North Street, Bishops Sutton

THE PROPERTY In a delightfully quiet rural location on the edge of a popular north Hampshire village, Micklesham House is a charming four-bedroom detached home, with brick elevations under a tiled roof, built in 1996 and is set in approx. 0.88 acres of gardens and grounds.

Entering the house, double front doors open onto a wide hallway from which the principal reception rooms are accessed, along with the cloakroom and understairs store.

The sitting room is a light and bright room running the depth of the house, featuring large windows to the front and French windows opening onto the terrace with views across the garden. A feature fireplace fitted with gas effect fire under a formal wooden mantle forms a centre point for the room. The Study/Family room has a triple aspect, is fitted with built-in bookshelves, and also has glazed doors to the garden terrace. The dining room overlooks the front garden and drive, courtesy of large windows.

The kitchen overlooks the gardens, and features a wealth of fitted cabinetry and appliances which include oven, hob, dishwasher and fridge freezer. The Utility/Boot Room opens off the Kitchen and has plumbing for a washing machine and dryer, with further storage units, the oil fired boiler, and has doors to the garden and double garage.

Upstairs the bedrooms open off a galleried landing; the Principal Bedroom enjoys far reaching views to the village and across the valley. It has built-in wardrobes and bedside tables, and leads to an ensuite shower room. There are three further double bedrooms, a family bathroom and a linen cupboard.

The gardens were designed by the current owners and feature a wide terrace, ideal for entertaining, a gently sloping lawn with mature flower beds and shrubs and several attractive specimen trees including a good number of blossom trees. An orchard is located to the eastern edge of the property, while to the south are raised vegetable beds and a substantial garden store and workshop, greenhouse and further shed.

The outside pool house offers all weather swimming courtesy of a heated pool which has been recently relined, and with the benefit of a changing room and equipment/plant room.

An integral double garage provides covered parking, with further parking available on the gravel drive, behind a five-bar gate.

The ancient village of Bishops Sutton is mentioned in the Domesday Book under its old name of Sudtone and lies on the edge of the South Downs National Park, and nestled into the undulating downland countryside. Within the village, there is the 11th century St Nicholas Church, The Ship Inn public house, and a much utilised village hall hosting events throughout the year. There is also a village green with pond and meadow, and an annual village fete. A particular delight of the village is the distant sight and sound of the Watercress Line steam railway as it puffs its way across the downs. It is also fun to note that in 2011, Bishops Sutton won the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Village of Year.

Nearby is the Georgian market town of Alresford, which boasts a wide selection of picturesque Georgian fronted shops, pubs, restaurants and amenities including a GP surgery, and dentist practices. A local bus service connects to Alresford, Winchester and Alton (Alton is a terminal stop on the rail line to Waterloo - good for getting a seat in the morning if you're commuting!).

Services: Mains Water and Electricity, oil-fired heating, and private drainage with septic tank.

EPC rating D and Council Tax Band G