THIS modern five-bedroom in Christchurch Road, Winchester, is on the market for £2,350,000.
Novus is an exceptional detached family house situated in the desirable area of St. Cross offering flexible high-quality accommodation over four floors of an award-winning design featured in magazines of the time and a Channel 5 television programme.
The ground floor is approached through a welcoming reception hall with a beautiful limestone floor that features predominantly throughout the house, a staircase leads up to the first and second floor. From the reception hall there is access to the study, utility room and ground floor cloakroom. From the entrance hall accessed through double doors is the kitchen/ dining room. This striking room with its open plan feel is beautifully fitted with a range of Bulthaup kitchen units with high-quality appliances and a central island, opening to a large dining area with bi-fold doors leading to the rear terrace. From the dining area the open plan nature of the property continues, opening up to a large raised drawing room, again with doors to the rear terrace.
The basement is approached through a striking curved staircase that leads down from the dining room. The basement provides three rooms, a family room, cinema and gym with two further stores. Doors from the family room lead to a small courtyard with a spiral staircase that takes you up to the garden. On the first floor are three bedrooms, one with adjoining shower room and a family bathroom and on the second floor a superb principal bedroom suite with dressing room and bathroom. There is a fifth bedroom with adjoining shower room.
OUTSIDE
The property is approached through electric gates into a parking area immediately adjacent to the front of the house. A side access leads to the rear garden. Directly to the rear is a large terrace which is accessed from both kitchen and drawing room. Steps from this secluded terrace lead up to the lawned gardens with ornamental garden design featuring box hedging. To the rear of the garden is a superb detached summer house and a decking area perfect for entertaining.
LOCATION
Christchurch Road is situated in the heart of the St. Cross conservation area to the south of the centre of Winchester. The area, renowned for its high-quality Victorian housing stock, is situated conveniently for the pedestrian shopping centre in the High Street with access to a wealth of shops restaurants and recreational facilities including the theatre Royal and local cinema. Winchester College and the water meadows of St. Cross stretch along the banks of the river Itchen nearby. There are splendid walks through historic cathedral streets, the water meadows and on to St. Catherine‘s hill.
Winchester is approximately 57 minutes by train from London Waterloo, the M3 motorway (Junction 9, 10 and 11) is within easy reach making both London and Southampton readily accessible. The interconnection with the M27 make Southampton International Airport easily commutable and also opens up the south coast of New For est. The A34 to the north provides access to Oxford, the Midlands and the A303 to the west country.
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