Bishops Way, Andover, SP10 3EH

The Monday morning routine feels very different when you have two easy options. Walk 1 minute to the station and be in Waterloo in just over an hour. Or make a coffee, cross the lawn and close the door on the rest of the house. Either way, the commute stops being something you dread.

That kind of flexibility is priceless. A fully fitted garden studio at the end of the garden means working from home actually works, without sacrificing a bedroom or perching at the end of the kitchen table.

And the house behind it is worth coming home to. It's a solid red brick detached on a quiet, tree-lined street, with a wide block-paved drive and a built-in single garage. 

Inside, the traditional 1930s character is still very much present - the living room has the original open fireplace with its black granite plinth and limestone surround, plantation shutters on the windows and warm oak flooring underfoot.

The real heart of the home is at the back. The kitchen-family room has been opened up and extended to create a genuinely sociable space - white gloss units, granite worktops, a central island with a breakfast bar and a range cooker that means business. There’s room for a comfy leather sofa in the family area at one end, and the whole thing flows straight through into the sunroom/dining area, which has been fitted out as a proper dining room with a full glass pitched roof. 

The living room gives you a quieter retreat when you need it, and the ground floor also has a cloakroom and a useful rear lobby connecting through to the garage.

Upstairs, the main bedroom has floor-to-ceiling mirrored sliding wardrobes, a plantation shutter window and its own ensuite shower room. Three further bedrooms give you the flexibility a family needs. The main bathroom has been updated with a bath and shower, an illuminated mirror and a chrome towel rail.

A paved patio sits directly off the conservatory - good for morning coffee or a summer’s evening outside - and beyond it a neat lawn runs down to the far end, where the garden studio sits on its own deck with an outdoor sofa.

Inside, it's fully fitted as a home office, its own TV point and a sofa bed. Whether that makes it a home office, a teenager's retreat or a guest room is entirely up to you.

Bishops Way is about a one-minute walk from Andover station, with direct trains to London Waterloo taking just over an hour. The town centre - with a cinema, theatre, leisure centre and a good range of shops and places to eat, all close enough so you won’t need to jump in the car.

This spacious 1930s home has been carefully and thoughtfully updated without losing what’s made it work for families for almost 100 years - now with a versatile garden studio that quietly adds a flexible fifth room.

Get in touch to arrange a viewing - I’m expecting plenty of interest. quote Ref: JM1394