Otterbourne Road, Compton

THE PROPERTY A beautifully extended family home, believed to date from the early 20th century, offering original character and charm fused with modern contemporary modernisations, set within the popular village of Compton.

The property is approached via a deep front garden, with semi circular lawn and flower borders, and a generous parking area. A covered porched opens into the welcoming entrance hall, which was extended in 2016 by the current owners as part of a programme of updating and extending their home. Within the hall, there is cleverly concealed storage, both within the built in benches to either side of the front door, and imaginatively crafted pull out understairs storage ideal for shoes and sports equipment. There is also a good sized cloakroom, with window to the garden.

There are three large reception rooms, comprising spacious dining room and family room, each of which overlook the front garden, and a charming sitting room with woodburning stove. This opens into the conservatory, which has doors to the garden.

However, the hub of this home is clearly the fabulous kitchen/breakfast room, which is fitted with a wealth of wooden Country Living cabinetry, attractively painted in dark blue with beautifully varnished solid oak work surfaces. There is a large range cooker, fridge and freezer, all sitting atop a beautiful tile effect flooring. From here, double doors lead out to the garden. The property also has a spacious utility room, accessed via a glazed door from the kitchen, fitted with cupboards and work surfaces, and offering space and plumbing for the washing machine and tumble dryer, and has a door to both the garden and the garage.

The spacious landing wraps around the first floor, and has two double fitted cupboards housing the hot water cylinder and shelving units ideal for linen storage. The loft is accessible from the landing via a pull-down ladder, has Velux windows and offers a wealth of useful storage.

The principal bedroom has a bay window overlooking the rear garden. There are two double wardrobe cupboards built into the alcoves to either side of the chimney breast. From here, a door leads through to a generously sized ensuite shower room, with large square shower cubicle, wc, and basin inset into a wall of fitted cupboards.

There are four further bedrooms, three of which are large double rooms, and modern family bathroom comprising a bath and separate shower cubicle, pedestal basin, wc, and fitted cupboards.

The front garden is set back from the road with a large gravelled area, front lawn bordered by trees and mature shrubs. There is ample room for parking for several cars, two 7kW EV charging points (a 9.5kWh home battery and 7.3kW solar panels), and a garage with roll door. The rear garden is a joy. There is a paved terrace leading to the lawn, and features both a greenhouse and a large wooden home office, with power, light and internet connectivity.

THE PROPERTY: Derwen Deg is believed have origins dating from the 1920/30s with an original name of Aboyne. extended in the 1980s and again in 2016. All mains services are connected. Broadband speeds - Fibre to the premises, Ultrafast 1000mbps available (source: Ofcom). Council Tax Band F; EPC Band B. Agents note: it should be noted that the property is within proximity of the M3 and therefore road noise may be an issue for some buyers.

LOCATION: Within the village of Compton, there is the historic 12th century Church of All Saints, cricket pitches and tennis courts, Compton Football Club, and Fishing at Compton Lock, for which Twyford PC owns some of the fishing rights. There are mainline railway stations both within walking distance of Shawford Station which is nearby, and Winchester. Compton is enviably location for proximity to Winchester, but also boasts log fired pubs nearby including The Old Forge, The Otter, and The White Horse.

SHOPPING: In addition to shopping in both Winchester and Chandlers Ford, there is a local convenience store locally in Otterbourne for day to day shopping, and Hiltingbury Jerseys farm shop and dairy is nearby,

SCHOOLING: This property has the enviable school catchment of Compton All Saints CofE Primary School and Kings School in Winchester. Nearby independent schools include Winchester College, St Swithuns, King Edward VI, and preparatory schools such as The Pilgrims School, Twyford School and Princes Mead. There is good road connectivity sitting within easy access of the M3 both J11 and J12.