Property description

CHAIN-FREE SALE Notable for its size, on-site parking and level cul-de-sac setting in the favoured Butts area, a circa 1952 purpose built ground floor maisonette offering a 2 double bedroom layout and 80ft x 16ft rear garden.

Description
Since Autumn 2011, the property has been the subject of modernisation and affords a refitted kitchen and bathroom, a gas heating system with thermostatically controlled radiators, and smooth finished ceilings. Additional attributes, apart from the well designed layout, which allows independent access to all the rooms from the hall and a South Easterly outlook to the rear garden from the living room and kitchen, include double glazing with fanlights to all the rooms and white panelled internal doors with chrome finished handles. The garden is complemented by a utility outhouse with the front area dedicated to parking for several cars.

Location
Occupying an established location, Elmwood Close consists of a limited number of semi-detached houses and maisonettes culminating in a shortcut footpath leading to Whitedown Lane and, in turn, the unspoilt and conserved open space of The Butts, an historic green, with the town centre a level walk beyond. The neighbourhood also has the French Horn Inn, The Butts Primary School, Ackender Wood, Alton Sports Centre, Jubilee playing fields, the Watercress Line, Chawton Park doctors surgery, the Community Hospital and a number of interest clubs including indoor bowls. Strategically placed for road routes such as the A339 Basingstoke Road and the A31 Guildford - Winchester axis, the property lies to the South Western side of the old market town of Alton with its High Street shops, Waitrose, M & S, Sainsbury's, Iceland, Boots and Aldi stores, station (Waterloo line), network of town and country footpaths, senior schools, The Convent, Alton College, churches and fitness clubs with 2 golf courses on the outskirts.

Reception Hall - 16' 4'' x 5' 5'' (4.97m x 1.65m)
Reducing to 3' 5\" in the middle section. Entered via glazed front door with matching side window, covered canopy and sensor lantern light. Oak effect laminated floor, BT Openreach socket (subject to connection), radiator, smoke detector.

Living Room - 14' 5'' x 12' 0'' (4.39m x 3.65m)
Including bay window and chimney breast. Rear garden outlook. Oak effect laminated floor, radiator, TV aerial lead/socket.

Kitchen - 9' 6'' x 9' 4'' (2.89m x 2.84m)
Twin aspect - rear and side. Refitted in high gloss white format with brushed chrome finished handles, soft closers and teak effect laminated worktops integrated with stainless steel series of Cata gas hob and electric oven, and circular single drainer sink with swan neck mixer. Also stainless steel fitted vented chimney style cooker hood. Providing fitted range of floor cupboards, top and pan drawers and double pelmetted wall cabinets incorporating task lighting with horizontal white tiled splashbacks. Plumbing for dishwasher, further appliance space. Radiator, slate effect vinyl floorING. High level cupboard housing electric consumer unit and meter, viewing panel to gas meter in cupboard below. Half glazed door to covered way leading to utility outhouse and rear garden. Doorway to:-

Recess - 6' 8'' x 2' 11'' (2.03m x 0.89m)
Adjoining Hall. Double power socket for fridge or freezer. Slate effect vinyl flooring.

Bedroom One - 13' 11'' x 13' 0'' (4.24m x 3.96m) overall
Including built-in shelved corner cupboard. Front aspect. Oak effect laminated floor, radiator, TV aerial socket.

Bedroom Two - 13' 0'' x 9' 6'' (3.96m x 2.89m)
Front aspect. Oak effect laminated floor, radiator, TV aerial socket. Wall hung Vaillant ecoTec plus gas combination boiler, integrated controls, wireless digital programmer.

Bathroom - 9' 8'' x 5' 5'' (2.94m x 1.65m)
Rear window. Re-equipped with white suite and chrome fittings affording tongued and grooved panelled deep bath + mixers/hand cradle shower attachment and separate shower fitting with raindrench head and glazed screen, pedestal wash stand basin + mixers and mirrored medicine cabinet above, and WC. Part tiled walls in horizontal white with slate effect mosaic panel and sills. Slate floor, column radiator/chrome heated towel rail. Part glazed panelled entry door.

Outside

Front Car Parking - 29' 0'' x 29' 0'' (8.83m x 8.83m)
Pea shingle area including concrete apron and brick front step. Space for parking several cars on site.

Utility Outhouse - 7' 8'' x 5' 0'' (2.34m x 1.52m)
Located adjoining covered way, kitchen and ledged and braced side gate. Single glazed rear window. Fitted laminated worktop, plumbing for washing machine, space for condenser dryer, florescent wall light, fitted shelving, panelled entry door. Outside light and tap.

Rear Garden
Enjoys a South Easterly aspect and has a concreted patio area, long lawn, ash and further tree, and timber garden shed 10' x 6'. The rear garden measures 80' (24.37m) length x 19' (5.79m) width beside the maisonette excluding utility house recess reducing to 16' (4.87m) at the rear boundary.

NB
1. We understand from our vendor client that the tenure is leasehold with a 125 year lease from 1st December 1986 at a ground rent of £10 per annum.2. We have been unable to confirm whether certain items included with this property are in full working order. Any prospective purchaser must accept that the property is offered for sale on this basis.

Directions
From the M&S Simply Food Store at the Western end of High Street, Alton, proceed away from the town on Butts Road. Upon reaching The Butts green, turn right at the mini-roundabout by the railway arches towards Basingstoke on Whitedown Lane. After passing the French Horn Inn on the left, turn next left into Chawton Park Road. Then turn first right into Beechwood Road and first right again into Elmwood Close. The maisonette is on the right.

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