Property description

POTENTIAL CHAIN-FREE SALE Enjoying a wonderful sunny rear outlook over its own garden to a meadow beyond, a 4 bedroom detached modern house of impressive family proportions and careful presentation at the end of a small cul-de-sac on Alton's favoured Western outskirts - The Butts green and Ackender Wood nearby.

Description
Its distinctive attributes include the South Westerly facing garden and rear aspect, standard of repair, and generous sized accommodation with particularly good dimensions to all 4 bedrooms and both a bathroom and en-suite shower room. There is uPVC double glazing, replacement coving to the ceilings where stated below, white panelled internal doors with satin finished handles, cavity wall insulation, a wealth of power sockets and a gas heating system with radiators, most of those upstairs having individual thermostatic controls. The living/dining room, family kitchen with its split level breakfast table and two of the bedrooms overlook the lovely rear garden and meadow beyond. On a historical note, the house was built by BW Taylor Developments in 1975.

Location
The house enjoys a light and airy atmosphere within a small close of mainly detached houses set between Whitedown Lane and countryside, which provides an open field and Ackender Wood. The Butts, an historic green, The Butts Primary School, Alton Sports Centre with associated sports and interest clubs, and woodland walks are in the neighbourhood. The location is also strategically well placed for road routes including the A339 to Basingstoke, the B3349 to the M3 junction 5 and the A31 Winchester-Guildford axis. There are also bus services, Chawton Park doctor's surgery, the French Horn Inn, Watercress Steam Railway and a network of town and country footpaths in the vicinity. Alton's High Street is within a 0.8 mile drive (less on foot) and has multiple and independent shops within its Georgian facade. There are major stores such as Sainsbury's, Waitrose, M&S, Iceland and Boots whilst there is also a station (Waterloo line), churches, senior schools, Alton Convent, Alton FE College, fitness clubs and 2 golf courses on the outskirts.

Ground Floor
Part leaded light glazed composite replacement front door with multi-bolt locking and lantern light to:-

Reception Hall - 16' 0'' x 5' 10'' (4.87m x 1.78m) overall including stairway
Radiator, phone point, thermostat, coving.

Cloakroom
White suite with chrome finished fittings to corner hand basin and dual flush WC, tiling to visible walls, front window, coving.

Living/Dining Room - 24' 0'' x 12' 3'' (7.31m x 3.73m)
Light and airy with twin aspect - low silled front window and sliding patio door to sun terrace/rear garden. Replacement coving to ceiling, 2 radiators, TV aerial point, generous supply of power points.

Family Kitchen - 14' 2'' x 11' 6'' (4.31m x 3.50m)
Claiming rear garden aspect and including peninsula breakfast table. Affording extensive light oak theme units integrated with replacement stainless steel series of Belling gas hob and New World gas oven with separate grill, decoratively canopied and vented hood, integrated Panasonic microwave and concealed Zanussi dishwasher and Whirlpool fridge. Providing floor cupboards, tray/towel receptacle, multiple drawers and wall cabinets with double dentil pelmets, worktop lighting and illuminated leaded light double display cabinet with side ornament shelves. Granite effect laminated worktops inset with one and a quarter bowl single drainer sink, Water King softener and swan neck mixers, tiled splashbacks. Coordinating corner unit housing wall hung British Gas 330 gas condensing boiler. Digital programmer. Recessed ceiling lighting, Amtico style flooring, radiator, coving. Half glazed door to side path. Part glazed door to hall. Walk-in part shelved understairs store cupboard. Personal door to garage/utility/store.

First Floor
From reception hall, balustraded straight stairs to:-

Landing - 7' 7'' x 7' 3'' (2.31m x 2.21m) main area including stairwell
Recess with built-in airing cupboard - recessed hot water cylinder, immersion heater. Radiator, 'borrowed light' window, coved ceiling. Hinged hatch with fold down wooden ladder to loft - light, boarding.

Principal Bedroom - 15' 10'' x 12' 3'' (4.82m x 3.73m)
Including white panelled series of part shelved wardrobes. 2 front windows enjoying rooftop view over Alton to distant countryside. Replacement coving to ceiling, radiator. Part glazed door to:-

En-suite Shower Room
Suite of shower tray in glazed and tiled cubicle with Aqualisa Aquastyle fitting, pedestal wash basin and WC. Tiling to visible walls, LED downlighting, contemporary shaving light and point, extractor fan.

Bedroom Two - 12' 1'' x 11' 0'' (3.68m x 3.35m)
Including light oak style part mirrored set of 2 double wardrobes. Front aspect with rooftop view over Alton to North Downs. Replacement coving to ceiling, radiator.

Bedroom Three - 12' 4'' x 7' 10'' (3.76m x 2.39m)
Rear aspect - meadow view. Replacement coving to ceiling, radiator.

Bedroom Four - 11' 3'' x 7' 8'' (3.43m x 2.34m) plus built-in store cupboard
Rear aspect - meadow view. Replacement coving to ceiling, radiator.

Bathroom - 7' 6'' x 6' 6'' (2.28m x 1.98m)
Side window. Suite with chrome finished fittings to limed oak effect panelled bath with separate Aqualisa Quartz shower fitting and glazed screen, pedestal wash basin and WC. Tiling to visible walls and sills, radiator, shaving light.

Outside

Integral Garage/Store/Utility - 16' 2'' x 8' 0'' (4.92m x 2.44m)
Up-and-over door, personal door from kitchen, strip light, power, part oak style flooring. Fitted L-shaped laminated worktop with stainless steel single drainer sink, double cupboard and drawer, Water King softener (Hotpoint First Edition washing machine, Zanussi Freezone freezer and Bosch Classixx fridge freezer are available for inclusion in the sale if required). Electric consumer unit, electric and gas meters.

Double Width Drive
Block pavioured surface for 2 cars.

Landscaped Gardens
The front lawn is edged by a colourful shrubbery border including Red Robin. Side gate, path and outside light lead to rear. Wide riven paved sun terrace with retractable awning, floodlight and external power point opens to a good sized lawn which is flanked by flower and shrubbery borders with an ornamental tree. A curved brick walled and banked garden beyond provides a colourful backdrop with rockery, stone apron and central stone flight of steps to matching elevated platform with hedge backing onto meadow. Also trelliswork screened timber garden shed 7' 10'' x 5' 9'' (2.39m x 1.75m). Water butt beyond. The rear garden measures 67' 0'' x 34' 0'' (20.41m x 10.36m).

Directions
From the M&S Foodhall end of High Street, Alton, proceed away from the town towards Winchester shortly becoming Butts Road. At the railway bridges by The Butts green, turn right at the mini-roundabout towards Basingstoke on Whitedown Lane. Then turn second left into Beechwood Road. Immediately turn right into Dashwood Close where the house is at the end being the middle left of the facing four detached.

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