School Road, Lover, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP5

Quietly located in the sought-after village of Lover, an extended detached 3 bedroom cottage with distant rural views from the first floor.

The property is an extended, detached cottage of traditional red brick elevation that occupies a pleasant location on the edge of the rural village of Lover, within the New Forest National Park. The house has been modified and improved during the current owner's tenure, most notably by the addition of a lovely family room with vaulted ceiling that complements the sitting room and dining room and provides further options for versatile family life. The first floor is home to three bedrooms and a family bathroom and the accommodation is presented in excellent condition throughout, whilst the recent addition of solar panels has contributed to improving the economical and thermal efficiency of the cottage. The front and rear gardens are both well enclosed and there is a peaceful outlook at the front, with two off-road parking spaces.

To the front is a paved off road parking area for 2 cars. A wrought iron pedestrian gate gives access to a path leading through the front garden to house. The front garden is laid to lawn with mature, well stocked shrub beds and well-screened on the front boundary for privacy. The rear garden has been landscaped to incorporate area of decking, gravel areas with raised beds, lawn and a chicken enclosure and there are three garden sheds.

Wiltshire County Council. Tax Band: E.

Mains water, drainage and electricity. Mains gas to combination boiler. Solar panels with Tesla storage battery.

From the centre of Downton proceed along The Borough and into the High Street. Pass through the Lode Hill traffic lights and leave the village, passing through Woodfalls. Where the road bends sharply to the left by the recreation ground turn left onto Whiteshoot Hill. Continue into Lover and onto School Road. The property will be seen on the left hand side, prior to the junction with Vicarage Road.

The property is quietly situated on the edge of the desirable village of Lover, within the Parish of Redlynch and is tucked just inside the uppermost north western boundary of the New Forest National Park. Lover and the surrounding communities have facilities for day to day needs, including the Woodfalls Inn, a pre-school, a village shop in Woodfalls and a primary school in Morgans Vale. The neighbouring village of Downton provides a range of further facilities including primary and secondary schooling, shops, a library, medical and health facilities, a cafe and selection of public houses. Between them these communities proffer a variety of sporting and leisure clubs and groups including thriving cricket and football clubs, an amateur dramatic group and a well known silver band (Woodfalls).

Lover lies equidistant between the Avonside town of Fordingbridge and Cathedral City of Salisbury, the latter home to extensive educational, recreational, leisure and shopping facilities which combine with a twice weekly market. Salisbury is home to two reputable grammar schools - Bishop Wordsworth’s and South Wilts Grammar - and there is a choice of private sector schooling in the form of Godolphin, The Cathedral School and Chafyn Grove.

Communications in the area are good and there are mainline railway stations at Salisbury, Southampton and Bournemouth, and international airports at the latter two. The local road network provides convenient access to the A36/M27 and the M3 and there is a regular bus service from the village to Salisbury and the local secondary schools. For the outdoor enthusiast, excellent walking, riding and cycling is found in the surrounding countryside and New Forest and there is a selection of golf courses nearby including Hamptworth and Bramshaw. Sailing opportunities abound on the South Coast and Spinnaker Lake in Blashford.