5 Doubles, 1 Reception Room in desirable SO15

A MUST SEE! AVAILABLE FROM 07 FEBRUARY
• Lovely mid terrace Victorian period house with character and original features
• Huge (very spacious) and well laid out. It is really a 5 bed house, or a 4 bedroom house with two reception rooms!
• Good Value for Money. According to Zoopla in December 2015 the average asking price of over 50 properties available in S015 with 5 bedrooms is £1,641 pcm, so this house is not just affordable, it is cheap - a real bargain!
• Desirable Upper Shirley (SO15) area: attractive, quiet, safe, and leafy street that is popular because the best Southampton has to offer is easily accessible from this sought-after residential area
• Southampton Common is consistently rated the best thing about Southampton by locals, and this is just around the corner: 326 acres of grass and woodland, includes an Urban Wildlife Centre, paddling pool, play area and fishing lake. “Property for rent in Southampton is in especially high demand on the roads close to Southampton Common” (Move Estate Agents)
Not all areas are as lovely as Upper Shirley in SO15 which is is considered one of the best postcodes to live in the UK, not just Southampton, but especially now that prices in SO16 and SO17 have gone so crazily expensive, and it is so quick and easy to get to all areas of the city (e. g. SO14, SO18, SO19, SO20, SO21, SO22, SO23, SO24, SO30, SO31, SO32, SO40, SO41, SO42, SO43, SO45, SO50, SO51, SO52, SO53).

PROPERTY DETAILS
+ Well maintained and in good working order
+ Masses of natural light
+ Period Home
• Bay windows and vaulted / high ceilings really add quality of life / atmosphere
+ Cosy and Economic
• Good heating system (EPC C Rated): Gas central heating, double glazing and an efficient boiler mean this is an inexpensive home to run.
• Gas and Electrics have all been certified safe, so this is lovely, comfortable and affordable to run.
+ Versatile and useable space - flexible to your needs
• It can be a 5 bedroom house or a fantastic 3 massive double bedroom property with three big reception rooms (e. g. dinning room / play room / games room)

(See floor plan)
+ Ground Floor
• Reception Room 2.64m (8'8) x 4.47m (14'8)
• Reception/Additional Bedroom / Dining Room? 2.64m (8'8) x 3.53m (11'7)
• Reception/Additional Bedroom / Games Room / Lounge? 3.23m (10'7) x 4.34m (14'3)
• Modern Fitted Kitchen 2.64m (8'8) x 2.51m (8'3) furnished with cooker (gas hob / oven), fridge freezer, washing machine

+ First Floor
• Bedroom 1 4.37m (14'4) (max) x 4.29m (14'1)
• Bedroom 2 2.64m (8'8) x 3.58m (11'9)
• Bedroom 3 2.67m (8'9) x 3.48m (11'5)
• Fitted Family Bathroom 3.48m (11'5) x 1.68m (5'6)

+ Pretty Front and rear garden

+ Off Street Parking
• The rear garden allows private (reserved / dedicated) off road (off street) parking for several cars, a major bonus given the parking restrictions in this area of Southampton

EXCELLENT TRANSPORT LINKS / WELL CONNECTED

Transport Within City

+Car
• Easy off street parking (private and free) for a number of vehicles at a rear of property and on street parking at the front as well - major advantage!
• With easy access to the M3 and M27

+Walk / Bicycle
The house’s location means walking and cycling are easy. Much of the area around our home is flat and pedestrianized. Southampton has a few dedicated cycle routes; the city centre itself and around us in the central region is also mostly flat

• Close to public transport such as bus (few mins walk) and mainline intercity rail and local railway
+By bus
• Good network of bus services, with some principal services operating as often as every ten minutes during the day. Direct bus links to Southampton Solent University, City Centre and Bedford Place nightlife and shops make this a gem of a property
• Direct bus links to Southampton Solent University, City Centre and Bedford Place nightlife and shops make this a gem of a property
• With easy access to the M3 and M27, a major train station and an international airport, these regional branches are some of the best connected in the country
+Rail
• The main station in the city is Southampton Central. Rail routes run east towards Portsmouth, north to Winchester, the Midlands and London, and westwards to Bournemouth, Poole, Dorchester, Weymouth, Salisbury, Bristol and Cardiff.
• Direct rail links to London Waterloo, so less than an 90 minutes commuting to / from London
• Local train services operate in the central, southern and eastern sections of the city and are operated by South West Trains, with stations at Swaythling, St Denys, Millbrook, Redbridge, Bitterne, Sholing and Woolston.
+Road
• The M27 motorway, linking places along the south coast of England, runs just to the north of the city. The M3 motorway links the city to London and also, via a link to the A34 (part of the European route E05) at Winchester, with the Midlands and North. The M271 motorway is a spur of the M27, linking it with the Western Docks and city centre.
+Air
• Southampton Airport is a regional airport located in the town of Eastleigh, just north of the city. It offers flights to UK and near European destinations, and is connected to the city by a frequent rail service from Southampton Airport (Parkway) railway station, and by bus services.
+Nearby & Commutable
• Right on your doorstep, you've got the New Forest, South Downs, Salisbury, Chichester, Winchester, Alresford, Brockenhurst, Eastleigh, Lymington, Lyndhurst, Romsey and Stockbridge; and towns such as Totton, Hythe, Hedge End, Bishop's Waltham, Bournemouth and even Portsmouth are an easy commute for job / work or leisure.

