Junction Road, Andover

Extensively renovated and modernised during the last decade, this three-bedroomed detached house benefits from an excellent location on one of Andover's most established residential roads with both Andover's mainline railway station and town centre amenities just a quarter of a mile away. The property was originally constructed circa 1880, with then, a comprehensive plot to the rear that was home to glasshouses on a large scale. Today, the property still occupies a good-sized plot with the sympathetic renovations undertaken by the current owners, providing a perfect balance of modern living allied with numerous period charm. Well presented throughout, the accommodation comprises an entrance porch, two reception rooms, kitchen, utility and shower room, conservatory, three bedrooms and a family bathroom. Outside, there is generous driveway parking and a practical rear garden that includes three outbuildings, all with power and lighting.

The property is located centrally within Junction Road, with the driveway to one side. A path leads to the newly constructed entrance porch, through a mature flower garden, bordered to the front by a newly constructed brick wall with pillars and wrought iron railings. Beyond the  entrance porch, stairs to the first floor separate the two front aspect reception rooms. The living room features a gas-fired stove inset within a brick fireplace and a reclaimed oak mantle. The dining room includes a wood burning stove set within an original brick and flint fireplace. Engineered oak flooring enhances both reception rooms along with recently fitted, sash-style windows. The kitchen is off the dining room and has a rear aspect with porcelain tiled flooring. Fitted in 2021, the kitchen includes a bespoke walk-in pantry, range cooker, quartz worksurfaces with decorative tiled splashbacks, a matching island with breakfast bar and integral wine fridge, bespoke fitted storage, integral dishwasher and fridge. Accessed from the kitchen are the utility and a shower room, as is a newly constructed conservatory with further porcelain tiled flooring and a glazed, vented roof. The first floor comprises two front aspect double bedrooms, both with original feature period fireplaces, rear aspect third bedroom and the family bathroom. The rear garden includes three separate outbuildings, all with power and lighting. The largest of the outbuildings is currently used as a workshop, and includes a fully boarded loft space. There is also a separate log cabin and a summerhouse located to the rear of the garden. A patio area, adjacent to the conservatory, provides a sheltered outdoor seating area with gated access to both sides of the property.

Andover offers a range of shopping, educational and recreational facilities, including a college of further education, a cinema, theatre and leisure centre, as well as numerous nearby notable tourist attractions. The mainline railway station runs a direct route to London's Waterloo in just over an hour, whilst the nearby A303 offers good road access to both London and the West Country. Junction Road links the Broadway at its southern end and Cross Lane just off Charlton Road at its northern end near the mainline railway station. Junction Road is a no-through road, having been blocked at its midpoint at the end of the twentieth century, which, in doing so, put paid to commuters using the route as a quick access road to and from the railway station. Now, the road is a typical quiet residential road with an interesting mix of properties, the earliest of which were constructed in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Just off Junction Road, the area to the west contains a number of residential roads built in an area known as "Victoria Park" after Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee in 1887.