- Sunday Times 20 best secret villages September 2024 +
- Over 2,300 sq ft of accommodation +
- Plenty of off-road parking and large garage +
- Scope and potential for some reconfiguration and modernisation +
- Quiet, tucked away setting yet central to village +
- Attractive landscaped gardens +
- A highly desirable village with excellent amenities +
A large detached period house that has been extended over the years providing spacious accommodation including three/four bedrooms, with plenty of off-road parking, a large garage and well enclosed landscaped garden, quietly situated within this highly sought after village
A classic double fronted period house that has been largely extended to the rear. The accommodation includes a substantial main reception room, dining room with inglenook fireplace and large conservatory. There is a kitchen/breakfast room and a further large prep kitchen/utility connected by a long rear passage off which there is a ground floor cloakroom. To the first floor there is a principal bedroom with en suite bathroom and an adjoining dressing room that has been used in the past as a study, two further double bedrooms and a family bathroom. The upstairs could easily be converted to have four bedrooms if preferred. The property has an attractive area of landscaped garden and split level terracing to one side and can be accessed from Paynes Lane and Hinwood Close. There is plenty of off-road parking and a large garage.
The property is situated in the village of Broughton which offers everyday amenities including a community post office/shop/café, doctors’ surgery, village hall, church and a primary school. Situated on the Clarendon Way footpath, there is excellent walking in the surrounding countryside and on the renowned Broughton Down. The picturesque town of Stockbridge is about 4 miles away and provides a range of shops, hotels, restaurants, churches as well as primary and secondary schools. The cathedral cities of Winchester and Salisbury are 12 and 13 miles distant respectively. There is convenient access to London and the West Country by road (M3 and A303) and rail, with main line stations at Grateley and Winchester.
SCHOOLING AND RECREATION There is excellent schooling (private and state) in the area in addition to the primary school in Broughton. Stockbridge has primary and secondary schools; Kings and Peter Symonds Sixth Form College are located in Winchester and there are Grammar Schools in Salisbury. Farleigh Preparatory School is within a short drive; other local public schools include Winchester College and St Swithun’s in Winchester, Godolphin, Chafyn Grove and the Cathedral School in Salisbury. There is excellent walking and cycling in the surrounding countryside as well as fishing on the River Test and golf courses in Leckford as well as Andover.