Courtenay Road, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23

An imposing four bedroom Arts and Crafts inspired home situated within the highly desirable area of Hyde on around 0.5 acres of gardens and grounds.

Description

Kings Acre is an impressive Arts and Crafts period home, positioned centrally within its mature and beautifully landscaped surroundings. Built in the late 1920s the property has been superbly maintained and tailored to modern day living, creating a hugely versatile, yet characterful family home.

On arrival the panelled entrance hall immediately offers an insight into the property's Victorian history and delivers a wealth of period charm. an abundance of natural light floods the entrance hall enhancing the feeling of space. Leading off the hall, there is a wonderful sitting room featuring picture windows, an open fireplace and French doors leading to a sunny rear terrace and expansive gardens and grounds. There is a separate dining room and a modern kitchen/breakfast room featuring a range of built-in appliances and a walk-in pantry. Furthermore, there is a boiler/laundry room as well as a utility room, ground floor WC, a spacious home office/study, and a number of extremely useful storage spaces.

Moving up the beautiful and original staircase to the first floor, there are four generous bedrooms all accessed via an extremely bright and spacious landing. The primary suite enjoys wonderful proportions, a lovely window seat to the front and views over the stunning gardens to the rear. There is plenty of built-in storage under the window seat and built into the room, as well as interesting character features typical of the Arts and Crafts period. There are three further impressive bedrooms all positioned on the garden side of the property to maximise the views. A family bathroom, shower room and WC complete the first floor. Worthy of additional note is the fabulous hobby room fit for a variety of uses, which could include a music room, games room or potentially an additional bedroom suite (subject to planning permission).

Kings Acre has been beautifully finished throughout, with care and attention spent to not only enhancing the character of the
building but maximising the views of the gardens creating a real interaction with nature, wherever you are.

OUTSIDE
A particular and notable highlight of Kings Acre, is the exquisite
gardens and grounds that surround and screen this wonderful family home. Arranged in a collection of ‘outside rooms' there is unique interest at each turn that is rare to find in a private residential home. The formal front garden sets the tone and has been cleverly designed to feature pretty herbaceous borders with a variety of flowering plants that deliver colour and character throughout the seasons. There is a fine balance between practical and open family space which is mostly laid to lawn, alongside more formal areas planted with mature trees, shrubs and other well-stocked flowerbeds which can be enjoyed whilst relaxing in the summer house nestled at the bottom of the garden. There is plenty of off street parking to the front of the property along with a very useful garage.

Location

Courtenay Road is situated in a sought-after residential area on the edge of the beautiful cathedral city of Winchester. The
city centre is approximately 1 mile away and provides excellent shopping, independent boutiques, cafes, restaurants and a variety of recreational and cultural facilities.

Winchester is noted for its excellent mix of private and state schools including Westgate, Kings, St Swithuns girls, Winchester College and Peter Symonds to name but a few.

From Courtenay Road there are lovely walks across the nearby Barton Meadows Nature Reserve, to the River Itchen with two popular neighbourhood pubs, each a short distance from the
property.

Communications are excellent with the mainline station approximately half a mile away, with services to London Waterloo (approx. 60 minutes). Junction 9 of the M3 is also easily accessible and allows access south to the M27 and coast or north to London. Southampton International Airport lies approximately 9 miles to the south with an ever-expanding network of international flights and worldwide connections.

Square Footage: 2,762 sq ft


Acreage: 0.5 Acres

Additional Info

All mains services connected
Freehold
Council Tax Band G
Images dated July 2023