Willow Mead, Lambourne Close, Andover, SP11 8LS

A wonderful opportunity to purchase this impressive, extended and updated family home in the heart of the village of Thruxton.

The accommodation provides in excess of 2,500 square feet and has much to offer a new owner including excellent energy efficiency thanks in part to recently installed solar panels which generate a healthy annual income.

The property sits within a good-sized, attractive and mature plot, the landscaped garden to the rear is one of many highlights.

Very well presented throughout, the accommodation comprises an entrance porch that leads into a welcoming hallway, generous reception space with an expansive family room along with a separate and very good-sized living room leading to an adjoining conservatory.

The ground floor also includes a uniquely presented cloakroom, an impressive, light and airy kitchen/dining room and a practical utility room.

The first floor continues the spacious theme with a superb master bedroom suite, three further good-sized double bedrooms and a single bedroom, currently used as an office.

Outside to the front, the property benefits from generous driveway parking along with a double garage alongside which is gated access to the landscaped garden to the rear.

Lambourne Close can be found off Village Street, centrally within the village of Thruxton, five miles west of Andover.

The village has a number of local amenities including the White Horse Inn, a fifteenth century thatched, listed Free House whilst just along Amesbury Road to the east of the village is Hillier Garden Centre, complete with a popular restaurant and food hall.

Thruxton also has a Primary School, a Recreation Ground, a Village Hall and a Church.

Andover itself offers a range of shopping, educational and recreational facilities including a college of further education, a cinema, theatre and leisure centre.

Fifteen miles to the south west, the city of Salisbury offers a wider range of amenities whilst local attractions include the Hawk Conservancy, The Museum of Army Flying, Danebury Hill Fort and Stonehenge.

The mainline South West railway runs a direct route to London's Waterloo in just over an hour from Andover (4.5 miles) or Grateley (4.8 miles).

The nearby A303 offers excellent road access to both London and the West Country.

Book online, anytime via the Austin Hawk website or call us during office hours Property Frontage Bordered by mature box hedging at its front boundary, the property frontage is set aside for mainly driveway parking, mostly block paved leading to the front of a double garage with an automatic roller door.

There is gated access alongside the garage to the rear garden. A slate shingle bed along with raised shrub borders screen the bunded oil tank. Entrance Porch Glazed to the front and one side.

Cornish slate flooring. Internal window and an external door opening into: Entrance Hallway Engineered oak flooring. Stairs to the first floor with a low-level door to built-in, understairs storage.

Cloakroom Enclosed cloakroom with tiled flooring, tastefully decorated with a combination of subway tiling and feature wallpaper.

Close-coupled WC, vanity hand wash basin with cupboard storage below and a heated towel rail. Family Room/Snug Spacious front aspect family room.

Serving hatch with glazed bifold doors through to the kitchen. Radiator.

Kitchen/Dining Room Expansive, light and airy kitchen/dining room with a window to the rear along with French doors opening out to a decked terrace to the rear. Tiled flooring throughout.

The kitchen comprises a range of eye and base level cupboards and drawers with granite worksurfaces over and tiled splashbacks.

Twin ceramic sink with a reverse osmosis water filtration system, an oil fired aga with an electric module, integrated dishwasher and fridge.

Space for a freestanding American style fridge freezer with fitted wine storage above. Additional workspace and storage is provided by an island with a solid wood worksurface.

Open plan to the dining area. Radiator. Door to: Utility Room Window to the rear and a decoratively glazed internal window to the hallway. Floor standing oil-fired boiler.

Worksurface over space and plumbing for a washing machine and a tumble dryer. Consumer units.

Living Roomn Spacious, double-aspect living room with a window to the front and sliding glazed doors leading into the conservatory at the rear.

Wood-burning stove set within an original open fireplace, set on an attractive granite hearth with matching surround. Radiators.

Conservatory Glazed to the rear and both sides with a hexagonal configuration including French doors leading to the decked terrace at the rear of the property. Power and lighting.

First Floor Landing Galleried landing with a window to the front. Double doors to a built-in airing cupboard housing a hot water cylinder. Radiator. Access to a boarded loft space via a loft ladder.

Master Bedroom Suite Spacious master bedroom with a window to the rear and LED downlighting. Decorative feature wall. Recess with wall-to-wall, full height wardrobe storage. Radiator.

Door to an adjoining ensuite shower room, equally spacious with a window to the rear, tiled flooring and fully tiled walls.

Recessed double shower enclosure with an Aqualisa shower, concealed cistern WC, bidet, vanity hand wash basin with cupboard storage below and full height storage to both sides. Heated towel rail.

Bedroom Two Original master bedroom prior to extension. Good-sized with a window to the front. Door to a built-in wardrobe cupboard. Radiator.

Bedroom Three Another very good-sized double bedroom with a front aspect. Decorative panelled feature wall. Radiator. Bedroom Four Double bedroom with a window to the rear. Radiator.

Bedroom Five/Study Good-sized single bedroom with a rear aspect, currently used as office space. Radiator. Family Bathroom Rear aspect family bathroom with fully tiled walls and flooring.

Panelled bath with an Aqualisa shower over, concealed cister WC, vanity hand wash basin with cupboard storage below the extended vanity top. Wall mounted storage cupboards. Radiator.

Rear Garden An impressive, practical, landscaped rear garden with an expansive decked terrace, spanning the rear of the property and providing views across the main garden itself, including Pillhill Brook.

The rear of the property is south facing with the terrace including an awning that provides a shaded area for alfresco dining and seating.

The decked terrace wraps to one side of the property and provides personal access to the rear of the double garage along with two separate garden sheds, a log store and an external tap.

The garden initially slopes down from the terrace to Pillhill Brook, its passage when in season through the rear garden protected with retainers.

The slope of the brook is navigated with a decked footbridge that provides access to the remainder of the garden, comprising mature flower and herbaceous borders, practical gravel and paving hard standing with fruit and vegetable beds incorporated.

An area of lawn to one side is framed by mature fruit trees with the rear garden enclosed by a mix of closeboard fencing screened by mature shrubs and hedging.

Parking - Driveway Generous driveway parking with space for at least four vehicles to the front of both the property and the double garage.

Parking - Double Garage Double garage with an automatic roller door, power and lighting. Personal door to the rear.

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All descriptions, dimensions, references to condition, necessary permissions for use and occupation, and other details are given in good faith but without responsibility.

Any intending purchaser should satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each statement.

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