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See how verdicts work4-bedroom house · SO23 7HD
Under offerReduced £50k (−8.3%) on 6 OctListed 153 days
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About
The Property: Situated within a level walk of the city along the picturesque 'Nuns Walk' is this extended semi detached house.
The ground floor comprises an entrance hall and cloakroom, open plan sitting/dining room with double aspect, allowing for plenty of natural light, with a bay window to the front and French doors into the garden.
The kitchen/ breakfast room, also with direct access to the garden, has a fitted kitchen to one end and space for a table. There is a separate utility room, which opens into a sun room.
A door also leads into the oversized single garage. The first floor has been extended over the garage to provide a principal bedroom with an en suite shower room.
There are three further bedrooms and a bathroom. An enclosed rear garden is laid to lawn with flower and shrubs There is driveway parking in front of the garage. The property is also within the St.
Bede catchment for primary schooling and the Westgate School for secondary.
The Location: A largely residential area, Abbotts Barton has lovely green spaces and access to Nuns Walk which is a delightful walk along the River Itchen either towards Kings Worthy and onto Easton, or into the city centre.
Excellent shopping facilities exist within central Winchester, as well as Stoney Lane, where there is a Waitrose, smaller retailers, and Friarsgate Doctors' Surgery.
There are also great transport links to London by train or road, and Southampton International Airport, the South Coast for sailing and the New Forest for walking and riding are all within an easy drive.
Directions: Leave the city centre via Hyde Street. Continue forward and Hyde Street becomes Worthy Road. Turn right into Dyson Drive and then left into Francis Gardens.
The property can be found on the right-hand side, identified by our ‘For Sale’ board. Viewing: Strictly by appointment through Belgarum Estate Agents . Services: All mains services are connected.
Council Tax: Band E - rate for 2026/27 £2,855.70 pa.
EPC Rating: D Location A largely residential area, Abbotts Barton has lovely green spaces and access to Nuns Walk which is a delightful walk along the River Itchen either towards Kings Worthy and onto Easton, or into the city centre.
Excellent shopping facilities exist within central Winchester, as well as Stoney Lane, where there is a Waitrose, smaller retailers, and Friarsgate Doctors' Surgery.
There are also great transport links to London by train or road, and Southampton International Airport, the South Coast for sailing and the New Forest for walking and riding are all within an easy drive.
Parking - Garage Parking - Driveway
Value & comps
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