5 bed detached house for sale

Old Road, Buckland, Betchworth, Surrey RH3

A substantial and beautifully presented five bedroom family home with lovely, south facing gardens tucked away in the heart of this sought after Surrey village.

Description
This beautiful family home was bespoke designed and built in 2001 and offers flexible accommodation arranged over two floors that provides a comfortable blend of traditional styling, with the highest quality contemporary fixtures and fittings, to create a stylish and practical family home. The accommodation is very well balanced and provides approximately 3,498 sq ft in the home with a further 560 sq ft in the detached garage block.

On the ground floor the vaulted sitting room has a feature fireplace with wood burning stove and bi- folding doors out onto the south facing rear garden. There is a further sitting room, a separate dining room and a bespoke fitted study on this level. The substantial modern fitted kitchen/family room is a key feature of the home and is fitted with a range of hand built units, an island unit and quality integral appliances and also has bi-folding doors to the garden. There is also a really useful utility room and a separate cloakroom on this level.

On the first floor the principal bedroom has a fitted dressing room and a stylish, modern en-suite bathroom whilst the second and third bedrooms both have fitted wardrobes and an en-suite shower room. There are two further bedrooms on this level, along with the large family bathroom.

The private driveway is gated and provides off street parking for a number of vehicles. This leads to the detached triple garage block, where the third garage has been converted into a home gym. There are mature gardens surrounding the house on three sides that are a real feature of this home. They provide a wonderful private backdrop, mostly lawns with an array of mature trees and shrubs. The rear part of the garden faces South where there is a large paved terrace and fabulous outdoor kitchen that is just perfect for entertaining.

Location
Betchworth is a typical English country village with its ancient church, two pubs, village school and shop/post office. For a more comprehensive range of shopping facilities the thriving market towns of Reigate and Dorking are only a few miles away.

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 where independent boutiques rub shoulders with popular high street stores. There are also a good number of cafes and coffee shops including gail’s. Local restaurants include Pizza Express, Bill’s, 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.

Dorking is a bustling market town with several lively pubs and award winning restaurants including Michelin Star restaurant Sorrel, along with a widely known antiques quarter. Dorking also has a thriving cultural and independent shopping scene with large brand supermarkets Waitrose and M&S. It is home to local, independent traders, quirky boutiques and a vibrant art scene. This quintessential market town is becoming renowned for its local food, pastry, craft spirits and beers, putting Dorking on the culinary radar.

The property is about a mile from Betchworth station with regular services to Dorking, Reigate, Redhill, Gatwick, Guildford and beyond. Reigate station is about two and a half miles away and commuting directly to London takes around 40 minutes into London Victoria, or via Redhill station there are Thameslink services to London Bridge and beyond. Dorking mainline station offers regular train services to London Victoria and London Waterloo.

Recreational opportunities in the area include golf at a number of local clubs including Reigate Heath golf club, Dorking and Betchworth Park. There are Rugby clubs at both Dorking and Reigate and exceptional access to superb walking literally on the doorstep, cycling and hacking across the whole area. Reigate also offers Reigate Priory Cricket Club along with tennis, bowls and squash clubs.

Square Footage: 3,498 sq ft

Acreage:
0.72 Acres