Parchment Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23

A four bedroom Victorian family home situated on a popular and quiet side street within the heart of the city, featuring a surprisingly generous garden.

Description

No. 66 is a fine example of a bay fronted Victorian home within the city, and the last residential house on the road before the
pedestrianised high street. The traditional main entrance immediately welcomes you to the property with distinctive character synonymous with the era and street scene. The sitting room is a particular highlight due to the attractive bay window, feature fireplace and ceiling height.

Moving through the ground floor there is a bright and airy dining room with a view of the garden and a fully fitted kitchen with built in appliances, floor and wall storage cupboards and the prospect of further extension and improvement. There is a shower room with a sink and under stairs storage that completes the ground floor.

Moving to the first floor via the traditional Victorian staircase, the property continues to reveal itself with two double bedrooms at the front of the property benefitting from original sash windows, high ceilings and period features. There are two further bedrooms to the rear of the property overlooking the garden and a bathroom and separate WC.

Whilst offering well-presented interiors and versatile accommodation, there is real potential to further improve the property. Decoratively, the character can be enhanced by ones own design and colour scheme, alternatively a more significant two storey extension could be considered with a number of options available (subject to planning permission) to improve what is already a brilliant family home.

OUTSIDE
The thoughtfully designed and easily maintained garden, is one of the largest on Parchment Street and offers a real sense of peace and tranquility, exceptional for the location. With a charming and very productive apple tree, mature plants, well-stocked borders and a path that meanders to a private seating area at the rear boundary, the garden is a hidden retreat within the bustling city centre. Of note, the rear of the garden would make for an ideal office pod/studio/gym or occasional accommodation (subject to the relevant contents).

Location

Parchment Street is one of Winchester's absolute gems, combining period residential properties, boutique shopping and leisure activities such as a popular local Yoga studio, coffee shops and places to eat. Within catchment for the well regarded Western Primary and Westgate Schools and with the railway station around 0.5 miles, number 66 is ideally situated for city and family life.

The historic centre and pedestrianised high street is under 150 metres from the property and contains a variety of local shops,
independent specialists, restaurants and recreational facilities such as the Theatre Royal, cinema and sports and leisure park. There are captivating walks through the cathedral streets leading to St. Catherine's Hill and the water meadows around St Cross where walkers or cyclists can follow the Itchen Navigation south of Winchester to local villages.

Winchester is very well connected via road and rail with London
Waterloo being around 59 minutes from the city's railway station. The M3 allows easy access to London and the South coast connecting with the M27 and Southampton Airport which
serves a growing number of destinations worldwide. The A34 to the north provides access to Oxford, the Midlands and the A303 to the West Country.

Square Footage: 1,163 sq ft



Additional Info

All mains services connected
Freehold
Council Tax Band E