Marston Gate, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23

A beautifully presented three-bedroom townhouse with garaging and off-street parking, perfectly located for Winchester city life.

Description

This architecturally interesting home offers an appealing blend of thoughtful design and well-finished interiors, arranged over two light filled floors. The ground floor features a welcoming flow between the sitting and dining rooms, creating an easy, social layout. A particular highlight is the floor to ceiling glazed corner of the sitting room framing the surrounding street scene and flooding the space with light. The contemporary kitchen sits neatly to the rear with access out to the garden. Recently refitted, the kitchen and has been cleverly configured offering wall and floor mounted storage, integrated appliances such as an oven, induction hob, fridge/freezer and dishwasher. There is a guest WC and storage cupboard completing the ground floor.

Upstairs, three comfortable bedrooms provide flexibility for family life, guests or a dedicated workspace. Throughout, the property feels bright, neatly presented and ready to enjoy, with a calm, considered aesthetic.

OUTSIDE
A garage offers parking for a medium sized vehicle and adds practical storage or hobby space. There is an area of parking directly in front of the garage and visitors' spaces within Marston Gate itself. There are areas containing mature shrubs and space for potted plants or trees, to further enhance the front elevation as well as a modest city garden offering a terrace to dine al fresco and space to allow green fingered owners to put their stamp on the garden.

Overall, the setting feels calm, established and convenient—an ideal option for those wanting something unique in style but easy to live in from day one, within one of the county's most sought-after cities.

Location

Marston Gate is located centrally within Winchester and in the highly sought after area of Hyde, a historic Victorian suburb and resting place of King Alfred the Great. Known for its period homes, leafy gardens and village like feel, Hyde offers a thriving local community, an excellent primary school in St Bedes and an attractive walk to the pedestrianised high street (0.4 miles). River Park recreation fields are accessible within 0.3 miles and offer plenty of footpaths, walks, cycles or runs straight from the front door. There are landmarks like Hyde Abbey, St Bartholomew's and the Nature Reserve that add calm surroundings, historical interest and character amongst the city's convenience. The cosmopolitan centre and pedestrianised high street is under half a mile away and contains a full range of amenities including national retailers, independent shops, boutiques, restaurants, cafes and public houses.

The lifestyle in Winchester is hard to beat, whether that's shopping the street, joining Park Run on a Saturday morning, going for a walk through the world-renowned Cathedral Streets on to St Catherine's Hill or just a hearty pub lunch at any one of the city's fabulous restaurants, Winchester caters for everyone. There are plenty of historical, cultural and leisure facilities in the city. Attractions such as The Arc Discovery Centre and Library, Peninsula Barracks with the Military Museum, The Great Hall, Everyman local cinema, Theatre Royal and the sports and leisure park are all a significant draw to the city. Winchester is also known for excellent communications links across the country with the mainline railway station around 0.2 miles from the property, providing access to London Waterloo in under 60 minutes. The motorway network via the M3 at junctions 9 or 11 is particularly accessible, along with the A34 to the north, A303 west and the M27 coastal motorway, providing access to the New Forest and Southampton International Airport.

Winchester contains excellent schooling with several highly
regarded local schools nearby, including St Bedes Primary School (0.2 miles), The Westgate Secondary School (0.8 miles), and Peter Symonds Sixth Form college (0.6 miles). Private schools such as Winchester College, Pilgrims, Princes Mead, and St Swithuns continue to be a huge draw to the city and are all within 3 miles of Marston Gate.

Square Footage: 1,035 sq ft



Additional Info

All mains services
Freehold
Council Tax Band F
Service charge - £2,000.00 p/a