Property description

A well proportioned and cared for detached family house set in a prestigious plot with a Westerly facing rear garden and double garage nestling at the end of a cul-de-sac.

Description
Embellished with bay windows, the property was built on the fringe of the Chawton Grange development in 2003 by national developers, Wimpey Homes and is the penultimate in a drive at the end of Florence Way. Houses of this two storey, 4 bedroom, double garage design are rarely available for sale. Characteristics include leaded light effect uPVC double glazing with trickle vents, smooth finished ceilings, panelled internal doors with brass finished handles, moulded architraves and skirting boards, and a gas heating system with radiators. The radiators in the bedrooms, en-suite, landing and family/dining room all have individual thermostatic controls. The superior design of the house allows independent access to all the rooms except the laundry room and en-suite shower room with the lounge and family friendly dining kitchen enjoying the Westerly outlook over the sun terrace and rear garden.

Location
Florence Way consists of varying sizes and styles of houses including detached homes in this small close and lies on the Western outskirts of Alton within the well regarded Treloar Heights area. The locality has Alton Sports Centre with the adjoining Jubilee Playing Fields alongside the Watercress Steam Railway line, a range of local interest clubs including indoor bowls, The Butts - an historic green, The Butts primary school and the French Horn Inn. Footpaths such as Nancy Wykeham Way and Mounters Lane lead to open countryside, Jane Austen's beloved Chawton village, and Ackender Wood. For the road commuter, the A31 and A339 connect with Guildford and Winchester, and Basingstoke respectively, yet the house is within 1.1 mile of Alton's High Street. There are varied shops, regular open air market events, a Sainsbury's store, M&S Simply Food, a fitness studio, coffee shops and eateries. There is also a station (Waterloo minimum 67 minutes), Waitrose and further stores, primary and senior schools, Alton Convent, Alton College, cultural facilities (library, gallery and museum) and two outlying golf courses.

Ground Floor

Covered Porch
Chrome lantern and courtesy lights, paved threshold. Part stained glass effect panelled front door to:-

Reception Hall - 21' 5'' x 4' 11'' (6.52m x 1.50m) widening to 8' 1'' (2.46m)
Birch effect laminated floor, coved ceiling, control for outside lighting. Radiator, thermostat, smoke detector.

Cloakroom
Side window. White suite with chrome fittings to WC and hand basin, mosaic tiled splashback. Illuminated glass shelved display recess. Limestone floor and sills, radiator.

Lounge - 15' 4'' x 14' 8'' (4.67m x 4.47m) overall
Including fluted low silled bay window and enjoying rear garden aspect. Featuring contemporary Gazco tall log effect gas fire with wall and remote controls. Coved ceiling. 2 radiators, phone and TV aerial sockets (also underfloor cabling for surround sound). Half bevelled glazed panelled entry door.

Family/Dining Room - 10' 8'' x 9' 8'' (3.25m x 2.94m)
Including low silled front bay window. Birch effect laminated floor, radiator, dimmer switch. Half bevelled glazed panelled entry door.

Dining Kitchen - 16' 8'' x 8' 11'' (5.08m x 2.72m) increasing to 11' 7\" (3.53m)
Rear aspect window and pair of French doors opening to sun terrace/rear garden. Slate effect ceramic tiled floor with electric underfloor heating, 2 series of downlights. Dedicated dining area with radiator and high level point for tv. Peninsular and opening to kitchen area - equipped with beech effect units incorporating brushed chrome finished handles and integrated appliances consisting of Bosch stainless steel finished series of self cleaning electric oven and gas hob, concealed vented hood, and matching fronted Bosch dishwasher and Zanussi fridge/freezer. Affording extensive range of floor cupboards and top drawers, wine ports, angled end ornament shelves and matching double pelmetted wall cabinets with task lighting and tiled splashbacks below to granite effect laminated worktops inset with stainless steel one and a quarter bowl single drainer sink and mono mixer tap. Fitted matching corner larder cupboard. Further radiator.

