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House For Sale £2,100,000
The South Border, Purley, Surrey CR8


Description
Built, we bellieve, in the early 1920's, Silver Birches is a substantial detached house, located in a premier position within the prestigious William Webb Garden Estate. With imposing exterior of brick construcition and painted pebble-dash elevations relieved by exposed timbers, the house has leaded light windows with oak frames.

Internally the spacious accommodation requires updating and is arranged over two floors with features including plaster pannelled detail in reception rooms, deep bay windows with leaded lights in oak frames, tall ceilings, dado rails, pannelled internal doors and ceiling roses.

Reception areas are gracious with ample space for family living and entertaining including a grand reception hall, double-sized sitting room and separate dining room, both with access to a large conservatory. Whilst dated, the large kitchen/breakfast room is furnished with a range of wall and floor cabinets, work surfaces and integrated appliances. There is also a utility room, cloak/shower room and gardeners' WC on the ground floor. Bedrooms are arranged over one level and include six rooms, four with en-suite facilities, including two sharing a large shower room. There is a large loft space offering potential to enlarge the bedroom accommodation if required.

Outside

The house is approached via an impressive brick pillared entrance with two pairs of electric gates opening onto a brick pavoir carriage driveway leading to the porch, and behind the house to two adjoining open garages and store. Extending to in total approximately 0.61 of an acre (0.25 Ha), the mature gardens, predominently lawn, surround the house with tall trees, including fir and silver birch, hedging and shrubs providing privacy. Brick terracing for outdoor entertaining and summerhouse.

Situation

The property is located on the prestigious William Webb Estate, now designated as a Conservation Area. The Webb Estate was laid out between the end of the 19th Century and the early 20th with the roads gently curving to give the best possible plots for William Webb's principal of "Gardens First". A wide variety of shopping facilities can be found in Croydon, about 4 miles distant, whilst Purley Rail Station provides frequent services to London Victoria in about 24 minutes and London St Pancras from about 41 minutes. The M25/M23 interchange is about 5 miles away. Leisure facilities include Woodcote Park Golf Club and a large selection of health clubs, rugby and tennis clubs. Excellent schools include Cumnor House, Whitgift, Trinity, Wallington Girls' and The Woodcote Group.

Additional Information

Tenure: Freehold
Services: Mains gas, electricity, water and drainage
Local Authority: London Borough of Croydon. Council Tax Band H

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