Property description
Within the South Downs National Park, an older style 4 bedroom semi-detached house of substance and rustic charm with a south westerly rear aspect backing onto fields within a pictuesque village, also an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Description
The property was built in 1953 being in a series of 3 pairs of semi-detached homes now providing extensive accommodation and upstairs capturing views to Heards Farm and towards Goleigh Wood. The layout has emphasis upon room sizes, characteristics including reclaimed pine doors with brass handles, several slate floors and an open fireplace. There is also cavity wall insulation, double glazing with several replacement windows and fanlights to most rooms and thermostatic valves to the radiators.
Location
Barnfield Cottages are set back and slightly elevated above the village road. Newton Valence lies 'off the beaten track' atop gently rolling downland with the village pond, church and village hall in the immediate neighbourhood. Renowned for its beautiful countryside immortalised by Gilbert White, the 18th Century naturalist, and its network of footpaths and bridleways with equestrian establishments in the area, there are beech hangers at Selborne Common and Noar Hill with adjacent Selborne village providing local shops, a primary school, church, inns and societies true to traditional village life. Alton's High Street with its individual and multiple shops, adjacent stores and station (Waterloo line) is within 5.5 miles, with the A31 Winchester-Guildford axis within 3.7 miles. An alternative for the London commuter is the main line station at Liss with Petersfield and the South Coast accessible via the A3.
Ground Floor
Reception Hall - 13' 3'' x 5' 11'' (4.04m x 1.80m) including stairway.
Entered via covered porch with outside lantern light, panelled wooden front door and arched single glazed top window. Slate floor, radiator, smoke detector. Open understairs area.
Living Room - 16' 2'' x 12' 8'' (4.92m x 3.86m)
Two front aspect replacement windows, downlighting, point for flat screen TV, radiator.
Sitting Room - 12' 8'' x 12' 6'' (3.86m x 3.81m)
including rustic open fireplace with reclaimed oak surrounds and mantel beam, and brick back and hearth. Front aspect. Radiator.
Farmhouse Style Dining Kitchen - 19' 0'' x 9' 3'' (5.79m x 2.82m)
Rear garden aspect via window and replacement pair of French doors onto sun patio. Slate floor, downlighting. Dedicated dining area - radiator. Kitchen area presenting cream Shaker style cupboards, drawers and wall cabinets with white Butler sink and mixers, oakblock worktops, integrated with Neff series of stainless steel electric double oven, and ceramic hob, and concealed dishwasher and fridge. Pine plate rack unit with drawers and arched display. Fitted pine dresser. Froyle pottery tiled splashbacks, worktop lighting. Ledged and braced door to cleaning cupboard - electric consumer unit. From kitchen area, stable door with viewing panel to:
Utility Room - 11' 3'' x 10' 5'' (3.43m x 3.17m) excluding recess for wide fridge/freezer
Rear garden aspect. Slate floor, downlighting. Fitted white panelled wall store cupboards with brushed chrome finished handles, plumbing for washing machine, space for condenser dryer, radiator. Half glazed door to rear garden.
Shower Room - 10' 4'' x 4' 5'' (3.15m x 1.35m)
White suite with chrome finished fittings to shower area with Aqualisa quartz fitting, pedestal wash basin with monotap and wc. Slate floor, downlighting, extractor fan with isolator, chrome multiple heated towel rail, rear window. Wall hung Boulter Buderis Camray five 50/70 oil boiler.
First Floor
Galleried Landing - 8' 2'' x 5' 11'' (2.49m x 1.80m) including stairwell
Approached from hall via spindle balustraded straight stairs to matching L-shaped landing. Smoke detector. Hatch to loft with fitted ladder and light. Bult-in cupboard housing hot water cylinder with immersion heater, digital programmer and airing space.
Master Bedroom - 18' 3'' x 11' 9'' (5.56m x 3.58m) floor area
A striking room. Vaulted with sloping ceilings and twin aspect created by front Velux and expanse of 4 rear Velux windows enjoying view over undulating countryside including Heards Farm. Downlighting with dimmer. Radiator. Cream ledged and braced pine door with matching panelling to deep wardrobe/store - light. Door to eaves. Door to:
En-Suite - 9' 6'' x 3' 11'' (2.89m x 1.19m)
Needing fitting - plumbing and waste pipe potentially available. Downlighting, extractor fan, Velux front window.
Bedroom 2 - 11' 2'' x 10' 1'' (3.40m x 3.07m) excluding door recess
Excluding wide wardrobe recess fitted with pine desk. Front aspect. Downlighting, radiator.
Bedroom 3 - 10' 11'' x 8' 9'' (3.32m x 2.66m) excluding door recess
Rear country aspect with angled view to Rotherfield Park. Built-in ledged and braced doored wardrobe, radiator.
Bedroom 4 - 8' 7'' x 7' 10'' (2.61m x 2.39m) including pine bulkhead top
Front aspect. Radiator.
Bathroom - 7' 7'' x 5' 8'' (2.31m x 1.73m)
White suite of panelled bath with separate Aqualisa Quartz shower fitting, pedestal wash basin and wc. Downlighting, wooden floorboards, rear window, part panelled and tiled walls, part glazed entry door.
Outside
Three Car Drive
Good Sized Gardens
Lie mainly to the rear, the South Westerly side. The front garden has a lawn with flower borders, rambling rose, log store and external electric meter box. The rear garden enjoys a countrified aspect and measures 90' x 40' backing onto fields. A shingle sun patio adjoining the dining French doors leads to a pergola seating area with lantern light, two outside taps and gate with side path. Titan 269 gallon oil tank. Timber garden store. Flower borders skirt the lawn beyond with greenhouse 7'11 x 6'3. Shrubs and soft fruit with gate to picket fenced kitchen garden including raised timber borders, further soft fruit, large bed, wildlife pond and timber store 10' x 8'.
NB:
Photographs shown may include local scenes in Newton Valence.
Directions
From Alton, take the A31 Winchester bound. At the Western end of the Alton Bypass, exit the Chawton roundabout onto the A32 towards Petersfield. Continue through Farringdon and after 0.75 mile at the crossroads, turn left signposted Newton Valence 1.5 miles. Continue up Newton Lane and upon entering the village, the property is 100 yards on the right.
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