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Guide Price£975,000

Ash Hill Common, Sherfield English, Romsey, SO51

Land size
3 acres
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3

Key Features

  • Extended period cottage providing comprehensive family accommodation
  • Elevated rural position benefitting from total seclusion
  • Mature gardens and grounds extending to approximately three acres
  • Garage, car port and off road parking
  • Stable block, multi-purpose store and separate studio
  • Immediate access to surrounding countryside for outriding, walking and cycling

Description

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.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
G
Date Posted
2026-07-16

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 1,925 Homes with Land listings in South East England (1+ acres).

This Property£325,000 / acre
Homes with Land Average (1+ acres) £307,132 / acre
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Energy Performance Certificate

Energy Efficiency Rating

Very energy efficient - lower running costs
CurrentPotential
(92+)A
(81-91)B
(69-80)C
(55-68)D
(39-54)E
(21-38)F
(1-20)G
40 E
68 D

Based on UK Energy Performance Certificate standards (EU Directive 2002/91/EC)

Running costs are one side. Planning activity, flood history and ground risks for this location are in the full report.

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
Mains
Water
Mains
Heating
Oil Heating
Broadband
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Sewerage
Septic Tank / Private

Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Private Rights of Way
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Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
Garage, Driveway
Garden
Garden

Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 92% of premises

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Lockerley Church of England Endowed Primary School2.2 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    78
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Whiteparish All Saints Church of England Primary School2.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    95
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Awbridge Primary School2.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    154
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Wellow Primary School2.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    237
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The New Forest Church of England Primary School4 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    160
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • The Romsey School4.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,176
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Mountbatten School5.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,474
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Trafalgar School at Downton7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    808
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Testwood School7.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    820
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Oasis Academy Lord's Hill8.1 milesOfsted: Inadequate
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    667
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Asda Greatbridge Express Petrol, Romsey4.4 miles
Co-op Romsey Central Romsey, Romsey4.5 miles
Cook Romsey, Romsey4.6 miles

GP surgery

Whiteparish Surgery2.3 miles

Pharmacy

Superdrug Pharmacy4.5 miles

Hospital

Romsey Hospital5.2 miles

Green space

Play Space906 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

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Getting Around

Nearest station

Mottisfont & Dunbridge Rail Station2.8 miles

Nearest bus stop

Melchet Lodge589 metres

Typical drive times

Romsey12 min · 6 miles
Totton17 min · 9.9 miles
Eastleigh23 min · 16 miles
Salisbury (city)21 min · 12 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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