5 bed detached house for sale

Lopcombe, Salisbury SP5

The principal home boasts 2808 sq. Ft. Of accommodation set over two floors. Whilst already generous, the home still offers ample scope for further re-imagination or cosmetic changes. The accommodation is beautifully arranged with large windows and glazed doors providing an abundance of light. The gardens and grounds form an ever-changing backdrop beyond which lies paddocks and farmland.

The ground floor comprises a welcoming entrance hall that in turns gives access to the main living accommodation which offers a wealth of options in how it can be used. The 'heart of the home’ kitchen/breakfast is comprehensively appointed with plenty of wall and base units under attractive work surfaces with a Cannon Range cooker and space for an American style fridge/freezer. There is ample space for a large everyday dining suite with French doors leading to the rear garden. Adjoining the kitchen is the spacious utility/boot room, essential to any village home. The home then offers a separate formal sitting room with French doors leading to the garden and twin chimney breasts, one with a log burning stove, and a generous formal dining room or large study. Completing the ground floor accommodation is a cloakroom.

On the first floor there are five well-balanced bedrooms. The principal suite is found to the front of the gallery landing and has a generous range of wardrobes. There are then two further double bedrooms and two spacious single bedrooms that are serviced by a well-appointed family bathroom and a modern shower room.

Annexe

The attached two-bedroom cottage provides a wealth of possibility be that as a source of income or a generous annexe that provides independent living for family members. The cottage is immaculately presented throughout with a private entrance way. On the ground floor there is a cottage style kitchen with integrated appliances, utility room, dining room and a lovely sitting room with views across the front gardens. On the first floor there are two double bedrooms and stylish shower room.

Outside

The established gardens and grounds extend to circa 0.4 of an acre. The home is set well back within the grounds, with a long sweeping driveway leading to the rear where there is parking for multiple vehicles under the quadruple timber barn. Flanking the barn there is a large workshop and a large garden store. An external staircase leads to the first floor of the barn, a substantial storage area that provides further opportunity for conversion, subject to usual consents. An additional brick shed provides further garden storage.

The gardens themselves have been lovingly designed and maintained. To the front the driveway is lined with manicured hedges beyond which is the rolling lawn that has pretty floral and shrub borders providing colour and texture. The rear garden is then landscaped with ease of maintenance in mind. A vast paved terrace links across the rear of the home. Steps lead up to a large deck that provides a generous area for alfresco dining and entertaining, adjacent to which is a smaller lawn.

The home boasts an excellent degree of privacy surrounded by paddocks and open farmland behind. The gate to the west of the house leads to a paddock currently leased under licence by the owners.

Situation

The property is located within a rural setting on the Hampshire Wiltshire border, perfectly positioned between Salisbury, Stockbridge and Winchester beyond. The Cathedral cities of Winchester and Salisbury offer an extensive range of renowned amenities including supermarkets, shops, cafes and restaurants, theatre and a range of highly acclaimed private schools. Stockbridge is within approximately 6 miles boasts a variety of shops and brasseries, a Post Office, hotels and public houses, churches, a doctors surgery and primary and secondary schools. London is approximately 70 miles away and regular commuter trains run to Waterloo from Winchester (from 55 minutes) or Andover and Salisbury as well as Grateley (only about five minutes’ drive), whilst the A30 and A303 are nearby, the latter linking directly to the M3 for access to London and the West Country.

Property Ref Number:

Ham-54065