5 bed detached house for sale

Bouverie Avenue, Salisbury SP2

*** guide price: £850,000 - 900,000 ***

This impressive five-bedroom family home offers generous and flexible accommodation, significant scope for development (subject to planning), ample off-road parking, and a beautifully mature garden, all within a 15-minute walk of Salisbury Cathedral Close. Dating from the early 1920’s and designed in the arts and crafts style, Ridgefields is located on one of Salisbury’s most prestigious residential roads,

The property is entered via a welcoming central hallway, providing access to the majority of the ground floor accommodation. To the rear, the open plan sitting room and dining room span almost the full width of the house. The sitting room features a charming bay window and an attractive fireplace with wood-burning stove, creating a warm and inviting focal point. With large windows to each room, this space is particularly light and airy, ideal for both family life and entertaining. The homely kitchen, complete with aga, enjoys a front aspect and leads through to a good sized and useful utility room with direct access to the rear garden. A ground floor cloakroom and a versatile study/snug complete the ground floor accommodation. On the first floor, a spacious landing leads to five well-proportioned bedrooms, all benefiting from excellent natural light, along with the family bathroom. The principal bedroom enjoys a beautiful bay window and lovely views over the rear garden.

Externally, the property is approached via an in an out gravel driveway providing substantial off-road parking, bordered by attractive flower beds and areas of lawn.

The impressive 0.4-acre plot truly comes into its own, offering excellent potential and versatility. The mature garden is predominantly laid to lawn and features a variety of established trees, shrubs and planting. A garage and two large outbuildings provide excellent storage for garden and outdoor equipment.

Bouverie Avenue, a quiet no through road, is situated in the highly sought-after suburb of Harnham, to the south of Salisbury city centre. The property is conveniently situated close to a range of local amenities, Harnham Infant and Junior Schools and is within easy access to open countryside.

Salisbury offers a thriving cultural scene including the Playhouse Theatre, a twice-weekly charter market, and a wide range of restaurants, shopping and leisure facilities. The city is also well served by both state and private schooling, including grammar schools, rated outstanding. Transport links are excellent, with easy access to London, the West Country, Southampton and Bournemouth, and direct rail services to London Waterloo, Bristol and Bath from Salisbury mainline station.