4 bed detached house for sale

Woodhouse, Smannell SP11

A superb four-bedroom detached chalet-style home offering spacious and versatile accommodation, occupying a delightful rural setting at the end of a quiet country lane with private gardens bordering open farmland.

Accessed via a peaceful country lane, which continues as a footpath beyond the property, Blandings is an attractive detached chalet-style residence of traditional construction. Thoughtfully extended over the years, the property now offers generous and flexible living accommodation, perfectly suited to modern family life, multi-generational living or those seeking space to work from home.

A welcoming and exceptionally spacious entrance hall forms the heart of the home, providing access to the principal reception rooms, kitchen/breakfast room, three ground floor bedrooms, family bathroom and utility room. Large enough to accommodate a study area, the hallway also benefits from useful built-in storage.

The well-appointed kitchen/breakfast room features an extensive range of fitted wall and base units, ample space for appliances and enjoys an abundance of natural light from front-facing windows. A door provides convenient side access, while the breakfast area opens seamlessly into the sitting room, which in turn leads to the conservatory. Subject to individual requirements, these adjoining spaces offer excellent potential to create one impressive open-plan living area.

The elegant drawing room is beautifully proportioned and centred around a wood-burning stove, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere. Double doors open into the dining room, while an archway connects to the sitting room, allowing the reception spaces to flow effortlessly for entertaining or be separated for more intimate day-to-day living. French doors from all three reception rooms open directly onto the sun terrace, creating a wonderful connection between the house and garden.

The ground floor accommodation includes three bedrooms, one of which enjoys French doors opening onto the terrace, making it equally suitable as a home office, family room or guest suite. The impressive principal bedroom is a standout feature, enjoying dual-aspect views, a generous dressing area and a spacious en suite with both bath and shower. Together with the adjacent accommodation, this area offers excellent potential for a self-contained annexe, ideal for multi-generational living or guest accommodation.

A striking feature staircase rises from the entrance hall to the first floor, where a generous double bedroom enjoys far-reaching north-westerly views across the surrounding countryside. This impressive suite also benefits from a walk-in wardrobe and an en suite bathroom with both bath and separate shower. The spacious landing provides an ideal second study or reading area.

Outside

The gardens are undoubtedly one of Blandings' most appealing features, offering a wonderful sense of privacy while backing directly onto open farmland. Beautifully landscaped and predominantly laid to lawn, the gardens are complemented by mature hedging, a feature pond and a generous sun terrace, creating the perfect setting for outdoor entertaining or simply enjoying the peaceful surroundings.

To the front, a substantial driveway provides ample off-road parking and leads to the detached double garage. The attractive front garden is well stocked with mature shrubs and specimen planting, including a striking weeping willow that creates an impressive approach to the property.

The hamlet of Little London is located three and a half miles north of Andover, within the southern boundary of the North Wessex Downs National Landscape. Nearby Enham Alamein benefits from having its own village shop, supplying locally sourced goods and includes a Post Office. There is also a charity shop with a cafe, set amongst a two-hundred year-old walled garden. Local country pubs can be found a short distance away in various directions including the Oak at Smannell which is just a quarter of a mile away. Various public footpaths and byways offer access to open countryside, right on the doorstep of the property. Andover's town centre provides shopping, leisure and health facilities with the mainline railway station giving London bound commuters an hour's journey into Waterloo along with the nearby A303 and A34 providing excellent road links in all directions. Enham Alamein is on a bus route that links both Andover and Newbury.

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EPC Rating: D

Location

Blandings enjoys an idyllic position in the picturesque hamlet of Woodhouse, within the parish of Smannell, on the edge of the North Hampshire Downs. Surrounded by attractive rolling countryside, the area is renowned for its natural beauty and offers an excellent network of footpaths, bridleways and country pursuits, making it ideal for those who enjoy walking, riding and outdoor recreation.

The nearby village of Smannell offers a welcoming community with a parish church, well-regarded primary school and traditional village pub, while the thriving market town of Andover, just three miles away, provides an extensive range of shopping, leisure and educational facilities. Andover's mainline railway station offers direct services to London Waterloo in just over an hour, making the property well placed for commuters.

The cathedral city of Winchester, the market town of Newbury and the historic city of Salisbury are all within easy reach, offering further shopping, dining and cultural amenities. Excellent road communications are provided by the A303, M3 and A34, giving convenient access to the South Coast, London, the wider motorway network and Heathrow Airport.

The area is particularly well served by both state and independent schools, including the highly regarded Farleigh School at Red Rice and Rookwood School in Andover, together with an excellent selection of primary and secondary schools nearby.

Distances (approx.)

Andover 3 miles • Newbury 15 miles • Winchester 20 miles • Salisbury 23 miles

Entrance Lobby

A covered path leads to a part-glazed front door, opening into an entrance lobby. Windows to both sides of the front door and internal glazing through to the hallway. There is an internal door from the entrance lobby, providing direct access into the third bedroom.

