House For Sale £850,000
Introduction This fine Edwardian family home offers the complete character and styling expected of a house built in 1908, with a great many modern elements exactly where they are required for current-day family living. Period features such as the original stained-glass doorway, marble fireplace in the dining room, moulded architraves, picture rails and covings have all been retained.
The accommodation totals approximately 2,613 sq. Ft. Of well-proportioned rooms with high ceilings throughout. There is a modern kitchen and up-to-date bespoke bathrooms. On the second floor, there is a very large light bedroom with a sitting area and an ensuite bathroom. There is a choice of home office options, from an indoor study to a garden studio if total seclusion from daily family bustle is required.
A charming mature south-facing garden lies to the rear, with a good array of seasonally colourful trees and shrubs and a variety of fruit-bearing trees.
Located on the ever popular and highly regarded Grove Road, within the Havant Town Centre Conservation Area, it is just a short stroll to shops, restaurants, schools and recreational facilities. The local nature reserve, and the Hayling Billy Trail for walkers and cyclists, is at the end of road. For those who want to laze by the water, the beaches at Hayling Island are a short drive away as is The South Downs National Park.
If commuting to the capital is necessary it couldn't be easier with direct services from Havant Station, also just a short walk from the property, to London Waterloo. The A27 is easily accessed, providing a direct route to the south coast's major centres such as Chichester, Portsmouth and Southampton and linking with the A3 north to London.
Step inside The entrance to the house is very welcoming, via the original front door featuring colourful stained-glass panels with matching glazing panels surrounding. The hallway displays solid oak flooring which continues into the dining room, a double aspect room with a fine original marble fireplace and many period features. The kitchen/breakfast room is at the centre of the house and has been well-planned with a good range of cream-coloured units under light oak worktops, a conventional gas-fired and electric oven Aga, and a central work island. There is an excellent larder and fully fitted utility room. Beyond the kitchen and accessed via double glass doors, sits the recently extended sitting room. This is a charming room with wall- to-wall glazing offering panoramic views over the garden. Or vendors say, the recent extension to this room has transformed it into a very pleasant place from where to enjoy the outdoors throughout the year. Here also, lies an example of how much thought the owners put into the detail of their alteration; the pattern of the original stained glass to the front of the house has been replicated across the width of the glazing. They also installed a fine oak fireplace with a gas wood-burner effect fire for the cooler seasons. A cloakroom completes the accommodation on the ground floor.
On the first floor, the master bedroom enjoys a front-facing aspect, and sits adjacent to a newly fitted shower room. Previously the fifth bedroom, this spacious shower room now features a bespoke range of pale blue units under a white marble vanity top. There are matching display cabinets to either side of the sink, further wall cabinets and a large corner shower cubicle.
Two double bedrooms, one with wall-to-wall fitted wardrobes, are located to the rear of the house and enjoy views over the garden. The family bathroom is fully tiled to wall and floor with a free-standing roll-top bath and a double steam shower cubicle.
There is a concealed staircase, rising to the second floor where there is a large fourth bedroom with ample space for a study or sitting area, a walk-in wardrobe and a spacious ensuite bathroom with jacuzzi bath. Contrary to the usual, this is a very light space with five Velux windows in the main room and a further two in the ensuite bathroom.
Step outside To the front of the house there is a paved driveway and forecourt, providing off-road parking for a number of vehicles, in addition to the single garage which has recently been refurbished. There are shrub borders and a low retaining wall fronting the roadside. A pedestrian gate leads round to the rear garden, which enjoys a southerly aspect and is delightfully designed. A terrace adjoins, and can be accessed from, the sitting room. The lawn is bordered by a mature planting offering seasonal colour and features a central whitebeam tree. There is also a sycamore tree and four productive pear trees. To the side of the lawn is a newly created timber garden building with three separate rooms offering a variety of uses. Currently it offers a sunroom, a garden work room and a tool shed.
Additional information Havant Borough Council
Council Tax Band 'F'
Mains water, drainage, gas, electricity
Gas fired heating
directions From A27: Exit for Emsworth (A259) and follow the signs towards Havant, passing The Wheelwrights Arms on the right. Turn left immediately opposite the Post Office, onto Town Hall Road and then turn right on to Grove Road.
