Property description

Set within its own 1/5th acre level plot with extensive driveway parking and a double garage, an individual flexibly planned 1983 detached house occupying an easily accessible village location.

Description - 211' 0'' x 41' 0'' (64.26m x 12.49m)
Set back from the Alton-Winchester Road, Kearsley benefits from a long return frontage to Kingswood Rise, a no-through road, and has a flexibly planned complement of accommodation allowing for up to 3 reception rooms including a well proportioned L-shaped living room and anything between 3 and 5 bedrooms with the main suite on the ground floor. Further attributes are the large plot being 211' x 41' (64.26m x 12.49m) and the quite exceptional driveway, parking and double garage provision with space for a trailer. Comfort and labour saving features range from the uPVC double glazing and roofline products to the gas radiator heating and cavity wall insulation. There are fanlight top openers to most of the windows with the main facade featuring triple oriel bow windows and oak finished sills. There are also coved ceilings downstairs and Classique style white paneled internal doors.

Location
Kearsley stands back from the road within its own level gardens and sides onto the broad tree studded verge of Kingswood Rise, a no-through road of high quality and mainly detached housing dating from about 10 - 20 years ago. Typifying village life, Four Marks has a landscaped shopping area with a Co-op, Tesco Express, bakers, wine merchants and further shops, a garage/M&S outlet, and both doctors and vets surgeries. A primary school, village hall, churches, sports facilities, footpaths to countryside, allotments, golf course, garden centre and the Mid Hants steam railway are further local facets. Bus services via the A31 link with Alton, Alresford, Guildford and Winchester. Alton, an historic market town in Jane Austen country, is within 5 miles and has major shops including Waitrose, Sainsbury's, M&S, Iceland, Boots and further stores, a station (Waterloo line), senior schools, Alton Convent, Alton College and a sports centre. Nestling in the Itchen Valley, Alresford also has a senior/academy school of good repute, Perins.

Ground Floor

Reception Hall
L-shaped. Via part stained leaded light effect panel entrance door at side with lantern light and side window. Radiator, digital thermostat, open understairs area.

Cloaks
Formerly cloakroom - now walk-in store. Light.

Lounge/Dining Room - 21' 11'' x 10' 10'' (6.68m x 3.30m)
Plus 8' 10'' x 6' 9'' (2.69m x 2.06m). L-shaped. Triple aspect - main rear including pair of wide French doors to patio/rear garden - side bow window. Including natural brick arched raised fireplace fitted with coal effect basket gas fire, oak theme mantelpiece. 4 double wall light points, dimmer switch, 2 radiators, TV and phone sockets. Leaded light servery to kitchen.

Study - 9' 2'' x 5' 8'' (2.79m x 1.73m)
Bow window - side aspect. Radiator, phone socket.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room - 12' 8'' x 9' 2'' (3.86m x 2.79m)
Side aspect + vaulted white Velux roof window. Extensively fitted to panelled oak theme with matching trim and peninsula breakfast bar affording floor cupboards, top and pan drawers, tiled worktops, cream tiled splashbacks with task lighting, and matching part illuminated and leaded light double pelmetted wall cabinets incorporating vented cooker hood and book shelves. Electric cooker panel, space for fridge and wine rack, concealed tablet water softener. Radiator, tiled effect vinyl floor, phone socket.

Utility Room - 7' 3'' x 6' 11'' (2.21m x 2.11m)
Side aspect. Fitted to matching theme to kitchen with 2 double wall cabinets, worktops and tiled splashbacks. Fitted Armitage Shanks Belfast sink with additional soft closing oak style cupboards below and swan neck mixer tap. Plumbing for washing machine, vent for tumble drier, space for fridge/freezer. Radiator, tiled effect vinyl floor. Glazed door to side path.

Master Bedroom - 12' 11'' x 10' 9'' (3.93m x 3.27m)
Excluding door recess. Twin aspect - front + feature bow side window. Radiator, pine skirting boards.

En-suite Shower Room - 6' 11'' x 5' 1'' (2.11m x 1.55m)
Suite with chrome fittings to corner tiled and glazed shower cubicle, pedestal wash basin and WC. Front window. Tiling to visible walls, radiator, shaving light.

First Floor

Landing
Approached from reception hall via wood spindle balustraded straight stairs. Built-in airing cupboard - recessed hot water cylinder, immersion heater and wall hung replacement British Gas 330+ gas condensing boiler, digital programmer, Wireless System.

Bedroom Two - 11' 3'' x 10' 11'' (3.43m x 3.32m)
Overlooking rear garden. Including decorative marble effect fireplace with pine pillared mantelpiece and tiled hearth. Dimmer switch, radiator. Built-in eaves store cupboard - light.

Bedroom Three - 11' 1'' x 10' 0'' (3.38m x 3.05m)
Excluding window bay - Velux side outlook to Kingswood Rise. Radiator. Built-in double wardrobe. Built-in eaves store cupboard - light. Hatch to loft. Intercommunicating door to:-

Sitting Room/Bedroom Four - 12' 10'' x 8' 1'' (3.91m x 2.46m)
Main area. Overall floor area 17' 6'' x 12' 10'' (5.33m x 3.91m). Overlooking front garden and drive. Radiator, phone socket, dimmer switch.

Bathroom - 7' 3'' x 5' 9'' (2.21m x 1.75m)
Refitted with white suite and Victorian style chrome fittings presenting pine panelled bath + mixers/hand cradle shower attachment, pedestal wash basin and WC. Part tiled walls, ceramic tiled floor, radiator, coved ceiling. Side window.

Outside

Dual Entry Drive
Entered via either the stone pillared 5 bar gate from Winchester Road, or the brick pierred opening from Kingswood Rise, the wide shingle drive extends to the full 211' length of the plot providing exceptional car/motor space.

Good Sized Level Gardens
are screened by fences and hedging including Laurels with several trees. The open front lawn has rose/flower borders with stone walling and shrubberies. Skirting the entrance area at the side is a shrubbery/spring border and post and rail fence with pedestrian opening to Kingswood Rise. The far side has a concreted path adjoining the utility room with external gas and electric meter boxes. The expanse of floodlit paved sun terrace to the rear features a symmetrical flower garden, large oval pond backed by a rockery and a pergola archway. A holly border, archway and path lead to a greenhouse and the expanse of lawn with curved shrubbery (free standing arbor seat excluded from sale). Beyond is:-

Detached Double Garage - 18' 3'' x 18' 2'' (5.56m x 5.53m)
Of brick and pitched tiled roof construction. Pair of up-and-over doors, multiple strip lights, 4 double power points, garden aspect side window. Part open loft area, fusebox. Half glazed personal side door with outside lantern light to shingle trailer space. Further lantern light and broad driveway with pair of brick pillars opening to Kingswood Rise.

Plot Size Overall 0.2 acre (0.08 hectare)

Local Authority
East Hampshire District Council, Penns Place, Durford Road, Petersfield, Hampshire GU31 4EX Tel: 01730 266551. www.easthants.gov.uk

Directions
From Alton, take the A31 towards Winchester entering Four Marks. After the BP/M&S Garage continue on the main road for 0.7 mile where the house is on the right immediately before Kingswood Rise by the bus stops.

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