5 bed detached house for sale

Byers Lane, Godstone RH9

This beautiful five bedroom wing of a period house has been lovingly maintained to offer modern living while keeping its period character.
There are wonderfully proportioned rooms throughout offering flexibility in their layout. As per the style of the era the high ceilings are a key feature as well as bay windows on all the ground floor rooms allowing generous natural light in to the property with numerous rooms benefiting from working original Victorian fireplaces.
The ground floor offers a huge amount of living space spread across three main receptions rooms. The central room is currently used as an informal dining space and features a character fireplace and access to a very pleasant well lit study to the rear with a bay window overlooking the garden. The kitchen is the real hub of the house and is bathed in natural light from the dual aspect windows and offers an excellent amount of cabinetry and stone work surfaces with more than enough room for a more informal dining area. To the other side of a very useful utility room is the radiant garden room that offers panoramic views across the rear garden and is ideal as welcoming sitting area. The main sitting room is yet another beautiful space with a near floor to ceiling bay window plus a superb working fireplace that is excellent for the colder months.
The first floor offers five impressive double bedrooms boasting distant views of the Downs all with built in storage with one offering an en-suite bathroom while the further four are served by two family bathrooms. The second floor has further flexible space and can be utilised in numerous ways as required while offering excellent eave storage.

Outside

The house is accessed across a generous driveway for multiple cars with a separate double garage. The entire plot is approximate 0.4 acres with a large part of this to the rear and mainly laid to lawn but also includes a pleasant patio for external entertaining. The house offers far reaching views across the Downs while the garden faces almost due west offering excellent levels of sunshine for most of the day. It is lined with mature trees and hedgerow that allows a good level of privacy.

Situation

Set in a semi-rural position close to greenbelt land. The house is conveniently situated about 1.7 miles from Godstone station, and approx. 2.5 miles from Godstone village, which provides good local shopping facilities and services for every day needs and dog walks are immediately accessible. The larger towns of Reigate and Oxted are just a short drive, all providing more extensive facilities. The A22 provides easy access to the M25 which in turn offers quick access to Central London and Heathrow Airport. Equally the M23 provides fast access to Gatwick Airport and the south coast. Locally there are a wide variety of sporting facilities, including Tandridge and Holtye, golf at the Royal Ashdown, as well as racing at nearby Lingfield. Excellent local schools include prep schools at Hazelwood on Limpsfield Common and The Hawthorns in Bletchingley, as well as public schools such as Caterham School and other options in Woldingham, Tonbridge and Sevenoaks.

Property Ref Number:

Ham-60661

Additional Information

Tandridge District Council, Band E
Mains water, Gas fired central heating, Private sewage treatment plant