House For Sale £3,250,000
Originally built in 1969, this attractive and substantial house is positioned centrally within a large plot and has been sensitively extended and configured over time to provide a great deal of versatility and is therefore ideal for formal entertaining as well as comfortable family living.
Immaculately styled and decorated, the house is light and spacious and all the principal rooms have views over the grounds. An entrance hall provides direct access to a boot room and to the kitchen and it also leads through to a welcoming reception area with a galleried landing and floor to ceiling windows flooding the house with daylight. The reception area provides access to the sitting room, playroom, study/office, family room and downstairs cloakroom.
The stunning bespoke kitchen is fitted with a range of units, integrated appliances, marble worktops, an instant boiling water tap and an island unit with a sink. The kitchen also has inbuilt speakers in the ceiling. Leading from the kitchen is a utility room and a dining room with bifold doors opening on to the rear patio and garden offering more space for entertaining. The impressive sitting room is triple aspect and has a log burner with an elegant stone fireplace surround and doors opening on to the garden. The playroom is double aspect and also has a fireplace with a log burner. There is underfloor heating installed in the entrance hall, kitchen, dining room, downstairs cloakroom and upstairs family bathroom.
The first floor galleried landing leads to seven bedrooms, four of which have en-suites and a family bathroom. The principal bedroom has a dressing area and en-suite shower room. Two further bedrooms have en-suite shower rooms and the guest/second bedroom has an en-suite bathroom.
On the second floor is a large open plan room currently used as a cinema room with a projector, inbuilt speakers and a fixed frame acoustic projection screen.
The gardens are mainly laid to lawn and are surrounded by established hedging and trees, offering the house and gardens seclusion and privacy.
To the rear of the property there is a patio and a four-seater hot tub has recently been installed. To the front of the house there is a large south facing terrace, designed for entertaining, and a driveway which leads to an area with parking for several cars and a large detached double garage. There is the potential to convert the garage into a self-contained annexe, subject to planning consent.
Immaculately styled and decorated, the house is light and spacious and all the principal rooms have views over the grounds. An entrance hall provides direct access to a boot room and to the kitchen and it also leads through to a welcoming reception area with a galleried landing and floor to ceiling windows flooding the house with daylight. The reception area provides access to the sitting room, playroom, study/office, family room and downstairs cloakroom.
The stunning bespoke kitchen is fitted with a range of units, integrated appliances, marble worktops, an instant boiling water tap and an island unit with a sink. The kitchen also has inbuilt speakers in the ceiling. Leading from the kitchen is a utility room and a dining room with bifold doors opening on to the rear patio and garden offering more space for entertaining. The impressive sitting room is triple aspect and has a log burner with an elegant stone fireplace surround and doors opening on to the garden. The playroom is double aspect and also has a fireplace with a log burner. There is underfloor heating installed in the entrance hall, kitchen, dining room, downstairs cloakroom and upstairs family bathroom.
The first floor galleried landing leads to seven bedrooms, four of which have en-suites and a family bathroom. The principal bedroom has a dressing area and en-suite shower room. Two further bedrooms have en-suite shower rooms and the guest/second bedroom has an en-suite bathroom.
On the second floor is a large open plan room currently used as a cinema room with a projector, inbuilt speakers and a fixed frame acoustic projection screen.
The gardens are mainly laid to lawn and are surrounded by established hedging and trees, offering the house and gardens seclusion and privacy.
To the rear of the property there is a patio and a four-seater hot tub has recently been installed. To the front of the house there is a large south facing terrace, designed for entertaining, and a driveway which leads to an area with parking for several cars and a large detached double garage. There is the potential to convert the garage into a self-contained annexe, subject to planning consent.
The property is situated close to the centre of Shawford village which has some local amenities including a village hall, renowned public house and a mainline railway station. The nearby village of Twyford has a post office/store with adjoining restaurant, two pubs, hairdresser, doctor's surgery and dental practice. Shawford lies in the Itchen Valley, just 4 miles south of the historic cathedral city of Winchester and sits on the edge of the River Itchen with a network of footpaths and bridleways for walking and riding in the surrounding countryside. Winchester has many famous attractions and amenities.
The station at Shawford provides links to London, Winchester and Southampton. The trains go direct from Shawford to Southampton Airport in 8 minutes. The A34, A303, M3 and M27 are close by allowing convenient access to London, the West Country, the Midlands and the South Coast. Distances and times are approximate.
Catchment area schools are Compton All Saints Church of England Primary and King's School (secondary). Peter Symonds Sixth Form College in Winchester is recognised for its outstanding results for pre-university education. Independent schools include Princes Mead, Twyford, The Pilgrims' School, St Swithun's and Winchester College.