The accommodation totals approximately 2,613 sq. Ft. Of well-proportioned rooms with high ceilings throughout. There is a modern kitchen and up-to-date bespoke bathrooms. On the second floor, there is a very large light bedroom with a sitting area and an ensuite bathroom. There is a choice of home office options, from an indoor study to a garden studio if total seclusion from daily family bustle is required.
A charming mature south-facing garden lies to the rear, with a good array of seasonally colourful trees and shrubs and a variety of fruit-bearing trees.
Located on the ever popular and highly regarded Grove Road, within the Havant Town Centre Conservation Area, it is just a short stroll to shops, restaurants, schools and recreational facilities. The local nature reserve, and the Hayling Billy Trail for walkers and cyclists, is at the end of road. For those who want to laze by the water, the beaches at Hayling Island are a short drive away as is The South Downs National Park.
If commuting to the capital is necessary it couldn't be easier with direct services from Havant Station, also just a short walk from the property, to London Waterloo. The A27 is easily accessed, providing a direct route to the south coast's major centres such as Chichester, Portsmouth and Southampton and linking with the A3 north to London.
Step inside The entrance to the house is very welcoming, via the original front door featuring colourful stained-glass panels with matching glazing panels surrounding. The hallway displays solid oak flooring which continues into the dining room, a double aspect room with a fine original marble fireplace and many period features. The kitchen/breakfast room is at the centre of the house and has been well-planned with a good range of cream-coloured units under light oak worktops, a conventional gas-fired and electric oven Aga, and a central work island. There is an excellent larder and fully fitted utility room. Beyond the kitchen and accessed via double glass doors, sits the recently extended sitting room. This is a charming room with wall- to-wall glazing offering panoramic views over the garden. Or vendors say, the recent extension to this room has transformed it into a very pleasant place from where to enjoy the outdoors throughout the year. Here also, lies an example of how much thought the owners put into the detail of their alteration; the pattern of the original stained glass to the front of the house has been replicated across the width of the glazing. They also installed a fine oak fireplace with a gas wood-burner effect fire for the cooler seasons. A cloakroom completes the accommodation on the ground floor.
On the first floor, the master bedroom enjoys a front-facing aspect, and sits adjacent to a newly fitted shower room. Previously the fifth bedroom, this spacious shower room now features a bespoke range of pale blue units under a white marble vanity top. There are matching display cabinets to either side of the sink, further wall cabinets and a large corner shower cubicle.
Two double bedrooms, one with wall-to-wall fitted wardrobes, are located to the rear of the house and enjoy views over the garden. The family bathroom is fully tiled to wall and floor with a free-standing roll-top bath and a double steam shower cubicle.
There is a concealed staircase, rising to the second floor where there is a large fourth bedroom with ample space for a study or sitting area, a walk-in wardrobe and a spacious ensuite bathroom with jacuzzi bath. Contrary to the usual, this is a very light space with five Velux windows in the main room and a further two in the ensuite bathroom.
Step outside To the front of the house there is a paved driveway and forecourt, providing off-road parking for a number of vehicles, in addition to the single garage which has recently been refurbished. There are shrub borders and a low retaining wall fronting the roadside. A pedestrian gate leads round to the rear garden, which enjoys a southerly aspect and is delightfully designed. A terrace adjoins, and can be accessed from, the sitting room. The lawn is bordered by a mature planting offering seasonal colour and features a central whitebeam tree. There is also a sycamore tree and four productive pear trees. To the side of the lawn is a newly created timber garden building with three separate rooms offering a variety of uses. Currently it offers a sunroom, a garden work room and a tool shed.
Additional information Havant Borough Council
Council Tax Band 'F'
Mains water, drainage, gas, electricity
Gas fired heating
directions From A27: Exit for Emsworth (A259) and follow the signs towards Havant, passing The Wheelwrights Arms on the right. Turn left immediately opposite the Post Office, onto Town Hall Road and then turn right on to Grove Road.
