Ovington, Alresford, SO24

The Property:

‘Amber House’ is a family sized house behind brick and flint elevations, under a tiled roof, providing flexible accommodation over two floors. The ground floor has a welcoming entrance hall, which opens into a triple aspect kitchen/dining/living area. There is a fitted ‘Shaker’ style kitchen with a front aspect and a fitted AGA, with an adjacent utility room and boiler room. Opening into the dining area, this has space for a table with a side aspect window. The sitting room has a Jetmaster fireplace, and French doors opening onto a patio featuring a large, shaded arbour. The family room also has French doors opening to the patio, with a large picture window and garden view overlooking the lawn. The downstairs bedroom has fitted wardrobes, with a jack-and-jill door to the adjacent shower room, which gives the flexibility of an additional cloakroom off the hall when convenient.

The turning wooden staircase has a large garden aspect bay window on the half-landing, giving large a large under stairs storage cupboard space. The main landing has a capacious airing cupboard and offers a pair of doors opening wide into the dual aspect drawing room, positioned to take advantage of beautiful far-reaching views, with another centrally fitted Jetmaster fireplace. This room could lend itself to division into two further bedrooms, along with the principal bedroom with shower room, and two others served by a further bathroom.

The annexe is self-contained and has been used as a photography studio. However, this would be perfect for a home office, teenage space, au pair or granny annexe.

Outside, manageable gardens face due South to the rear, with a lawn and shrub borders. The property is approached over a gravel drive with spacious parking to the front of the house, a detached double garage and further gravel driveway parking space to the side - which could create an enlarged garden if preferred.

The Location:

Ovington is a quiet village situated on the banks of the River Itchen, within the South Downs National Park. Surrounded by magnificent open countryside and famed for its chalk stream trout fishing the village also offers excellent walking and riding. The Pilgrims' Way provides riverside walks through picturesque countryside with the village benefitting from an excellent public house The Bush Inn, and St. Peter's Church. Neighbouring villages of Easton and Itchen Abbas offer a wider range of amenities including a primary school and a choice of pubs.

Directions:

From Winchester follow the A31 to the east until reaching the roundabout on the outskirts of Alresford and the Alresford by-pass. Turn left and after a short distance, left again signposted Ovington. Continue along this charming, tree-lined lane dropping down into the Itchen Valley, passing the River Itchen on your right until coming to a sharp left-hand turn near to The Bush public house. Continue around the left-hand turn, up the hill, turning right ‘Amber House’ will be found on the left-hand side, and identified by our 'For Sale' board.

Viewing:

Strictly by appointment through Belgarum Estate Agents ).

Services:

Oil fired central heating. Propane cylinders for gas hob. Drainage by way of septic tank. Mains water and electricity connected.

Council Tax:

Band G (rate for 2024/25 £3,646.41 pa).

Parking - Driveway

Parking - Double garage