Property description
A larger and individual semi-detached cottage of character and substance set off a village road with 3 double bedrooms and a Southerly rear aspect between Medstead and Four Marks villages.
Description
With Chawton Park Wood and a network of country lanes in the vicinity, the property is one of an interesting dissimilar pair and is believed to have originated as Boyneswood Cottages in the 1890s. The opportunity to buy this home also offers great potential to improve and enhance the existing accommodation. Characteristics include an open fireplace, several Travertine floors, pine internal doors and twin aspects to five of the rooms. Noteworthy for the extent of its accommodation, there is also leaded light double glazing and a gas heating system with thermostatic valves to the radiators. Both reception rooms, the conservatory and bedrooms one and three enjoy the Southerly rear aspect.
Location
The cottage is set away from this tree-lined village road and enjoys a main southerly aspect to the rear. It forms part of a small private scheme of these two older cottages and 3 individual detached houses built since 2010 and is located in the semi-rural South Easterly corner of Medstead, a traditional village providing local shops including a butchers and post office, primary school, St Andrew's Church, the Castle of Comfort pub, central village green and sports facilities, doctors and dental surgeries, local interest societies, and footpaths, bridleways and byways over the surrounding rolling countryside. Chawton Park Wood with its broad 'rides' is within 0.25 mile. The A31 at Four Marks leads to Alton, Farnham, Guildford and Winchester. This adjacent village offers alternative facilities including a shopping complex and M&S outlet within 0.65 mile, whilst Jane Austen's town of Alton is within 4.25 miles providing High Street shops, stores including Waitrose, M&S Simply Food and Sainsbury's, a station (Waterloo line), senior and Convent schools, an FE college, sports centre, fitness studios and cultural facilities. Alresford to the South West lists riverside walks, Broad Street, Perins academy school/sports college, and a Watercress Festival and Agricultural Show among its attributes. There are also golf courses in the area.
Ground Floor
Veranda Porch
Broad with lantern light, external gas meter box. Part leaded light/stained glass effect single glazed wood panelled front door to:-
Reception Hall - 8' 10'' x 6' 7'' (2.69m x 2.01m)
Main area excluding stairway and recess. Front aspect. Travertine floor, coved ceiling, radiator, smoke detector, thermostat, electric underfloor heating.
Cloakroom
Front aspect. White Victorian style suite of WC and decorative oval hand basin with brass taps, woodblock surround, pine double cupboard below and pelmet/downlighting. Travertine floor, radiator.
Lounge - 15' 4'' x 11' 9'' (4.67m x 3.58m)
Twin aspect - Southerly rear. Radiator, coved ceiling, TV aerial socket. Herringbone pine hatch to kitchen. Pair of French doors to:-
Conservatory - 16' 5'' x 11' 8'' (5.00m x 3.55m) overall
Of rendered wall, glazed and pitched roof construction. Triple aspect. Multiple power points, TV aerial sockets, light, dimmer switches. Ceramic tiled floor with electric underfloor heating. Pair of French doors to paved bay/gardens.
Sitting Room - 14' 1'' x 12' 10'' (4.29m x 3.91m) including bay window
Rectangular triple aspect bay - Southerly facing over rear garden. Stone theme open fireplace with heavy mantel beam, and raised natural brick hearth. Coved ceiling, radiator, dimmer switch, telephone and satellite points (subject to tariff).
Kitchen/Breakfast Room - 15' 5'' x 10' 4'' (4.70m x 3.15m)
Twin aspect - main Westerly. Presented in farmhouse style with pine units, Belfast white sink with chrome mixers, beechblock worktops, Travertine floor and decorative beams with downlighting. Providing multiple floor cupboards, top drawers, wine ports and double pelmetted wall cabinets with brass knobs and tiled splashbacks. Belling range cooker (gas hob and ceramic hotplate, electric ovens), vented canopied hood. Plumbing for dishwasher, space for American style fridge/freezer.
Utility Hall - 10' 6'' x 4' 0'' (3.20m x 1.22m)
Pair of front aspect windows. Part vaulted ceiling, Travertine floor, matt well. Brick pavioured plinth - plumbing for washing machine. Radiator, corner wall cupboard. High level housing - electric consumer unit and meter. Part single glazed panelled stable door to driveway.
First Floor
From reception hall, turning stairs with pine balustrade to:-
Landing
17' (5.18m) long. Coved ceilings and 2 decorative roses, recessed area, smoke detector. Built-in airing cupboard - wall hung Vaillant combination gas boiler. Hinged hatch to loft with ladder and light.
Master bedroom - 15' 4'' x 11' 9'' (4.67m x 3.58m)
Including built-in pine double wardrobe. Twin aspect - Southerly and Westerly. Coved ceiling and decorative rose, radiator.
En-suite shower
Stone effect ceramic tiled floor, glazed and tiled shower cubicle with Trevi fitment and automatic extractor fan. Tiling to visible walls.
Bedroom Two - 11' 10'' x 10' 5'' (3.60m x 3.17m)
Twin aspect - front and side. Coved ceiling and decorative rose, radiator, TV aerial socket.
Bedroom Three - 13' 0'' x 8' 2'' (3.96m x 2.49m)
Excluding hanging recess with storage plinth. Rear Southerly aspect. Coved ceiling and decorative rose, radiator. TV aerial and telephone socket (subject to connection).
Bathroom - 9' 10'' x 5' 9'' (2.99m x 1.75m) overall
Front window. Suite of sunken double ended bath, brass effect mixers/cradle hand shower attachment and separate shower fitting, and pedestal wash basin. White part tiled walls, downlighting, stone effect ceramic tiled floor, white multiple heated towel rail, radiator, coved ceiling.
Cloakroom
Front aspect. White suite with brass Victorian style fittings to WC and wash basin. Stone effect ceramic tiled floor, coved ceiling, radiator.
Outside
Car Parking
Tarmacadam style drive and paved area for parking 2/3 cars on site. Lantern light, outside tap and external power socket.
Rear Garden
Is Southerly facing, L-shaped and deceptively wide. Needing attention, it provides recessed trelliswork archway to a sheltered stone surfaced seating area, flanked by a variety of climbers, low height stone theme wall, border and small trees. A rambling archway leads to grassed area adjoining the sitting room backed by small tree, shrubs and evergreens.
Directions
From Alton, take the A31 towards Winchester. Upon entering Four Marks, turn right after the Cedar Veterinary Practice signposted Medstead 1.5 miles into Boyneswood Road. Proceed for 0.2 mile, where the house is set off to the left.
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