Church Lane, Littleton, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 6QY | Property for sale | Savills
2,183 sq ft(202.81 sq m)
Guide price £1,650,000(€1,881,348)

Church LaneLittleton, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 6QY


    Key features

    • A stunning family home with a versatile accommodation and wonderful period charm
    • Kitchen and dining room with vaulted ceiling, separate utility/boot room and good sized cellar store room
    • Three reception rooms including a superb entrance hall
    • Principal bedroom suite with bathroom, three further bedrooms and a family bathroom
    • Detached secondary accommodation with kitchen/living/bedroom suite
    • Beautifully landscaped gardens of around 0.3 acre
    • Off-street parking potential for garaging (previous consent granted)

    A wonderful historic detached home with secondary detached accommodation. Located in a beautiful Winchester village offering a convenient proximity to the City and excellent local schools.

    About this property

    • Monks Rest is an exceptional Grade II listed Medieval Hall House, with some wonderful late 15th century origins and later sympathetic Victorian additions. It features in The Pevsner Architectural Guides (a renowned series of guide books to the architecture of Great Britain and Ireland), as well as other architectural books about houses of significant historical interest. The current owners, who have owned the property since 2006, have joyfully remarked about how well the property has served as a superb family home. They have presented the property in excellent overall decorative order and upon viewing you'll note beautiful presentation, retained character and overall abundance of charm. Key period features include, flagstone flooring, exposed beams and working fireplaces.

      The accommodation is one which is both versatile and truly spacious. From an impressive entrance reception hall, the ground floor has two separate reception rooms and stunning kitchen and dining room which features a dramatic vaulted
      ceiling. The ground floor also has a useful amount of storage, a utility boot room with WC and access to a generous sized cellar storage area.

      From a delightful first floor galleried landing, there are four bedrooms and a family bathroom. The main bedroom features an attractive open-plan bathroom with separate door to a WC. The loft space is accessible and is insulated.

      Uniquely, there is a useful detached secondary accommodation ideally suited to guest lodging or a work from home studio in a lovely country setting, with a kitchen/ living room, bedroom and shower room.

      The garden of Monks Rest is absolutely delightful, with both a formal and informal landscaping, which incorporates well stocked flower beds, winding paths, lawn areas, a vegetable and fruit garden and of course the family area. Parking is very practical, with space alongside the property or off road to a private gravelled area at the rear. This gravelled area was granted planning permission in May 2009 for a garage and carport (09/00507/FUL).

      View payable Stamp Duty for this property

    An outstanding village property, with a fabulous garden and beneficial secondary detached accommodation.

    Jon LaceyProperty agent

    Local information

    • Monks Rest is situated in the exceptionally popular pretty village of Littleton, located north-west of Winchester city centre, on the edge of the Test Valley, an area renowned for its wonderful rolling countryside, footpaths and bridleways. The village itself is a thriving community with a recreation ground, an excellent public house, and a number of societies and clubs including tennis club, cricket club, bowling and football.
    • Schooling in the area is well served with Sparsholt Primary School nearby, Western Primary School, and Westgate and Kings secondary schools. There are a number of excellent and well regarded private schools, including Twyford Preparatory School, Pilgrims and Prince's Mead. King Edward's, Winchester College, St Swithun's and the Sixth Form College, Peter Symond's, all are easily accessible.
    • The cathedral city of Winchester has an excellent range of shopping and recreational facilities, including theatre, cinema, tennis and squash club and a number of restaurants and bars.
    • The mainline railway station offers a good service to London Waterloo (approx. 55 minutes) and Southampton Airport is only 12 miles away, providing services connecting throughout Europe and worldwide. Road communications are covered with the M3, A34 and M27, all within easy reach.

    Additional information

    • Mains connections include water, gas and electricity. Private drainage (septic tank).
    • Council Tax Band G
    • Freehold
    • EPC Rating: F
    • Tenure: Freehold
    • Council Tax Band: G