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River Way, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23

PROPERTY TYPE

Detached

BEDROOMS

4

BATHROOMS

2

SIZE

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TENURE
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Freehold

Key features

  • Exceptional Detached Family Home with Over 1800 sq. ft of Immaculate Accommodation
  • Four Generous Double Bedrooms - Impressive Principal Bedroom with an Ensuite and Dressing Area
  • Fantastic Open Plan Kitchen/Breakfast/Dining Room with Double Doors Leading to the Garden
  • Generous Family Room with a Log Burner and a Separate Living Room
  • Contemporary Family Bathroom, Ensuite Shower Room, and a Ground Floor WC
  • A Professionally Designed, Beautiful, Sunny and Secluded Landscaped Rear Garden with a Feature Raised Patio, Garden Room, and a Garden Shed
  • Driveway Providing Ample Off-Road Parking and a Garage
  • Prime School Catchment Area for all Age Ranges to Include Christchurch Infants and Junior Schools as well as Twynham Primary and Secondary School
  • Set in a Popular Residential Location in West Christchurch, within Walking distance of Local Amenities, Transport Links, a Play Park, and River Walks along the River Stour
  • Within Easy Reach of the Historic Town Centre of Christchurch, St Catherine's Hill Nature Reserve and Award-Winning Beaches

Description

This simply stunning four double bedroom detached family home presents a fantastic opportunity to purchase a beautifully presented detached residence in a prime residential location in the popular area of West Christchurch. This exceptional home benefits from an immaculate finish throughout, with bright and spacious accommodation, a spectacular open-plan kitchen/breakfast/dining room, two reception rooms, a driveway providing ample off-road parking and a garage, along with a landscaped, sunny and secluded rear garden. The area boasts a fantastic school catchment for all age ranges, access to scenic river walks and St Catherine's Hill, and falls within easy reach of both the historic town centre of Christchurch and the award-winning beaches. A viewing of this beautiful family residence is recommended to appreciate the versatile, bright and spacious accommodation throughout.

As you arrive into this family home, you immediately appreciate the high-quality presentation and attention to detail throughout. The entrance hallway creates a welcoming first impression and leads to all principal rooms, has stairs to the first floor, and access to a ground-floor WC.

To the rear of the property, you have the hub of this beautiful home, which is provided with an open-plan kitchen/breakfast/dining room, along with a separate bright and spacious family room. These two fantastic rooms expand across the rear of the property, with both enjoying a pleasant vista over the beautiful, sunny and secluded rear garden.
The family room is accessed via double-opening doors from the hallway and is very generous in size, offering the perfect space to entertain with family and friends. This room has a focal point provided with the log burner, which is ideal for those cosy winter evenings. There is plenty of space for large sofa suites, individual chairs, along with room for further living room furniture, a coffee table, and a TV set up. This room has the added benefit of lots of natural light via the two windows to the rear and a large, useful storage cupboard.
The 'WOW' factor is provided with the open-plan kitchen/breakfast/dining room, this space offers a social area ideal for the modern family lifestyle. The kitchen presents a range of base and eye-level kitchen units, providing ample storage, with a work surface over. The central island is a feature to the room, with further storage, a breakfast bar, and offers the opportunity to sit within the kitchen space. The kitchen also has the space and plumbing for domestic appliances, with space for a fridge/freezer, a washing machine, and a dishwasher. There is then a fitted electric oven and a gas hob. A particular feature of the room is the double-opening patio doors and a single door which lead out seamlessly to the garden. This transition between inside and outside is perfect for the summer months, creating a free-flowing inside/outside feel to the room. The remainder of this room offers plenty of space for a large dining table and chairs.

To the front of the property, you have another reception room, which could make for a snug or a living room. this reception room benefits from a bay window, creating the feeling of extra space and natural light. There is plenty of space for large sofa suites, individual chairs, and further living room furniture. This could also present another option for an additional ground-floor bedroom or an ideal work-from-home space as a study/office.
Across the hallway is currently set up as a ground-floor bedroom and offers the fourth bedroom in this home. This room is generous in size, features a bay window, and can accommodate a king-size bed, has the space for further bedroom furniture, and the opportunity for freestanding or fitted wardrobes.

