REFURBISHMENT and a dcor using contemporary colours brings some modern style to old-style Basingstoke.

But there's still plenty of character in the George Street mid-terraced cottage which is in the town's popular residential area of Brookvale, where developer T A Fisher converted the old Edwardian school into executive homes.

The cottage, which is on the market with Savoy Estates agency, is priced at £164,950 after being updated by its owner, who has refitted the kitchen with wood-fronted units inset with the oven and hob.

Beyond the kitchen is a lobby large enough for a utility area and a cloakroom.

Both reception rooms have feature fireplaces and picture rails. The dining room also has stripped floorboards.

Upstairs, both bedrooms have Victorian-style fireplaces and share a five-piece bathroom that includes a shower cubicle.

The garden has been designed for low maintenance with shingled areas, a patio and a raised flowerbed. It has two brick-built sheds.