6 Bed Detached House For Sale

Boarfield is approached from a quiet lane, along a drive to a turning circle, parking area and the garages. The current owners have refurbished the house creating a spacious home with wonderful flowing accommodation using a calm, neutral colour palette. From the entrance, a welcoming reception hall has doors to the majority of the main reception rooms. To one side is the heart of the house, being a beautifully fitted kitchen with informal seating area and double doors to the south-west garden. Adjacent is the breakfast room which has steps down to the double-aspect sitting room with French doors to the garden, and a woodburner. There is a formal dining room and separate formal drawing room with a further set of French doors to the garden, and an open fire. The family room also has a woodburner and French doors to the garden. The remainder of the ground floor is made up of a study, utility room and cloakroom. Upstairs, the principal bedroom has a walk in wardrobe, dressing area and a large en suite bath/shower room. There are three further double bedrooms (one with access to a roof terrace), all with en suite bath/shower rooms. On the second floor there is a further double bedroom with an en suite bathroom.

Outside, the main outbuilding has two garages and a car port for three vehicles, and a stable block attached to the rear. There is a separate office and useful barn for storage. Within the grounds which extend to approximately 5.47 acres are well-kept gardens and grounds including grassland, wildlife pond and a former manege which could be ideal for a tennis court. The heated outdoor pool is protected with a wall and set in a stone terrace, ideal for summer entertaining. There is also a studio/annex with shower room/WC.

Grateley station 1.8 miles (London Waterloo 77 mins), Stockbridge 5.1 miles, Farleigh Preparatory School 5.3 miles, A303 7 miles, Andover 7.7 miles, Salisbury 13.2 miles. (All distances and times are approximate).

The property is situated close to the pretty rural village of Over Wallop surrounded by the beautiful Test Valley countryside. Amenities in Over Wallop include a village shop/post office, two pubs, a church and primary school. It is conveniently located between the historic cathedral cities of Salisbury and Winchester and close to picturesque Stockbridge, all of which offer excellent restaurant, leisure and arts facilities. There are direct trains to London Waterloo from Grateley, Andover and Winchester mainline railway stations.

Wallop Primary in Nether Wallop and Test Valley Secondary are the catchment area schools. The renowned Farleigh prep school is about 5 miles away and other independent schools in the area include Rookwood School in Andover, Winchester College and St Swithun's in Winchester and Godolphin School in Salisbury.