5 bed detached house for sale

Blenheim Avenue, Highfield, Southampton, Hampshire SO17

This traditional detached property occupies a double plot just under a quarter of an acre in size and has been a much cherished family home for fifty years.

This rare opportunity will appeal to purchasers seeking a spacious house of enviable proportions that requires modernisation and improvement but is offered for sale with no forward chain. The accommodation comprises a hallway with a cloakroom and separate coats cupboard while double doors on the left lead to the front aspect study. The other large reception room found on the right also has a front view. The additional sitting room has a side bay window and a door leads to the sizeable conservatory offering views of the garden and requires updating. Double doors from the sitting room lead to the dining room that is also approached from the hallway with a utility room and louvre doors link to the kitchen that would benefit from replacement.

On the first floor the landing has a loft hatch allowing access to the sizeable loft that, subject to the necessary consents, has exciting scope for conversion. The main bedroom has stripped floorboards, a corner bay window and an en-suite shower room. Bedroom two is a generous double while three further bedrooms are served by a sizeable bathroom.

Outside the double plot creates a pleasant setting with mature shrubs and trees ensuring a good degree of privacy. The driveway provides off road parking for several vehicles and the garage is found to the rear of the house with a high level pine lined vaulted ceiling, an inspection pit and a small lean-to. There is an old summerhouse in the top left corner and a small studio on the left boundary.
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Highfield is a highly sought-after residential area a short distance from The Common, city centre, the main university campus and is also close to Southampton General Hospital. Extensive shopping facilities that include Sainsbury's and Waitrose together with cafes and bars are found nearby in Portswood Broadway that also has a doctor's surgery and a library. The Jubilee sports hall that has a gym and an indoor swimming pool is located in University Road and the Turner Sims concert hall is close by. A delightful recreation ground is also found adjacent to Portswood Schoo, l that together with Highfield School is very popular. The M3 & M27 motorway networks are easily reached. The Parkway railway station (opposite the international airport) provides a fast route to Waterloo.