Hampshire Property News

Traditional house in New Road

This period property is well designed and has bold architectural features and an interesting layout with large sash windows providing ample natural light and striking bay windows adding to the dimensions of the principal rooms.

Sympathetically restored, this traditional house in New Road at Colden Common has retained many original features and offers the best of both worlds.

The ground floor is dominated by the superb open plan kitchen which is fitted with contemporary units and has plenty of space for dining and relaxing, with stripped wooden floors having underfloor heating, and opening to the south westerly aspect of the garden. On the other side of the large entrance hall is a superb sitting room with a wood burning stove and bay windows providing recesses for furniture. There is plenty of space in the hall for coat and shoe storage and a cloakroom lies at the rear.

The stairs rise to a split level landing which branches off to three bedrooms, the large master bedroom at the front. The family bathroom is superb with Villeroy & Boch fittings including a bath and separate shower.

Colden Common has its own identity with a good range of local amenities and is also within easy reach of Winchester to the north. There are excellent road connections and commuters can catch the train at nearby Shawford.

The gardens lie on a roughly east/west axis and at the front there are well tended raised vegetable beds, shielded from view by mature hedgerows with gravel pathways giving access to all sides. The entrance door lies to the side and at the rear is a thoughtfully laid out garden which captures the midday and afternoon sunshine. The terrace at the rear of the house is perfect for relaxing on summer……

Mulberry House is an immaculate country house set perfectly in extensive manicured grounds which provide the residents with space and privacy and a wonderful amenity with an impressive swimming pool and pavilion off to one side together with a detached gym, double garage with apartment above and almost five acres to explore and enjoy.

Mulberry House is situated in a superb location on the edge of Oakmore Park at Durley in an elevated position with views across its own land and neighbouring farmland. Communications are first class with the M27 and M3 motorways nearby providing access to the south coast, South-West, London and the motorway network beyond. Southampton Airport is about 8 miles away.

Approached over a long driveway electrically operated wrought iron gates open to a further drive through an olive grove and arrives at a large parking and turning area to the front of the house and garaging.

The house has been remodelled internally to an exemplary standard including a Clive Christian kitchen and the spacious accommodation is well laid out, often with the focus on the view over the garden as much as the interior itself.

The superb drawing room, formal dining room, family room, kitchen and orangery all have direct access to the surrounding terraces and gardens and this time of year it is easy to imagine the natural flow out to the garden and swimming pool with guests retreating to the beautiful stone built pavilion should the weather take a turn for the worse.

There is also a study, utility and cloakroom on the ground floor.

Upstairs the galleried landing opens up to a lovely seating area in front of a tall window and leads off to a beautiful master suite with extensive storage and a stunning bathroom. There is a smart guest suite with……

Lindsay Johnn, from the residential team at Savills Winchester

Winchester has been revealed as a property hotspot in new research by Savills.

Savills Research has looked at how house prices have performed in each local authority over the last 20 years to reveal which areas show potentially more capacity for growth.

Winchester is among a list of 31 hotspots, heavily dominated by markets in the commuter zone, which appear to be the strongest performing part of the market currently.

The district of East Hampshire is also on the list as well as Rushmoor and Basingstoke & Deane.

“By running our analysis at a local authority level across England and Wales, we were able to identify the areas which show potentially more capacity for price growth, over the short to medium term,” said Lucian Cook, Director of Savills Research. “Unsurprisingly, the list is heavily dominated by markets in the commuter zone, such as Winchester, which offers excellent transport links. This reflects the changing nature of the market, where we increasingly see buyers look further out of London to locations that offer more space and good transport links for their money.”

Recent Savills analysis showed that for every additional minute of journey time away from London, property values fell by £3,048, and the saving tends to outweigh the hike in travel costs.

Lindsay Johnn, from the residential team at Savills Winchester, said: “We have already seen an increase in the number of households making this trade off and moving out of the capital. Analysis of Savills buyers in the London commuter belt shows 30% of sales over the first quarter of 2016 were to those relocating from London compared to just 23% during the same period in 2015. We expect this trend to continue as the ripple effect continues to……

Guests at the launch of a scheme that converts a former church into nine luxury homes have given the project their blessing.

