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Affording 4 bedrooms, 2 reception rooms and a good sized garden, a character semi-detached house set back in a slightly elevated position in a favoured crescent located between the town centre and The Butts, an historic green.

Description
This impressive sized early 1950s property enjoys views over its own expanse of rear garden from both reception rooms, the kitchen and the 3 main bedrooms with three of the rooms enjoying twin aspects. The enlarged three storey accommodation is complemented by its setting sitting behind a small green to the front with a garden progressively widening at the rear to the Westerly side and backing onto allotments. Noteworthy characteristics include the generous sized sitting room, light and airy kitchen, white suited bathroom, double glazing with replacement windows to the first floor incorporating fanlights, majority smooth finished ceilings and internal doors to the first floor to the six panel design. Heating is via a gas system with radiators.

Location
Whitedown is a crescent with broad grass verges and small green areas consisting of varying sized terraced and semi-detached houses with a number of maisonettes and bungalows and lies on the frequently requested Western side of the town centre with The Butts green and The Butts Primary School in the neighbourhood. There is a network of footpaths also leading to the school. Local landmarks include All Saints Church, The Butts, The French Horn Inn, the Watercress Line, the sports centre, Jubilee Playing Fields and the community hospital. Retaining its weekly open air market with other specialist events, the old market town of Alton is within Jane Austen country. The High Street, within 0.45 mile, is a level walk away. There are varied shops, major stores such as Sainsbury\‘s, M&S, Iceland and Boots, restaurants, inns and hotels, and a library. Beyond is Alton Station (Waterloo line), senior schools, Alton College, the Convent School, a Waitrose store and retail park, and 2 golf courses.

Ground Floor
Outside lantern light.

Entrance Porch
Glazed multi-bolt locking front door to:-

Reception Hall
Oak effect laminated floor, latticework covered radiator, coved ceiling, thermostat, smoke detector, black and white cupboard housing electric consumer unit, fusebox and meter. Understairs storage recess. Door to dining room.

Sitting Room - 17\‘ 7\‘\‘ x 16\‘ 0\‘\‘ (5.36m x 4.87m) including wide feature archway
Twin aspect - front and pair of French doors to rear garden terrace. Fireplace, mantelpiece and space for flatscreen TV. Oak effect laminated floor, coved ceilings, radiator. Built-in coats cupboard. Matching built-in cupboard with wall hung Potterton Performa gas boiler, digital programmer, gas meter. Half glazed panelled doors to kitchen and:-

Dining Room - 11\‘ 0\‘\‘ x 8\‘ 9\‘\‘ (3.35m x 2.66m)
Rear garden aspect. Oak effect laminated floor, coved ceiling, radiator.

Kitchen - 20\‘ 6\‘\‘ x 5\‘ 4\‘\‘ (6.24m x 1.62m)
Twin aspect over rear garden + 2 side windows. Smartly refurbished and providing Sage coloured units with brushed chrome finished handles, woodblock effect worktops and integrated stainless steel finished appliances of split level electric oven and multi microwave, gas hob and chimney style hood. Inset stainless steel single drainer sink beside garden window. Providing floor cupboards, top and pan drawers, white tiled splashbacks, task lighting and double pelmeted wall cabinets with beech style trim and satin chrome finished power and light switchplates. Plumbing for dishwasher and washing machine. Chrome finished downlighting, stone effect ceramic tiled floor, radiator. Space for fridge/freezer. Half glazed door to rear garden.

First Floor
From hall, stairs turning with front aspect window to:-

Landing
Coved ceiling. Smoke detector.

Bedroom One - 13\‘ 0\‘\‘ x 9\‘ 10\‘\‘ (3.96m x 2.99m) excluding door recess
Twin aspect - main overlooking rear garden. Oak effect laminated floor, radiator, coved ceiling, smoke detector.

Bedroom Two - 11\‘ 1\‘\‘ x 8\‘ 6\‘\‘ (3.38m x 2.59m) excluding recess
Rear garden aspect. Fireplace with mantelpiece. Oak effect laminated floor, coved ceiling, radiator. Built-in double wardrobe and shelved double cupboard, cupboards above. Open understairs storage recess.

Bedroom Four - 9\‘ 10\‘\‘ x 7\‘ 0\‘\‘ (2.99m x 2.13m)
Front aspect - rooftop view to All Saints Church spire. Oak effect laminated floor, down lighting, coved ceiling, dimmer switch, radiator, smoke detector.

Bathroom
Featuring 2 front windows. Refitted with white suite and chrome Victorian style fittings affording rolltop clawleg double ended bath with central mixers/hand cradle shower attachment and separate rain drench shower head, pedestal wash stand basin and WC. Chrome finished multiple heated towel radiator, oak effect flooring.

Second Floor
From landing, door with stairs turning to:-

Bedroom Three - Floor Area 24\‘ 0\‘\‘ x 8\‘ 3\‘\‘ (7.31m x 2.51m) including spindle galleried stairwell
Used as bed sitting room with pair of rear aspect Velux windows, downlighting on dimmer and part sloping ceilings. Beech effect laminated floor, exposed natural brickwork to far end, several exposed timbers. Smoke detector, 2 double eaves cupboards, 2 open recesses, multiple power points.

Outside

Large Garden
Hedges to the front lawn create privacy. There is an ornamental tree, 2 flower borders, climber and front path also leading via to side bin area. A gate and progressively widening shingle seating area beside the kitchen leads to the expanse of rear garden. An extensive paved terrace adjoins the French doors with outside lantern light and side floodlight. A low height brick wall with recess and steps leads to the rear lawn with flower borders and screening evergreens. Also 2 timber garden sheds. Corner compost area. The rear garden measures 60\‘ (18.27m) depth from French doors and has a maximum width to the far boundary of 75\‘ (22.84m) backing onto allotments.

Directions
From the M&S Foodhall end of High Street, Alton, proceed away from the town shortly becoming Butts Road. After All Saints Church and Queens Road on the right, turn next right into Borovere Gardens. At the T-junction turn right into Whitedown and continue around with the road where the house is towards the far corner set behind a small green on the right.

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Stations Nearby

Liss
8.1 miles
Bentley (Hants)
5.6 miles
Alton
0.9 miles

Schools Nearby

Hollywater School
6.4 miles
Alton Convent School
1.3 miles
Treloar School
3.5 miles
Alton Infant School
0.8 miles
Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School
0.6 miles
The Butts Primary School
0.1 miles
Alton College
0.9 miles
Amery Hill School
0.6 miles
Eggar's School
1.5 miles