Property description
A highly versatile and individual two storey detached country residence laid out with the emphasis upon space and circulation in a much acclaimed village location with Southerly facing 0.95 acre grounds backing onto fields.
Description
The impressive ground floor footprint affords four reception rooms, a gym/bedroom 4, family kitchen, a utility/cloakroom, second bathroom and a distinctive part vaulted and galleried reception hall entered via a loggia from the in and out driveway. The part vaulted hall and glass gallery lead to the three principal double bedrooms and the main 4 piece bathroom. Family use, entertaining and the option of informal annexe use spring to mind. Noteworthy characteristics include the oyster stone floors, glass gallery, the 18'5 x 16'10 master bedroom with its Juliet balcony, open fireplace, white sanitaryware, exposed pine floorboards upstairs and white panelled internal doors. In keeping with traditional village life, the kitchen has the focal point of a Rayburn whilst additional features include downlighting with dimmers as specified, and double glazing with most rooms incorporating fanlight top openers. The oil fired Rayburn provides heating to the radiators and hot water. The southerly views over the rear grounds to rolling open Hampshire countryside is enjoyed by the three main reception rooms and two of the four double/twin bedrooms.
Location
Longacre is naturally screened from Paice Lane, a prime semi-rural setting lying south of Medstead village centre, which has a general stores, hardware store/post office, Castle of Comfort Inn, St Andrews - an ancient church, primary school, green, recreational facilities including tennis and bowls, local drama and gardening clubs, and a traditional village ambience. The immediate area has a network of footpaths, bridleways, byways and broad verged lanes with horse riding being a popular local pastime. There is also a mini-retail square including a butchers, a doctors surgery and woodland walks within the parish with neighbouring Four Marks providing further shops and a garage. The historic old market town of Alton lies within 6 miles and has individual and major shops such as M & S, Waitrose, Sainsbury's, Boots and Iceland, a station (Waterloo line), senior and Alton Convent schools, Alton College, fitness clubs and a sports centre. Additional landmarks locally include several golf courses, trout fishing on the Itchen, gliding at Lasham, and private schools such as Lord Wandsworth College and Churchers.
Driveway
Approached by a sweeping dual entry shingle driveway also providing extensive parking, the accommodation affords:-
Ground Floor
Gabled Loggia - 15' 3'' x 7' 0 (4.64m x 2.13m)
Oyster stone floor. Vaulted with downlighting, pair of lantern lights and matt well, external power point. Pair of South African hand made and carved Imbuia hardwood doors with ironmongery double handles and studwork to:
Reception Hall - 16'2\" (4.93m) x 13' (3.96m)
Vaulted with atrium style plate glass gallery and pair of Velux windows. Oyster stone floor with underfloor electric heating. Downlighting. Understairs cupboard.
Drawing Room - 20' (6.10m) x 17'10\" (5.44m)
Twin aspect front and over rear gardens. Including open fireplace with stone hearth. Higher coved ceiling with adjustable corner downlights, 3 radiators - 1 latticework screen, thermostat, tv aerial connection. Pair of French windows with tall windows either side opening to sun terrace area and gardens.
Dining Room - 17'10\" (5.44m) x 14' (4.27m)
Pair of rear garden aspect windows. Bamboo floor, natural pine clad beam, downlighting on dimmers, 2 radiators. Single glazed panelled door to sun terrace area. Archway to:
Ante Room - 9'7\" (2.92m) x 6'8\" (2.03m)
Oyster stone floor, downlight on dimmer. Half single glazed door to rear garden
Family Kitchen slightly L-shaped - 22'3\" (6.78m) x 9' (2.74m) plus 10'11\" (3.33m) x 3'6\" (1.07m)
Pair of windows overlooking all weather surface/rear garden. Including Rayburn oil range stove (2 ovens and twin hotplates) serving heating and hot water. Designed to a freestanding natural wood finished theme providing two double floor cupboards and pots/triple drawer unit all with stainless steel tops, multiple glazed larder units, and fitted matching double floor unit with stainless steel single drainer sink and swan neck mixers. Bamboo flooring, downlighting on dimmers, electric cooker panel with glazed back and stainless steel finished chimney style hood, stainless steel finished Smeg dishwasher, fridge and freezer with stainless steel worktops. Space for American style fridge/freezer. Dedicated area for table and chairs, radiator. Personal door to garage.
Study - 10'10\" (3.30m) x 9'10\" (3.00m)
With oriel bow front window. Telephone point (broadband subject to tariff), radiator, coved ceiling.
