Anyone who has lived on Portsea Island knows how confined it is for housebuilding space.

So going up seems the obvious answer if you can’t go out – and even back in Victorian times it was realised that slightly higher level living was a good direction of travel in order to maximise what could be done within a limited land area.

A good example of how the plan worked, in Inglis Road, Southsea, is now for sale and ready to impress potential buyers with its combination of space, original features, and thoughtful modernisation.

High ceilings, emphasised by the presence of picture rails in many rooms, add to the airy feel of the house, a south-facing property with a double height feature bay at the front which takes full advantage of the orientation to flood rooms with light.

The sitting room now stretches back to the rear of the house and opens there into a conservatory. A separate dining room connects to the kitchen, a wonderful space for creative cooks with white units, tiled walls, an inset range-style oven and hob, and fantastic lighting courtesy of an angled, full-width skylight.

The principal first floor bedroom like the sitting room below, takes full advantage of the bay window. Adjacent to it and the second bedroom is a shower room created out of an extension that links the property to the neighbouring house, spanning the walkway to their gardens, a modern solution to space creation. From the mezzanine landing, stairs rise to the full family bathroom, complete with both bath and shower cubicle, and another bedroom at the rear. The main staircase continues to the second floor, where there two further double bedrooms.

At the front of the house is a small garden set behind a low wall and beside the path to the front door. This continues under the shower room “bridge” to the rear garden, an enclosed space with a terrace adjacent to the house which connects to the stepping stone path continuing through the rear lawn.

 Guide price is £459,000 (EPC Band F). For more information, contact Town and Country Southern on 023 93 277 288 or email sales@townandcountrysouthern.co.uk<