Property description
Sole Agents Warren Powell-Richards are pleased to present this delightful cottage presented in good order and within a short walk of Alton's mainline train station and also enjoys a first floor bathroom. The property offers No Onward Chain.
Description
This charming cottage has accommodation comprising living room and generous open plan kitchen dining room on the ground floor. On the first floor are two double bedrooms and bathroom. Outside the rear is mainly laid to lawn with various flower and shrub beds. At the bottom of the garden is a summer house with power and lighting.
Location
Victoria Road lies to the north eastern side of Alton town centre with the High Street and Alton Station within 400 yards and 0.35 mile respectively. The road consists of a wide variety of mainly Victorian and early 20th Century housing ranging from differing terraced homes to larger detached properties. A commuter rail service connects with London Waterloo - minimum journey time 67 minutes. The town centre has major and family shops, stores such as M&S, Sainsbury's, Boots and Iceland, weekly open air markets and specialist/farmers events, a library, cultural facilities, churches, restaurants, hotels and inns. The neighbourhood includes a Waitrose store beside the Station, St Lawrence Church with its adjacent primary and Amery Hill senior schools, Alton Infants school, Alton College, shops on Normandy Street, a 17th Century Quaker Meeting House, Palace Cinema, St Mary's RC Church and Alton House Hotel. A small market town at the head of the Wey Valley, Alton has a distinguished history; it was the site of action in the Civil War and Jane Austen lived in nearby Chawton. Among its various sporting facilities, Alton has a sports centre and two outlying golf courses.
Entrance
Double glazed door opening into:
Living Room
Double radiator, sash window to front aspect, feature coal effect gas fireplace. Wooden door leading to:
Inner Lobby
Stairs leading to first floor. Inner lobby also opens into the open plan kitchen dining room.
Kitchen Dining Room
Dining area - feature wood effect flooring, fitted base level cupboards with shelving above and adjacent tall cupboard, radiator. Archway to:Kitchen Area - comprising a range of base and eye level units with some glass fronted units and wooden worktop, inset sink with mixer tap, space for cooker, space for washing machine, space for upright fridge freezer, space for slimline dishwasher. Fitted extractor unit, window to rear aspect, door to rear garden. Tiled floor.
Stairs leading to First Floor
Landing
Loft access and doors to all rooms. Telephone point, wall mounted thermostat control.
Bedroom 1
Sash window to front aspect, radiator.
Bedroom 2
2 double glazed windows to rear aspect. Radiator, wardrobe recess.
Bathroom
White suite comprising panel enclosed bath with mixer tap and shower attachment, inset circular wash hand basin with mixer tap set on wooden unit with storage shelf below, low level wc, cupboard housing hot water cylinder with adjacent storage shelf, heated towel rail, tiled walls, ceiling mounted extractor.
Rear Garden
There is an area of hardstanding directly to the rear of the property with steps leading up to the lawned area and path leading to the bottom of the garden and summerhouse which has power and lighting. External water supply. There are various shrub beds and borders and a gate allowing rear access. NB: Please note the rear access is via a right of way directly across the back of two cottages.
Directions
From the Alton Police Station/Magistrates Court mini-roundabout, at the eastern end of Drayman's Way/Orchard Lane, Alton's inner relief road, exit towards Alton College and immediately turn right into Victoria Road. At the T-junction turn right still as Victoria Road. The cottage will be found on the left hand side.