Property description
CHAIN FREE SALE A late 1930s terraced house offering 3 bedroom accommodation, on-site parking and a reasonable sized garden within 0.5 mile of Alton Station.
Description
Set off the road in a small cul-de-sac consisting of varying designed houses and flats, this substantial house suits family use and provides 3 bedrooms and a shower room on the first floor, the latter having previously been a bathroom. The downstairs living room is complemented by a kitchen and cloakroom. There is also a large loft, which has been utilised for storage. Heating is via a gas system with radiators and there is also cavity wall insulation and double glazing with replacement windows. The current owners family have been in occupation for about 44 years.
Location
Convenience could be an important key word with this property which occupies an established residential location within 0.7 mile North East of the Town Centre. The neighbourhood has schools including Primary, Senior and the Convent, the station (Waterloo line - commuter service journey time minimum 67 minutes), a Waitrose Store, several local shops, Anstey Park with its recreational facilities and interest clubs, a real ale pub and doctor's surgery w'ith a pharmacy. There are stores such as Sainsburys and M&S, individual shops, a weekly open air market, library and churches in the town centre. Steeped in history, Alton also has a sports centre and 2 golf courses on the outskirts.
Ground Floor
Entrance hall
Via covered canopy with white lantern light and half glazed front door. Radiator, thermostat.
Sitting Room - 14' 0'' x 13' 1'' (4.26m x 3.98m)
Front aspect. Fitted Baxi Bermuda gas fire with back boiler. Radiator, TV aerial socket. Corner cupboard also housing gas meter and electric consumer unit.
Kitchen - 11' 10'' x 8' 7'' (3.60m x 2.61m) excluding recess
Rear garden aspect via two windows. Fitted with wood trimmed series of floor cupboards with top drawers, broom cupboard and matching eye level cabinets. Featuring white vitreous French farmhouse style one and a quarter bowl single drainer sink with swan neck mixer set in granite effect laminated worktops. Gas cooker point, plumbing for washing machine, vent for tumble dryer. Space for larder fridge. Radiator, tiling to visible walls, wood effect flooring.
Rear lobby
Wood effect flooring, coat hooks. Part single glazed door to rear garden.
Cloakroom - 7' 4'' x 3' 0'' (2.23m x 0.91m)
White suite of WC and recessed wash basin, radiator, automatic extractor fan, wood effect flooring.
First Floor
Landing
Approached from entrance hall via stairs with hand rails and return to balustraded landing. Hinged hatch with fitted sliding aluminium ladder to large loft - 3 lights, part boarding, hand cut timbers.
Bedroom 1 - 12' 2'' x 9' 5'' (3.71m x 2.87m) overall
Front aspect. Radiator. Corner airing cupboard - hot water cylinder.
Bedroom 2 - 10' 7'' x 9' 5'' (3.22m x 2.87m)
Overlooking rear garden - angled glimpse of distant countryside. Radiator, chrome finished light/power switchplates.
Bedroom 3 - 7' 5'' x 6' 9'' (2.26m x 2.06m)
Rear aspect. Radiator.
Shower room - 6' 8'' x 5' 6'' (2.03m x 1.68m) main area 9ft overall
Wet room style with part enclosed shower area and Mira shower fitment and fitted seat. Roca white suite of wash basin and WC. Part tiled walls in white with mosaic keyline, radiator, automatic extractor fan, Dimplex wall fan heater. Front window with tiled sills. Built in linen/store cupboard.
Outside
Driveway Parking
Potentially for 2 cars on concrete and shingle surface with concrete front path, gate and bin area. Electric meter cupboard.
Rear Garden
Progressively widens and is mainly laid to lawn. There is a hardstanding area/potential sun patio beside the back door, path and paving with 2 timber garden sheds (12ft x 6ft and 8ft x 6ft) with stone chipped border adjoining the rear boundary fence. Metal rear pedestrian gate. The rear garden has an overall depth of 47ft with a width of 17ft increasing to 30ft maximum.
Directions
From the Alton Police Station/eastern end of Drayman's Way/Orchard Lane, exit the mini-roundabout away from Alton town centre towards Holybourne on Normandy Street shortly becoming Anstey Road. Passing the turnings on the right to Alton Station, turn 3rd left after the Railway Arms pub into Lansdowne Road. At the top, turn left into Edward Road where the house is immediately in the small right hand cul-de-sac.