Property description

SUMMARY A spacious bungalow with further development potential, situated on approximately a third of acre plot in a highly sought after area of St Leonards. The property would benefit from some updating, although there is gas fired central heating and double glazing. The gardens are a particular feature of this single storey bungalow with a generous frontage and a large southerly aspect rear garden given to a high degree of privacy. There is ample off road parking and an attached garage which has been extended at the rear. NO ONWARD CHAIN.



 

SITUATION St Leonards is a small village adjacent to St Ives and Ashley Heath on the outskirts of the historic market town of Ringwood. The area offers easy access to commuter routes via the A31/M27 to London and the A338 to Bournemouth and Poole. Equally Ferndown and West Moors are closely accessible by car. Moors Valley Country Park is under 2 miles away offering fabulous country walks, leisure cycling and an 18 hole golf course. Transport links include the coach service to London from Ringwood and the nearest train station is Bournemouth. Regular bus routes are close at hand to all major towns. The New Forest National Park is within a short drive as is the Jurassic Coastline with its fabulous and award winning sandy beaches.  

ACCOMMODATION Through an enclosed entrance porch a solid hardwood door offers access to a generous size entrance hall. Within the entrance hall there is the traditional access to the loft and built in airing cupboard. Interconnecting doors offer access to all principal rooms. The Sitting Room opens into the Dining Area and is dual aspect with an attractive bay window to the front and double glazed sliding patio doors with views over the fabulous rear garden and patio/sun terrace. The kitchen is at the rear of the property with an aspect towards the rear garden and is fitted with base level cupboards and drawers under a granite effect roll top work surface. The main bedroom has aspect towards the front garden whilst the other double bedroom overlooks the rear and both bedrooms have built in wardrobes. The main bathroom is a three piece suite with a fitted shower screen. A covered walkway accessible from the front and rear gives an additional ground floor area housing a three piece fitted shower room with a fitted electric shower , large walk in storage cupboard and an additional boiler cupboard.  

EXTERNALLY The bungalow benefits from sitting on a large plot and offers a generous size frontage with a neatly laid to lawn garden offering a low stone wall flower and shrub boundary as well as high hedging to either side. A drive and pathway laid to stone paving allow access to the front entrance porch, covered walkway and garage. The garage can be accessed via an up and over door or there is a rear personal door and double glazed window. Immediately adjacent to the back of the bungalow there is an attached covered sun terrace laid to patio giving way to a magnificent expansive lawn, offering a high degree of privacy and a southerly aspect with mature hedging and boundary fencing. There are some large mature pine trees located towards the boundary adding additional seclusion without interrupting the main garden area.