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Adding to the vibrancy of the village community

Hedge End has undoubtedly evolved over the last thirty years or so but developments have been carefully planned and executed, adding to the vibrancy of the community and encouraging local businesses to thrive.

St John’s Place is the latest exciting project by South Coast developer Foreman Homes and Developments, and is well positioned for residents to take advantage of the wealth of nearby shops and amenities within the original heart of the village. The superb range of homes in the completed project reflects the demand for a variety of properties and balances the community’s needs.

The four and five bedroom detached family homes in the latest release have exciting layouts, many with flexibility as, for example, the large ground floor study in The Fiennes, being adjacent to the kitchen/dining room, which is equally suitable as a playroom or family room. All these houses have open plan kitchen/dining rooms with French doors to the garden, a feature which, by popular demand, also makes an appearance in most sitting rooms. Several plots have integral double garages which allow for impressive master suites to extend over this area and all benefit from their own shower room.           

Spencer Drake, Sales Director at Foreman Homes is delighted with how well the first release of homes has been received and says: “The market response has been amazing and the feedback on the location, the style and the finish of the properties is very positive. The range of homes we are creating means there is something here for all lifestyles and budgets, adding to the vibrancy of this village community.”

The current release focuses primarily on detached family homes with six available for occupation this year. Prices range from £420,000 to £565,000 and interested families should get……

Exquisite farm at St Mary Bourne

Lying on a quiet country lane, this 17th century Grade II listed farmhouse is beautifully maintained and has a magnificent tithe barn and outbuildings, paddocks, gardens and grounds extending to almost fifteen acres.

The farmhouse has a classic timber frame and a thatched roof with eyebrow dormers. The interior is rich in character with exposed timbers, old oak doors, floors and staircase and inglenook fireplaces with one featuring a chimney brick dated 1676. Unusually light and with good ceiling heights this is an exquisite farmhouse set within lovely countryside at St Mary Bourne, with Whitchurch about four miles away.

This property is as much about the setting and amenities as it is about the house itself and there are various areas of garden including a courtyard with ornamental pond, an orchard which is under planted with wild flowers, a former grass tennis court which is now laid out as a croquet lawn, enclosed woodland, sweeping lawns, a shelter belt of bluebell wood and paddocks.

In addition to the farmhouse there is a granary set on staddlestones, magnificent tithe barn with stabling and tack room, a studio or home office, a 63’ open barn and garaging. A pre-application has recently been submitted to convert part of the barn into ancillary accommodation.

The property is approached through a five bar gate over a gravel drive between lawns and herbaceous borders with ample parking and turning space in front of the tithe barn. Both entrances are protected by a porch; one into the kitchen and the other leads into the hall with the drawing room on one side and dining room on the other, with a china pantry, both fabulous rooms with impressive fireplaces and exposed timber framing. There is a third good size reception……

Spring Farm House at Hambledon is the perfect home for an action-packed lifestyle. Not only is this a superbly spacious detached home set in almost five acres but there are activities for all the family to enjoy. The extensive outbuildings include stables, tack store, workshop and plenty of garaging and there are paddocks, a field shelter and a superb 40m x 20m manege. Swimming can be enjoyed in the heated outdoor pool which is set within paved terracing and enclosed by a high wall on one side and separated from the rest of the garden by trellising on the other. There is also a hot tub and a raised decked area to the south.

The house is accessed from a wide driveway which provides parking, access to the integral double garage and leads past the house to further car ports, garaging and the gated stable yard. The accommodation is extensive and laid out over two floors with well proportioned rooms throughout.

Leading off the impressive reception hall are a drawing room, dining room and study, with a large kitchen/breakfast room leading through to a rear lobby with storage, a cloakroom and a door to the garage.

Five double bedrooms and three bathrooms have a versatile arrangement on the first floor with one bedroom currently fitted out as a study and with access to excellent eaves storage. With a high roofline, there is potential for further accommodation to be created in the loft space, subject to the necessary consents.

The gardens are beautifully laid out with wide areas of paved terracing across the rear of the house looking over lawns and established trees and shrubs, and connecting with the terrace around the pool.

