Hampshire Property News

Due for its official launch on 1 October, the show home at Hazeley Development’s latest scheme, Orchard Place, is taking shape.

This is a collection of contemporary styled two, three and four bedroom homes on Stoney Lane in Winchester. The development is well positioned and only a short walk from excellent local shops and amenities including Waitrose on Stockbridge Road, and a coffee shop which is the perfect place to meet up with friends. It is also on the right side of town to easily access the mainline station as well as Winchester’s historical city centre.

The show home is one of the four bedroom detached houses and, as with the majority of the properties, has a south facing garden, and an extra parking space in addition to the two spaces that are allocated to each house.

“I am really excited at the prospect of having such a beautiful show home in place, which will demonstrate the wonderful living spaces filled with natural light that we have created here at Orchard Place,” says Hazeley Developments’ Sales Manager Delia Edwards.

The show home has all the essential elements for a comfortable family lifestyle: a superb kitchen with a dining area sweeping across the rear of the house where plenty of glazing allows natural light to flood in and doors open to the garden. Double doors between the dining area and the sitting room open to create a fabulous entertaining space. There is also a useful study, utility room and cloakroom. Upstairs are four bedrooms and two bathrooms. Being the show home, the house is an excellent example of the strong design, attention to detail and the wonderful light-filled homes that are being built here at Orchard Place.

These homes have been designed to exacting standards with regard to insulation and……

Brand new homes have a strong appeal for many and here at the landmark development of The Old Fire Station, within the heart of Winchester, is the chance for lucky tenants to be the first to occupy this very smart townhouse.

Ideally designed for a professional couple, the house is arranged over three floors with impressive bedroom suites on both the first and second floor, giving an option for the master bedroom. There is also a third bedroom and a family bathroom on the first floor.

The living space on the ground floor has underfloor heating and includes a well fitted and very smart white kitchen at the front of the house, with a large living room at the rear with plenty of space for dining and relaxing and with roof lights and a wall of glazing opening to the neat courtyard garden. There is also a cloakroom off the utility room.

Excellent insulation and photovoltaic roof panels enhance energy efficiency.

This is a great location for those working within Winchester; or further afield with easy access to the train station and a private parking space.

Offered on an unfurnished basis a monthly rent of £2,000 is sought. Further details and an appointment to view are available from Belgarum by calling 01962 844460.…

St Michaels Gardens let in the first week of marketing:

Purdie & Swan Lettings is gearing up for a busy autumn, if the last couple of weeks are anything to go by! Director, Katherine Treseder-Griffin, reports eight properties let in the last couple of weeks and as a result they are now looking to replenish stocks, particularly in central Winchester where the demand is greatest.

As an example, one of the houses recently let had the new tenant signed up in the first week of marketing at an 11% increase on the previous monthly rent. In fact, the house had two prospective tenants, both ideal, and offering at the asking price.

Naturally the landlord is very pleased with the outcome and commented: “I have found Purdie & Swan to be thoroughly professional, reliable and efficient. Katherine’s knowledge of the area has proved invaluable in letting my house in the centre of Winchester. Suitable tenants have been found quickly and all the paperwork, safety certificates and deposits will be professionally handled by Purdie & Swan as with the previous let.”

Katherine says: “There is a particular demand for three and four bedroom houses in central Winchester,” but would be pleased to hear from anyone with a property to let. Call Katherine at Purdie & Swan on 01962 717711.…

Don’t lose the plot second time round

Corner plots are invariably the best in any development, often the first to go and then sorely missed.

But there’s an opportunity for a second chance at Sutton Scotney, where a tucked away corner plot house at the end of the Pigeonhouse Field development has come onto the market through the Winchester office of Carter Jonas.

The five bedroom house was built about 18 years ago as part of a small development off Stockbridge Road once the village by-pass had been built. Its position gives the house a west-facing outlook along the rear garden for drawing, dining, and kitchen / breakfast rooms, creating a living space interconnected via the entrance hall, which also has a door to the study at the front.

Five bedrooms make this a genuine family house and it has three full bathrooms, one for the master bedroom, another for the guest suite and a third, like the master with the bonus of a shower cubicle, to serve the remaining three bedrooms.

French windows in the dining room open out onto the patio and the long expanse of lawn, which also features maturing trees.

Sutton Scotney is perfectly placed for busy families, combining a village lifestyle with ease of commuting via the A30, A34, and A303 as well as by train from both Winchester and Micheldever Station. Such easy access also simplifies reaching the many private and state schools in the area as well as the many recreational opportunities in the surrounding, stunning countryside.

Guide price is £650,000 (EPC Band D). For more information, contact Carter Jonas on 01962 842742 or email winchester@carterjonas.co.uk…

Recent success in Winchester Village

Goadsby is pleased to report a flurry of lets in the Winchester Village development; resulting in success for their landlords and the tenants who are thrilled at the prospect of moving into a brand new home on a superbly located development.

Winchester Village is a new community which is very much up and running with many properties now occupied. There is a huge range of homes available from apartments in smart three storey buildings, and houses ranging in size from two to five bedrooms with a variety of layouts to suit different lifestyles.

There is plenty of provision for car parking, which is mostly secluded, keeping the street scenes attractive with lovely landscaping and decorative railings dictating the character.

A feature of this location on the outskirts of Winchester is the small element of park and ride which means that a regular bus service runs in and out of the city which some of the residents are finding most useful.

Having recently let four properties in Winchester Village Goadsby is encouraging anyone who is looking to invest in the development or rent a property in the development to contact the Winchester office.

Call Dan Salkeld, Lettings Manager of Goadsby, Winchester on 01962 620444.…

Enjoying a wonderful setting within the hamlet of Little Somborne this beautiful farm house has spacious and well presented accommodation. Set within grounds of half an acre this is an opportunity to enjoy a rural lifestyle within a Grade II listed property which is full of character and from where there is easy access to Stockbridge and Winchester.

Three reception rooms all have fireplaces and there is a stunning kitchen complete with Aga and breakfast area, connecting with a utility room. There is also an office or family room.

Two staircases rise to the first floor where there are four double bedrooms, most with built-in wardrobes. There are two luxury bathrooms.

The house sits comfortably within the large gardens which are mainly laid to lawn for ease of maintenance with a paved terrace accessed from the kitchen. There is plenty of parking on the driveway together with a two car barn style garage.

Penyards Property Management in Winchester says the landlord will consider allowing pets at the property. A monthly rent of £2,750 is quoted and further details are available by calling Penyards on 01962 860303.…