4 bed detached house for sale

Portland Avenue, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP2

A spacious and wonderfully positioned 4 bedroom detached house set on almost a 0.25 acre plot with excellent off-road parking and a selection of outbuildings.

Ridgeway is a well-maintained family home of almost 2,000 square feet set in popular residential area just outside of Salisbury. The property has been in the same ownership for over 20 years and has been cared for and improved during this time. On entrance the property has a welcoming hall with stairs to the first floor and a cupboard below. There is a large cloak room with space to hang coats and boots. The sitting room has generous proportions with a selection of built in storage and shelves, attractive wood burner and French doors to the garden. The kitchen/dining room is the hub of the home and has a selection of built in base and wall mounted storage, stainless steel sink, duel fuel Rangemaster. There is ample room for a table and a sofa, French doors lead onto the patio area with awnings. A passage leads to further area with kitchen storage units, then in turn to a utility space with a sink and space for various white goods. There are three further rooms on the ground floor, a useful office, a garden room and a music room all of which are a generous size and are highly versatile spaces ideal for a modern family. On the first floor there is a large landing with airing cupboard and access to the loft. There are four double bedrooms all of which have built in wardrobes. Two of the bedrooms benefit from en suite bath or shower rooms along with a further family bathroom which has a “Jack and Jill” access to a bedroom.

Portland Avenue is located in a sought after residential area on the southern side of Salisbury being about 1.5 miles from the city centre. Local facilities are available in Harnham and these include a convenience store, schools, hotels, public house, recreation ground, church, village hall and a regular bus service to the city centre. The Cathedral City of Salisbury has an excellent shopping centre and recreational facilities include the Playhouse Theatre, a multi-screen cinema, Arts Centre and Leisure Centre/swimming pool. Salisbury has a mainline railway station, London Waterloo being approximately 85 minutes travelling time.

Externally the property is accessed via a double 5 bar gate on to a gravel drive and has ample parking on the front drive for 4 – 5 cars. There is a single garage with a electric roller door as well as two covered parking areas. Double side gates lead to a generous South facing rear garden which has a patio leading immediately from the house. There is a large lawn edged by productive flower borders. At the bottom of the garden there is a wonderful wooden built insulated cabin which was installed 10 years ago, it makes an ideal space for children or extra occasional accommodation, there is space for two beds, with power, internet and a cloakroom connected to the septic tank. There are 3 further wooden outbuildings ideal for workshops or storage all with power. At the bottom of the garden there is gate leading onto a field beyond which offers a wonderful view and ideal for dog walking.

Band G

Mains water, electricity and gas. Private drainage

Leave Salisbury on the A345 Blandford Road and continue up the hill out of Salisbury. Portland avenue is on the left after approx 1 mile. If you reach the turning for the Old Blandford Road you have gone too far. Proceed up Portland Avenue, the property will be found at the top of the Avenue on the right hand side.