Property prayers are answered by Chapel Farm House

If a secluded cottage is the answer to your property prayers then Chapel Farm House at Clanfield could well be the one for you.

Formerly two brick and flint farm cottages that have been skilfully combined, there is also a side and rear extension that has considerably increased the accommodation.

It’s at the end of a little hidden lane, appropriately enough called Little Hyden Lane, and promises a world of seclusion. There’s farmland to the front, rear, and one side but not to worry if you’ve never sat on a tractor in your life because the house itself has 0.87 of an acre of garden that’s much more easy to manage than the typical arable acreages of farms in the area.

“Chapel Farm House is in what many people would regard as the perfect spot,” says Colin Shairp, of Fine and Country Southern Hampshire. “It’s at the end of a no through road on the edge of the village yet little more than a mile away is a junction onto the A3 that gives fast access to Portsmouth in the south and Petersfield in the north, where there’s a commuting station to London.

“The village has excellent facilities, including a pub, shops, church, and village school. But the space age has also reached it – Hampshire Astronomical Group has an observatory less than a mile from Chapel Farm House so those who appreciate dark skies and lack of light pollution will find this a very pleasing place to live.

“Daylight is a pleasing feature of the property as its east – west orientation, together with the large west-facing terrace accessed via bi-folding doors from the sitting room, makes the most of the day at any time of year.

“The gardens themselves rise at the rear of the house and the pleasing contours give a great deal of landscape interest. At the summit, where the garden extends round to meet the lane, there’s a summer house facing directly south.

“On cooler days, the brick fireplace with bread ovens alongside creates a warming focal point. There’s also a brick chimney breast in the separate dining room and the kitchen / breakfast room gives additional eating space.

“The original cottage now houses two large double bedrooms, a family bathroom, and a spacious landing / study that leads to the fourth and master bedrooms, the latter with an en-suite with both a bath and shower room that also has a door from the landing. It’s a magnificent country home with a great emphasis, on space.”

Guide price is £880,000 (EPC Band D). For more information, contact Fine and Country Southern Hampshire on 023 93 277 277 or email drayton@fineandcountry.com