Marsh Court Cottages, Stockbridge, Hampshire, So20

One of four period cottages enjoying a quiet rural setting on the southern outskirts of Stockbridge with direct access to the Test Way and Stockbridge Marsh allowing a short off-road walk to the High Street.

An extended three/four bedroomed semi-detached cottage with paved off-road parking and a substantial detached four car garage which may offer scope for ancillary accommodation, a guest cottage or holiday let. STPP. The property enjoys a secluded and extremely quiet rural setting off a thin back lane linking Stockbridge and Kings Somborne. The residents of the four cottages have access to a short path that opens onto the Test Way leading directly to Stockbridge, there is also a kissing gate onto Stockbridge Marsh allowing a walk through water meadows into the middle of the High Street. The cottage features mature gardens. The main rear garden has an attractive Loggia and enjoys privacy with a southerly aspect.

An exciting opportunity to purchase a property quietly situated on the southern outskirts of Stockbridge which offers a variety of shops, a Post Office, hotels and public houses, churches, a doctors surgery, primary and secondary schools. The cathedral cities of Salisbury and Winchester and the Abbey town of Romsey are all within a twenty minute drive, and the A303 is close at hand allowing convenient access to London and the West Country. There are also mainline railway stations in Winchester and Andover (both about fifteen minutes’ drive away) as well as Grateley (about ten minutes’ drive) with fast trains to Waterloo.

Porch

Slate covered on exposed supports/posts with low dwarf brick walls to either side. Overhead light. UPVC/obscured door into:

Reception Hall

Attractive terracotta tiled flooring. Window to front aspect. Deep alcove with built in seat, storage beneath. Coat hooks, ceiling light point. Open doorway into Garden Room/Orangery. Latch door to Shower Room. Sliding small pane, obscured glazed door into Kitchen/Breakfast Room.

Garden Room/Orangery

UPVC/doubled glazed elevations standing on brick and flint plints beneath a tall profile glazed roof. Glazed double doors to one end opening onto the main patio and garden. Wall lights. Long display sill. Small pane glazed double doors open into:

Kitchen/Breakfast Room

Stainless steel sink unit with drainer and mixer tap, roll top oak effect work surfaces including peninsula with curved breakfast bar. Metro tiled splashbacks. A comprehensive range of cream shaker style high and low level cupboards and drawers; incorporating a dresser to one wall with high level glazed china display cabinets. Tiled floor. Integrated double oven and grill, four ring induction hob. Recess and plumbing for washing machine or dishwasher. Recess for tall fridge freezer with further recess for under counter appliance to one side. Two plinth kick heaters. Ceiling spotlights. Wide picture window overlooking the front garden toward the Garage/Workshop.

Central Dining Hall

Turning staircase with two half landings and exposed balustrade to one side rising to the first floor. Book/display shelving to opposite side of stairs, with colour-washed T&G panelling above. Double doors to deep understairs store. Alcove with exposed lintel above, shelving beneath. Pendant light point. Pitch pine stable style door incorporating high level cottage window into Kitchen/Breakfast Room. Panelled latch door into:

Living Room

Attractive open brick corner fireplace housing rolled steel log burning stove standing on raised brick/quarry tiled hearth. Display sill above. Wide bay picture window to rear aspect overlooking the main garden. UPVC/leaded glazed door to rear terrace and garden. Internal window to side to Garden Room with quarry tiled sill. Two pendant light points. Exposed beams and lintels.

Shower Room

White suite comprising pedestal wash hand basin with mixer tap, tiled splashback and mirror fronted cabinet above. Low level WC. Corner glass/tiled enclosure with Triton electric shower. Tiled flooring. Obscured glazed window to rear aspect. Ceiling light point/extractor fan.

FIRST FLOOR



Central Landing

Balustrade overlooking the stairwell. Deep cupboard housing lagged copper cylinder, with fitted immersion, slatted shelving above. Exposed ceiling beam. Pendant light over stairwell. Loft hatch. Panelled latch doors to:

Bedroom 1

A large double bedroom featuring full height and high level windows enjoying views over the attractively landscaped rear garden. Wide mirror-fronted sliding doors conceal comprehensive clothes storage to the full width of the room. Pendant light point.

Study/Occasional 4th Bedroom

(Linking the landing and Bedroom 2) Window to front aspect overlooking gardens. Pendant light point. High ceiling, exposed beam and lintel. Double doors into:

Bedroom 2

(Double and dual aspect) High ceiling with pendant light point. Large windows to front and rear aspects overlooking the gardens. Built in pine/obscured glazed fronted double wardrobe.

Bedroom 3

High level built-in double wardrobe. Window overlooking the front garden. Pendant light point.

Family Bathroom

(Well proportioned) White suite comprising large P-shaped bath with raised mixer taps/hand held shower attachment, overhead mixer shower. Curved shower curtain rail. Slate effect tiling. Wide ceramic wash hand basin with mixer tap; Cupboards and drawers beneath. Large mirror over with spot lights above. Floating shelving and storage cupboard. Low level WC. Ceramic tiled flooring. Slate effect low level tiling. Pendant light point. Traditionally styled radiator with towel rail over. Obscured glazed window to side aspect.

OUTSIDE



Access and Parking

Gravel track off Marsh Court Lane providing access to the four cottages. Wide opening onto generous block paved parking area, providing space for three to four vehicles. Mature Horse Chestnut tree to one side and Copper Beech to the other. Log store.

Double Tandem Garage/Work Shop

Constructed of rendered block elevations beneath a tiled roof. Twin barn-style double doors open onto driveway between block central post. Light and power connected. Fluorescent strip lights. Obscured glazed personal door to rear opening into the front garden. Windows on two aspects. High truss roof with windows to front and rear gable. There are also two double doors opening on to the side path. Gate through wall to side of Garage leading to block paved pathway with shrub border to one side and fencing to the boundary into:

Front Garden

Central steps with exposed brick and flint walls to either side dissects front garden. Tiered with a variety of rose and shrub borders, specimen trees including Birch, Yew and Ornamental Cherry. Well screened to the boundaries by fencing, Laurel and hedging plants. Path to front entrance. Pergola with raised oil tank beneath. Gravel path leads round the side of the cottage opening into:

Main Rear Garden

Wide raised paved terrace ideal for entertaining. Colourful flower borders, Lilac and Cherry trees to one side. Central steps to lawn one dissected by a block paved path. Well stocked colourful flowerbeds including a number of roses. LOGGIA: Pegged oak posts on brick plinths. Profile ceiling and solid rear brick wall with two arched open windows. A sheltered seating area looking back toward the house. Further secluded garden area extending behind the Loggia, lawn and well stocked herbaceous borders enjoying privacy enclosed by hedging and to the rear boundary by a tall cob wall, formerly enclosing the Estate's kitchen garden.

Services

Privately metered water supply and private drainage shared with neighbour. Mains electricity. Note: No household services or appliances have been tested and no guarantees can be given by Evans and Partridge.

Directions

SO20 6JB

Council Tax Band

E