Stevens Drove, Houghton, SO20 6LP

DESCRIPTION:
Available to the property market with No Onward Chain, this top-floor maisonette offers the perfect potential first step onto the property ladder. The property is located in the sought-after village of Broughton in the heart of the Test Valley, less than two miles south of Stockbridge. The accommodation comprises a private ground floor entrance, a central hallway, a living room, a kitchen, a double bedroom and a bathroom. Outside, there is allocated parking to the front of the property and access to an external brick store alongside a substantial lawned communal garden area.

LOCATION:
The village of Houghton has delightful walks traversing the River Test, including both the Test Way and Clarendon Way. There is an excellent public house/restaurant with gardens stretching down to the banks of the River Test, plus a church and a village hall with an adjoining recreation ground. Further facilities can be found in the nearby town of Stockbridge, which offers a variety of shops, a Post Office, restaurants, hotels, churches, a doctors' surgery, plus primary and secondary schooling. The cathedral cities of Salisbury and Winchester are both within a twenty-minute drive and both have mainline railway stations, as does the nearby village of Dunbridge, less than five miles to the south. Other notable local attractions include Houghton Lodge & Gardens and Mottisfont Abbey. Stevens Drove can be found near the centre of the village, just off Houghton Road.

OUTSIDE:
The property is approached via a leafy single-track lane, just off the start of Stevens Drove, on the left-hand side. The lane opens out at the front of the property to provide the parking area with then access to one side of the property to both the brick store and the communal lawned garden area. The private front door leads into a small entrance lobby with stairs up to the accommodation on the first floor.

HALLWAY:
Window to the side. Doors to a built-in storage cupboard. Wall-mounted electric storage heater. Loft access. Doors to:

LIVING ROOM:
Window to the front. Recessed shelving. Wall-mounted electric storage heater.

KITCHEN:
Window to the rear. A range of eye and base level cupboards and drawers with worksurfaces over and tiled splashbacks. Inset stainless steel sink and drainer. Space for a freestanding electric cooker, space and plumbing for a washing machine and space for a fridge freezer. Cupboard housing consumer unit and electric meter.

DOUBLE BEDROOM:
Rear aspect double bedroom. Double doors to a built-in wardrobe and storage cupboard. Door to a built-in airing cupboard housing a hot water cylinder. Wall-mounted electric storage heater.

BATHROOM:
Window to the front. Fully tiled bath enclosure with a panelled bath and electric shower over. Low-level WC and pedestal hand wash basin.

TENURE:
Leasehold with TBC years remaining on the lease. Service Fee for 2025 was £1396.96 (fully paid) and the Ground Rent was £10 (also paid).

SERVICES:
Mains drainage, water and electricity are connected. Central heating via electric storage heaters.