Priors Dean, Petersfield, Hampshire, GU32

A carbon-negative home with some of the finest views in Hampshire and barn owls and kestrels breeding on the property.

ABOUT THIS HOUSE
The five-bedroom house lies off a quiet, rural lane and first impressions are wonderful. The approach to Warrenside Farm is down its own, long driveway that open out to the most spectacular, panoramic views. These views (reaching as far as Haslemere) only improve the more one experiences of the property. The original 1940’s home has been cleverly and significantly upgraded and enhanced since the current owners purchased the property in 2013.
It has an impressive carbon negative footprint with high levels of insulation, mechanical ventilation with heat recovery (MVHR), a ground source heat pump, and an extensive solar panel array. A 13.5 kWh Tesla Wall 2 battery provides power storage for nighttime use and power outages. Even after charging three electric vehicles, more power is generated than used when taken over the year. The heat pump can also be used to provide cooling in certain areas of house during hot summers.
The open plan kitchen/living room, other reception rooms and bedrooms all enjoying the awe-inspiring views. The media room has a shower room off it and could be used as a ground floor (6th) bedroom. The property, as a whole, is ideal for entertaining. The 10 acres (approximately) plus the five big loose boxes and two smaller loose boxes provides the property with a viable equestrian lifestyle.


ABOUT THE AREA
Priors Dean is part of an ancient landscape that has remained largely unaltered over the centuries and now lies in the heart of the South Downs National Park. The steep-sided wooded hillsides in front of the property are known as the ‘Hangers’ and Warrenside Farm lies above both The Ashford Hangers and The Hawkley Hangers, on high ground, with commanding views.

The neighbouring village of Froxfield is a collection of rural hamlets with High Cross at its centre, about 2.5 miles away, and has a village school, village hall and a shop. Hawkley village has a church, village green, village hall and pub and is about 2 miles away. Steep is about 3 miles away and has a Lawn Tennis Club, village hall, primary school and church.

There are a number of exceptional schools in the area. Independent schools include Bedales, Bedales Prep, Bedales Pre-prep, Churchers College, Ditcham Park, Twyford, Pilgrims' School, Princes Mead, Lord Wandsworth College, Edgeborough, The Royal School Haslemere, Winchester College and St Swithun’s School for Girls. State schools include Steep Primary School, The Petersfield School (TPS), Perins in Alresford, Amery Hill in Alton, Eggar’s in Alton, Portsmouth Grammar School and Peter Symonds Sixth Form College.


TOWNS and CITIES
Petersfield 4.5 miles
Alresford 10.5 miles
Alton 11 miles
Haslemere 14 miles
Chichester 20 miles
Winchester 18 miles
Guildford 26 miles
London 56 miles


PUBS & RESTURANTS
The Pub With No Name, Priors Dean
The Hawkley Inn, Hawkley
The Harrow, Steep
The Cricketers, Steep

TRIAN STATIONS
Petersfield 4.2 miles
London Waterloo (from 63 minutes)


AIRPORTS
Southampton Airport 30 miles
London Heathrow 47 miles
London Gatwick 59 miles


SERVICES
Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. 30kW solar PV array producing, on average, 27,500 kWh p.a. 13.5 kWh Tesla Wall 2 battery storage. 2 x EV charging points. Under-floor heating from ground source heat pump. Blown warm air heats the house in the winter and reversed in the summer to provide cool air (invisible air conditioning). Mechanical ventilation with heat recovery (MVHR).