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A charming and beautifully presented period New Forest cottage which has been lovingly extended and improved by the current owners. The house enjoys a delightful rural outlook to the rear as well as having a large garden, ample private parking and a generous home office & store room EPR D

Efford is a small hamlet on the outskirts of Lymington and is surrounded by open fields of the New Forest National Park and there are numerous footpaths from Efford leading to the coast, sea path walks and Lymington itself.

Lymington is a historic market town with a strong link to the Solent with its numerous, marinas and sailing clubs. The town s busy High Street hosts a variety of boutiques and larger chain stores as well as a weekly Saturday market.

The open spaces of the New Forest National Park provide endless walks and cycle paths while the beautiful south coast shoreline is ideal for recreational villages with swimming beaches at the nearby village of Milford on Sea.

Direct rail services run to London Waterloo from New Milton 5 miles in just under 2 hours and from Brockenhurst 6 miles in 1h 40m.

This beautiful, double fronted period cottage is a quintessential example of 19th Century houses in the area. In recent years the house has been comprehensively updated and extended by the current owners to provide extremely welcoming and comfortable accommodation over two floors.

The front door opens to an entrance hall which leads to a particularly bright and spacious open plan kitchen living dining room which has a triple aspect and wood burning stove as well as a modern Neptune fitted kitchen with a range of integrated appliances, a central island and views across the garden to open countryside beyond. From the kitchen area, double doors open on to a delightful garden room which offers direct access to the garden and open rural views. Also on the ground floor is a separate sitting room with an open fire, a downstairs wc and a utility room with work surface, sink and space for a washer dryer as well as a back door to outside.

On the first floor a central galleried landing opens on to the three double bedrooms and family bathroom. The main bedroom, which has an en suite shower room with underfloor heating, has a wonderful vaulted ceiling providing a unique sense of space and light which is enhanced by the full height French windows, flanked by glazed panels, opening onto a small balcony. The views from the main bedroom across the garden to the open country beyond are extremely special. Bedroom 2 is a good double room with plenty of built in wardrobes providing ample storage space. The left hand cupboard contains the large pressurised hot water tank and pressure tanks, as well as the controls for the solar panels on the roof which partially heat the hot water.

The third bedroom, also a double, has an attractive period feature fireplace flanked by book shelves.

The family bathroom is spacious with a free standing, roll top bath and separate shower.

The house is approached via a central pedestrian garden gate with a wide vehicular access to the parking area to the left hand side. From the pedestrian gate a path leads through the front garden which is laid to lawn with attractive mature planting including a specimen magnolia.

There are parking spaces to the side of the front garden and access continues down the side of the house to an extensive rear garden with open views over the pasture land immediately behind the property. There is a terrace to the rear of the house beyond which the gardens which are laid to lawn, slope down very gently towards a small pond and separate outbuilding which contains a large home office suitable for two people, and two large store rooms. There is also a log store on the southern boundary.

In all about 0.25 acres

Services

Tenure Freehold

Council Tax C

EPC D Current 68 Potential 78

Property Construction Brick faced elevations and slate roof

Utilities Mains gas, electric, water and drainage

Heating Gas central heating

Broadband FTTC, the current owners pay for fibre to the cabinet FTTC and then copper pair to the house. Basic broadband speeds of up to 11 mbps are available at this property but with FTTC you currently get between 25 to 30 mbps download speeds.

Mobile Signal Please be aware that mobile network coverage in this area may vary, with some areas experiencing intermittent signal strength.

Conservation Area Yes

Easements The property is subject to an easement rights allowing access for the adjacent office building repairs with notice.

Parking Private driveway and on street parking