4 bed detached house for sale

Handel Road, Southampton, Hampshire SO15

Charters are delighted to offer for sale, with no onward chain, this handsome and charming detached Edwardian villa with tiled veranda.

This attractive home is enviably located just a short walk to the railway station, City Centre shopping, Mayflower theatre and city parks. Also, in easy reach are the bars, cafes and restaurants of Bedford Place and London Road. Southampton Common and the Royal South Hants hospital are within walking distance. The home boasts a wealth of original period features, including ornate fireplaces, high ceilings, deep skirting boards, stripped wooden floorboards, and decorative coving.

The property is also ideally placed for access to a number of Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ educational institutions including Springhill school, St Anne’s sixth form college and King Edward VI. The well-proportioned and favourably laid out accommodation comprises a welcoming and spacious entrance hall with a stunning gallery staircase rising to the first floor with doors leading to the three principal reception rooms and handy downstairs cloakroom/WC.

To the front of the home are two elegant sitting rooms, one of which provides access via hardwood French doors to an outside patio area delightfully shaded by grape vines. Towards the rear of the home is a formal dining room. The ground floor is completed by a charming country-style kitchen with a Belfast sink and double doors leading to a hard wood conservatory with underfloor heating and access to a second patio area and the mature garden.

Upstairs there are four generously sized, light and airy bedrooms. The principal bedroom benefits from an en-suite shower room and WC, while the remaining three bedrooms are served by a spacious family bathroom. The property has an 82-foot frontage with mature trees and gravelled driveway parking for 2/3 cars. The house benefits from a new slate roof and loft insulation fitted March 2025.
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Southampton is a thriving commercial port with a population in excess of 250,000 and achieved city status in 1964 due to its contribution to trade and the economy. The city centre offers an extensive range of shopping and leisure facilities ranging from small boutique outlets to major department stores including the landmark West Quay shopping mall. Restaurants, bars and cafes cater for every taste and the Cinema de lux offers the finest film viewing experience. Numerous pleasant parks together with The Common, City golf course and sports centre offer a wide range of leisure opportunities with hundreds of acres of green open space. Premier league football is played at St Marys and the Ageas Bowl is the home of Hampshire cricket hosting domestic and international matches together with live music events. The Guildhall and Mayflower theatres host a wide and eclectic range of plays, opera, ballet and musicals and the public art gallery in the civic centre has a famous and acclaimed collection.