5 bedroom detached house for sale

Five bedroom character family home with a southerly facing garden and plot of approximately 0.3 acres.

Description

Approached via carriage driveway and set within a south facing plot of about 0.3 acres, Hallcroft provides well-balanced and flexible family accommodation over two floors in a semi-rural location. Lower Farm Road is a private road just opposite Effingham Common, and approximately 0.5 miles from Effingham Junction station. There is scope for home working, utilising the existing space or creating a home office within the garden.

The front door opens into a reception hall, which leads to the triple aspect drawing room and dining room, which overlook and lead to the rear patio and garden. There is also a study positioned at the front. The well appointed kitchen with granite worktops has been extended, providing a wonderful living/breakfast area with double doors to the beautiful rear garden. Off the kitchen is a useful larder cupboard and a utility room with access to the integral double garage. A family room with double doors to the garden is reached from the kitchen. A cloakroom completes the downstairs accommodation.

Upstairs, there are five double bedrooms. The principal bedroom has a dressing room and an en suite bath and shower room. There are four further bedrooms (one with en suite bath and shower room) and a family bathroom

The south facing rear garden has a high degree of privacy and is mainly laid to lawn with a patio spanning the width of the house and running down one side of the property. The garden is bordered by mature shrubs and pretty beds.

To the front, there are hedges each side and to the front. The carriage driveway provides an impressive approach and parking for numerous cars.

Location

Lower Farm Road is a peaceful private road providing a unique setting as it provides a semi-rural setting and yet is about 0.5 miles from Effingham Junction mainline station which provides frequent services to London Victoria and Waterloo in around 40/45 minutes. The A3 which links with Junction 10 of the M25 is circa 3 miles away.

The area has an enviable choice of schools both state and private, including St. Teresa's (approx. 3.2 miles away), Howard of Effingham (approx. 1.4 miles away), St Lawrence (approx. 1.6 miles away) and Cranmore (approx. 3.8 miles away), and acres of riding and walking countryside close by.

Effingham and the local villages have a range of shops for daily needs, in addition to churches, public houses and restaurants. Golf can be found at Effingham Golf Club.

Square Footage: 3,430 sq ft