westerly facing rear garden. Paved path with shrubberies and lawn tapering to end of garden and bordered on Southerly side by top of embankment of Watercress Line. Outside tap. To the South Easterly side is a paved courtyard area adjoining sitting room bay window and rear garage door and flanked by half height natural brick walls with open storage recess.
NB
1. 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.2. Photographs shown may include views from the first floor.
Directions
From the M&S Simply Food Store, at the South Western end of High Street, Alton, proceed a short way towards Butts Road and turn first left by The Hop Poles Inn onto Mount Pleasant Road. Continue up the hill where the property is third on the right after Churchill Close and immediately before the Watercress Line railway bridge.
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