6 bed semi-detached house for sale

Brighton Road, Purley CR8

Competitively Priced Six-Bedroom Period Home Set Over Three Floors 2276 sq/ft

This substantial six-bedroom period property, arranged across three spacious floors, offers a wealth of character and versatility. Perfect as a generous family residence, but also presenting an excellent opportunity for conversion into multiple flats. Ideally located, the home enjoys close proximity to local shops, and both Purley and Reedham train stations aswell as a choice of bus routes, making it well connected for daily living and commuting.

While the property has been well cared for over the years, it could benefit from modernisation, offering a fantastic opportunity for buyers to update and personalise the space to their own tastes and needs.

Step inside through the welcoming hallway and you’ll find two well-proportioned reception rooms. The front room features a charming bay window and original fireplace, while the rear reception room also boasts a fireplace and opens directly onto the garden. From the hallway, access is provided to a two-room cellar with power supply, offering a practical storage option. A convenient shower room with toilet is also located on this level. At the heart of the home lies the extended kitchen/breakfast room - a bright and inviting space complete with matching wall and base units, a central island, and modern bi-fold doors leading out to the rear garden.

The first floor offers two spacious double bedrooms (one with fitted wardrobes) and two single bedrooms, complemented by a family bathroom and separate WC. The second floor extension provides an additional two double bedrooms, a shower room with WC and laundry facilities, plus a separate fitted kitchen, adding further flexibility to the layout.

The property benefits from gas central heating and is mostly double glazed throughout. Outside, both the front and rear gardens are level and mainly laid to lawn, bordered with mature shrubs and trees that create a private, welcoming outdoor space.

Transport and location: Reedham Station is just a short walk away, Purley mainline station is also close at hand, you can take your pick from Victoria, Kings Cross, St Pancras or London Bridge as direct destinations. Alternatively, Gatwick Airport is just 26 minutes in the other direction. Road links are excellent too, with the A23 a matter of minutes away, providing fast, easy access to London, the South Coast and the M25. There are a number of excellent schools within close proximity including the very popular St. David's, Wallington Girls, Wilson’s, Whitgift, John Fisher, Margaret Roper and Thomas Moore to name just a few.

If you’re feeling a little more active there are a number of local health and leisure clubs to choose from, whilst excellent golf courses, recreation grounds and other open spaces are all close by including the wide open spaces of Riddlesdown Common, Kenley Common and the recreational facilities of Kenley Airfield. In Purley town centre there is a range of independent shops and Tesco Extra with late night shopping available, a little further afield is the Purley Way which offers a large selection of superstore outlets, major shopping department stores, from Ikea, M&S, Pets At Home, Curry's pc World, Sainsburys, tk Maxx, Next and Wing Yip plus many more, along with the wide choice of entertainment options. Not far from the property you also have Coulsdon town centre, offering the smaller boutique retailers, along with a large Waitrose and Aldi.