Hallway

Located centrally, an impressive, light and airy hallway with engineered oak flooring throughout. Stairs lead up to the first floor whilst a window to the rear with views over open farmland provides an ideal location for a study area along with fitted shelving. Double doors to built-in cloaks storage cupboards. Radiators.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room

A galley style kitchen with windows to the side, overlooking the front garden and driveway. With engineered oak flooring throughout, the kitchen comprises a range of eye and base level cupboards and drawers with worksurfaces over and tiled splashbacks. Inset stainless steel sink and drainer, inset ceramic hob with an extractor over and built-in eye-level double ovens/grill. Water softener, space and plumbing for a dishwasher and space for both an undercounter fridge and freezer. Open plan flow into a breakfast room with a part-glazed external door to the front. Radiators. Internal door to:

Sitting Room

Window to the front and internal glazed double doors leading into the conservatory. Radiator. Open-plan flow into:

Drawing Room

Substantial reception space with patio doors accessing a garden terrace adjacent to one side of the property. Wood-burning stove set within an original open fireplace on a marble hearth with a matching surround and a decorative mantle. Radiator. Internal door to the hallway and double-bifold doors into:

Conservatory

Large south-west facing conservatory with a glazed, vaulted ceiling. Glazed to the front, the rear and one side including two pairs of French doors providing access to the main garden. Power and lighting.

Dining Room

Good-sized dining room with patio doors opening out onto the garden terrace. Engineered oak flooring. Radiator. With the double bi-fold doors opening back into the drawing room, which itself has an open plan flow into the sitting room, the three separate reception rooms can be opened up to provide a wider entertaining space if desired.

Ground Floor Side Aspect Double Bedroom

Double bedroom with patio doors providing access to the garden terrace at one side of the property. Engineered oak flooring. Radiator.

Ground Floor Front Aspect Double Bedroom

Double bedroom with a window to the front and accessed from either the entrance lobby or the hallway. Radiator.

Ground Floor Master Bedroom

Large, ground floor, dual-aspect master bedroom with windows to both the front and the rear which includes views over open farmland. The space on offer incorporates a dressing area, arranged to the rear of the room with double doors to two separate built-in wardrobe cupboards. Radiators. Door to:

Ground Floor Ensuite Bathroom

Window to the rear. Large ensuite bathroom with tiled flooring and including a double walk-in shower enclosure, a panelled bath with a mixer shower attachment, close-coupled WC, pedestal hand wash basin and a radiator.

Family Bathroom

Window to the rear and tiled flooring. Recessed shower enclosure plus a panelled bath with a mixer shower attachment, close-coupled WC, pedestal hand wash basin and a radiator.

Utility Room

External part-glazed door to the rear. A range of eye and base level cupboards and drawers with worksurfaces over and tiled splashbacks. Stainless-steel sink and drainer, space and plumbing for a washing machine. Floor standing oil-fired boiler. Consumer unit. Double doors to a built-in airing cupboard housing an unvented hot water cylinder.

First Floor Landing

Spacious landing with a velux window to the rear within a vaulted ceiling. Radiator. Low-level door to a boarded eaves loft storage area with its own window to the rear. Most recently used as a study area. Doors to:

First Floor Double Bedroom

Good-sized double bedroom with two velux windows to the rear. Doors to two separate built-in wardrobe cupboards. Radiators. Door to a large walk-in wardrobe with fitted shelving. Door to:

First Floor Ensuite Shower Room

Velux window to the rear. Recessed shower enclosure, close-coupled WC, bidet, vanity hand wash basin with cupboard storage below. Engineered oak flooring.

Garden

Large, mature main garden with a south-westerly aspect, mainly laid to lawn with mature hedging, shrubs and borders. Central ornamental pond. A patio terrace spans one side of the property overlooking the main garden. Double wrought iron gates access a lower garden area, also laid to lawn with mature hedging. There is also a small garden area to the front, adjacent to the driveway with a paved path spanning the rear of the property with access into the utility room and side access into the garage and workshop.

Garden

Aerial views of the property showing location and proximity to open countryside plus the extent of the property boundaries.

Parking - Driveway

Gated gravelled driveway to the front of the property, wrapping to one side with space for numerous vehicles. Two separate up and over garage doors provide vehicular access into the double garage which also has a workshop area with personal side access to the rear.

Disclaimer

These particulars are intended only as a guide and do not constitute any part of an offer or contract. All descriptions, dimensions, references to condition, necessary permissions for use and occupation, and other details are given in good faith but without responsibility. Any intending purchaser should satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each statement. Austin Hawk has not tested any services, appliances or equipment and cannot guarantee they are in working order. Measurements are approximate and should not be relied upon for carpets, furnishings or other purposes.