You will find Fitzhugh just north of Southampton City centre,
bordering on Bedford Place and the Polygon. In essence it consists of
the two main roads; Cromwell Road and Milton Road plus the )
The houses are mainly 3 bed roomed
Victorian terraces.
The odd
exception being by
courtesy of Adolf, or developer.
In the main, the original
terraces are intact, with enough original features to identify their
Victorian legacy, offering a bit of solid character to the place.
Inevitably some properties are split into apartments or shared
flats,but most properties,if not used as a private residence by
the owner, are shared student houses used by those being educated. These
are largely true to their original layout inside, with the properties
offering a fair side garden, for plants, sheds and barbeques
etc.
Practically the area
offers a well serviced and extremely convenient location for the would
be resident be they single professional, family or student.
The City centre, The
main University campus / campuses, Railway and coach stations are all in
walking or cycling distance, with the common also near by, for those in
need of open spaces. A convenience for any local Resident
On the property
ladder the area lies lies somewhere above the economy of St Mary's and
St Deny's but has not quite the affluence of the properties you might
find bordering the Common, which leaves it in the middle ground of the "
Yet to be affluent". Attractive to small families and the young
professional and of course parents looking to buy Student accommodation
for their offspring
The presence of three
major teaching establishments of course, creates a huge market for
Student accommodation in Southampton
for
Colleges and Universities, of which Fitzhugh has its share, but perhaps
not quite the density of say the Polygon Enough of a permanent
residential community to provide a stable and reliable social
environment made up of all generations from Toddler to
Grandparent.
Bedford place, found
at the east end of Fitzhugh provides a remarkable and interesting local
shopping area. The Co-op provides all the general necessities of life.
You will also discover a comprehensive selection of Takeaways as
well as Fashion boutiques, Art shops, Hair dressers, Pubs, Restaurants
and many more serving Student and "Ladies who lunch"
alike.
It survives as
one of the original local shopping streets, with shops such as W.J.
French & Sons ( Shoes) that boasts a history that stretches back two
centuries and pre-dates the present Victorian houses
themselves.
These houses would
not be my first choice for an investment property not being
designed with modern construction standards in mind and have already
gone through several eras of modernisation. In their time gas has given
way way to electricity, kitchen ranges given way to modern cookers and
outdoor privies and coal sheds given way to modern bathrooms, but they
do offer a lot of scope as private or family accommodation.
The location is
convenient to all the facilities of the city, without quite the noise
and bustle of a major road.
Located near the
Docks I suppose some might want to venture on the idea of living on the
water .The water itself is probably a little busy for this and alas the
canal was filled in many years ago, so Narrowboats and Canal barges are
not really an option. The River Hamble is probably the best option ,
with even the odd Narrowboat being seen, though it did not get here by
means of an inland waterway.
Student living
accommodation in
southampton