Fabulously proportioned, this excellent example of a detached period house lies within the popular St James Road in Upper Shirley, a lovely residential district of Southampton within easy reach of a wide range of local amenities as well as within just a few minutes of the city centre. Very much a family home, parents will also be attracted by the proximity of good schools for all ages and the 300 acres of parkland which make up Southampton Common.

Immaculately presented, this house is just over a hundred years old and built to a traditional style, retaining many of the character features associated with the era.

Part of the front garden has been paved to allow parking for two cars, yet the well-stocked borders and hedge behind the original boundary wall soften the hard landscaping.

A superb entrance hall awaits behind the front door which is protected by a porch, and stairs rise from the oak floor to the bedrooms on the first floor. The oak floor continues into the sitting room which takes in the wide bay window to the front elevation and has a feature fireplace. Two further good size reception rooms at the rear, again both with oak flooring, provide flexible family space and lead into the kitchen/breakfast room which has a door to the garden. This well fitted room has underfloor heating beneath the ceramic tiles. There is also a very useful shower/utility room on the ground floor with space for laundry appliances.

Three excellent double bedrooms are arranged over the first floor, together with a good size fourth bedroom. Certainly the master bedroom is large enough to have potential for its own shower room and conveniently lies adjacent to the family bathroom.

From the front there is gated access to the rear garden which is fully enclosed, has a paved seating area and mature flower and shrub borders surround the lawn.

Pearsons in London Road, Southampton quotes a price of £465,000 for the freehold of this top notch house and welcomes enquiries on 023 8023 3288.