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Villiers Road, Southsea PO5 2HG

PROPERTY TYPE

Detached

BEDROOMS

5

BATHROOMS

2

SIZE

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TENURE
Describes how you own a property. There are different types of tenure - freehold, leasehold, and commonhold.Read more about tenure in our glossary page.

Freehold

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Description

A truly exceptional and unique opportunity with enormous potential: enjoying a delightful backwater location in the very HEART OF SOUTHSEA TOWN CENTRE, and standing upon a large corner plot, this DETACHED 5 DOUBLE BEDROOM CHARACTER RESIDENCE boasts well-screened gardens, ample off-street parking, garden room, and mews garage with useful loft room. NOW REQUIRING GENERAL REFURBISHMENT, it is presented as a desirable and hugely rewarding blank canvas for an incoming family seeking a home of genuine quality and distinction. Villiers Road runs between Palmerston Road and Lennox Road South, parallel to Clarence Parade, with "Villiers Cottage" being positioned at the junction with The Vale. This charming and sought-after Conservation Area address, tucked away yet very convenient, is a level walk of just a few minutes from Southsea Shopping Centre and The Seafront with a wide range of public amenities close at hand. Recorded as being once owned by Thomas Ellis Owen, the renowned architect responsible for much of early-Victorian Southsea, and extensively remodelled by him in1851 from an earlier building (hence the absence of Listing), "Villiers Cottage" is of striking design, its rendered elevations incorporating bold bay windows and arched porch, all under a pitched and tiled roof. A high boundary and a number of mature trees grant a good degree of seclusion to both the house and its plot, the latter extending to some 80ft x 50ft overall and featuring a useful garden room together with an attached mews garage and car port with loft room. The subject of modernisation in the 1980s, "Villiers Cottage" will, as stated, now benefits from a further programme of up-dating, the undertaking of which will create a 1st-class home ideally suited to the needs of the modern family. Full details are given as follows and early enquiry is urged to appreciate the calibre of this opportunity:

IMPRESSIVE PORCH

Having Gothic-arched glazed panels on two sides under a pitched and tiled roof. Fine oak-panelled front door with bottle-glass inserts and brass furniture, through to:

ENTRANCE HALL

Wood-panelled walls and ceiling. Staircase to upper floors having wrought-iron balustrade.

DRAWING ROOM - 7.34m x 3.58m (24'1" x 11'9")

Widening to 19'9 (6.02m) A split-level, dual-aspect room having fully-glazed deep bay windows to the front and side, the latter incorporating door to garden; additional casement window to the front. Feature wood-panelling to the walls surmounted by plate shelves. Coved ceiling with wide ornamental dividing archway having ornate corbels. Glass-fronted display cabinet. Regency-style fire surround, the grate having coal-effect gas fire. Two double panel radiators.

LIVING ROOM - 6.02m x 4.55m (19'9" x 14'11")

Coved ceiling. Fully-glazed deep bay window to front elevation. Gothic-arched obscure-glass window to side elevation. Feature arched recess again having Gothic-arched obscure-glass windows on its two sides. Double panel radiator.

 

Steps down from Entrance Hall and oak-panelled door to:

KITCHEN/DINING ROOM - 8.03m x 2.97m (26'4" x 9'9")

Kitchen Area

Fitted and equipped with: base and wall cupboards, work surfaces with tiled surround, sink unit, double oven, 4-ring gas hob with extractor canopy, dishwasher and refrigerator. Window to side elevation. Narrow side door to garden. Walk-in PANTRY CUPBOARD with shelving and tiled walls. Pinewood-panelled ceiling and walls.

Dining Area

Wide window to rear elevation. Pinewood-panelled ceiling and walls. Double panel radiator. Built-in storage cupboard with electricity meter (gas external). Wood-panelled door to:

UTILITY PORCH - 2.13m x 2.01m (7'0" x 6'7")

Pinewood-panelled ceiling and walls. Quarry-tiled floor. 'Ideal' gas fired central heating and hot water boiler. Recess with plumbing for washing machine. Stable door to rear courtyard. Through to:

INNER LOBBY

Butlers sink. Door to:

CLOAKROOM & W.C.

Low flush w.c.  with concealed cistern, inset oval handbasin. Pinewood-panelled ceiling and walls. Obscure-glass window to side elevation.

REAR FIRST HALF LANDING

Oak-panelled walls and ceiling.

GUEST BEDROOM SUITE - 3.58m x 3.02m (11'9" x 9'11")

Coved ceiling. Window to side elevation. Double panel radiator. Arched opening to:

Dressing Area - 1.96m x 1.22m (6'5" x 4'0")

Coved ceilling. Built-in wardrobe with folding doors. Obscure-glass door to:

Bathroom & W.C. - 2.36m x 1.45m (7'9" x 4'9")

Suite comprising: tile-panelled bath with side-mounted mixer tap plus independent shower mixer, oval inset handbasin with mixer tap, and low flush w.c.  with concealed cistern. Heated towel rail. Tiled walls. Wood-panelled ceiling. Obscure-glass window to side elevation.

