Property description
A circa 1735 cottage with character aplenty affording 3 bedroom accommodation, an extensive ground floor layout and a garage in the picturesque and historic village centre within the South Downs National Park. Potential Chain-free Sale.
This individual period home exudes charm and retains characteristics such as the distinctive double height bay window, several exposed beams, stonework, an eclectic collection of internal doors including reclaimed pine, latch and ledged and braced, varying levels of accommodation, and a slate roof with a 'catslide' to the rear. There is a south westerly aspect to the wooded escarpment of Selborne Hanger from the rear of the cottage with its colourful garden in the foreground. The cottage is the end of a dissimilar and highly attractive series of 3 individual cottage properties. A particularly light and airy atmosphere is enjoyed by the dining room/kitchen with comfort facilities ranging from the gas heating system, which has a replacement boiler, radiators and majority thermostatic valves, to the secondary glazing as detailed below.
Located within the Conservation Area, the property is towards the end of the High Street of this pretty Hampshire village. Cobbett in 1823 noted that \"nothing could surpass in beauty these dales and hillocks and hangers\". In true country traditions, the village has a post office/general stores, several specialist establishments, a primary school, church, village hall, recreation ground and 2 inns, and lies between the country towns of Alton and Petersfield. Selborne within the South Downs National Park is also renowned for its network of unique walks and its connections with the 18th Century naturalist Gilbert White. The abundant walks include the Zig Zag, the Lythe, Noar Hill and 21 mile long Hangers Way with much of the local area in the ownership of the National Trust and the Blackmoor Estate. Alton's High Street is within 4.5 miles and has varied shops, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose stores, 2 senior schools, Alton College, the Convent school, a sports centre and a commuter rail service to Waterloo. Alternatively, there is a train station at Liss on the Portsmouth-London line. The A3 links with London and the South Coast.
Ground Floor
Reception Hall - 11' 4'' x 4' 7 (3.45m x 1.40m) including stairway
Hand made oak front door with wrought iron furniture, matching lantern light and double glazed panel. Pair of wall light points, oak effect vinyl flooring with matwell, radiator. Fitted tall cupboard, cupboard above - electric consumer unit and meter.
Sitting Room - 14' 0'' x 11' 7 (4.26m x 3.53m)
Including triple aspect bay window. Excluding recess suitable for TV. Beamed ceiling. Attractive fireplace fitted with Villager wood burning stove, timbered pillared mantelpiece and surround, quarry tiled hearth, and exposed brickwork. 2 radiators, secondary glazing, picture light point, TV aerial socket in illuminated recess. Deep silled display archway to dining room.
Study - 12' 2'' x 8' 0 (3.71m x 2.44m)
Including fireplace fitted with coal effect gas fire and gas back boiler, tiled surround, wooden pillared double mantelpiece, raised quarry tiled hearth and fitted shelved double cupboard at side with bookshelves either side. Secondary glazed front aspect. Telephone socket, dimmer switch. Built-in double hatch cupboard.
Kitchen/Dining Room - 26' 2'' x 8' 4 (7.97m x 2.54m)
Rear garden aspect - 3 windows, secondary glazed.
Dining Room Area:-
Featuring arched alcove and wooden stable door with glazed panel opening to sun terrace and rear garden. Painted stonework to one wall. Radiator. Peninsula unit with cupboard to:
Kitchen Area:-
Fitted with floor cupboards, drawers, slide-out larder, tray space, eye level cabinets and white laminated worktops integrated with Franke stainless steel one-and-a-quarter bowl single drainer sink and swan neck mixer, Smeg ceramic hob with stainless steel chimney style vented hood, and split level Hotpoint electric double oven. Plumbing for dishwasher and washing machine. Spaces for taller freezer, fridge and slimfit condenser dryer. Part downlighting, tiled splashbacks.
First Floor
Landing
Twin aspect and split level. Built-in airing cupboard - recessed hot water cylinder, immersion heater, digital programmer. Hatch to loft.
Bedroom 1 - 14' 9'' x 9' 8 (4.49m x 2.94m)
Including triple aspect front bay window. Exposed pine floorboards. Fitted and part recessed range of panelled wardrobes - one twin railed. Secondary glazing, radiator. Extensive built-in eaves store cupboard - light.
Bedroom 2 - 12' 8'' x 8' 10 (3.86m x 2.69m)
Front aspect. Exposed pine floorboards. Radiator. Built-in eaves storage cupboard - light.
Bedroom 3 - 8' 9'' x 7' 6 (2.66m x 2.28m) including recess
Front aspect. Exposed pine floorboards, radiator.
Bathroom - 8' 9'' x 4' 10 (2.66m x 1.47m)
Twin aspect and double glazed - view to Selborne Hanger. Refitted with white suite and Victorian style chrome finished taps presenting pine panelled deep bath with separate Mira Sport Max shower fitting and glazed screen, pedestal wash basin and dual flush wc. Limestone effect part tiled walls with mosaic keyline, radiator, extractor fan with isolator, tiled sill, vinyl flooring.
Outside
Charming Gardens
Displaying a flowering cherry tree, the front lawn is bordered by flower/shrubbery beds contained within low height stone and brick walls with box hedged flanked stone path and metalwork gate. Also gas meter box and recess for bins. The south westerly facing rear garden has a backdrop of deep curved floral and shrubbery borders with climbers to the trellis topped wooden fencing enclosure. The curved lawn merges with a primrose area whilst the crazy paved sunken sun terrace, a natural sun trap, adjoins the kitchen/dining room stable door, steps to the lawn and wooden picket side gate. Additionally gabled double doored storage cabin, log store and outside tap and light.
Garage - 16' 5'' x 8' 6 (5.00m x 2.59m)
Up-and-over door, open loft area. Being second on left in brick built block to rear with pitched tiled roof. Adjoining shingle turning/parking area.
NB:
Photographs displayed with this property may include local scenes of Selborne village.
Directions
From Alton town centre, leave towards Winchester on Butts Road passing the green on the right and immediately bear left at the two railway arch mini-roundabouts onto the B3006 Selborne road. Enter the village and after passing the Selborne Arms Inn on the right, Half House is on the right just around a gentle right handed bend with the driveway on the immediate right hand side of the property.