5 bedroom detached house for sale

Description

Summerdown House is a beautifully proportioned 5 bedroom detached house in neo-Georgian style. Arranged over two floors it offers light and spacious accommodation throughout. The reception rooms all lead off the large entrance hall and include a generous dual aspect living room with open fireplace and French doors leading to the garden. A fully fitted eat-in kitchen, on which there is lapsed planning for single storey rear extension (19/01247/FUL) to create a fabulous kitchen/breakfast room, leads to the glazed dining room with superb views over open countryside up to the White Horse on Milk Hill.
The play room and study complete the living accommodation. The first floor has a truly magnificent triple aspect principal bedroom suite with a large dressing room, walk-in wardrobe and bathroom with separate shower. There are 3 further bedroom suites, a smaller double bedroom and a stunning family bathroom.

Outside

There is a detached double garage part converted to provide short term overflow accommodation or AirBnB, comprising shower room, kitchenette with reception room to the ground, with French doors opening onto the garden and 2 interconnecting bedrooms to the first floor.

The charming & well-tended gardens wrap around the house; the majority of the garden is laid to lawn with several mature trees, well stocked flower beds and a vegetable patch. It has superb views across open fields towards the White Horse.

Situation

Summerdown House enjoys being close to the Kennet and Avon Canal in Honeystreet a hamlet in the civil parish of Alton. The parish includes the villages of Alton Priors and Alton Barnes and lies in the desirable Vale of Pewsey. Honeystreet is surrounded by rolling countryside and set in a Conservation area within the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This is walking, riding and narrow boat country and is one of the loveliest spots in Wiltshire. The nearby villages of Alton Priors and Alton Barnes both have a church, All Saints and Saint Mary respectively whilst further amenities including a garden centre with shop, an excellent pub/restaurant, primary school, and village hall can be found in the nearby village of Woodborough. The highly regarded market town of Marlborough is approximately 9 miles away
with Devizes only 6 miles. The larger village of Pewsey is approximately 8 miles away with a mainline railway station (London Paddington 1 hour 10 minutes) and the M4 (Junction 15) about 15 miles are both easily accessible.

Services and Material Information

- Freehold
- Mains water, mains drainage. oil fired central heating
- Council tax band: G
- Energy efficiency rating: E
- Broadband and mobile coverage. Please refer to Ofcom website