Southview Rise, Alton, GU34 2AH

Love Entertaining? You’ll Love This Kitchen…And The Landscaped Garden Is Just As Good! This extended and much improved family home has a sociable kitchen -diner, a converted garage and loft you’ll use every day and views over Alton, just up the hill. 

The superb, sociable kitchen-diner really is the heart of the home here. It’s light, bright and open-plan, with stunning Silestone surfaces, Bosch integrated appliances and a Franke extractor. 

But it’s so much more than a list of high end features - it’s where midweek meals, Sunday roasts and late-night drinks all feel just right.

You’ll love how the ground floor layout now flows. There’s Karndean flooring from the stylish lounge at the front to the French doors that lead straight out to the back garden. The garden is a lovely, landscaped east-facing space with low-maintenance astro turf and a tucked-away seating area under a corner pagoda.

Upstairs you’ll find three bedrooms and a walk-in shower room (it will be easy to switch back to having a bath if you prefer). The loft has been converted, with built-in Sharps storage and lagged, lit eaves. It’s perfect for guests, a home office or just having your own space to relax away from it all - just don’t call it a 4th bedroom...

The converted garage adds even more everyday practicality. It’s now split into a large utility and a front-facing storage room for everything else (still with the garage door in place).

Solar panels on the roof brought in over £700 in Feed In Tariff payments last year, even taking into account charging an electric car on the block paved front drive.

Like the stunning kitchen-diner at the back and the practical garage and loft conversions, the setting’s a bit of an unexpected treat too. It’s a quiet street with brilliant neighbours and you’re only a minute’s walk from the top of the hill, where the views across Alton are well worth the gentle climb.

It takes less than 20 minutes to walk down the hill to Alton station (or 5 minutes in the car) with trains to Waterloo taking a little over an hour. And because you’re at the start of the line, getting a seat is basically a given. 

The bustling town centre’s nearby too, with shops (including Waitrose, Sainsbury’s and M&S), schools and local cafés all within easy reach. You won’t have to head far for a pint of milk or loaf of bread as there’s a local supermarket just down the street.

This extended 1960’s family home has been upgraded for modern living, with a showpiece kitchen-diner and clever conversions - in a popular spot with local walks right on your doorstep.