Oliver Mews, 116 Christchurch Road, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23

A stunning regency style town house. Virtual tour available.

Description

The property offers accommodation finished to exacting standards over three floors and benefits from classical proportions, with high ceilings and sash windows, combining period style features with modern new build convenience. On the ground floor, a wide and elegant hallway leads to the main reception rooms, with the staircase leading up from the right. The very well fitted kitchen/breakfast room is fitted to the highest standard, incorporating a range of appliances, including an oven, microwave, dishwasher, refrigerator and freezer, with an additional wine fridge. At the far end of the kitchen/breakfast room are bi-fold doors opening to the delightful and easily maintainable rear garden. The utility room leads from the kitchen, and the study is positioned at the far end of the hallway. The sitting room overlooks the front of the property and could alternatively be used as a family room.

On the first floor there are potentially two bedrooms, bedroom two having an en suite shower room, and the additional bedroom four, which the current owners choose to use as a family room. There is an additional cloakroom on this floor. On
the second floor the principal suite is located to the rear of the property, with bedroom suite three located to the front.

The detached double garage, with an electric up and over door remote controlled door, is situated behind the property and shares a driveway with the immediate neighbours in Oliver Mews.

OUTSIDE
The house is situated behind a low brick wall, with planted hedge inserts and a pathway leads between box hedging and gravel to the elegant front door. The rear garden combines an area immediately to the rear of the house, with a large paved terrace adjacent and a parterre garden, with additional lawns to the side area, enclosed by panelled fencing and gate to the front. Several young olive trees are planted in the rear garden, which add to the Italian, private courtyard style. A pedestrian gate leads to the garage.

Location

Situated in the heart of the sought after area of St Cross and a short distance to the south of the city centre, No.1 Oliver Mews is an exceptional Regency style house built by Alfred Homes. The city centre is situated ¾ of a mile to the north of the property providing a wealth of shopping, recreational and cultural facilities, an excellent range of restaurants, pubs, cinema and theatre. There are beautiful walks along the River Itchen and its water meadows leading to Cathedral Close and the world renowned Winchester College.

Communications are first class, with Winchester main line station providing a regular train service to London Waterloo
(approximately 59 minutes). The M3 is on Winchester’s doorstep providing access to the south and the M27 coastal motorway, with London to the north, the A34 to the Midlands and the A303 and A34 providing access to the West Country. The New Forest is within easy reach, as is the South Coast with its sailing on the Solent. Southampton International Airport is nearby, approximately 10 miles, and provides an ever increasing service to both domestic and European destinations.

Education in and around Winchester is first class with schools including Princes Mead, Pilgrims, St Swithun’s, Winchester College and Twyford School all within easy reach, and the property also lies in the very popular catchment area for St. Faith’s School.

Square Footage: 2,708 sq ft



Directions

Leave Winchester on Southgate Street and take the third right hand turn into Beaufort Road. Turn left into Christchurch Road and continue, passing through the section where the road narrows and the property will be found after a short distance on the right hand side.