5 bedroom detached house

An exceptional and individually designed residence nestling in a highly desirable enclave of Warsash, surrounded by beautiful countryside and within easy reach of the shoreline and nature reserve.

Despite being built in 1992 the property has a strong character feel with many attractive features more typical of older properties such as the exposed beams and the impressive inglenook fireplace that can be found in the double aspect drawing room. The main house extends to over 4500 sq ft and is arranged over two floors. The ground floor is particularly impressive with excellent proportions throughout and a good array of rooms which can serve a multitude of uses. At the heart of the house is the superb kitchen with a range of handmade units with contrasting cream and wood finishes, granite worktops, a large feature island unit and a comprehensive range of high-quality integrated appliances. A later addition is the orangery, accessed from the kitchen providing a wonderful outlook over the grounds. In addition to this living space there is the aforementioned drawing room with double doors to what is currently used as a formal dining room. There is great connectivity between all three of these rooms making it ideal for those who like to entertain. To the other side of the house is another sitting room and two lovely home offices.

On the first floor there are five bedrooms including a spacious principal suite with walk through dressing area and en-suite shower room. Two of the remaining bedrooms also benefit from en-suites whilst a beautifully presented family bathroom serves bedrooms four and five.

In addition to the main house there are a series of attractive and useful outbuildings including a double garage with plumbing and a first-floor room, currently used as a games room. A detached barn style store extends to 38ft and offers excellent storage for garden machinery, whilst the pool house offers a pleasant space to relax and enjoy the view across the pool to the house.

Externally the grounds are very impressive. Set back along a long-gated driveway the house offers a very high degree of privacy and peace and quiet. The grounds wrap around three sides of the property and include large expanses of manicured lawns, edged with mature trees. There is an impeccably kept tennis court as well as a large entertaining terrace wrapping around the house, bordered with well stocked beds and connecting to the sun terrace surrounding the outdoor heated pool with covered barbeque area and access the pool house.

Situated on the eastern bank of the River Hamble, Warsash is a village in southern Hampshire. It is extremely popular with the sailing fraternity given the marina and world renowned facilities along The Solent. The village has a range of shops, pubs and restaurants and more comprehensive facilities can be found in the maritime cities of Southampton and Portsmouth.

Local independent schooling is highly regarded with Meoncross, West Hill Park, Boundary Oak and Portsmouth Grammar School all being within easy reach. The M/A27 and A3(M) provide excellent links to the South coast, wider motorway network inland to the north and west and London respectively. Rail links can be found at nearby Fareham and Southampton Parkway, both providing links to London, whilst Southampton Airport (11 miles) provides both domestic and international flights.