Rear Hall
Coved ceiling, bow effect part single glazed wooden door to side path. Vertical single glazed panelled door to Kitchen.
Sitting Room - 19'4\" (5.89m) x 10'8\" (3.25m)
Twin aspect over rear gardens. Adjustable downlighting on dimmer, radiator, tv aerial connection, thermostat. Sliding patio door to:
Sun Lounge - 16' (4.88m) x 8'3\" (2.51m)
Triple aspect, single glazed, sliding door to rear garden.
Utility/Cloaks - 7'7\" (2.31m) x 6'4\" (1.93m)
Chequered worktop, plumbing for washing machine, space for condenser dryer, fitted shelving and drying rail. Bamboo floor. White suite of high level wc and pedestal wash basin, radiator, side window, Xpelair extractor fan.
Bedroom Four - 19'10\" (6.05m) x 8'4\" (2.54m)
With oriel bow front window. Previously used as gym. Oyster stone floor with underfloor electric heating, downlighting on dimmer. Door recess with shelved understairs cupboard.
Bathroom Two - 7'5\" (2.26m) x 6'9\" (2.06m)
Victorian style white suite with chrome finished fittings affording rolltop clawleg bath with central mixers/cradle hand shower attachment, pedestal wash stand basin and wc with high level cistern. Oyster stone floor with underfloor electric heating, downlighting, chrome finished multiple heated towel rail, automatic extractor fan, perimeter lit fitted mirror.
First Floor
Atrium Landing - overall 23'6\" (7.16m) long
Approached by stairs from reception hall with quarter landing and plate glass balustrade to matching gallery featuring two front Velux windows, pine floorboards and downlighting on dimmer. Radiator, smoke detector. Hatch to loft. Built-in cupboard housing Megaflo High Efficiency hot water system.
Principal Bedroom - 18'5\" (5.61m) x 16'10\" (5.13m)
Including corner unit with slide-out baskets, shelving and part mirrored/glazed sliding doors. Main front aspect with pair of glazed doors creating Juliet balcony, side Velux window. Span of matching fitted cupboards providing extensive wardrobes and shelving with matching part mirrored/glazed sliding doors. Pine floorboards, downlighting on dimmer, radiator, aerial socket for flat screen tv.
Bedroom Two - 15' (4.57m) into dormer bay x 13' (3.96m)
Rear aspect over gardens to fields beyond. Pine floorboards, downlighting on dimmer, radiator.
Bedroom Three - 14'9\" (4.50m) x 13' (3.96m) excluding dormer bay window.
Rear garden aspect. Pine floorboards. Downlighting on dimmer, radiator. Door to eaves area.
Bathroom One - 9'9\" (2.97m) x 8' (2.44m)
Presenting 4 piece white suite with Victorian style chrome finished fittings of clawleg rolltop double ended bath with central mixers, pedestal wash stand basin and wc. Separate Aqata shower cubicle with glass door, white Mira tray and Grohe shower fitment. Pine floorboards, pair of Velux style rear windows. Chrome finished tower multiple heated towel rail, downlighting, automatic extractor fan. 2 Velux style rear windows.
Outside
Integral Double Length Garage - 34'6\" (10.52m) x 11'2\" (3.40m)
Remote controlled up-and-over door, striplighting, power, single glazed side window, personal door to kitchen. Further shingle parking bay at side with wooden gate, outside tap and floodlight. Security floodlighting to front in and out driveway with evergreen screening hedge and sleeper style border. Right hand side path with outside light. Shingle driveway progresses to the left hand side ascending to the rear lawn.
Lawned Grounds
Lie to the rear of the property. Beyond the sun terrace area are shingle surrounds to the floodlit all weather play surface. Further outside tap. Sleeper steps lead to the extensive lawns which have a number of small trees, a feather boarded garden bothy, concealed oil tank, a dedicated symmetrical kitchen garden with four raised beds, and evergreen screened outbuilding 15'5 x 8'. The far section of the grounds would be suitable as a paddock and backs on to fields. Overall plot size 0.95 acre (0.38 hectare).
Directions
From Alton, take the A31 towards Winchester. Proceed into Four Marks passing the shops on the left and at the bottom of the hill, turn right into Lymington Bottom Road towards Medstead. Continue passing under the Watercress Line railway bridge towards Medstead village centre. Beyond the Five Ash crossroads, the road becomes South Town Road. After the Medstead United Reformed Church, turn first left into Paice Lane. Longacre is on the left after two thirds of a mile.
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