Property description
A character first floor 2 double bedroom conversion apartment with its own ground floor entrance, cellar, loft and rear garden in a much favoured 'access only' road.
Retaining characteristics and the splendour of its late Victorian origins, the property occupies the whole of the first floor of a former semi-detached villa. There are 9' (2.74m) high ceilings to the drawing/dining room and main bedroom, several sash windows, fireplaces, exposed floorboards and picture rails, and traditional recessed panelled internal doors with china style handles, tall skirting boards and moulded architraves. The accommodation is centred upon an impressive part galleried hall and has both a gas heating system with the majority of the radiators incorporating thermostatic valves, and part double glazing.
Ackender Road lies immediately to the west of Alton's historic town centre, the High Street being within 0.25 mile, and consists of mainly Victorian and Edwardian properties of varying designs, sizes and appearances. The neighbourhood has a network of footpaths, the Water Meadows, All Saints Church, Westbrooke Gardens and access to major routes including the M3 via the B3349 Odiham Road. Maintaining its historic connections with the English Civil War, Jane Austen and hop cultivation, Alton has High Street shops and stores such as M&S, Sainsbury's, Boots and Iceland (further stores in prospect), a station (London Waterloo line) and Waitrose store nearby, weekly and specialist open air market events, further churches, cultural facilities (The Curtis Museum and Allen Gallery), primary and senior schools, Alton Convent, Alton College, a library, fitness clubs, a sports centre and two golf courses on the outskirts.
Ground Floor
Entrance Hall
Approached via right hand broad riven paved path leading to the rear. Pair of coach lamps with external gas meter box. Part glazed panelled wooden front door to entrance hall. Ledged slatted pine door to cellar. Matching pine panel with stairs, quarter landing, radiator, wall light point, electric consumer unit and return natural wooden staircase with further quarter landing and natural wooden spindle balustrade to:
First Floor
Upper Hall - 31'2\" (9.50m) x 3'4\" (1.02m) reducing to 2'5\" (0.74m) + stairwell area 9'5\" (2.87m) x 6'1\" (1.85m)
Sash window - side aspect. Moulded archway, two wall light points, radiator. Hinged hatch with fitted aluminium ladder to loft - light.
Drawing/Dining Room - 17'4\" (5.28m) x 12'7\" (3.84m)
Pair of double glazed windows - front aspect. Teak effect surround and mantelpiece with stone effect slip and fitted coal effect gas fire to fireplace, extended quarry tiled hearth. Picture rails, pair of radiators, telephone socket (subject to connection), dimmer switch, TV aerial lead.
Kitchen/Breakfast Room - 11'10\" (3.61m) x 10'9\" (3.28m)
Double glazed side aspect with angled view towards town centre. Fitted to Maple effect with chrome finished bar handles and stainless steel finished integrated Belling series of 5 burner gas hob, electric oven and hood. Providing floor cupboards, drawers, matching tall larder unit with housing for fridge/freezer, laminated worktops inset with stainless steel one-and-a-quarter bowl single drainer sink and mixer tap, pottery tiled splashbacks, worktop lighting and matching double pelmetted wall cabinets with pair of angled end display shelves and corner cupboard also housing wall hung Protherm gas combination boiler with integrated controls. Antique oak style laminated floor, space for breakfast area. Radiator, coving, several chrome finished power sockets. Plumbing for washing machine.
Bedroom 1 - 13'5\" (4.09m) x 12'5\" (3.78m)
Double glazed rear window overlooking gardens. Elegant cast iron fireplace, mantelpiece. Picture rails, radiator, TV aerial socket.
Bedroom 2 - 10'9\" (3.28m) x 9' (2.74m)
Sash window - side aspect. Picture rails, fitted high level shelf, radiator.
Lobby
Door from kitchen. Mosaic effect vinyl floor, ceiling hatch. Walk-in store cupboard - rear window.
Bathroom - 7'7\" (2.31m) x 6' (1.83m)
Fitted with white suite and chrome finished fittings affording panelled bath with mixers/shower attachment and folding glazed screen, pedestal wash basin with mixers, and wc. Vertical contemporary radiator, white tiling to visible walls with aqua mosaic keyline, mosaic effect vinyl flooring, high level shelves, double glazed rear window.
Cellar - 16'11\" (5.16m) x 5'9\" (1.75m)
Excluding entry recess. Approached by door in entrance hall via brick steps with front window, light and understairs storage area. Decorated and plasterboarded with stained wooden skirting boards, lighting, multiple power points and electric meter with further fusebox. Brick recessed light well with reinforced glass top. Previously used for study/storage.
Outside
Established Garden
Is at the rear beyond number 36's garden and is approached by its own paved path with flower borders, climber and gate. The garden measures 79' (24.08m) x 19' (5.79m) and is enclosed by fencing. External double power point. The lawn is flanked by mature shrubberies with a number of small trees. Towards the end of the garden is a timber garden shed, concreted hardstanding and a stone raised corner flower border also containing a pampas grass.
NB
We gather the property is a leasehold tenure on a 150 year lease from 3 October 1980 with a ground rent payable of £20 per half year.
Directions
From the M&S Simply Food store, at the south western end of High Street, Alton, proceed away from the town towards Winchester on Butts Road. Turn first right by the new Clover Leaf Court retirement flats into Ackender Road. The property is on the right before the bend - please kindly refrain from using No 36's private parking and park in neighbouring Kingsland, Rack Close or Langham Roads or outside restricted hours on single yellow line in Ackender Road.
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