Eastgate Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8EB

City centre period houses usually ask you to choose between character and outdoor space. This Grade II listed townhouse on Eastgate Street gives you both.

Built in 1853, it has the elegant Georgian look with the proportions you hope for in a period home, along with good light, high ceilings and a layout that flexes with how you actually live. At the back is a generous landscaped garden that feels rare this close to the High Street. The current owners have already done the hard work of reshaping it into a calm, modern outdoor room.

The living happens on the lower ground floor. The kitchen and dining room sit together as the everyday heart of the house, with doors opening onto the garden so cooking, eating and summer evenings can spill outside whenever you want them to. A separate sitting room gives you somewhere cosier for quieter nights, a proper snug when the rest of the house is busy.

Up at ground level, the entrance hall leads to two double bedrooms. Keep them as bedrooms if you need the sleep space, or turn one or both into a study or an extra reception room if you'd rather work from home without taking over the kitchen table.

The first floor is built around the principal bedroom, which has its own ensuite shower room, with a four piece family bathroom serving the rest of the house. Above that, the top floor adds another substantial double bedroom with ample storage and an elevated outlook over the city.

Outside, the garden is a genuine asset for a home this central. The shed already has power, which makes it useful for bikes, tools or a bit of workshop space. Parking is by resident's permit in the surrounding streets.

Eastgate Street puts you on the eastern edge of the historic city. The King Alfred statue at the bottom of the High Street is 0.1 miles away, about a minutes minute walk. The River Itchen at City Mill is just 0.1 miles from the door. From there the water meadows lead you towards St Catherine's Hill, which is about a mile on foot, or around twenty minutes. Winchester station is about a twelve minute walk, with direct trains to London Waterloo in just under an hour. Junction 10 of the M3 at Bar End is 3.5 miles by car, around a six minute drive.

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