The designs for St Thomas Church in Southgate Street have brought about one of the most inspired new homes schemes to be seen in Winchester for several years and guests were quick to show enthusiasm when the show home was revealed for the first time.

“These first private viewings revealed to those who had been involved in facilitating the scheme and potential buyers just how visionary it has become as its full glory is unveiled,” said Chris Gooch, partner in charge of residential sales for Carter Jonas in Winchester.

“Officials and members from Winchester City and Hampshire County councils were among the guests, as were representatives of the Diocese of Winchester, local professionals, suppliers, architects and senior bank personnel.

“It is a long time since the Victorian and Grade II-listed church ceased to have religious use and it has successfully fulfilled other roles within its unaltered exterior for many years, most notably as home to the Hampshire County Records Office. It is now being converted into nine superbly luxurious homes with a total value in excess of £8 million.

“Those who will find the homes an appealing purchase asked enthusiastic questions about the scheme and showed great interest in how the church will welcome its new residents.”

The new apartments, including one within the tower itself, just beneath the spire and with spectacular views, are being created by Hemdean (St Thomas) Ltd to offer comfortable layouts, the best quality fittings from Bulthaup, Miele, and Porcelanosa, and a sumptuous lifestyle. Guide prices range from £625,000 to £1.45 million but owners of each apartment will take satisfaction from the high standards of unique design, construction, and finish.

St Thomas’s……

The owner of a property to let in the Hampshire village of Monxton is making a grand gesture to the tenants, quite literally.

For included in the rent at Langley, a substantial 21st Century property set beside the Roman road passing through the village, is a grand piano. Better still, the services of a piano tuner are part of the deal although there’s much more to the house than this. For instance, the garden stretches to nearly two acres and goes down to the banks of the Pillhill Brook chalk stream, the perfect place to hide away as the children torture the ivories.

Children are what this house will be all about for most tenants. Langley is a short drive from Farleigh School at Red Rice while Monxton is set midway between the highly-rated village schools in Amport and Abbotts Ann. It is also just a short drive from Grateley Station with its recently-expanded commuter parking. Nearby Andover station is currently getting a parking upgrade. The house (EPC Band D) is offered at either £2,500 or £2,995 per calendar month depending on the amount of space the tenants wish to occupy. Taking the top floor at the higher rent boosts the bedroom count from four to six.

At Kings Somborne, near Stockbridge, New Lease Farmhouse is becoming available in mid-August, just in time for the new school term (£1,995 per month EPC F). It offers four bedrooms and three receptions, plus a recently-fitted kitchen with AGA, as well as large gardens and a sweeping driveway.

Available soon will be Maple Ridge in Hurstbourne Tarrant (rent and EPC tbc), set back behind electric gates in the village centre. It has five bedrooms, three bathrooms, an open plan kitchen / breakfast room, dining and sitting rooms, study, and a conservatory to give……

Enjoy village living in a brand new home

Greyhound Mews is a charming development of just three contemporary new properties built by Rivendale Homes. The location takes some beating, right at the heart of the highly desirable village of Broughton, which is close to the Georgian market town of Stockbridge in the lovely Test Valley.

The well designed layouts provide a beautiful fitted kitchen/dining room complete with oak work surfaces, integrated appliances including a wine cooler and lovely flooring. Each home has a separate sitting room, utility room and ground floor cloakroom.

Three bedrooms are arranged off the first floor landing with a smart family bathroom and en suite to the master bedroom, all finished to a high standard.

An integral garage, allocated parking and an enclosed turfed garden with Sandstone patio area complete the picture.

These homes offer central village living with many nearby amenities including two public houses, both offering fine dining, a village shop, post office, doctor’s surgery, primary school and nursery, church and village hall which all create opportunities to integrate into this lovely community.

The last two remaining homes are available now with prices from £435,000. For further information or an appointment call Charters on 01962 830880.…