Portland Avenue, Harnham
£615,000

Guide price

Bedrooms: 3
A substantial, detached, modern house with delightful, far reaching views.

Situated on the very edge of the Cathedral city of Salisbury and therefore enjoying far reaching views over open countryside, Winstone is an impressive modern house with spacious living accommodation. The reception rooms and bedrooms all face south and overlook the garden and views beyond and the property also has the benefit of plenty of off-street parking and a large tandem garage.

Portland Avenue is a popular, private road on the very southern outskirts of Salisbury. Due to its location residents are able to enjoy both being able to walk to the city s facilities and also enjoy walks in open countryside. The property is well located for Salisbury District Hospital, Harnham Junior and Infant schools as well as both the boys and girls grammar schools and a wider range of state and private education. Within Harnham itself, there is a good range of day to day facilities including a post office with convenience store, two hotels with restaurants, tennis courts, and several churches, clubs and societies. The centre of the city hosts a good range of further educational, leisure, cultural and shopping facilities and also has the mainline station with London Waterloo (journey time approximately 90 minutes). Salisbury also supports a well thought of Playhouse and twice weekly charter market and there are regular bus services from Harnham to both the city centre and Hospital. Salisbury has also recently been voted as the best place to live by The Sunday Times.

The house is set behind a generous area of tarmac off-street parking and an area of private front garden, a path leads through to the front door. This opens into the:

ENTRANCE HALL

A welcoming space with a wide, shallow staircase leading to the first floor and with ample space for pieces of furniture. There is a large, understairs storage cupboard, two wall light points and telephone point.

SITTING/DINING ROOM

A very light and spacious reception area making the most of the appealing, far reaching views. The room naturally divides into separate sitting and dining areas with ample space for all associated furniture. At one end of the room is an attractive stone fireplace with a gas fire set in whilst sliding doors open from the dining end on to the garden. Television point.

UTILITY ROOM

With a door to the side of the property and fitted with a good range of built in storage. The worktop incorporates a sink with mixer taps over and space and plumbing for a washing machine. Tiled splashbacks and a door to:

KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM

Well fitted with a good range of high and low level storage units with space and plumbing for a dishwasher and with space for a tall fridge/freezer. There is a built-in eye-level, Zanussi double electric oven, tiled splashbacks and a worktop incorporating a four ring, Hotpoint halogen hob and a 1 bowl stainless steel sink and drainer unit with mixer taps over. Extractor fan, ceiling spotlights, plenty of space for a breakfast table and additional furniture. Door to the garden and sliding doors to the:

CONSERVATORY

A good space from which to enjoy the garden and views, with a door to the garden and integral door to garage.

From the entrance hall, stairs lead to a half-landing with a large window, here there is the:

Mezzanine Level -

SHOWER ROOM

Fitted with a white suite of low-level WC with concealed cistern, wash handbasin set into a vanitory unit and an enclosed shower cubicle with mixer power shower. Wall mounted mirror with lighting above.

The stairs continues up to the first-floor landing which has a window overlooking Portland Avenue and space for additional pieces of furniture.

BATHROOM

Fitted with a white suite of low-level WC with concealed cistern and a wash hand basin set into a vanitory unit. There is a deep bath with mixer taps and shower attachment over, a wall mounted medicine cabinet, Linolite and attractive tiled splashbacks. Built in airing cupboard with lagged hot water tank and slatted shelving.

NB Please note the bedrooms are listed in order of viewing rather than size.

BEDROOM 1

A generous double room with a built-in double wardrobe and a wash hand basin set into a vanitory unit with tiled splashbacks, wall mounted mirror and Linolite above. The wide window makes the most of the garden and countryside views, hatch to loft space, television point.

BEDROOM 2

Another well proportioned room with delightful views, built in shelving and a built-in double wardrobe.

BEDROOM 3

The principal bedroom, this is a very good size with two built in double wardrobes and far reaching views. Telephone point.

OUTSIDE

As previously mentioned, the house is set back behind an area of tarmacked off street parking and a sheltered area of front garden, this is laid predominately to gravel with edging beds filled with lavender, evergreen shrubs and an impressive honeysuckle. To the rear of the property there is a two-tiered terrace closest to the house with a large lawned area beyond. This has deep edging beds filled with roses, spring flowering bulbs, shrubs, mature trees and evergreens. There is a gate at the bottom of the garden which leads out to the open fields and countryside beyond ideal for dog owners. There is a greenhouse, outside lighting, external tap and to the side of the property is a very useful store which houses the wall mounted, gas fired Icos boiler for central heating and hot water. Electric meter.

GARAGE

This has a roller shutter electric, remote controlled door, electric light and power, and door leading to garden at the far end.

SERVICES

Mains electricity, water and gas are available. Drainage is via a private septic tank in the garden.

TENURE

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