Drayton is perfectly positioned for an easy family life, with great road connections to the wider Portsmouth and Havant areas but also well endowed with local facilities, too.

And set in one of Drayton’s most popular areas, Lower Drayton Lane, is a home in one of the most popular styles thanks to its double height, tile hung bay crowned by a pointed gable that’s echoed in the canopy above the front door.

It’s not difficult to understand why Drayton is so popular. As well as excellent local shopping and recreation grounds it’s also within the catchments of Springfield and Court Lane schools, giving an excellent choice.

This house adds to the appeal as it’s one of those to really benefit from the Stamp Duty changes brought in last December. The tax bill is now £3,250 giving a reduction of £4,700 on the previous cost, a useful amount that can be taken out of your purchase budget if you’ve been searching for a while and used instead for furniture, a holiday, put towards a car – or just left in the bank!

Inside, the house has a kitchen at the rear and separate reception rooms, with the sitting room at the front benefitting from the space-creating bay window. At the rear, the dining room has sliding patio doors into the garden, bringing the benefit of joining the living space to the great outdoors during the coming summer months.

On the first floor there are three bedrooms and a family shower room with a double cubicle, the preference for many modern families.

At the side of the house is an attached garage which effectively seals off the rear garden, although the personal door at the rear gives an outside link from front to back. The rear garden also a useful outhouse providing both storage and a garden w.c.

Guide price is £265,000 (EPC Band tbc). For more information, contact Town and Country Southern on 023 93 277 288 or email sales@townandcountrysouthern.co.uk<