Hampshire Property News

The wonderful character and spacious layout of Dauntsey Cottage create a superb homely environment; somewhere to come back to eagerly after a busy day or brisk winter’s walk.

The farmhouse style kitchen is particularly appealing with plenty of cream painted units, an Aga keeping things warm, a central island and ample space for informal dining. Internal bi-folding doors open from here into a superb oak framed garden room, with underfloor heating, which was added a few years ago to create an open plan family space.

Oak flooring in the entrance hall, study and formal dining room sets the scene and the dining room has an inglenook fireplace with a wood burning stove to make things cosy for suppers in the winter, or lazy Sunday lunches.

The drawing room is a large space with a library or music room at one end and there are French doors to the garden from both the reception rooms.

On the practical side of things there is an excellent laundry room with direct access to the garden and a cloakroom.

Upstairs the accent is on the master suite which comprises a large bedroom, deep fitted storage cupboards and luxurious bathroom with a central bath and separate shower. Three further good size bedrooms share the family bathroom.

The gardens surround the cottage and stretch to almost half an acre from mature hedging at the front to a well enclosed rear garden, simply laid out for ease of maintenance and with spring bulbs, shrubs and trees. A large flagstone terrace on the sunny side is perfect for outside dining in the summer.

A superb range of outbuildings complete the picture with a double bay open garage and large store room; a games room which is also ideal as a gym, and a fully insulated summer house currently used as an office with power and light laid on in addition to telephone and broadband booster.

The private setting is a bonus and there is plenty of parking with a large driveway.

Dauntsey Cottage is situated along a rural lane near the village of Weyhill, about four miles from Andover and there are good local amenities.

Offers are invited around £795,000. Contact Evans & Partridge in Stockbridge on 01264 810702 for more information. …

Number 13 Tanfield Park enjoys a fabulous location within a short walk of Wickham Square and also backs onto Wickham Park Golf Course. The location, combined with the popular features of being a detached property with a spacious interior together with a south facing garden could prove to be irresistible to purchasers. However, the property does need updating so would only suit a family looking to put in some work but they could end up with a lovely home that could be adapted and kitted out to suit their individual lifestyle.

Although already fairly spacious the house would also lend itself to an extension but currently includes a central entrance hall with a door to the large ‘L’ shaped living room with woodblock flooring where there are defined dining and relaxing areas. The kitchen sits at the front of the house and there is also a separate family room with glazed doors to the garden, and a ground floor cloakroom.

Upstairs are five bedrooms and the family bathroom. The three largest bedrooms lie at the rear of the house and have superb views over the golf course and countryside beyond.

Parking is provided at the front of the house on the driveway which leads to the garage and the good size garden at the rear is fenced to both sides, with a beech hedge separating this area from the golf course.

Wickham is a historic village at the southern end of the Meon Valley and offers all local amenities. The larger centre of Fareham is close by with easy access to the M27 motorway network.

Offered for sale with no forward chain with a price guide of £455,000, further details of this detached house are available from Byrne Runciman by telephoning 01329 834579.…

Located in an elevated position off the Romsey Road at the top of Winchester, this three storey townhouse is well positioned for easy access to the vast array of city amenities within the High Street, as well as the station and good road networks.

Built in 2012, this is a smart modern home and the good layout offers a degree of flexibility for those who have the opportunity to work from home, with one of the three bedrooms on the top floor ideal as a study or office. In addition to the three good size bedrooms on this floor there is also a bathroom and an en suite shower room.

The principal bedroom lies on the floor below and has built-in wardrobes and its own shower room. The sitting room on this level sweeps across the rear of the house, taking in the charming curve of the crescent and with twin windows to a westerly aspect looking onto a belt of woodland.

On the ground floor the kitchen is a wonderful space with well fitted units and appliances, with plenty of room for comfortable dining and French doors open to the garden.

This lovely outside space is securely fenced with a lawn, patio area for relaxing and a gate at the rear gives pedestrian access.

At the front there is a private parking space in front of the integral garage.

With no chain involved with this purchase, this could mean a simple move for the buyer. Purdie & Swan will be happy to provide further information and to arrange a viewing. A price of £589,000 is quoted. Call the agent on 01962 717711…

House hunters snapped up the first homes to be released for sale at Mapmakers in Southampton with an impressive 20% of the entire development sold on the first weekend. The launch event offered a variety of 2 bedroom apartments and 2 & 3 bedroom houses.

Jon McDiarmid, sales and marketing director said: “We anticipated that interest would be high for these superb homes, but the demand for information on the opening day of sales was overwhelming.

