5 bedroom house

An exceptional Victorian villa in a quiet town location, offering substantial and beautifully proportioned accommodation with fine period features, a lovely walled garden and private off road parking

Set back from the road behind classic spearhead railings with private parking to the front, this outstanding town house occupies a particularly peaceful location for a property so close to Montpellier with a superb open outlook to the front over to the top of Christ Church on Malvern Road. The elegant reception hall with ceiling corbels and stone floor has the most beautiful cantilevered stone staircase with wreathed handrail that rises all the way to the second floor and down to garden level. The house offers wonderful living space with on the raised ground floor, a double drawing room with tall sash
hung windows to the front and rear, matching marble fireplaces with open chimneys, deep shelved recesses, working shutters, ornate ceiling coving and a lovely oak floor. To the rear of the hallway is the library/study, a very comfortable room with marble fireplace housing a wood burning stove, beautifully fitted bookcases, oak floor and French doors opening out to a staircase leading down to the garden. At garden level, the present owners have created a fabulous living space, perfect for family life, relaxed or more formal entertaining with a delightful sitting room to the front with a stone fireplace housing a
woodburning stove and adjacent shower room so with the flexibility to be a guest bedroom if needed. The kitchen/dining/family room is an impressive space with ample room for a large dining suite. The kitchen area is superbly fitted with an extensive range of painted cabinets with granite work surfaces over and a large granite topped island with cabinets under, provides comfortable seating for six. A wide alcove
houses the four oven Aga, underfloor heating and a woodburning stove in the dining area add to the warm, relaxed feel of this space and further storage is provided by way of a large pantry, with extensive shelving, marble cold surface and space for a fridge and freezer. Access to the garden from this floor makes for lovely al-fresco dining and entertaining in all weathers as there is a wonderful canopied gazebo as well as sunny seating areas. The restoration of the staircase has resulted in a stunning rise of stone steps up to the first and second floors. On the first mezzanine is an en-suite double bedroom, the main landing leads to a very generous principal bedroom with two sash hung windows to the front, period fireplace, oak floor, fitted wardrobe and en-suite bathroom with separate shower. Also on this floor is a further substantial bedroom, steps rise to the second mezzanine and bedroom four and on the top floor a delightful space arranged as a
double bedroom and separate bathroom with a storage cupboard/utility space on the wide landing.

Outside:
To the front of the house is private parking for two cars and there is resident's permit parking also available on the road. The rear garden is delightful, having been professionally landscaped to provide colour and interest throughout the year and with a backdrop of greenery rarely found in the town. Access to the garden is from the study or the kitchen/dining/family room and from the latter, the French doors open to a paved seating area with wide stone steps to the level garden area with block paving interspersed with
flower and perennial displays, enclosed by a lovely original red brick walled boundary. To the rear of the garden and extending the full width of the plot, is the gazebo which can seat at least 10 people, so the perfect arrangement for all year round entertaining.