Property description

Affording character and well presented three storey accommodation, an early 1930's style end terraced 3 double bedroom house directly opposite the bowls green and Westbrooke Gardens adjacent to the town centre.

Description
The property, which is at the end of a terrace of 4 similar homes, has been sympathetically improved and enlarged since the early 2000's with the provision of 2 bathrooms and a downstairs cloakroom. Even more recently uPVC double glazing has been installed and an enlarged and bespoke refitted kitchen was completed in 2015. For energy saving, there is also cavity wall insulation. In keeping with its pre-war origins, their are reclaimed and open fireplaces, deep skirting boards and moulded architraves, smooth finished ceilings, and a collection of panelled internal doors, several of which are part glazed. The rear garden takes advantage of a Westerly aspect. The gas heating system has radiators, the majority of which incorporate thermostatic valves.

Location
Westbrooke Road occupies a level setting off Lenten Street which leads to the Market Square, town centre and routes to the M3 and Basingstoke. A stroll across Westbrooke Gardens also leads to the High Street and town centre. Westbrooke Road and Rack Close Road are 'access only' roads consisting of mainly pre-war and Victorian properties of varying designs and sizes. Steeped in Civil War and Jane Austen history, Alton, an old market town in the Wey Valley, has major and family shops, restaurants and inns, M & S and Sainsbury's stores, primary and senior schools, a library, museum and gallery, and a private health club. Just beyond lies the station (Waterloo line), an adjacent Waitrose store, Alton College and Kings Pond with the Convent School, a retail park, a sports centre and two golf courses on the outskirts. The town has churches of several denominations and an interesting network of town footpaths also leading to the water meadows.

Ground Floor

Recessed Porch
Brick arched with quarry tiled floor, courtesy light. Part single glazed wooden panelled front door to:

Reception Hall - 10' 11'' x 2' 11'' (3.32m x 0.89m)
Coved ceiling, radiator, smoke detector.

Twin Aspect Living Area - overall 25'7\" (7.80m) x 11' (3.35m) widening to 14'3\" (4.34m)
Consisting of:-

Sitting Room - 14' 3'' x 12' 9'' (4.34m x 3.88m)
With fitted box book and display shelves with cupboards below. Rear garden aspect. Elegant white pillared mantelpiece to open fireplace with raised slate hearth. Oak effect laminated floor. Coved ceiling, telephone socket and tv aerial point. Panelled door to hall. Part glazed panelled door to kitchen. Wide opening to:-

Dining Room - 13' 3'' x 11' 0'' (4.04m) including rectangular bay window (3.35m)
Including distinctive cast iron open fireplace, mantelpiece. Triple aspect bay - front outlook towards Westbrooke Gardens. Oak effect laminated floor. Coved ceiling, radiator, tv aerial point.

Twin Aspect Kitchen - 17' 5'' x 9' 3'' (5.30m x 2.82m) overall
Rear and side aspects. Bespoke and discerningly refitted to a cream Shaker style with soft closers, ironmongery handles and integrated appliances providing stainless steel finished series of split level Bosch electric double oven, Electrolux gas hob, matching back and cantilevered hood, Affording extensive units to a framed and subtle panelled design with floor cupboards, pan and utensil drawers, granite effect laminated worktops, inset stainless steel single drainer sink with mixer, horizontal tiled splashbacks, housing for fridge and freezer, plumbing for dishwasher and eye level cabinets with double pelmets, open shelves and spice racks. Oak effect laminated floor, downlighting. Concealed gas and electric meters and electric consumer unit. Vertical radiator. Fitted tongued and grooved style corner larder. Natural wooden part single glazed stable door with mat well to rear garden.

Cloakroom
White suite of wc and contemporary hand basin with chrome finished taps, low height wood panelling and sill. Side window. Recess with plumbing for washing machine, fitted shelves above. Oak style laminated floor. Victorian style part glazed panelled entry door.

First Floor

Galleried Landing - 12' 5'' x 5' 3'' (3.78m x 1.60m)
Including stairways. Approached from reception hall via straight stairs with pine hand rail and return to spindle galleried landing. Radiator, digital programmer, smoke detector.

Bedroom Two - 14' 5'' x 10' 6'' (4.39m x 3.20m)
Including cast iron fireplace with mantelpiece and fitted shelved pine store cupboard. Front aspect over bowling green and Westbrooke Gardens. Radiator.

Bedroom Three - 12' 6'' x 8' 5'' (3.81m x 2.56m)
Including elegant reclaimed cast iron fireplace with mantelpiece. Rear aspect over gardens towards Kingsland Road. Retro tubular radiator.

Principal Bathroom - 9' 5'' x 9' 5'' (2.87m x 2.87m)
Presenting white 4 piece suite with chrome finished fittings of double ended rolltop bath with mosaic tiled surrounds and wooden panelling, separate mosaic tiled shower cubicle with utensils recess and cupboard, and display alcove, square wash hand basin with mono tap, matching surround and stowage areas below, and wc. Downlighting, slate effect tiled floor, chrome finished multiple heated towel rail. Sash window - rear aspect. Double wall cupboard concealing wall hung Worcester gas combination boiler, display shelf below and further cupboard. Part glazed panelled entry door.

Second Floor


Landing
Approached from main landing by natural wood turning stairs with elegant spindle pine balustrade. Natural light tube, smoke detector, downlight.

Bedroom One - 17' 2'' x 9' 1'' (5.23m x 2.77m)
Excluding recesses. Twin aspect - 3 Velux double glazed roof windows - front aspect with views over bowling green and Westbrooke Gardens. Double glazed sash window - rear aspect with rooftop glimpses of Brick Kiln Lane and Ackender Wood. Downlighting, radiator. Dressing recess with shelved open storage area. Series of recessed ornaments/storage alcoves. Opening to front eaves floored recess. Built-in double eaves cupboard. Tv aerial connection, dimmer switch.

2nd Bathroom
Of limited ceiling height presenting white suite with chrome finished fittings of tongue and groove wooden panelled bath with tumbled stone border, mixers/hand shower attachment, hand basin and wc. Tumbled stone floor, chrome finished multiple heated towel rail, downlighting, Velux window with rooftop views towards Ackender Wood. Storage recess, pair of louvred box store cupboards, extractor fan with isolator.

Outside

Attractive Gardens
Lie mainly to the rear, The enclosed front garden has shingle bed and pavered front path, lavender border, climber and front gate, all contained by privet hedging. The Westerly facing and enclosed rear garden has a recessed path from the kitchen door with 6' high closeboarded fence and outside tap leading to the lawn at a slightly higher level flanked by established shrubberies and cobbled path leading to the naturally screened sun deck including replacement timber garden shed 10' 0'' x 8' 0'' (3.05m x 2.44m) with power, light, double entry doors and windows contained within a part walled and fenced area - a sheltered sun trap. Side gate.

NB
Photographs may include a view from the property upstairs and local scenes of adjacent Westbrooke Gardens.

Directions
On foot, proceed up Westbrook Alley beside our Alton office and continue through the public gardens to the far left hand side opening onto Westbrooke Road. Turn right and the house is opposite the bowling green. Alternatively, by car, proceed away from the M&S Foodhall and the High Street. Turn first right off Butts Road into Ackender Road. Then turn first right into Rack Close Road, which becomes Westbrooke Road. The house is on the left.

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