New Road, Wootton Bridge - Guide price £450,000 Freehold 

Property Details

UNEXPECTEDLY AVAILABLE - WATERFRONT PROPERTY WITH MOORING. A 3 bedroom detached house, superbly positioned on the shore of Wootton Creek with water views its own slipway and catwalk access to a floating pontoon mooring. The property has plenty of scope for extension and modernisation (subject to obtaining any necessary statutory consents. Accessable to village shops, amenities and Portsmouth Ferry.





Ground Floor
Hall with Storm Porch
Cloakroom with W.C
Sitting Room with open fireplace
Dining Room with open fireplace
Kitchen with fitted units
Utility Room
Sun Room
Garden Room

First Floor
Landing
3 Bedrooms
Bathroom
Separate Cloakroom with W.C

Outside
Attached Garage with original sliding wooden doors.
The front (West) garden comprises beds with mature shrubs and paved areas together with Off Road Parking.
There is a good-sized garden with ample space (on the north side of the house) to form a two storey extension or perhaps for further accommodation (subject to obtaining  the necessary planning, highways and other statutory consents. The area is currently a vegetable and rose garden. There is a timber-framed glasshouse (30' x 7').
The rear (East) garden has approximately 60’ water frontage to Wootton Creek. There is a sloping concrete slipway with boat storage area and a windlass for hauling up boats from the water. There is a floating Pontoon  ( about 25' long) which is reached by a “cat walk”. Permission for this combined structure is licensed from the Crown Estate to the present owners on an indefinite licence at three months Notice. The licence fee was last reviewed in November 2005 at £302.00 per annum and the licence is understood to be personal to the then owner of the Halliards. It is anticipated that this licence will be transferable though confirmation is being sought upon this point.
The sheltered waters of Wootton Creek are tidal with mud banks exposed at low tide; the Creek provides a safe haven for 'messing about on boats' and easy access to the world-famous waters of the Solent.

Services and Heating
We are informed that the following mains services are connected to the property (subject to the conditions and stipulations of the relevant utility companies) electricity, gas, water and foul drainage. The heating system is provided by a gas-fired boiler via radiators.

Council Tax: Band F Amount Payable 2009/10: £2068.65 (There is currently a 10% discount available for properties used as second homes).
The Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight, situated off the South Coast of England, is becoming an ever-more popular location for permanent and second homes. Made popular by Queen Victoria, who had her maritime residence at Osborne, the Island is famous for sailing in the Solent; for Cowes Week; for its beautiful coastline including sandy beaches and The Needles; spectacular countryside and long sunshine hours.  There are now many more facilities than once was the case, Sainsbury, Tesco and M&S all now have a presence as have other national chains. Communication and transport links are excellent; regular car ferries connect with the national motorway network and fast catamarans have connections via Southampton and Portsmouth to direct trains to London Waterloo which can be reached within 2 hours of leaving the Island shore. Government-funded schools are numerous and independent schools thrive on the Island with some children attending prep and public schools on the mainland. Leisure opportunities abound - walking, riding, paragliding, hang-gliding, team sports, sailing, wind surfing and other water sports, rugby, football (Newport Football.Club).cricket and golf clubs. Good transport links enable day trips to the shopping centres of West Quay, Southampton and Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth.

Wootton Bridge
Wootton Bridge is provided with local shops including two general stores including a Tesco Express, a post office, butchers, primary school, doctor’s surgery, veterinary surgery and many other amenities. It is but a short boat trip to the Royal Victoria Yacht Club at Fishbourne which has a comprehensive sailing and social programme. The sheltered waters of the Creek open onto the Solent, world famous for its sailing. The car ferry terminal giving direct access to Portsmouth is also close-by enabling easy access to the rail, motorways, schooling and shopping facilities offered by this famous historic naval port

Tenure & Possession, Fixtures & Fittings
The property is offered with vacant possession on the whole upon Completion.  The seller does not include in the sale curtains or blinds, nor are any gas or electrical appliances included, however connected, or any other fixtures, unless expressly mentioned in these particulars as forming part of the sale. Carpets, Oven and Hob are included in the Sale. Some items may be available by separate negotiation.

Directions:
From Newport travel along Fairlee road across the Racecourse roundabout and up Lushington Hill into Wootton Bridge. Proceed straight across at the traffic lights and onto the High Street. New Road is on the left hand side before The Sloop Public House. The Halliards is found on the right hand side, on the inside of a right hand bend.



Viewing
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