“This is an exciting project for Kier Living, we are creating a new community in Southampton and are delighted that so many people seem equally excited at the prospect of living here.”

He added that homes at Mapmakers appeal to a variety of buyers from professionals and families to investors and downsizers alike. Buyers so far have included both doctors and nurses, as the development is within walking distance of the city’s two hospitals. There has also been interest from industrial professionals and university students.

Mapmakers is named in celebration of the site’s heritage as the former headquarters of the Ordnance Survey and comprises 66 high quality houses and apartments, two on site retail units and a new green space called Ordnance Park.

Mapmakers is highly accessible located just three miles from Southampton City Centre and five minutes from the M27.

A second release of Mapmakers new homes are now available with 2 bedroom apartments from £170,000 and 2 & 3 bedroom houses from £225,000. For more information speak to Connells on 023 8124 4349 or visit map-makers.co.uk.…

New homes in Petersfield have proved so popular that just a handful of homes remain at the David Wilson Homes development.

Foxfield Grove has been a great success story for the five star housebuilder with the first homes reserved before the doors officially opened just 18 months ago and the final homes now available.

Sales director Michelle Storer said a combination of location, style and quality had attracted a wide range of buyers and just five homes now remain.

“We knew there was demand for high quality homes in the town and the development has been popular with local people and those from further afield looking for a semi-rural location but with good access to road and rail networks,’’ she said.

The final homes available include the five bedroom Gilthorpe design which costs from £870,000.

“This is one of the most impressive designs at Foxfield Grove and we’re expecting families looking for a combination of space and close proximity to some great schools to be reserving a Gilthorpe,’’ said Michelle. “The development is in the catchment area for The Petersfield School, Steep Primary School and Buriton School.”

Alice Church, from Savills, added: “The Gilthorpe is an impressive home ideal for modern family living. The house type features a wonderful open-plan kitchen/family room with French doors to the back garden, and an imposing galleried landing which makes the house feel truly special.”

The lounge has French doors leading to the garden and the design has a separate dining room for entertaining and a study. There is also a utility room on the ground floor.

Upstairs four of the bedrooms are doubles with the master suite also featuring and en suite and dressing area. The second bedroom has an en suite shower room and there is also a family bathroom.

For more information about the final homes at Foxfield Grove, contact Alice Church at Savills Southampton on 02380 713967.…

Connells’ Southern Land & New Homes division is thrilled to announce a record year for 2015.  Following some of its best results in 2014, the business broke records again last year, winning 65% more business and achieving an 18% uplift in new homes sales completed.  Connells now looks forward to helping many more customers achieve their dreams of owning their own home through its developer partners in what is set to be another fantastic year for the new homes market.

Having worked with numerous renowned developers, Connells Southern Land & New Homes division sold nearly 800 new homes across the South in 2015 – an increase of 20% on 2014 – and saw numerous successful sites through to completion.  Some particular highlights for the Hampshire region included; Longwood Copse, Basingstoke by Bellway Homes, Park Vista, Southampton by Titan Developments, Limes Park, Basingstoke by Taylor Wimpey and Nightingale Court, Romsey by Croudace Homes.

“What a fantastic year for our Connells Land & New Homes division,” says Tom Bateson, Connells Regional Director for New Homes.  “We are delighted with what we have achieved for our developers and we thoroughly enjoyed working together with them to bring to market a range of fantastic new homes for our customers.  Our results speak for themselves and show that year on year, we continue to grow and establish ourselves as one of the most successful land and new homes businesses in the UK.”

Connells was instructed on 122 developments across the Southern region last year and expects most of these to come to market in 2016.  In the coming months, the team is set to launch several exciting developments in various locations in Hampshire, offering a range of property types to suit a variety of customers and their lifestyle needs.  Developments to look out for include Verum House in Basingstoke, MapMakers in Shirley, Southampton, Danes Hill in Basingstoke and Barton Stacey, Near Winchester

“We predict another very busy year ahead as demand for property continues to soar and the development of new homes provides much needed stock to an undersupplied market,” continues Tom.  “Our success is helped by a number of factors including the various Help to Buy schemes and a Government which is pro house building and home ownership, which have played a huge part in giving the market a boost at the start of this year and will assist us in achieving what we hope to be another record breaking year in 2016.”

Connells Land & New Homes division offers a fully inclusive service to land and commercial site owners, developers and house buyers.  For advice and further information on land and new homes in Southern England, please call Connells’ dedicated team on 01256 357457.…