3 bed detached house for sale

Farrs Avenue, Andover SP10

Description
Constructed in 1936, this three-bedroomed detached house has a quiet location within one of Andover's most established residential areas. The property benefits from proximity to schools catering for all age groups as well as Andover's town centre amenities, whilst open countryside is also a short distance away. The accommodation, very well presented throughout, comprises an entrance hallway, a living room, a dining room leading to a conservatory, a kitchen with an adjoining utility room and cloakroom, three bedrooms and a bathroom. Outside, the property frontage includes driveway parking leading to a detached garage with power and lighting, whilst to the rear is a delightful, practical, mature garden.

Location
The location has much to offer, with the property located on Farrs Avenue, which links Leigh Road with South View Gardens on the south side of Andover's town centre, which is just a short distance away. Also, nearby are pre-school, primary and secondary schools, as well as the historic Ladies Walk, which provides footpath access to nearby open countryside, Harewood Forest and the Test Valley beyond. Andover offers a range of shopping, educational and recreational facilities, including a college of further education, a cinema, theatre and leisure centre. The mainline railway station runs a direct route to London's Waterloo in just over an hour, whilst the nearby A303 offers good road access to both London and the West Country.

Outside
The property frontage is mainly set aside to driveway parking with an area of lawn to one side of the driveway along with mature flower and shrub borders. The driveway extends to one side of the property and leads to the garage with an up-and-over door.

Entrance hallway
Stairs to the first floor. Door to a built-in understairs storage cupboard with a window to the side housing utility meters and the consumer unit. Radiator.

Living room
Bay window to the front. Living flame gas fire set within an original open fireplace on a tiled hearth with matching surround and a timber mantle. Radiator.

Dining room
Rear aspect dining room with French doors accessing the conservatory. Laminate flooring. Radiator.

Kitchen
Galley-style kitchen with a window to one side. A range of eye and base level cupboards and drawers with worksurfaces over and tiled splashbacks. Inset stainless steel sink and drainer, inset gas hob with extractor over. Built-in, eye-level oven/grill, integral dishwasher and undercounter fridge. Wall-mounted gas boiler. Radiator. Door to:

Utility room
Dual-aspect utility room with an external door leading out to the side of the property and a window to the opposite side facing into the conservatory. Space and plumbing for a washing machine and space for a fridge freezer. Door to:

Cloakroom
Window to the rear. Close-coupled WC and hand wash basin.

First floor landing
Window to the side. Access to a partially boarded loft via a pull-down loft ladder.

Bedroom one
Bay window to the front with views to Ladies Walk and Andover's Golf Course. Doors to extensive built-in wardrobe storage. Radiator.

Bedroom two
Double bedroom with a window to the rear. Door to a built-in airing cupboard with shelving housing a hot water cylinder. Radiator.

Bedroom three
Good-sized, rear aspect single bedroom. Radiator. Currently used as an office.

Bathroom
Window to the front. Fully tiled walls. Panelled bath with an electric shower over and a mixer shower attachment. Close-coupled WC, pedestal hand wash basin and a heated towel rail.

Rear garden
Attractive, mature rear garden stretching back to a length of in excess of eighty feet. Patio adjacent to the rear of the property with gated side access to the driveway directly in front of the garage. Beyond the patio is an area of lawn with a path to one side and mature hedging. The path leads to a garden shed plus a separate lawned area with retaining walls and raised flower and herbaceous borders, mature fruit and ornamental trees. There is an additional patio area towards the rear of the garden which includes a greenhouse.

Tenure & services
Freehold. Mains drainage, water, gas and electricity are connected. Gas central heating to radiators.