3 bed detached house for sale

Gilhams Avenue, Banstead SM7

A beautifully presented three bedroom detached home with an impressive private leisure complex. Located on a grass verge tree lined avenue.

Description
A beautifully presented three-bedroom detached home, set on a large plot of approximately 0.2 of an acre, offering spacious and versatile accommodation along with an impressive private leisure complex.

The property is entered via a bright and welcoming entrance hall with a striking vaulted ceiling that gives an immediate sense of space. To the left is Bedroom 3, featuring a lovely bay window to the front aspect. A modern shower room is located nearby.

The principal sitting room is a generous, double-aspect space with sliding doors leading out to the rear garden, providing an excellent flow for family living and entertaining. The kitchen/dining room is fitted with integrated appliances, a hot tap, and stone flooring, and enjoys double doors opening onto the landscaped garden.

Upstairs, there are two further double bedrooms, both with dual aspects and pleasant views to the front and rear. The principal bedroom benefits from built-in storage. The home features solid oak flooring throughout (excluding the kitchen and wet rooms), adding warmth and quality to the living spaces.

Outside, to the front, a large driveway provides parking for several vehicles and leads to a garage, while a mature hedge frontage creates an attractive appearance and a good degree of privacy. To the rear, the landscaped gardens feature a patio area ideal for seating and entertaining, and a pathway leading to the outstanding leisure complex. Inside, this purpose-built facility includes a heated indoor swimming pool, steam room, bar, and gym area.

Location
Located just over half a mile from the bustling village of Banstead, yet still within the London Borough of Sutton, which 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, as do the nearby town centres of Sutton, Ewell and of course London itself which is about 14 miles distant.

The area benefits from excellent communications with easy access to the M25 at Reigate (Junction 8) or Leatherhead (Junction 9) for the international airports of Gatwick and Heathrow and the national motorway network. The railway stations in Banstead (0.7 miles), Ewell East (1.4 miles) and Belmont (2.0 miles) offer regular services into London (Victoria and London Bridge) with journey times from about forty minutes.

Banstead and its surrounding area offer a variety of leisure facilities, from local community hubs to extensive outdoor spaces. For indoor recreation, residents can use the Tadworth Leisure and Community Centre, which replaced the former Banstead Leisure Centre. This facility features a swimming pool, sports hall, and a gym. The village is also home to Banstead Community Hall, which hosts a variety of concerts and events. Outdoor pursuits are well-catered for, with protected green areas such as Banstead Woods and Banstead Common that also provides public access to significant open land.

The area in and around Banstead, Surrey, offers a varied selection of schools, including local state schools and independent options. For primary education, Banstead Infant School and Banstead Community Junior School are local options, whilst The Beacon School in Banstead is the main local secondary academy, serving students aged 11–18. For families considering independent education, Banstead Preparatory School is a co-educational day school for children aged 2 to 11. Other independent prep schools are also located nearby, such as Chinthurst School in Tadworth. The area also provides access to wider-reaching independent schools in surrounding towns like Epsom and Sutton.
All timings and distances are approximate.

Square Footage: 3,205 sq ft