4 bedroom detached house for sale

The property

The Grey Cottage is a well-designed, modern village residence which was built by our clients for their own occupation and is ideally suited to 21st century lifestyles. On entering, the spacious reception hall offers a hospitable welcome with an oak staircase to the first floor and warm-toned wood flooring extending across much of the ground floor living area.

Ground floor reception areas include a generous dual aspect sitting room with elegant presentation, a contemporary feature fireplace and two sets of French doors providing a connection to the garden terrace. Adjacent is the formal dining room which also has glazed double doors to the garden and offers the perfect spot to host family and friends. A tucked-away study provides versatile-uses including a refuge for home-workers, a hobbies space or a quiet room for schoolwork. The impressive kitchen/breakfast room offers a convivial hub at the heart of the home. The kitchen area enjoys a useful breakfast bar, along with built in appliances and a 5 ring gas hob. There is a light-filled informal dining area benefitting from a triple aspect outlook to the rear garden and three sets of French doors creating a seamless al fresco connection.

Also on the ground floor is a useful utility room with a gas fired boiler for central heating and hot water, and a door to the side garden. A cloakroom completes the
ground floor. The refined ambience continues on the upper level where the galleried landing (with a hatch to the loft space) gives access to four double bedrooms
and a stylishly-appointed, recently re-fitted family bathroom with bath-tub and walk-in shower cubicle.

The principal bedroom offers a luxurious retreat with a door between the fitted wardrobes opening into a concealed, smartly-presented and generously
proportioned en suite bathroom

Outside

High-level, clipped evergreen hedging creates a natural, green barrier at the boundaries of the plot, with a timber five-bar gate, leading onto a swathe of driveway at the front of the property, which provides off street parking and leads to the detached double garage.

A step and accessible ramp rises to the sheltered front door, while paved pathways follow both side aspects of the house to the rear garden and the terrace, which adjoins the house. A low-level retaining wall forms the edge of the patio areas with steps rising to an area of lawn which is framed by attractively planted borders.

A timber arbour provides a visual feature, whilst a pretty pastel-toned summer house, with double height glazing, provides a peaceful hide-away spot to enjoy the outdoors whatever the weather.

Location

The property is situated in popular Alderbury, which lies to the south east of Salisbury and to the north of the New Forest National Park. Local facilities include a village hall, a primary school, convenience store, post office, a public house and tennis and football clubs.

The nearby cathedral city of Salisbury offers a comprehensive range of recreational, shopping and cultural facilities including the Salisbury Playhouse theatre and a multi-screen cinema, along with direct rail services to London Waterloo.

There is a regular bus service through the village, between Salisbury and Southampton, and good access to the M27 linking to the M3 for onward journeys to both Southampton and London. There
are airports at both Bournemouth and Southampton.

There are mainline railway stations at Salisbury and Grateley with access to London Waterloo.

The area is renowned for its excellent schools including the Grammar schools for Girls and Boys in Salisbury, with independent schooling including Forres Sandle Manor, Moyles Court, Leehurst Swan, Chaffyn Grove and Godolphin