- Excellently located detached family home +
- Well-proportioned living space of over 3,100 sq ft +
- 3 primary reception rooms, 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms +
- Established south facing garden of about 0.7 acres +
- Ample off road parking & garaging +
- Oxted approx. 0.7 miles +
- EPC Rating = C +
Superb detached family home of excellent proportions with versatile spaces for both family living and entertaining, well-located for local amenities.
Description
A spacious family home of excellent proportions situated in one of Oxted's most prestigious roads in the ancient parish of Limpsfield over looking the Surrey Hills. The house has three reception rooms, five bedrooms, three bathrooms, off road parking, charming south facing gardens, garaging with an outbuilding ideal for home office/gym/annexe, set in a secluded plot of about 0.7 acres.
Central Oxted (0.7 miles) provides a Waitrose, Sainsbury and a Morrison clustered around the main line railway station that provides trains to Victoria (40 minutes) and London Bridge (33 minutes) with interconnecting services. Junction 6 of the M25 provides access to Gatwick Airport via the M25/M23 and Heathrow.
From the entrance hall through glazed double doors is the impressive formal drawing room with patio doors opening to the rear garden terrace. It has a feature wood burning stove with a marble plinth surround.
Steps from the drawing room lead via an open archway to the formal dining room, also benefitting doors opening to the terrace.
The spacious kitchen/family/dining room has doors opening to the rear terrace and is ideal for both family living and entertaining. The kitchen is fitted with a comprehensive range of Stoneham modern wall and base units with Miele integral appliances comprising two ovens, warming oven, coffee maker, induction hob, fridge/freezer unit with ice cube maker and vapour salad draw and a separate wine fridge with cold and cool temperature zones. A separate utility room off the kitchen provides additional storage and space for laundry appliances and a fridge-freezer together with a door opening to the outside.
Leading off from the kitchen is a sitting room, which has along one wall large windows overlooking the driveway and in the far distance the Surrey Hills.
A door from the kitchen leads back into the entrance hall which provides both a cloakroom and coats cupboard that completes the ground floor.
From the welcoming entrance hall, stairs ascend to the first-floor open landing. The principal bedroom has an en suite bathroom and glass patio doors opening to a Juliette balcony overlooking the rear garden. There are four further bedrooms; a double bedroom with a sitting area and an en suite shower room, two further double bedrooms and one single. A well–appointed family bathroom provides both a bath and a separate shower, a heated linen cupboard and a separate study area completes the first floor.
An electrical retractable loft ladder provides access to a boarded loft area, providing excellent storage space.
The Gables is approached over a sweeping gravel driveway beyond five bar gates, flanked with lawn and hedging, culminating at the house and adjoining garaging, providing ample off road parking.
The linked detached garaging has a separate ground floor room and w.c to the rear, with stairs leading to another room over the whole of the garaging. This additional accommodation lends itself to be used as home offices/gym/workshop or granny annexe, subject to planning permission.
The impressive rear garden is predominately laid to landscaped lawn and enjoys a southerly aspect, ideal for family cricket/football/badminton etc, with potential to add a swimming pool, subject to planning. To the perimeter is a variety of established specimen trees, hedging and large rhododendron bushes in a woodland setting. The garden provides all-year round colour and interest together with a degree of privacy.
A substantial paved terrace edged with well-stocked flowerbeds spans the rear of the property and provides ideal areas for al fresco entertaining.
In total the plot amounts to about 0.7 acres.
Location
Oxted offers an excellent range of schools, a mainline station, Everyman Cinema and an excellent range of restaurants and bars, together with a leisure centre and park.
Comprehensive Shopping: Oxted (0.7 miles), Sevenoaks (9.8 miles) and Bluewater (22 miles).
Mainline rail services: Oxted (1 mile) and Hurst Green (1.2 miles) to Victoria and London Bridge. Thames Link trains to Blackfriars, Farringdon and London St Pancras International.
Airports: Gatwick and Heathrow via M25/M23.
Primary Schools: Oxted, Limpsfield and Westerham.
State Schools: Oxted.
Private Schools: Hazelwood mixed preparatory school in Limpsfield Chart. Radnor House in Sundridge. Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Caterham. Independent girls' secondary schools in Woldingham and Sevenoaks.
Leisure Facilities: Oxted Leisure pool complex, Limpsfield Tennis and Squash Club, Hurst Green Lifeline Gym and tennis complex, public and private golf courses including Tandridge Golf Club, Limpsfield Chart and Westerham. There are also various private member gyms offering personal training.
Please note that all distances, measurements and timings are approximate.
Square Footage: 3,106 sq ft
Acreage: 0.7 Acres
Directions
From the M25 junction 6, follow the A25 east towards Oxted and Westerham, passing Tandridge Golf Club on the right hand side. Go over the next set of traffic lights (under the railway viaduct) and continue on the A25 for approx. 1 mile before turning right onto Brassey Road. Continue towards the end of the road and The Gables will be found on the left being the right hand fork of the pen ultimate driveway.
Additional Info
Services: Mains water, electricity, gas & drainage.
Agent Note: Total sq footage of 4,717 includes house loft space (761 sq ft) & garaging with associated outbuildings (850 sq ft).