EXCELLENT LOCAL SPORTING FACILITIES/ ACTIVITY CENTRES
• Bassett Lawn Tennis Club is just down the road
• 5 mins walk to LA fitness centre
• 10 mins to the newly opened Easy Gym
• 15 mins walk to the Alpine snow sports centre
• Easy access to lots of local natural green space e. g. St James Park and Southampton Common (the largest green space in the city) with its various ponds, nature trials and wildlife centre
• Kayaking, sailing or fishing at the waterfront
• Marina and Ocean village are within walking distance
• Out location is ideal for sporty, outdoor, runners etc.

AMMENITIES / SHOPS
• Southampton boasts a diverse mix of retail spaces including Bedford Place and bustling markets. Residents and visitors can also enjoy the city's vibrant nightlife of bars, restaurants, music venues and historic pubs.
• Excellent shopping just around the corner e. g. local shops nearby but also superstores, shopping centres, supermarkets. West Quay shopping centre hosts major high street or chain stores such as Debenhams, John Lewis and Marks and Spencer, while The Bargate shopping centre I for younger trendier types. There is of course an Ikea, but also lots of boutique specialty shopping and trendy smaller independent retailers.
• Surrounded by beautiful countryside and coastline.
• Southampton has over 50 parks and green open spaces.

WHO IS THIS PROPERTY IDEAL FOR?

1) LARGE FAMILY
• Families looking for extra space at below market rate
• It has a community feel, low crime rates and high levels of employment
• In catchment area of outstanding state schools e. g. Shirley Infant and Junior School (nursery / primary), Upper Shirley High School (secondary), King Edwards School and Tauntons College, academy and special schools, independent schools, including The Gregg School, King Edward VI School and St Mary's College. So basically your children have a very good chance of getting into Ofsted rated 1 and 2 schools locally!

2) A GROUP OF FRIENDS (up to 5 sharers)
• It has been described as one of the best places to live by single people aged 18 to 30 (Rightmove)
• If 5 working professionals were to share this property as flatmates (no DSS or benefits – sorry), then this would be an incredibly low cost per room, but previously it has been rented by 3/4 young professionals in past as they loved having the extra space!
• The commute to all major employment centres, e. g. local hospitals, the city centre, the university and port is quick and easy. Employability: ABP Southampton is the UK's number one vehicle handling port, Europe's leading turnaround cruise port and the UK's most productive container port. Southampton is also a perfect hub for regional offices of global and national businesses. Old Mutual Wealth, Ordnance Survey, Grant Thornton, PwC and Carnival all have chosen Southampton as base for their national branches nearby, and of this property is also ideally situated for NHS health professionals nurses, doctors and medical students who work at any of Southampton’s hospitals. University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (including Southampton General Hospital, the Princess Anne Hospital and a palliative care service at Countess Mountbatten House, part of the Moorgreen Hospital site), Ordnance Survey, The Lloyd's Register Group and Ford are major employers in the city
• 5 of the top 20 things to do in Southampton according to Trip Advisor are within 10/15 mins walk of the house itself!
• The nightlife in Southampton is extremely varied and caters for everyone's tastes. This is near enough to not have to pay for taxis home, but far enough that your peace and quiet are not compromised – the best of both worlds

AVAILABILITY / COST
• Rooms Available from / Date available to move: 07/01/2016 0r 7th January 2016

ABOUT LANDLADY
• Very responsive: she wants to make sure you are happy and comfortable in your home, so nothing is ever too much trouble for her to arrange to be fix if needs be!
• The Landlady wants the tenants to love being in her property.

AN EXCITING TIME TO BE IN SOUTHAMPTON!
• Hampshire’s Southampton is booming and is the most improved city in the UK and now the 6th best place in the UK to live and work, according to the 2015 Good Growth for Cities Index, which was put together by business consultants PwC and think-tank Demos that ranks cities by measuring performance in 10 categories measuring economic performance and quality of life.
• Southampton City is the South Coast's foremost lettings hotspot, driven by continual tenant demand from two world class Universities, a major teaching hospital, many blue chip company headquarters, and the cruise lines and container docks.
• Overall, Southampton ranks well for jobs, health and quality of life, but housing has become more expensive as a result, which is why this home is such incredible value for money!