Spring Farm House is located within a hamlet close to Hambledon and surrounded by rolling Hampshire countryside.……

Well positioned townhouse

The interesting design, attractive walled gardens on three sides, garage and off road parking are undoubtedly appealing features, but essentially it is the fabulous quiet yet convenient location of this townhouse that is the main focus.

For those who need quick access to Winchester’s thriving city centre, the excellent array of schools in the area and the mainline train station, this lovely townhouse on the corner of Beaufort Road and Edgar Road will hold high appeal. One of just nine houses built in the late 1980s this three storey house at the end of the row has been extended on the ground floor, enhancing the relaxing space and giving more light and access to the garden through French doors.

The kitchen/breakfast room has been re-fitted and now features a gas Aga, with a utility room on the other side of the entrance hall helping to keep things tidy. The reception room has two distinct zones, easily arranged as dining and relaxing spaces with glazed doors to the gardens on two sides.

The master suite lies on the first floor and has a walk through dressing area into the private bathroom; with another double bedroom on this floor together with the family shower room.

The top floor has two further double bedrooms, a fifth bedroom or study and a useful store, which has potential to be converted into an additional shower room.

Good quality double glazed windows have replaced the original units, which assists with energy saving, together with the recent gas fired boiler for the central heating.

The main part of the garden faces east with further areas on the south and north sides, all attractively planted and with the lovely backdrop of a high brick wall for privacy.

Get in touch with the sales……

Some people might consider there’s not much purpose in a pub with no beer – but they would be wrong.

For the Hurstbourne Inn, a former landmark licensed premises at Hurstbourne Priors in Hampshire, is about to become home to three families upon completion, very soon, of the latest project by Fremington Properties, a Hampshire-based company led by chartered surveyor Charles Bradshaw.

Hurstbourne Priors is a picturesque hamlet, complete with thatched cricket pavilion beside the parish church set beside a tributary of the River Test, one of the world’s most famous chalk fishing streams. It is very well connected, with the A34, A303, and Whitchurch mainline station, with a fast service via Basingstoke to Waterloo, within easy striking distance. Whitchurch is also a market town with a good mix of businesses and an excellent secondary school. Neighbouring Longparish has an excellent, recently upgraded school for younger pupils plus a store, post office, and two pub / restaurants.

The conversion project has seen the former public house become three terraced homes, with a three bedroom home embraced by a two bedroom home to one side and a two bedroom home with study / third bedroom to the other side. The project has been completed while retaining the attractive appearance of the original building and, due to the spacious interior of the structure, there has been no compromise on living space in any of the homes.

Each of the properties also has a garden and two private car parking spaces – there is also visitor parking and the properties have cycle and garden tool storage.

“I sold the Hurstbourne Inn to Fremington Properties and recognised that the company’s vision for what could be achieved would result in three very high calibre new homes,” says Chris Gooch, residential sales partner at Carter Jonas…

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Register now for first phase of landmark scheme

Specialist housebuilder and brownfield developer Inland Homes is launching the first phase of 54 homes at its flagship Meridian Waterside development off plan on Saturday 8th October.

The sales launch will be held at St Mary’s Football stadium in Southampton from 10am to 4pm. Inland Homes is inviting all those interested in buying at Meridian Waterside to register with them by emailing sales@inlandplc.com or their selling agent Savills on Southampton_RDS@savills.com

Vicki Noon, Sales and Marketing Director for Inland Homes says; “There is great excitement surrounding the launch of this striking new development and we are expecting the launch event to be very busy. Security at the football stadium is tight and we encourage buyers to register with us in advance of the event so that they have the best chance of securing the property they want.”

Meridian Waterside is located on the site of the former Meridian TV studios. Development is well under way on the 350 home scheme, which will form a new gateway into the city via road from the east.

Inland Homes is planning four phases of one, two and three bedroom properties, set within courtyard gardens. There will be a new publicly accessible park set alongside the Northam Road, which will enable access to a new riverside walk.

The launch of Meridian Waterside follows on from Inland Homes’ successful appearance at the Southampton Boat Show, where visitors had the chance to see for themselves what the changing river vista will bring to the city.

Inland is also the approved developer for the Chapel Riverside site, located down the River Itchen at the former town depot in Southampton, in conjunction with Southampton City Council. The two sites when developed will kick-start the long term regeneration plans for……