Property description

SUMMARY A four/five bedroom detached house on a good size plot in a sought after road within Ringwood School Catchment and with a generous amount of off road parking, a detached garage and sizeable front and rear gardens. The property has been tastefully updated and offers a modernised kitchen with some integrated appliances, large Sitting/Dining Room with solid wood floors and wood burner, good size downstairs Cloakroom, four First Floor Bedrooms and a three piece family bathroom suite. The property benefits from an eco-heating system, UPVC double glazing and a full tariff solar panel system with annual payback. Externally, the gardens are very well tended and manicured and offer a high degree of privacy both to the front and back. *NO ONWARD CHAIN*



 

SITUATION A sought after road and popular location within catchment for local schools and within easy reach of Ringwood Town Centre. Commuter routes are close at hand with easy access to London via the A31/M27 and further afield. The New Forest National Park is but a short drive with hectares of beautiful heathland and countryside offering spectacular walks, biking and riding as are the award winning sandy beaches of the Jurassic Coastline. There are many Nature Reserves within easy reach including the Blashford Lakes and the Wildlife Trust Sites. This location offers plentiful Country Inns and fine dining and many are within walking distance. Regular bus routes are within easy reach as is the coach service to London from Ringwood. Train Stations are from Christchurch or Bournemouth.  

ACCOMMODATION A traditional pitched roof porch entrance complements the hung tiled façade and offers a useful space for shoes and coats which then gives access to the Entrance Hall. The Entrance Hall offers access to all principal ground floor rooms through newly fitted natural wood doors with brushed chrome handles and a very good size ground floor Cloakroom with a modern two piece suite. A wonderfully bright and welcoming Sitting/Dining Room benefits from dual aspect with a UPVC double glazed window to front and large double glazed sliding doors to the rear sun terrace/patio. A feature of this room is the Wood Burning Stove within the chimney recess on a slate bed which serves the eco heating and water system, there is also ample space for dining room table and chairs to one end of the room. The kitchen is at the back of the property and overlooks the rear garden with an access door leading to the side, it has been recently modernised and is well equipped with an integrated dishwasher, built in electric fan assisted double oven and a four ring gas hob with stainless steel extractor hood and complementary splash back tiling. The units are finished in high grey gloss with brushed chrome handles and there is a recess with fitted shelving and space for upright fridge freezer. A fitted storage cupboard houses the Solar Panel Unit, electric meters and fuse box. There is ample space in the kitchen for table and chairs. Also on the ground floor the current layout utilises a room as Bedroom Five but could easily be used as a second reception which has aspect to the front. The stairs from the entrance hall give access to the First Floor Landing complemented by a balustrade with a natural wood rail, the landing is blessed with plenty of natural light given through the front aspect window and there are interconnecting doors to all the bedrooms and family bathroom. The first floor bedrooms are well proportioned with two good sized doubles to the front with fitted bedroom furniture and a further two bedrooms with built in wardrobes to the rear and the family bathroom is fitted with a three piece suite and includes a built in thermostatic shower. On the landing access can be gained to the Airing Cupboard which accommodates the hot water cylinder, shelving for linen and timer controls for the heating and water. Throughout the house there are wall hung radiators serving the central heating and UPVC double glazing and the property is presented in excellent decorative order including recently fitted carpets through the hall, stairs and landing. 

EXTERNALLY The gardens are a real feature of the property. To the front there is a well manicured and shaped lawn with a well designed shingle driveway leading to the COVERED PARKING and DETACHED GARAGE. The boundary is well screened to the front with mature shrubs, post and rail fencing and a brick pillar style entrance with double wooden gates. Access can be gained to the rear garden from either side and adjoining the garage there are two useful outside store sheds, one functioning as a Utility and housing the washing machine and tumble dryer, the other for garden tools. The Rear Garden follows the theme from the front and the landscaping incorporates vegetable growing areas to the rear of a level lawn and also to the rear of the garage. There is a greenhouse to the far corner and the boundary offers good screening from mature hedging and is enclosed by post panelled fencing. Immediately adjoining the rear of the property and adjacent to the double glazed patio doors from the Sitting/Dining Room there is a large Sun Terrace/Patio with ample space for outside table and chairs.