Crown Heights, Alresford Road, Winchester, SO23

A versatile four/five bedroom family home with a double garage and within a 0.5 miles of the city centre.

Description

The covered main entrance welcomes you to what is a generous entrance hall that leads to a dual aspect sitting room with a bank of sliding doors to the south facing rear garden. There are attractive views of the garden from all angles as well as a feature fireplace. Crossing the hall, there is a modern, bright and airy kitchen featuring fully fitted appliances, a gas hob, plenty of storage and worktop space. Cleverly designed to accommodate a breakfast bar, the kitchen is ideal for modern family life. There is a utility room and link to the double garage, with the dining room adjacent to the kitchen featuring sliding doors to the terrace, which works particularly well when
entertaining. Completing the ground floor is a very useful office overlooking the front garden and a WC.

The principal bedroom suite is notable in the sense there are built in wardrobes and an en suite shower room. There are three further bedrooms and a family bathroom completing the first floor. Adding to the property's appeal is the fabulous second floor space that has historically been a games room, yet offers an opportunity of extra bedrooms or a multi-purpose family room. With a bathroom and eaves storage, the second floor represents flexibility and long-term versatility depending on one's own requirements.

OUTSIDE
At Crown Heights there is plenty of off street parking in front of the double garage that is connected to the house allowing for internal access to the property. The front garden is open and laid to lawn extending down to the Alresford Road. Subject to the relevant consents, this area could be utilised
for additional parking or outbuildings, should the garage get converted. There is a side access to the charming, south facing rear garden which is mostly laid to lawn and features a variety of specimen trees, shrubs and nicely stocked borders. The sunny paved terrace is ideal for dining al fresco as there are sliding doors leading to the sitting room and dining room.

Location

Crown Heights is an exclusive collection of just four properties built in an elevated position on the eastern fringe of the city centre. The pedestrianised high street is around 0.5 miles where there are a variety of shops, independent boutiques, restaurants and recreational facilities such as the Theatre Royal, cinema and sport and leisure park. There are captivating walks through the cathedral streets leading to St. Catherine's Hill and the water meadows around St Cross where
walkers or cyclists can follow the Itchen Navigation south of Winchester to local villages.

Winchester is very well connected via road and rail with London
Waterloo being around 59 minutes from the city's railway station. The M3 allows easy access to London and the South coast connecting with the M27 and Southampton Airport which serves a growing number of destinations worldwide. The A34 to the north provides access to Oxford, the Midlands and the A303 to the West Country.

Schooling in the area is well regarded with a broad selection of private or comprehensive education, including St. Swithuns which is within 0.6 miles, Winchester College, Pilgrims and Peter Symonds College. Crown Heights is within catchment for the highly regarded Westgate School which is found in Fulflood around 1.5 miles from the property.

Square Footage: 2,610 sq ft



Additional Info

All mains services connected
Council Tax Band G
Freehold