4 bedroom detached house for sale

An excellent new energy efficient home with sustainability at its heart. Enjoying beautiful views and situated in a prime Test Valley village location.

Location -

Beechcroft House is situated in a conservation area, within the grounds of Little Dean House, a short distance from the centre of Stockbridge, Hampshire.

The house benefits from a rural yet most accessible location, being a short ten minute walk from Stockbridge High Street. Stockbridge is a thriving market town boasting a wide range of independent shops, restaurants and gastropubs. A grocery store and baker's provides high quality, local produce, and the popular traditional butcher's John Robinson has been trading for fifty years. The town has a lively community and a strong cultural presence with an independent bookshop and contemporary art gallery. Stockbridge itself is renowned for its chalk stream rivers, which are an internationally acclaimed destination for fly fishing, and enjoys good shooting and stunning rural walks.

It also offers the convenience of many amenities including a doctor's surgery, town hall and shop with post office. Reputable private schools in the area include Farleigh, Pilgrims, St Swithun's and Winchester College, all of which are commutable and some of which can be reached by bus service from Stockbridge.

Property -

This traditionally constructed property has been built with sustainability in mind and is incredibly energy efficient.

The house's orientation optimises many energy saving features such as passive solar gain from the high-quality double glazed windows throughout. In addition, there are 16 Photo-Voltaic solar panels with a 10 kWh battery storage system. The underfloor heating to the ground and first floor is powered by the air source heat pump plus high performance insulation to roof , walls and floor which will provide a harmonious living environment and low overall energy requirements. The core design of this property will reduce unnecessary energy consumption as well as being an attractive traditional home.

Specification -

The house has been built to a very high specification. All internal doors are in Suffolk style oak finish with satin nickel fittings. There is a bespoke built-in wardrobe to the dressing room. The traditional staircase has painted chamfered balustrades and an oak stained handrail.

The kitchen has a comprehensive range of in-frame Shaker style wall, floor and peninsula units with 30mm quartz worktops, matching upstands, LED under unit lighting and a three way integrated Qooker hot tap. All integrated appliances are by Miele including vented induction hob, main oven, combination microwave oven, warming drawer, dishwasher, larder fridge and Caple integrated dual-zone wine fridge. In the utility room there is a Miele frost-free freezer with ice maker and a Water softener.

The hallway has Karndean flooring in a decorative herringbone design. There is a wood burning stove with an oak mantle in the sitting room. All internal walls are finished in Dulux White Mist, the joinery in Dulux Satinwood 9010.

Bathroom & en-suites - all have white sanitary ware with chrome taps & fittings upstairs and black fittings downstairs. The showers have thermostatic valves. Porcelanosa ceramic wall and floor tiling. Chrome or black multi-rail towel warmer radiators. Shaver sockets & mirrors and LED lighting in master en-suite.

Both the house and garage have 3-phase power supply with extensive electrical power and lighting. Telephone outlets and TV aerial points with Cat 6 outlets plus several WiFi extenders. There is full fibre broadband to the property. with up to 1000Mbps download speed and up to 200Mbps upload speed. Fitted smoke detectors and carbon monoxide sensors plus a fire suppressant mist sprinkler system. The property is fitted with an intruder alarm system.

The designer installer has calculated that the annual savings could be as much as 65% on running costs. The property offers an impeccable EPC Rating A (100).

We would recommend that you visit our microsite for further information regarding this property. The link to the microsite can be found within the Brochure. Please contact the Agent for the details.

Outside -

There is a high quality porcelain tiled terrace with access from the sitting room and kitchen which benefits from a South East aspect. There is another terrace with natural blue/black limestone ideal for barbeques and evening sun. The gardens are mainly laid to lawn and are approximately 0.33 Acres with a selection of saplings and shrubs. External lights to the porch and rear garden. There is a gravel pathway leading to the parking area with a Tarmacadam driveway. The Detached garage is timber-clad with power, lighting and electric doors. Fast 22kWh electric car charging point.

Note - Additional land adjacent to the property may be available to purchase. The land amounts to approximately 0.33 Acre. Please enquire with the Agent for more details.

Accommodation -

Ground floor - Kitchen/dining/family room, Utility room, Sitting room with woodburner, Study, Shower room, Cloakroom

First floor - Main bedroom with dressing room and en-suite, Three bedrooms, one en-suite, Family bathroom

Outside - Detached double garage with car charging point, Drive, Garden.