Property description
Coombe Cottage is a unique and highly impressive home having been the subject of luxurious improvement and significant extension set within beautifully secluded grounds extending to 1.7acres.
Owners Comments
“Coombe Cottage has been such easy and maintenance free living, it is light, airy and spacious providing an ideal family home.”
“The privacy of our wonderful gardens and versatility of the outbuildings has added an extra dimension to the home.”
Introduction
Cleverly designed to combine a host of interesting features with high energy efficiency this individual home enjoys modern charm including vaulted ceilings, exposed oak beams, attractive oak finishing and feature wood burning stoves. The design also provides tremendous natural light through dual aspect rooms and subtle skylight windows with high quality fittings to the kitchen and bathrooms and the layout offers excellent family social flow spilling onto the wonderful surrounding sun terrace. The accommodation is supplemented by a host of substantial outbuildings within the landscaped grounds offering planning to convert to a residential annex if required and further consent for stabling.
Situated in the most private of settings within the heart of the highly regarded village of Awbridge, this delightful home offers practicality, style, efficiency and privacy.
Description
Upon entering the cottage, you are immediately impressed by the available natural light, wide vaulted hallways, and stylish décor with slate tiled underfloor heating flowing to the principal rooms as well as the downstairs cloakroom. Storage is also subtly well provided for via many cupboards and eaves space, whilst attractive oak finishes feature in many of the rooms. The kitchen/breakfast room is beautifully finished with an excellent range of eye and base level units amidst granite worktops. Integrated appliances include a Smeg double oven, single oven with induction hob and dishwasher and the kitchen area is supplemented by a utility room hosting further storage, plumbing and space for appliances with a door to the terrace. Beautifully bright and vaulted featuring folding patio doors to the terrace, the kitchen flows into the dining room in an open plan styling with a clever oak and glazed screen into the useful family room which centres upon a Morso wood burning stove and tiled heath. The sitting room is a most impressive venue, triple in aspect with full width twin trifold doors leading directly to the sun terrace. This vaulted room enjoys the focal point of a feature fireplace with inset Morso wood burning stove and oak flooring. The master bedroom also enjoys sun terrace access and is equipped with extensive built in wardrobes space and a beautifully fitted ensuite wet room. Bedroom two also has its own individuality with a triple aspect featuring low level windows and an ensuite wet room. Two further good sized bedrooms are serviced by the stunning family bathroom comprising a contemporary free standing bath, wash hand basin, WC and large walk in wet room with cloud head shower.
Outside
Outside does not disappoint either, bordered by mature oaks making for a very pleasant setting indeed. A lengthy sweeping gravel driveway leads to a large parking and turning area to the front of the cottage. A five bar gate accesses an extended gravel driveway passing the timber garage, store and workshop; which has planning consent for annex purposes. In addition, there is also a timber carport, wood store, workshop and bike store. There is further lapsed consent to erect two stables, tack room and store in the upper paddock area. The generous grounds extend to 1.7 acres and provide something for all; feature illuminated and tiered sun terrace, rolling formal lawns bordered by a raised copper beech hedge, substantial fruit cage and light woodland to the rear providing attractive walks.
Location
The property is situated off Saunders Lane in the village of Awbridge, which offers a primary school, church and village hall with farm shops on the edge of Awbridge and Kimbridge. A more comprehensive range of amenities and schooling can be found in Romsey (approximately three miles away). There is also a railway station in Dunbridge (some two miles away) providing a local service to Salisbury, Southampton, Eastleigh and Portsmouth. Both Southampton and Winchester are within a short drive and Junction 10 of the M27 is close at hand providing fast links to the New Forest, the South Coast, Eastleigh Airport and the M3 to London.
Agents Notes
The property has been designed with much energy efficiency in mind and offers low maintenance with every modern luxury and convenience. The underfloor heating and 300 litre hot water tank is via an A rated Worcester Bosch boiler installed in 2012. This combines with a voltage regulator that reduces electrical consumption and an ecowater softener means not only bills should be reduced but maintenance minimised in the future. There is double glazing and private drainage.
Directions
From Romsey take the A27 passing through the village of Shootash, turning left at the crossroads and immediately right into Saunders Lane and just after Cowlease Close turn right onto a gravel track leading to Coombe Cottage.
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Property Features :
- Stunning unique four bedroom, three bathroom family home
- Gardens extending to 1.7 acres with substantial outbuildings
- Planning granted to convert outbuildings to an annex
- High energy efficiency design with low maintenance
- Luxury fittings to kitchen and bathrooms