Laundry Room - 7' 3'' x 4' 4'' (2.21m x 1.32m)
Side aspect. Fitted in matching livery to kitchen with floor cupboards, worktops, tiled splashbacks and inset stainless steel large single bowl single drainer sink with waste disposal unit. Plumbing for washing machine, space for condenser dryer. Matching ceramic tiled floor with electric underfloor heating. Kickspace heater. Chrome downlighting, extractor fan. Postformed hinged hatch to garage loft. Personal door to garage.

First Floor
From reception hall, stairs with handrail returning to:-

Galleried Landing - 11' 1'' x 6' 4'' (3.38m x 1.93m) main area including stair well
Side aspect window. Featuring L-shaped spindle balustraded gallery. Radiator, smoke detector. Built-in airing cupboard also housing replacement Powermax 155x gas boiler with integrated digital heating and hot water controls. Hinged hatch with fitted aluminium ladder to loft. Dimmer switch, radiator, high level point for TV.

Principal Bedroom One - 13' 3'' x 12' 5'' (4.04m x 3.78m) overall
Front aspect. Beech effect laminated floor, dimmer switch, radiator, high level point for TV.

En-suite Shower Room - 9' 1'' x 5' 3'' (2.77m x 1.60m)
Front window. Featuring polished granite floor. White suite with chrome fittings to tiled and glazed shower cubicle with New Team fitment, pedestal wash basin and WC. Part tiled walls, downlighting, extractor fan with isolator, radiator.

Bedroom Two - 11' 0'' x 10' 7'' (3.35m x 3.22m) excluding door recess
Part treed/rear garden aspect. Aspen wood effect laminated floor. Radiator, dimmer switch.

Bedroom Three - 11' 1'' x 9' 5'' (3.38m x 2.87m) Including fluted bay window.
Elevated front aspect with rooftop view. Touch control light switch, Aspen wood effect laminated floor, radiator.

Bedroom Four - 12' 6'' x 6' 6'' (3.81m x 1.98m)
Part treed/rear garden aspect. Pear wood effect laminated floor, radiator.

Bathroom - 7' 5'' x 6' 4'' (2.26m x 1.93m)
Side window. White suite with chrome fittings to panelled bath with mixers/shower attachment, pedestal wash basin and WC. Mosaic stone flooring, part tiled walls with utensil sills, downlighting, extractor fan with isolator, radiator.

Outside

Integral Double Garage - 19' 10'' x 16' 2'' (6.04m x 4.92m)
Including recess fitted with worktop and floor cupboard. Remote controlled up-and-over door, 4 strip lights, power, electric consumer unit, half glazed personal door to side path/gardens. Hard surfaced drive providing on site parking for several cars. Adjoining soffit outside lighting. External gas and electric meter boxes.

Gardens - 59' 0'' x 0' 0'' (17.97m x 0.00m)
Lying mainly to the rear, the Westerly side with the front presenting a peninsula lawn with ornamental trees/shrubs and riven paved path. The garden plot progressively widens to the rear with a recessed left hand side access gate and is enclosed by wooden fencing. There is a continuous lawn to the side and rear with sheltered riven paved sun terrace and shrubbery border, security multiple contemporary outside lights, external power and tap. The Westerly facing rear also features a stepped brick wall and paved BBQ shelter to the corner. The paved side areas provide a useful drying area, metal shed, wheelie bin storage and deep far side recess containing a timber garden shed. The overall plot measures 98' (29.85m) depth with a rear boundary width of 59' (17.97m).

Directions
From the M&S Simply Food store at the Western end of High Street/Drayman's Way, Alton, proceed away from the town towards Winchester on Butts Road. At The Butts green, proceed under the railway bridge and turn right at the first roundabout towards Basingstoke on to Whitedown Lane. Then turn first left into Chawton Park Road. At the mini-roundabout, turn right into Connaught Way then first left into Kipling Road. At Princess Louise Square, proceed ahead into Burnham Road and then turn left into Florence Way. At the T junction, turn right where the house is the penultimate property.


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