King's Somborne, Stockbridge, SO20
A rare opportunity to purchase two adjoining cottages, both in need of modernisation, standing in mature gardens and grounds of approximately one third of an acre. The properties offer considerable scope and potential and are ideal for those looking for a large family house, a house with an annexe or for possible letting purposes
Property Details
LOCATION
The properties are situated on the edge of the picturesque village of King’s Somborne, which offers everyday facilities including a Post Office/store, primary school, church and public house. The picturesque town of Stockbridge, traversed by the River Test, is just five minutes away to north, the abbey town of Romsey is approximately seven miles to the south, and the cathedral cities of Salisbury and Winchester are both within a half hour drive.
BEULAH
DESCRIPTION
A semi detached period house constructed of brick elevations under a slate roof in need of modernisation. The cottage has been extended in recent years to provide further accommodation which now includes two reception rooms (both with fireplaces), a spacious kitchen/breakfast room, a ground floor bedroom wing with bathroom and separate cloakroom. To the first floor there are two further bedrooms and a shower room.
ACCOMMODATION
Panelled front door with glazing above leading into:
RECEPTION HALL Meter/fuse box. Night storage heater. Staircase rising to first floor. Panelled doors leading to:
SITTING ROOM (about 13’8” max into bay x 12’5” max / 4.17m x 3.78m) Tiled fireplace with timber surround and mantel, tiled hearth with oak edging. Double glazed bay window. Telephone point. Night storage heater. Radiator.
DINING ROOM (about 12’1” x 9’5” max / 3.68m x 2.87m) Tiled fireplace with Parkray, tiled hearth. Built-in cupboard to one side with shelving beneath. Small paned window to front aspect. Understairs storage cupboard. Doorway to inner lobby leading to bedroom, bathroom and cloakroom.
KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM (about 16’3” x 7’10” / 4.95m x 2.39m) Twin bowl stainless steel sink unit with mixer tap. Range of cupboards and drawers. Formica work surfaces with tiled splash back. ‘Moffat’ four ring electric hob. ‘Moffat’ oven and grill with cupboard above and below. Fluorescent strip light. Access to loft. Wall shelf. Night storage heater. Door with glazed central panel leading to rear lobby/fuel store.
REAR LOBBY Window to front aspect. Recess with shelving. Built-in airing cupboard with lagged copper cylinder, fitted immersion, stalled shelves. Night storage heater. Radiator. Doors leading to:
BEDROOM ONE (about 12’10” x 9’11” / 3.91m x 3.02m) UPVC double glazed picture window. TV socket. Night storage heater. Radiator.
BATHROOM White suite comprising enamelled panelled bath with mixer tap/shower attachment, tiled splash back. Pedestal wash hand basin. Wall mirror. Glass fronted medicine cabinet. Access to loft. UPVC obscure glazed window with tiled sill. Radiator.
CLOAKROOM White low level WC suite. UPVC obscure glazed window.
FIRST FLOOR
LANDING Small paned window to side aspect. Access to loft.
BEDROOM TWO (about 13’8” max into bay x 12’6” max / 4.17m x 3.81m) Victorian cast iron fireplace with timber surround and mantel. Double glazed bay window. Single wardrobe cupboard. Night storage heater.
BEDROOM THREE (about 12’6” max x 7’5” / 3.81m x 2.26m) Victorian cast iron fireplace with timber surround and mantel. Small paned window to front elevation.
SHOWER ROOM White suite comprising low level WC suite. Pedestal wash hand basin. Shower cubicle with ‘Triton’ shower unit with tiled splash back. Wall light/shaver socket.
OUTSIDE
Open entrance to tarmacadam driveway leading to garage. Pathway continues round to the rear entrance and into the adjoining garden of Lavender Cottage. Ample parking. Garden mainly laid to lawn with flowers, shrubs and mature trees. Rose trellis. Soft fruit beds. Vegetable garden with aluminium greenhouse. Mature apple trees.
GARAGE Concrete construction with up and over door.
Substantial timber WORKSHOP (about 27’6” x 17’6” / 8.38m x 5.33m) Windows to either side. Water butt to rear. Timber shed/store with window to side.
