Houghton, Stockbridge, Hampshire, SO20

An excellent semi detached four bedroom house providing spacious family accommodation with a large garden situated in this highly sought after Test Valley village with outstanding country walks and a strong village community yet within a short drive of Stockbridge

A semi-detached house that has been extended to take full advantage of its large, well enclosed garden and attractive, peaceful village setting. The accommodation is ideally suited to a family but could also be easily adapted to create a self contained ground floor annexe, and includes a hall, dual aspect living room, sitting room with fireplace, study, an impressive open plan kitchen and dining room, utility and boot room, and a cloakroom with laundry area. The first floor comprises four bedrooms, including two large doubles, one with an en suite, along with a family bathroom serving the remaining rooms. The property enjoys good natural light, is double glazed, and has LPG fired central heating. Outside, the front is gravelled and provides generous off road parking for multiple vehicles and an open southerly aspect while the main rear garden offers plenty of space for family use with a patio and lawn, as well as a large summerhouse or studio ideal as a play area, games room or home workspace. It is worth noting that a school bus runs from Houghton (just up the lane) to Stockbridge primary school and that they drop the pupils back home at the end of the school day.

The property is situated in the highly sought-after village of Houghton, which has delightful walks traversing the River Test and on to the renowned Test Way, Clarendon Way and Monarch Way. There is also an excellent public house/restaurant (The Boot Inn) and a church, both within a short stroll. Further facilities can be found in the neighbouring town of Stockbridge (2.7 miles) which offers a variety of shops, a Post Office, hotels, restaurants and public houses, churches and a doctor’s surgery. The cathedral cities of Salisbury and Winchester are both within a twenty minute drive, and the A303 is close at hand allowing convenient access to London, South Coast and the West Country.

SCHOOLING AND RECREATION There is excellent schooling (private and state) in the area in addition to the primary school in Broughton. Stockbridge has primary and secondary schools; Kings and Peter Symonds Sixth Form College are located in Winchester and there are Grammar Schools in Salisbury. Farleigh Preparatory School is within a short drive; other local public schools include Winchester College and St Swithun’s in Winchester, Godolphin, Chafyn Grove and the Cathedral School in Salisbury. There is excellent fishing on the River Test and a golf course in Leckford as well as two in Andover.