Property description

Occupying an highly sought after level setting adjacent to the town centre, a carefully maintained 3 bedroom Georgian style house combining a Southerly courtyard garden with a green front outlook also with a garage.

Description
Built in the mid 1970s by well known local builders, Hollybourne Developments, the property is in a terrace of 4 houses within a select private development adjoining one of Alton\‘s finest streets, Lenten Street. Barton End consists of similar houses on three sides of the lawned communal grounds with an historic period detached building in the centre converted into apartments. The unrivalled views and aspect are complemented by uPVC double glazing, Classique style panelled internal white doors with brass finished handles, a refitted white suited shower room and cleverly revamped kitchen, and a conservatory spilling onto the sunny part walled courtyard garden to the rear. There is also a gas heating system with radiators (thermostatic valves to the bedrooms) and a replacement boiler, cavity wall insulation, fanlights to most of the windows and uPVC roofline products.

Location
High on quality and convenience, Barton End is a revered setting being not only adjacent to Alton\‘s shops and town facilities but also to streamside walks in the neighbouring water meadows and the serene pleasures of Westbrook Gardens, which includes a bowls club and organised seasonal events. Amidst Jane Austen country, Alton has major and family shops, stores such as M&S, Waitrose, Sainsbury\‘s, Boots and Aldi, a station (Waterloo line), library, museum and gallery, churches of several denominations, interest societies and a choice of restaurants, inns and hotels. There is also Alton College, an intriguing network of town footpaths, Alton Sports Centre and, on the outskirts, 2 golf courses.

Ground Floor

Covered Porch
Lantern light with half single glazed panelled front door to:-

Reception Hall - 14\‘ 11\‘\‘ x 6\‘ 3\‘\‘ (4.54m x 1.90m) overall including stairway
Radiator, telephone point, thermostat. Built-in understairs store cupboard - light, electric consumer unit and meter.

Cloakroom
Front window. Refitted with white suite and chrome finished fittings to elegant corner hand basin with mono tap and tiled splashback, and WC with hideaway cistern and display top. White ladder multiple heated towel radiator.

Sitting/Dining Room - 24\‘ 5\‘\‘ x 11\‘ 4\‘\‘ (7.44m x 3.45m) overall
Twin aspect - front and rear. Coved ceiling. Consisting of:-

Sitting Area - 14\‘ 3\‘\‘ x 11\‘ 4\‘\‘ (4.34m x 3.45m)
Pair of front aspect windows overlooking own and communal gardens. Decorative limestone theme fireplace incorporating coal effect electric fire. Radiator, wall light point, TV aerial and telephone extension points; and

Dining Area - 10\‘ 2\‘\‘ x 9\‘ 5\‘\‘ (3.10m x 2.87m)
Rear garden aspect. 2 wall light points, radiator, fitted corner ornament shelf. Serving hatch to:-

Kitchen - 9\‘ 9\‘\‘ x 8\‘ 1\‘\‘ (2.97m x 2.46m)
Single glazed rear aspect via window and door to conservatory. Smartly presented with Maple effect units incorporating brushed chrome finished handles and Beechblock effect laminated worktops with Oak effect laminated floor. Affording extensive range of floor cupboards, top and pan drawers, inset stainless steel one and a quarter bowl single drainer sink with swan neck mixer tap, tiled splashbacks interspersed with subtle sunflower motifs, and double pelmeted wall cabinets. Coved ceiling. Electric cooker panel, plumbing for washing machine, space for fridge/freezer. Radiator, digital programmer, carbon monoxide alarm. Corner cupboard housing wall hung Worcester Greenstar 15ri condensing gas boiler. Glazed panelled door to hall. Half single glazed panelled door to:-

Conservatory - 8\‘ 1\‘\‘ x 6\‘ 5\‘\‘ (2.46m x 1.95m)
Triple aspect adjoining rear courtyard garden. Pitched translucent roof. Fitted blinds. Limestone effect ceramic tiled floor, external power socket, outside tap. French door to rear garden.

First Floor
From hall, stairs turning with spindle balustrade and hand rail turning to:-

Galleried Landing - 8\‘ 10\‘\‘ x 6\‘ 5\‘\‘ (2.69m x 1.95m) including stairwell
Matching gallery. Built-in airing cupboard - recessed hot water cylinder, immersion heater. Hinged hatch fitted with sliding aluminium ladder to loft with light.

Bedroom One - 12\‘ 5\‘\‘ x 11\‘ 2\‘\‘ (3.78m x 3.40m)
Front aspect overlooking lawned and tree fringed communal gardens. Coved ceiling, radiator, telephone extension point.

Bedroom Two - 11\‘ 10\‘\‘ x 9\‘ 10\‘\‘ (3.60m x 2.99m) excluding door recess
Including fitted cream part bevelled mirrored series of two double twin railed wardrobes, shelved single unit and drawer below. Rear aspect over own and neighbouring gardens. Radiator.

Bedroom Three - 7\‘ 10\‘\‘ x 7\‘ 3\‘\‘ (2.39m x 2.21m)
Rear aspect over own and neighbouring gardens. Radiator. Currently used as study.

Shower Room - 6\‘ 5\‘\‘ x 6\‘ 2\‘\‘ (1.95m x 1.88m) excluding door recess
Front window. Formerly bathroom. Refitted with elegant white suite and chrome finished fittings to curved corner glazed and tiled shower enclosure + Aqualisa fitment, semi-countersunk wash basin + mono mixer, and WC + hideaway dual flush cistern in gloss white finish with matching shelved vanity cupboards and set of drawers, marble effect deep utensil sills. Part tiled walls with subtle dado keyline, limestone effect vinyl flooring, white ladder heated towel radiator, shaver socket.

Outside

Easily Maintained Gardens
The chain-linked front is attractively planned with stone chipping, paved feature, raised brick flowerbed and paviour edged path. The Southerly facing part walled rear garden is designed to a courtyard theme with slightly split-level curved paved sun terraces, circular feature, corner shrubbery and wooden screen to wheelie bin area. Ledged and braced locking rear pedestrian gate. External gas meter box.

Garage - 16\‘ 1\‘\‘ x 8\‘ 1\‘\‘ (4.90m x 2.46m) externally
In block, found by leaving front door and proceeding left handed. Bear left through the opening in the brick wall where the garage is numbered 23, being third from end. Black up-and-over door. Also residents/visitors car parking spaces.

NB
1. The tenure is Freehold. However, there is a nominal maintenance charge payable annually for the upkeep of the common parts and communal grounds. Further details upon request.2. Photographs shown may include the communal gardens.

Directions
From the row of banks on High Street, Alton, opposite The Swan Hotel, turn right by Boots The Chemist up Market Street and, at the Market Square, proceed ahead off the one-way system towards Basingtoke on Lenten Street. After Westbrooke Road, turn first left into Barton End. The house is approached by the path to the right hand side of the cream detached period building No. 1.

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