CLOAKROOM & W.C. - 2.49m x 1.6m (8'2" x 5'3")

Low flush w.c.  with concealed cistern, inset handbasin with mixer tap. Obscure-glass window to rear elevation. Wood-panelled ceiling. Multi-pane glazed door leading to adjacent bathroom and similar to WALK-IN AIRING CUPBOARD with obscure-glass window, lagged hot water tank, and slatted shelves.

BATHROOM & W.C. - 3.4m x 2.87m (11'2" x 9'5")

Tile-panelled oval 'spa' bath with side-mounted mixer tap plus independent shower mixer, bidet, low flush w.c., and twin handbasins each having mixer tap. Double panel radiator. Square bay window to side elevation having obscure glazing. Wood-panelled ceiling. Access from Principal Bedroom.

MAIN FIRST FLOOR

LANDING

Arched dormer window to front elevation. Oak-panelled walls and ceiling. Access to Loft Space.

PRINCIPAL BEDROOM (TWO) - 4.11m x 3.71m (13'6" x 12'2")

Square bay window to side elevation. Double panel radiator. Built-in mirror-fronted wardrobes on two sides having door between to INNER LOBBY with stairs down to the Bathroom & W.C.  at lower landing level.

BEDROOM THREE - 4.17m x 3.61m (13'8" x 11'10")

Narrow square bay window to side elevation. Two double panel radiators. 'L'-shaped range of built-in wardrobes.

REAR UPPER HALF LANDING

BEDROOM FOUR - 4.44m x 3.05m (14'7" x 10'0")

Window to side elevation. Access to Loft Space. Single panel radiator. Inset handbasin with mixer tap plus cupboard under. Communicating door to Bedroom 5. Door to:

DRESSING ROOM - 4.29m x 1.45m (14'1" x 4'9")

Windows to both side elevations. Wall-length range of built-in wardrobe and storage cupboards, one housing water tank. Open hanging rails.

BEDROOM FIVE - 3.63m x 2.97m (11'11" x 9'9")

Window to side elevation. Single panel radiator. Inset handbasin with mixer tap plus cupboard under.

OUTSIDE

"Villiers Cottage" occupies a large corner plot extending to a width of around 80ft (24.38m) and a depth of around 50ft (15.24m). Its generous gardens, to the south and west, feature a number of mature trees which, in combination with a high, walled and fenced boundary, provide a surprising level of seclusion. Bespoke wrought-iron vehicular gates lead to a paved HARDSTAND accommodating four vehicles in front of the attached Garage Mews and Car Port.

REAR COURTYARD - 7.29m x 2.18m (23'11" x 7'2")

Paved floor. Opening to:

CAR PORT

With up-and-over door, pedestrian gate, store cupboard and door to:

GARAGE - 5.64m x 3.78m (18'6" x 12'5")

Automatic up-and-over door. Timber staircase to:

LOFT ROOM - 4.42m x 3.71m (14'6" x 12'2")

Pinewood-panelled ceiling with roof light to east slope. Multi-pane obscure-glass service door to front elevation. Shelving.

GARDEN ROOM - 6.1m x 2.26m (20'0" x 7'5")

(measurements include covered barbecue area). Of brick and glass under a pitched and tiled roof with skylight. Suitable for a wide variety of uses including home office, studio, etc.

EPC 'E'

COUNCIL TAX

Band 'G' - £3,634.87 per annum (2025-26).

VIEWING

By appointment with SOLE AGENTS, 
D. M. NESBIT & CO.
(17461/051380)

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COUNCIL TAXA payment made to your local authority in order to pay for local services like schools, libraries, and refuse collection. The amount you pay depends on the value of the property.Read more about council Tax in our glossary page.
Band: G
PARKINGDetails of how and where vehicles can be parked, and any associated costs.Read more about parking in our glossary page.
Garage,Off street
GARDENA property has access to an outdoor space, which could be private or shared.
Private garden
ACCESSIBILITYHow a property has been adapted to meet the needs of vulnerable or disabled individuals.Read more about accessibility in our glossary page.
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7 Clarendon Road, Southsea, PO5 2ED
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Established in 1921 as an independent practice of Estate Agents, Chartered Surveyors & Auctioneers, and at our address in the heart of Southsea Town Centre since 1965, Nesbit & Co are very much a recognised and trusted name in Estate Agency.

We have carved out a strong reputation among our competitors, based upon the highest standards of service, true professionalism, and a tenacious attitude to our clients' interests - qualities which, when combined with deep local knowledge and a level of experience second to none (Robin Evans, our Head of Residential Sales, having been with the firm since 1973), allow us to stand out from the field.

Operating throughout Portsmouth and the immediate surrounds, Nesbit & Co handle the sale of all types of residential property. As well as conventional marketing, we are uniquely placed to offer clients the often desirable option of sale by Public Auction through the city's only Property Auction Saleroom. Probate sales are a speciality. Our associated Antique & Fine Art Division can assist with the valuation and disposal of chattels, ranging from single items to entire house contents.

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