Chawton Park Road, Alton, GU34

Property Details: - Type: Detached house - Bedrooms: 3 - Bathrooms: 2

Agent: Randalls Residential - Basingstoke Phone: 01256 677121

Randalls Residential Estate Agents. An extended three bedroom detached ‘cottage’ with a mature long garden backing onto the Watercress Line.<br/><br/> Reception hall, sitting room, kitchen/dining/family room, utility room, cloakroom, master bedroom with en-suite dressing room and shower room, two further bedrooms, family bathroom, garage, garden with garden office, private parking.<br/><br/>EPC Band D.<br/><br/>Alton town centre 0.5 miles<br/>London Waterloo from Alton from 67 minutes<br/><br/>Situation<br/><br/>Chawton Park Road is located on the west side of Alton, a popular market town next to the South Downs which has an excellent range of local facilities and schools and a main line railway station. Cheam Cottage is located at the town end, close to The Butts and within a short, level walk of the town centre itself. It is also close to the leisure centre, the hospital and the Chawton Park surgery and is within catchment of The Butts primary school, and is close to extensive woodland and within a short walk of Chawton, home of Jane Austen. <br/><br/>More extensive leisure, recreational and educational facilities are available at Basingstoke, Winchester and Farnham, all of which are easily accessible.<br/><br/>The property<br/><br/>Built in the 1950s and extended by the current owners, Cheam Cottage offers comfortable three-bedroom accommodation which extends to about 1419 sq.ft and is offered in excellent order throughout. Of particular interest is the long mature rear garden which enjoys a southerly aspect and backs onto the heritage Watercress Line.<br/><br/>On the ground floor, the front door opens to the reception hall from which the staircase rises to the first floor, with cloakroom off. The kitchen and adjoining dining/family room, form the light-filled heart of the house. The kitchen itself is fully fitted, and the dining/family room has bi-fold doors oping to the rear terrace and both enjoy a view down the garden to the wooded railway embankment beyond. The more formal sitting room has an attractive fireplace and a bow window to the front. There is also a utility room.<br/><br/>On the first floor, the master bedroom has an en-suite dressing room and shower room, and it too overlooks the rear garden. There are two further bedrooms and the family bathroom.<br/><br/>For further details, please refer to the floorplan.<br/><br/>Outside<br/><br/>To the front, the gravel driveway provides parking for a number of vehicles and leads to the garage, whilst the front door is on one side<br/><br/>The rear garden is a delight. It is nearly 200 ft long with a southerly aspect and is level and fully enclosed. From the paved terrace, the first half of the garden is laid to lawn with mature shrub and flower beds and borders, beyond is a vegetable garden with greenhouse and raised beds divided by gravel paths and beyond is the useful log cabin (5m x 3m) garden office with power and light and a log burning stove.<br/><br/>Services<br/>All mains services are connected. <br/><br/>Local authority<br/>East Hampshire District Council<br/><br/>Viewings<br/>Strictly by prior appointment through Randalls Residential Estate Agents in Basingstoke.<br/><br/>Postcode<br/>GU34 1RG<br/><br/>