Stairs lead up to the first-floor landing, which has a useful storage cupboard, along with access to three double bedrooms, one of which has an ensuite, and the family bathroom.
The principal bedroom is very generous in size and almost expands the whole length of the property. This room enjoys two dormer windows, presenting lots of natural light and creating a further feeling of space. This bedroom has plenty of room for a king-size bed, space for further bedroom furniture, and the opportunity for freestanding or fitted wardrobes. One side of the room offers an ideal dressing area, with space for a dressing table and further storage. There is an ensuite shower room which presents a contemporary suite comprising a WC, an inset wash hand basin with storage, along with a shower cubicle. The second bedroom is also very spacious with the added benefit of a dormer window. This room can accommodate a king-size bed, further bedroom furniture, and either freestanding or fitted wardrobes. The third bedroom on this floor is a good size double room, with space for a freestanding or fitted wardrobe. The family bathroom is modern, finished with a suite comprising a wash hand basin with storage, a WC, a bath, and a walk-in shower cubicle.

The front and back gardens have been beautifully and professionally landscaped, providing a fantastic first impression on arrival to this stunning home with plenty of curb appeal. The front driveway is laid to shingle, presenting ample off-road parking for numerous vehicles, a motor home, or a boat. There is a walled frontage from the road, and the remainder of the front garden has been finished with shrub borders. The attached garage offers great storage, with an up-and-over garage door, has power and light, along with a rear door providing access through to the garden.

This family home has a stunning rear garden which has been professionally designed and landscaped to offer a beautiful, sunny, and secluded paradise, ideal for the whole family to enjoy and presents a perfect area for entertaining or relaxing with both family and friends throughout the year. This excellent garden area has been carefully designed to maximise and enjoy the sunshine throughout the day. There is an expansive raised patio area which has plenty of space for outside furniture and is perfect for al-fresco dining. The patio area then has steps leading down, with raised beds on either side, one of them offering a bed of flowers and shrubs, and the other one has been finished with a water feature. The steps lead via a shingle pathway through a pergola, and to another patio area. The remainder of the garden is mainly laid to lawn with a variety of attractive shrub and flower borders. The patio area to the rear of the garden offers another superb space ideal for enjoying the evening sunshine or a BBQ. This has a summer house/garden room, which is an outside reception area, making for an ideal reading room or sunroom. There is also a garden shed presenting further storage.
To the rear and side of the garden, there is a leafy backdrop creating an ideal amount of seclusion. This beautiful garden has a fantastic, tranquil setting and must be seen to appreciate the stunning outside space on offer.

This beautiful family home is set in the heart of West Christchurch, which is well positioned near to the Historic town centre of Christchurch, and within reach of the award-winning beaches. You are also set within moments of a variety of scenic walks along the River Stour and golf course, or at the picturesque St Catherine's Hill. The property is also located in a prime school catchment area for all age ranges which include Twynham Senior School, Twynham Primary, along with Christchurch Infants and Junior School. There are nearby amenities within easy reach and a good range of transport links to include a regular bus service and train station at Christchurch.

Property Details:
Tenure: Freehold
Council Tax Band: D
EPC Rating: C
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PARKINGDetails of how and where vehicles can be parked, and any associated costs.Read more about parking in our glossary page.
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GARDENA property has access to an outdoor space, which could be private or shared.
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About Tom Harris Estates, Christchurch

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Welcome to Tom Harris Estates, an independent local hybrid estate agency with a passion for people, property and providing an excellent service. Our business is built on trust, relationships and recommendations. 

Here at Tom Harris Estates we see the value in premium marketing. A clear marketing strategy is set at the outset and is tailored to your requirements. This includes professional photographs and bespoke brochures to showcase your home, in its best possible light! A range of extensive online marketing allows us to promote your home in all the right places, where everyone is looking.

We understand that selling your home can often be an emotional process, so we strive to provide clear lines of communication, with one point of contact, from start to finish! Each and every home is someone's story and we want to be part of the journey to your next chapter! 

There is no substitute for hard work and with this in mind we are available when you are. We believe in always improving and this is a commitment to our clients never to rest on our laurels! A desire to stay hungry, be ambitious, enterprising, reliable, innovative, honest and above all trustworthy, providing a service we can be proud of and our clients can shout about, with reputation and recommendation at the heart of the growth of the business.

Having lived and grown up in the area we have extensive local knowledge of Christchurch, Southbourne and surrounding areas. At Tom Harris Estates we are community driven and want to ensure that we unite the local area for both residents and businesses alike, improving the place that we work and live in and providing a well-connected and local service. 

If you are considering a move and would like our help to either sell or buy in the area please contact us by phone or email, we love to meet new people and hear about your home aspirations. We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Meanwhile, I wish you all the very best in your property journey, Tom

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