Ash Hill Common, Sherfield English

A rare opportunity to acquire a characterful country home set within approximately 3 acres, with outbuildings, combining period charm, privacy, and beautifully established grounds in one of Hampshire’s most desirable rural locations.

SITUATION

Enjoying an enviable elevated position, the property is approached via a charming country lane on Ash Hill Common and is set within a peaceful rural setting in the highly regarded village of Sherfield English, situated on the Hampshire–Wiltshire border.

The village offers essential amenities including a store with a public house, village hall, and thriving sports clubs, while nearby Whiteparish provides additional facilities such as a well-regarded primary school and a doctor’s surgery. The historic market town of Romsey is within easy driving distance, offering a wider range of services, with the cathedral city of Salisbury, major road networks, motorways, and rail connections also readily accessible. The area is celebrated for its rich array of cultural, recreational, and educational opportunities and falls within the catchment for both Romsey secondary schools and Salisbury grammar schools.

THE PROPERTY

Set within the tranquil and picturesque grounds of Ash Hill Common, Pear Tree Cottage is a beautifully charming and thoughtfully modernised period home, offering privacy, character in an exceptional setting.

Internally, the house is rich in character features throughout. The entrance hall welcomes you with carpet flooring, exposed beams and useful storage, while the triple aspect drawing room is a particularly attractive space with a large inglenook fireplace and double doors opening out to the front garden. The double aspect kitchen/breakfast room is practical and well arranged, fitted with a good range of cupboards and work surfaces, with additional space and plumbing for appliances. Adjoining the kitchen is a useful utility area/boot room with a door opening out to the rear aspect. Further rooms to this level include a ground floor guest bedroom with en-suite shower room and a cloakroom.

Upstairs, the first floor offers a landing area linking to a principal bedroom with en-suite shower room, four additional bedrooms and a family bathroom. Two of the bedrooms benefit from built-storage facilities. Additionally, there is a large walk-in airing cupboard.

Works Undertaken by Current Owners Since Purchased in 2018

• New Roof to whole of property

-New windows to the majority of the property

-New gutters, soffits and downpipes

-Quartz worksurfaces in kitchen/breakfast room

-New internal doors

-Re-slated roofs on garage and carport

-New roof on stables

-Main chimney stack repointed

-New double, wooden gates creating an additional front access point

OUTSIDE

The gardens and grounds are a standout feature of the property, extending to approximately three acres in total and adjoining open farmland to the rear.

A driveway from the lane provides off road parking for multiple vehicles and access to the garage and carport. A recently installed set of double wooden gates open onto an additional area of parking and storage.

The main area of front garden is laid to lawn while the rear garden extends away from the property to a large open space formerly used as a tennis court.

Set within the grounds are a range of outbuildings comprising a block of three stables with an adjoining multi-purpose room to the side, a studio offering significant potential for conversion and timber sheds.

The grounds are flanked by beautifully established tree and hedgerow borders with numerous planted borders and a delightful bluebell wood.

SITUATION

Enjoying an enviable elevated position, the property is approached via a charming country lane on Ash Hill Common and is set within a peaceful rural setting in the highly regarded village of Sherfield English, situated on the Hampshire–Wiltshire border.

The village offers essential amenities including a store with a public house, village hall, and thriving sports clubs, while nearby Whiteparish provides additional facilities such as a well-regarded primary school and a doctor’s surgery. The historic market town of Romsey is within easy driving distance, offering a wider range of services, with the cathedral city of Salisbury, major road networks, motorways, and rail connections also readily accessible. The area is celebrated for its rich array of cultural, recreational, and educational opportunities and falls within the catchment for both Romsey secondary schools and Salisbury grammar schools.

THE PROPERTY

Set within the tranquil and picturesque grounds of Ash Hill Common, Pear Tree Cottage is a beautifully charming and thoughtfully modernised period home, offering privacy, character in an exceptional setting.

Internally, the house is rich in character features throughout. The entrance hall welcomes you with carpet flooring, exposed beams and useful storage, while the triple aspect drawing room is a particularly attractive space with a large inglenook fireplace and double doors opening out to the front garden. The double aspect kitchen/breakfast room is practical and well arranged, fitted with a good range of cupboards and work surfaces, with additional space and plumbing for appliances. Adjoining the kitchen is a useful utility area/boot room with a door opening out to the rear aspect. Further rooms to this level include a ground floor guest bedroom with en-suite shower room and a cloakroom.

Upstairs, the first floor offers a landing area linking to a principal bedroom with en-suite shower room, four additional bedrooms and a family bathroom. Two of the bedrooms benefit from built-storage facilities. Additionally, there is a large walk-in airing cupboard.

Works Undertaken by Current Owners Since Purchased in 2018

• New Roof to whole of property

-New windows to the majority of the property

-New gutters, soffits and downpipes

-Quartz worksurfaces in kitchen/breakfast room

-New internal doors

-Re-slated roofs on garage and carport

-New roof on stables

-Main chimney stack repointed

-New double, wooden gates creating an additional front access point

OUTSIDE

The gardens and grounds are a standout feature of the property, extending to approximately three acres in total and adjoining open farmland to the rear.

A driveway from the lane provides off road parking for multiple vehicles and access to the garage and carport. A recently installed set of double wooden gates open onto an additional area of parking and storage.

The main area of front garden is laid to lawn while the rear garden extends away from the property to a large open space formerly used as a tennis court.

Set within the grounds are a range of outbuildings comprising a block of three stables with an adjoining multi-purpose room to the side, a studio offering significant potential for conversion and timber sheds.

The grounds are flanked by beautifully established tree and hedgerow borders with numerous planted borders and a delightful bluebell wood.