Houghton Road, Stockbridge, Hampshire, SO20 6LE | Property for sale | Savills
1,929 sq ft(179.21 sq m)
Guide price £795,000(385,728 OMR)

Houghton RoadStockbridge, Hampshire, SO20 6LE

  • Under offer
House
1,929 sq ft (179.21 sq m)
0.29 Ac (0.12 Ha)
5Bedrooms
2Bathrooms
2Receptions

Key features

  • Superb location
  • Large sitting room
  • Scope to extend further
  • Five bedrooms
  • Views over the river test

A five-bedroom detached family home offering an exciting opportunity to enhance further set within an elevated position on the edge of Stockbridge with views out over the Test River.

About this property

  • Lindum is a superbly located property which comes with five double bedrooms, two of which are at first floor level and are serviced by a family bathroom and a separate cloakroom. The other three are positioned on the ground floor with an additional bathroom. There is a particularly generous sitting room which has a bright and open aspect out to the front with views across the valley and river below. The kitchen comes with the range of floor and wall mounted units and again has long distance views to the front. A dining room with bay window is a great space for formal entertaining and offers an
    outlook over the mature rear garden. The property offers huge scope to enhance further and extend.

    PLANNING DETAILS
    There is existing planning permission (Test Valley Ref: 22/02516/FULLN) which will transform the frontage and result in a fine family home, boasting large kitchen diner with French
    windows to the front and bi-fold doors across the rear; a grand
    principal bedroom on the first floor with en suite and Juliet balconies front and rear; an additional bedroom and spacious family bathroom upstairs.

    View payable Stamp Duty for this property

A really exciting opportunity combines with a superb location.

Giles MuddleProperty agent

Local information

  • Lindum is uniquely situated, in an elevated position with stunning views across the River Test. Sitting in an approx. 0.3 acre plot with mature gardens to the front and rear, the property feels rural and yet benefits from being just two minutes' walk from Stockbridge. The rear garden is mature and private whilst the front garden offers panoramic long distance views across the river to woodland beyond.
  • Stockbridge has a vibrant community and an exceptional array of shops and facilities, including traditional butcher and greengrocer, boutiques, bookshop, bakeries, art galleries,
  • coffee shops, pubs and restaurants, doctors' surgery and three churches. The town also hosts the annual 'Trout n' About' food and craft festival and has a number of thriving community groups. Stockbridge lies within the beautiful Test Valley, fabled for its chalk stream trout fishing. It is surrounded by rolling countryside in all directions, and there are some wonderful places to walk, cycle or run, including the National Trust's Stockbridge Marsh and Stockbridge Down, the Test Way and the ancient hill forts at Danebury and Figsbury Rings.
  • The area is well served with both private and state schooling, with a primary and secondary school in the town. There are dedicated bus services to King Edward VI School in Southampton and Godolphin School in Salisbury, and other
  • renowned schools including Winchester College, St Swithun's
  • Girls School and Farleigh Prep. Stockbridge is also well placed
  • for access to excellent shopping and cultural opportunities in the cathedral cities of Winchester and Salisbury, as well as Andover, Southampton, Romsey, Newbury and Basingstoke. Waitrose and other supermarkets can be found in Winchester, Andover, Romsey and Salisbury, and hospital facilities (NHS and private) in Winchester and Andover.
  • Communications are also excellent: M3 Junction 9 is 12 miles away, A34 northbound to Newbury, Oxford and the Midlands is 7.5 miles, A303 to the West Country, also 7.5 miles, and M27 to Portsmouth, 14 miles. The nearest train station is Winchester, 8.4 miles (55 minutes to Waterloo), with alternative mainline services at Andover and Grately.

Additional information

  • Mains water, electric and drainage. Oil fired central heating.
  • Freehold
  • Council Tax Band G
  • EPC Rating: D
  • Tenure: Freehold
  • Council Tax Band: G