House For Sale £1,650,000
A detached family home with a fantastic outlook close to Brockham Green.
Location
The charming and picturesque village of Brockham nestles below Box Hill within a mile of the A25 between Dorking and Reigate. It is centered around a triangular village green with general stores, primary school, doctors surgery, traditional butchers, village hall and two pubs 'The Royal Oak' and 'The Grumpy Mole'. There is also the pretty Christ Church that dominates the village green. Brockham is also famous for its fantastic Guy Fawkes fireworks display which has been a regular annual feature for many years and is now considered a local tradition. The neighboring towns of Reigate and Dorking provide a more comprehensive range of shops, cafes, restaurants and facilities.
There are a number of outstanding state and independent schools within the vicinity including the City of London Freemens School, Epsom College, Reigate Grammar School, Boxhill, Downsend and St John’s.
Sporting and recreational facilities in the area include golf at Betchworth Park Golf Club, Walton Heath Golf Club and The rac Country Club. Tennis at the Dorking Tennis & Squash Club. Racing at Epsom (home of the Derby) and Sandown. Polo at Epsom Polo Club and wine tasting at Denbies Vineyard, which is England’s largest commercial vineyard. The countryside that surrounds Dorking is considered by many to be the finest in the south east and offers exceptional access to miles of open and protected countryside, including the North Downs, Box Hill and Leith Hill, with excellent walking, cycling and hacking trails.
For the commuter Dorking mainline station offers regular train services to London Victoria and London Waterloo while Redhill station provides services to London Bridge and Victoria. Junctions 9 and 8 of the M25 are within 7.5 and 5.8 miles respectively and for the international traveller Gatwick is 10 miles to the south.
Description
A detached family home in this wonderful village setting just a short walk from the village centre and Brockham Green. The house is arranged over two floors to provide around 4,090 square feet of accommodation including the outbuildings. The property has wonderful views over the local countryside from all around the house. Offered to the market for the first time in 88 years, originally built in 1957. The house has been largely re-built by the owners to create a wonderful family home. The result is a comfortable home with the benefits of traditional features like exposed beams, parquet flooring and a wonderful gas aga.
On the ground floor there is a substantial double aspect sitting room which maximizes the views of the gardens and surrounding countryside, with access to the terrace and gardens. The kitchen/breakfast room provides a range of modern units along with a substantial gas aga stove, this leads through to a very useful utility room. The stunning dining room is a lovely feature of the house with full height windows and doors to the garden and charming exposed timberwork. Leading from the dining room is the studio room with a bathroom, ideal as a separate annexe. The useful study completes this floor.
On the first floor the principal bedroom has a good sized modern bathroom en suite and benefits from charming views over the gardens and surrounding countryside with Juliet balconies on both windows. There are three further bedrooms and a family bathroom, bedroom three benefits from a Juliet balcony with views.
The property is ideal for inside/outside living with multiple doors accessing the mature gardens, the heated outdoor pool and orchard. There is a large elevated deck and walkway round the house with plenty of areas to sit and enjoy the gardens. The substantial driveway allows parking for several cars. The mature gardens surround the property and comprise a wonderful and varied mix along with a Hartley Botanic greenhouse.
The stable block to the rear of the garden could be converted subject to the relevant consents into a range of uses, the garden room close to the kitchen would be ideal for a large home office. There are also 4kw of solar panels on the south facing roof making a significant cost towards utilities.
Square Footage: 3146 sq ft
Location
The charming and picturesque village of Brockham nestles below Box Hill within a mile of the A25 between Dorking and Reigate. It is centered around a triangular village green with general stores, primary school, doctors surgery, traditional butchers, village hall and two pubs 'The Royal Oak' and 'The Grumpy Mole'. There is also the pretty Christ Church that dominates the village green. Brockham is also famous for its fantastic Guy Fawkes fireworks display which has been a regular annual feature for many years and is now considered a local tradition. The neighboring towns of Reigate and Dorking provide a more comprehensive range of shops, cafes, restaurants and facilities.
There are a number of outstanding state and independent schools within the vicinity including the City of London Freemens School, Epsom College, Reigate Grammar School, Boxhill, Downsend and St John’s.
Sporting and recreational facilities in the area include golf at Betchworth Park Golf Club, Walton Heath Golf Club and The rac Country Club. Tennis at the Dorking Tennis & Squash Club. Racing at Epsom (home of the Derby) and Sandown. Polo at Epsom Polo Club and wine tasting at Denbies Vineyard, which is England’s largest commercial vineyard. The countryside that surrounds Dorking is considered by many to be the finest in the south east and offers exceptional access to miles of open and protected countryside, including the North Downs, Box Hill and Leith Hill, with excellent walking, cycling and hacking trails.
For the commuter Dorking mainline station offers regular train services to London Victoria and London Waterloo while Redhill station provides services to London Bridge and Victoria. Junctions 9 and 8 of the M25 are within 7.5 and 5.8 miles respectively and for the international traveller Gatwick is 10 miles to the south.
Description
A detached family home in this wonderful village setting just a short walk from the village centre and Brockham Green. The house is arranged over two floors to provide around 4,090 square feet of accommodation including the outbuildings. The property has wonderful views over the local countryside from all around the house. Offered to the market for the first time in 88 years, originally built in 1957. The house has been largely re-built by the owners to create a wonderful family home. The result is a comfortable home with the benefits of traditional features like exposed beams, parquet flooring and a wonderful gas aga.
On the ground floor there is a substantial double aspect sitting room which maximizes the views of the gardens and surrounding countryside, with access to the terrace and gardens. The kitchen/breakfast room provides a range of modern units along with a substantial gas aga stove, this leads through to a very useful utility room. The stunning dining room is a lovely feature of the house with full height windows and doors to the garden and charming exposed timberwork. Leading from the dining room is the studio room with a bathroom, ideal as a separate annexe. The useful study completes this floor.
On the first floor the principal bedroom has a good sized modern bathroom en suite and benefits from charming views over the gardens and surrounding countryside with Juliet balconies on both windows. There are three further bedrooms and a family bathroom, bedroom three benefits from a Juliet balcony with views.
The property is ideal for inside/outside living with multiple doors accessing the mature gardens, the heated outdoor pool and orchard. There is a large elevated deck and walkway round the house with plenty of areas to sit and enjoy the gardens. The substantial driveway allows parking for several cars. The mature gardens surround the property and comprise a wonderful and varied mix along with a Hartley Botanic greenhouse.
The stable block to the rear of the garden could be converted subject to the relevant consents into a range of uses, the garden room close to the kitchen would be ideal for a large home office. There are also 4kw of solar panels on the south facing roof making a significant cost towards utilities.
Square Footage: 3146 sq ft