LAVENDER COTTAGE
DESCRIPTION
A period linked cottage, constructed of brick and flint/part timber framed elevations under a corrugated fibre cement roof. The accommodation includes a sitting room with fireplace, a newly fitted kitchen/breakfast room with fireplace and inset ‘Parkray’ providing central heating with radiators having individual thermostats. Also on the ground floor is a bathroom with white suite. To the first floor there are numerous exposed floorboards, a master bedroom with large en suite shower room and a second double bedroom. The current owner has recently had the wiring checked, for which there is an electrical safety certificate, both chimneys have been checked and cleaned and the septic tank has also been cleaned.
ACCOMMODATION
Glazed panelled front door leading into:
ENTRANCE VESTIBULE Window to side aspect. Cloaks hanging. Regency part glazed panelled door leading into:
HALLWAY Tiled floor. Double glazed window to front aspect. Radiator. Doors to kitchen/breakfast room and bathroom.
BATHROOM Enamelled panelled bath with tiled splash back. Low level WC suite with wooden seat. Pedestal wash hand basin with tiled splash back and mirror over. Obscure glazed window with tiled sill. Built-in cupboard with slatted shelves and power point, plumbing for slimline washing machine. Radiator.
KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM (about 12’11” max x 11’6” / 3.94m x 3.50m) Stainless steel sink unit with mixer tap, cupboard beneath. Range of high and low cupboards with formica work tops and tiled splash back. New ‘Hotpoint Creda’ four ring electric hob with under fan oven and grill. Plumbing for washing machine or dishwasher. Cooker point. Four ceiling spot lights. Window to front aspect with tiled sill. Window to rear aspect with tiled sill overlooking garden. Larder cupboard with shelves and light. Obscure glazed window with tiled sill. Tiled fireplace and hearth with inset ‘Parkray’. Telephone point.
INNER HALL Window to front aspect with tiled sill. Staircase rising to first floor with meters/fuse box. Smoke alarm. Latch door to kitchen/breakfast room.
SITTING ROOM (about 11’6” x 10’11” / 3.50m x 3.33m) (irregular shape) Tiled fireplace and hearth. Sliding window to front aspect with tiled sill. Tiled floor. Radiator. Latch door to inner hall.
FIRST FLOOR
Small LANDING Latch doors to either side leading to bedrooms. Window to rear aspect with tiled sill. Smoke alarm. Exposed floorboards. Radiator.
MASTER BEDROOM (about 13’3” max x 11’9” / 4.40m x 3.58m) Sliding window to front aspect. Exposed floorboards. Radiator. Door beside chimney breast leading into large en suite shower room.
EN SUITE SHOWER ROOM (about 12’0” max x 7’10” / 3.65m x 2.39m) (Potential to convert into a third bedroom). White suite comprising pedestal wash hand basin with tiled splash back, shelf over with wall mirror. Low level WC suite. New ‘Triton’ electric shower within a fully tiled cubicle. Exposed floorboards. Screened water tank with fitted immersion with formica top to one side, cupboard beneath. Access to loft. Window overlooking rear garden. Long mirror to rear doorway. Radiator.
BEDROOM TWO (about 14’4” x 11’9” / 4.37m x 3.58m) (irregular shape) Sliding window to front aspect. Sealed fireplace to one wall. Exposed floorboards. Radiator.
OUTSIDE
Grassed area to side of the cottage screened on one side by the neighbour’s chalk capped wall. Sensor lighting. Wide pathway to rear of cottage with steps rising to the upper garden which is well enclosed by mature hedging and a dwarf brick wall. The garden is mainly laid to lawn with a pathway leading to the rear boundary. Mature trees including Silver Birch. Shrub border. Timber playhouse to rear boundary.
SERVICES
Mains electricity and water. Private drainage. Note: No household services or appliances have been tested and no guarantees can be given by Evans & Partridge.
DISCLAIMER
1. These particulars are set out as a general outline only for the guidance of intending purchasers and do not constitute, nor constitute part of, an offer or contract. All statements contained in these particulars as to this property are made without responsibility on the part of Evans & Partridge or the vendors or lessors.
2. All descriptions, dimensions, references to condition and necessary permissions for use and occupation, and other details are given in good faith and are believed to be correct, but any intending purchasers should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact, but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of them.
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