A beautiful detached family home with a lovely outlook over the common and a fascinating history.

Description

A beautifully presented family home that we believe originally dates from c1750, but with later additions, that is arranged over two and a half floors to provide 2,222 sq. ft. of accommodation including the recently converted basement rooms. The house has a fascinating history having been used during the 19th Century as a drover’s beer house, and is recorded as a home of Local Historic Value.

The house has been further extended and refurbished by the current owners to provide a wonderful blend of traditional character details with more contemporary fittings to provide a stunning but practical family home. The ground floor accommodation features a wonderful triple aspect drawing room, separate dining room and a snug. The kitchen/breakfast room comprises hand built traditional wooden units with a combination of hardwood and stone worktops. There is a further study and shower room to the rear of the property that lends itself to use as a home office or a potential guest suite.

The cellar has also recently been converted to form two rooms, one currently used as a gym the other as an impressive wine cellar.

On the first floor the principal suite is located at the rear and has a modern en suite shower room. There are three further double bedrooms on the first floor along with the family bathroom. Outside the property has a stunning outlook to the front over the common. There is a front garden and a parking space for one car. The rear garden is a lovely feature and has been beautifully landscaped and stocked.

Location

Located overlooking Redhill Common, just a half of a mile from Redhill mainline station with Thameslink and Southern services to London taking approximately 35 minutes. For the international traveller, Gatwick Airport is nine miles to the South. The motorway network can be accessed easily via the M25 (junction 6) which is two miles away.

The town centre at Redhill offers a diverse selection of shops, boutiques and coffee shops within the main Belfry shopping centre including an M&S department store. Reigate offers an impressive range of shops and services in the best tradition of English rural communities. The picturesque streets have a delightfully modern, cosmopolitan feel and where independent boutiques rub shoulders with popular high street stores. There are also a good number of cafes and coffee shops. Local restaurants include Pizza Express, Bill’s, Cullenders Parkside, Wagamama and Nando's.

Reigate Priory Park offers many acres of open parkland and excellent facilities including tennis courts, Skate Park and The Pavilion cafe. The ever popular Everyman cinema is located on Bancroft Road showing a range of films and live events. The area also offers a wide range of sporting facilities including active rugby, cricket and tennis clubs.

The area is particularly well served with state and independent schools for all ages. These include St. Mary’s Prep School, Micklefield, Reigate Parish, Reigate Priory, Reigate Secondary School, The Royal Alexandra & Albert School, Dunottar, Reigate Grammar and Reigate College.

There are numerous places to walk locally and redhill Common is literally on the doorstep. The area is surrounded by beautiful Surrey countryside including Reigate Heath, Gatton Park, The Pilgrims Way and The North Downs Way.

Please note all distances and times are approximate.

Square Footage: 2,222 sq ft



Additional Info

Agents Note: The EPC showing predates work that has been carried out and a new EPC has been ordered.