5 bedroom detached house for sale

A charming family house in a highly sought after village.

Description

The Dove House is a beautiful family house with origins believed to date back to c.1700 with more recent additions in the late 1900s. Once part of the wider Norman Court Estate owned by the late Mr Washington Singer, the property was described rather charmingly in an historic auction catalogue as "A Most Desirable Gabled Cottage Residence and Garden".

Constructed of brick under a tiled roof, the property sits back from the village road within its generous grounds and established gardens of about 0.75 of an acre.

There is an elegance and charm to the whole house, suited to family living and offering a flexible layout for different generations of family. The property is not listed and is suitable for various extensions subject to planning permission.

A porch leads into the original part of the house, with a dual aspect dining room and the original staircase leading up to the first floor. A door links through to the large sitting room, lying at the heart of the house, with French doors out to a rear terrace and the back garden. The kitchen lies just off, with both an electric cooker and Aga, base and wall-mounted ‘shaker-style’ units, a separate pantry and space for a family dining table. On the far side of the sitting room is the utility/boot room, with guest WC and door out to the rear parking area.

A further door leads discreetly from the sitting room through to a rear lobby of a small ground floor studio annex, with a bedroom and adjoining bathroom and its own access to the rear parking area. At present the owners use this studio as a home office/study. The rear lobby is currently a study area but has previously been a kitchenette.

The main staircase rises up from the sitting room to a landing, with the large principal bedroom suite opposite. There are three further good sized double bedrooms down the corridor, one with a beautifully appointed en suite bathroom. There is a family bathroom with shower and separate WC to serve the other two double bedrooms. To the rear, and with French doors leading out to the raised rear garden, the family room provides a flexible space for a growing family and has a Jotual log burner to one end.

Outside
The Dove House is centrally placed in the village with a very private garden and sits back from the road, with a gravel drive leading past the house to the double garage and parking area. Lawns and shrubs flank the driveway and provide a picturesque setting with a raised well to one side. A picket gate leads through to the rear garden, mostly laid to lawn, which rises gently up and away from the road, with some excellent specimen trees lining the boundaries including a lime tree, a tulip tree, a pin oak, a red oak, a variegated maple and silver birches, There are a number of well-positioned seating areas to take in the sun and the views from the top across the village are excellent. There is a former chicken run, a fruit cage, green house and some raised vegetable beds. In all the grounds extend to about 0.75 of an acre.

Location

The Dove House stands in a Conservation Area in the heart of West Tytherley, a highly desirable and historic rural village surrounded by rolling farmland and SSSI conservation woodlands and chalk hills. There is little through traffic and a welcoming community. The village has a range of amenities including a village shop open every day (with post office), a church, a public house, a village hall which hosts a number of activities, a well-regarded primary school and Norman Court Montessori school. Grateley Train Station is about 9 miles north, where trains to London Waterloo take approximately 84 minutes. Dean Station is 2 miles south and provides an easy and quick link to Salisbury and Southampton.

The pretty town of Stockbridge is 5 miles away, along the river test with its numerous coffee shops, pubs/restaurants and independent shops. The beautiful Cathedral cities of Salisbury (11 miles) and Winchester (18 miles) offer extensive selections of shops, restaurants, arts and recreational facilities. West Tytherley is also within easy reach of Romsey and the New Forest. The area is world famous for its Trout fishing on the river test and outlying chalk streams.

The A303 provides access to the south west and London via the M3. There is a wide selection of both state and private schools in the area, including Farleigh, Salisbury Cathedral School, Chafyn Grove and Godolphin, as well as Bishop Wordsworth and South Wilts Grammar in Salisbury, King Edward VI school and Embley.

All distances and journey times are approximate

Square Footage: 3,293 sq ft


Acreage: 0.75 Acres

Directions

SP5 1NF : From Stockbridge, head west on the A30 towards Salisbury. After about 4.5 miles, turn left towards West Tytherley along ‘The Warren’. Follow this road for about 2.5 miles and at the T-junction, turn left. Follow this road, passing the entrance to Norman Court and into the village. Just after coming into the village, you pass a right hand turn to Rectory Hill and The Dove House is the second house on the right hand side.

Additional Info

Fixtures and Fittings
Please note that, unless specifically mentioned, all fixtures and fittings and garden ornaments are excluded from the sale.

Services
Mains electricity and water. Private drainage (septic tank). Oil-fired central heating. Fibre broadband.

Viewings
Strictly by appointment with Savills