Hurstbourne Priors is one of those villages that hides away but Kevin Prince at Carter Jonas believes it is a secret well worth unlocking.

 

And just to help, he currently has a choice of four properties available in the village, with a good span of prices and styles.

 

The first is Copper Beech (£875,000 EPC Band E) – easy identified as the name is taken from the spectacular copper beech tree in the front garden. Set close to the village centre, the property overlooks the historic church and the cricket pitch where even the pavilion is thatched!

 

This former farmhouse has delightful double ground floor bays either side of the gabled front porch and with extensions to either side, one housing the superb kitchen with a vaulted ceiling and craftsman-built oak units. There are separate sitting and dining rooms, a study, plus four double bedrooms, the master with an en-suite shower room accessed from its dressing room and the other three served by a family bathroom.

 

Standing on the village crossroads, and at a crossroads in its life, is the former Hurstbourne Inn (£750,000 EPC Band C) which now has planning permission for conversion to a family home. Upstairs, the inn is already configured for living accommodation and includes a separate annexe suitable for a dependent relative or teenager. The downstairs area with bar, dining space, reception area, toilets, cellar, and a commercial kitchen presents a great opportunity to form a living area on a grand scale, either open plan in contemporary style or as individual rooms. The property already has upstairs and downstairs kitchens, two upstairs bathrooms, and plenty of scope to install full bathrooms on the ground floor.

 

If your appetite is for a completed project, then Carter Jonas offers a choice of two. The first is Keepers Cottage (£625,000 EPC Band F), a high quality conversion of a brick and flint barn to create a stunning home with two reception rooms, a stunning kitchen / breakfast room, and three first floor bedrooms, the master with en-suite bathroom and dressing area, and a family bathroom.

 

The second is a beautifully presented and improved four bedroom cottage simply called 8, Hurstbourne Priors, (£425,000 EPC Band C) set back from the Longparish road behind its garden. The cottage has been beautifully decorated to bring a warm bright atmosphere with interlinking reception rooms featuring oak floors and log burners. The dining room has doors to the secluded rear patio while the four bedrooms are served by a family bathroom that complements the ground floor cloakroom.

 

All four properties are within the catchment of Longparish Primary and Testbourne Community schools, both rated OFSTED outstanding, and have good road and rail commuting access. For more information, contact Carter Jonas on 01962 842742 or email winchester@carterjonas.co.uk