£675,000

A well presented 5 bedroom detached family house on a corner plot in the established residential area of Merley. It has a 35ft kitchen/dining/living room, a separate lounge with a woodburning stove, an en suite to the principal bedroom and an integral garage. The landscaped rear garden includes a timber bar and a gym building with power and light.

The front door opens into a large welcoming reception hall with wood-effect flooring, a staircase to the first floor and oak internal doors to the ground floor rooms. A cloakroom off the hall has a WC, a pedestal wash basin and a chrome heated towel rail is accessed through a boot room providing additional storage for coats and shoes.

The lounge is a comfortable room with a woodburning stove set in an exposed brick fireplace with an oak beam mantel.

At the back of the house, the kitchen/dining/living room runs almost the full width of the property and is definitely the hub of the house. The kitchen has cream shaker-style wall and base units with contrasting dark worktops, a range cooker with a black glass splashback and chimney extractor hood, and an island with a breakfast bar, a built-in wine rack and pendant lighting above. A feature bay window overlooks the rear garden and has base units beneath it. There is a recess space for an American-style fridge freezer between tall storage units. The dining area is spacious enough for a large table, and beyond is a further lounge space with patio doors opening out to the garden. A door from the kitchen leads to the utility room, which has matching units, a worktop and space for a washing machine.

On the first floor, the spacious landing provides access to all five bedrooms and the family bathroom. The principal bedroom is particularly well proportioned, offering ample space for a large wardrobe and benefiting from a full en suite bathroom, complete with a bath, separate shower cubicle and window. All five bedrooms are bright, spacious and generously sized, offering excellent flexibility for family living. The fifth bedroom is currently utilised as a study, while the remaining bedrooms provide comfortable accommodation for family members or guests. The family bathroom is finished with attractive stone-effect tiling to the walls and floor and features a corner bath, separate shower cubicle, WC and vanity unit with double wash basin.

At the front, a block paved driveway provides off road parking and leads to the integral garage, which has an up-and-over door. Because the house stands on a corner plot, the front and side are laid to lawn, with a mature tree in front of the house.

The rear garden has a patio running across the back and down the side of the house, giving room for outdoor dining and seating. Beyond the patio is a level lawn, with shrub borders and fenced boundaries. A timber garden bar stands in the corner of the garden, on a raised patio area and there is a further shed with power and light, which is currently used as a gym beside a gravelled area. A wood store adjoins the house