Fairfield Road, Shawford, Winchester, SO21

* Approx 3500 sq feet * No forward chain * Imposing detached family house * Set in 0.5 acres * 5 bedrooms * 4 reception rooms * 3 bathrooms * Double garage * Off road parking * Village location *

An imposing and light-filled detached house set in a large plot and superbly located in the catchment for well-regarded local schools. There is a pleasing balance between reception spaces and number of bedrooms, with generously proportioned, flexible rooms, which make this a house perfectly suited to modern family life.

A spacious, triple-aspect sitting room with pretty fireplace and sliding doors onto the garden is situated to one side of the large and inviting entrance hall, while on the other side there is a family room and a study. At the rear of the house lies the open-plan kitchen/dining room which is well-appointed and bright with ample cupboard space, plenty of room for a table and chairs and sliding doors opening onto the garden. A useful utility room is located to one side, and this again has a door to the garden. The ground floor accommodation is completed by a W.C.

On the first floor are five excellent bedrooms, all of which are double. The master bedroom in particular is very impressive, with an en-suite bathroom with bath and separate shower cubicle. Bedroom two also has an en-suite bathroom, and the remaining three bedrooms share the family bathroom, again with bath and separate shower cubicle.

The house sits on a plot of approximately 0.5 acres. To the front of the property a five bar gate gives access to ample off road parking on the gravel drive, which bisects the front garden, leading to an attached double garage. A particular feature of the house is the large, beautifully tended, south-west facing rear garden which feels incredibly private and is mainly laid to lawn with a paved patio area, mature trees and shrubs.

Fairfield Road is situated in the highly regarded Parish of Compton and Shawford, 3 miles south of the City of Winchester. There is a superb primary school nearby and well-used village facilities, including three public houses, a post office and a village shop. There are excellent road communications nearby with easy access to the M3 motorway, providing fast road links to London, the M27 to the south and the A34 with its access to the West Country via the A303, and the Midlands. Southampton International Airport is only a short distance away with national and international destinations. Shawford Railway Station is close by and has services to London Waterloo.

A wider range of facilities can be found in Winchester, with its High Street shops, boutiques, library, coffee shops, public houses, restaurants, theatre, cinema, museums and, of course, the City’s historic Cathedral. The house is in the catchment area for the very popular Compton Primary School and Kings’ Secondary School.