Detached house for sale in Whiteparish, Salisbury SP5

The property has been subject to a comprehensive schedule of refurbishment and reimagination, creating a home that is ideally suited to modern day living with an abundance of generous family-oriented living accommodation perfectly positioned within its generous plot.

Upon entering, the size and scale of this superior home is apparent. The welcoming entrance hall gives way to all principal reception rooms and is central to the flexible ground floor accommodation. There is an elegant drawing room that is flooded with natural light from the dual aspect windows and has a warming feature fireplace with an inset log burning stove. To the rear there is a secondary reception room or playroom that in turn leads through to the formal dining room. Adjoining is the ‘heart of the home’ kitchen/breakfast room/family room. This ‘live in’ space is gorgeously appointed with a substantial kitchen area with ample contemporary built in storage units with quality integrated appliances set behind, built in larder and vast central island. Beyond there is ample space for a large dining suite and comfortable casual seating area. Adjoining the kitchen is a discreet utility/laundry room with ample additional storage space. Completing the ground floor accommodation is a cloakroom.

The central stairwell rises to the first floor gallery landing. There are five bedrooms, four of which are good size doubles and a large single or study. The principal bedroom benefits from a sizeable modern en-suite bathroom and a fitted dressing room. The remaining bedrooms are serviced by a well-appointed family bathroom.

The property is presented in immaculate order throughout and we thoroughly recommend an internal inspection to appreciate both the size of accommodation and the home’s position in this much sought after location.

Outside

The property is well positioned within its plot, which extends to 0.46 of an acre.

A private driveway sweeps down to the house, providing parking for multiple vehicles. The front garden is set behind a hedged front boundary and is laid to lawn with decorative herbaceous beds. A selection of specimen trees give additional screening and privacy.

The rear garden is predominantly laid to lawn and enjoys a sunny south easterly aspect. Adjoining the rear of the property is a paved terrace with a bespoke modern pergola over, ideal for outdoor entertaining and dining. Beyond is the heated swimming pool. The remaining garden is laid to lawn, with meticulously designed and stocked floral and herbaceous beds providing colour and texture all year around. Specimen trees intersperse the lawn. In addition there is a vegetable bed, a greenhouse and a useful timber storage shed.

The gardens offer a wonderful degree of privacy and boast some lovely views to the rear over neighbouring paddocks.

Situation

Whiteparish itself is an active and thriving village, and its location midway between Salisbury, Romsey
and Southampton make it one of the most sought after villages on the Hampshire/Wiltshire border. The village has a popular primary school, a shop, Post Office, surgery with dispensing pharmacy and two pubs (The Parish Lantern and The King’s Head).

Proximity to Salisbury and Romsey mean more amenities and services are close at hand. Sitting on the northern edge of the New Forest, Whiteparish is surrounded by attractive countryside and the exceptional network of footpaths and bridle ways provide for excellent walking, riding and cycling. There are golf and tennis clubs in the area, racing nearby at Salisbury and Goodwood and the coast is under an hour to the south.

The area is well known for its excellent selection of schools at all levels. Whiteparish is within the catchment area for the grammar schools in Salisbury and the private schools nearby which includes Norman Court, Farleigh and Twyford Prep-schools, and the Winchester schools, Hampshire Collegiate School, as well as Godolphin, Chafyn Grove and The Cathedral school in Salisbury itself.

Communication links are also excellent with good road access to Salisbury and Romsey. Whiteparish itself has a regular hourly bus service to Salisbury and Southampton, supported by a range of specialist school buses in the weekday, term time mornings and evenings. Easy access on to the A36 brings Southampton and the other business centres along the M27/M3 corridors within easy reach and Salisbury and Winchester all have fast regular trains to London/Waterloo.