Sandy Lane, Betchworth

SUBSTANTIAL GROUND FLOOR PORTION OF AN IMPRESSIVE VICTORIAN MANOR HOUSE WITH MAGNIFICENT GARDENS AND VIEWS IN A PRIME SECLUDED SETTING .....

South Sandhills represents the prime central section within this distinguished 19th-century country house, extending to almost 2000 SQ FT of beautifully appointed accommodation. The property enjoys a commanding position with sweeping southerly and westerly views across miles of protected countryside, with Leith Hill and the Surrey Hills forming a spectacular backdrop on a clear day. The property offers a perfect blend of period features and a contemporary finish with modern technologies. The accommodation briefly comprises an entrance hall with shower room and a superb dining room. The kitchen/breakfast room is of excellent proportions, comprehensively fitted with high end furniture and integrated appliances, complemented by granite worksurfaces. Adjacent to the kitchen there is a useful study with built-in cupboards. To the rear of the property the most impressive and elegant sitting room has a wood burning stove and patio doors that open to the sun terrace. There are three good size bedrooms all of which have built-in wardrobes and are served by a modern family bathroom. Outside the gardens are a prime feature of the apartment with a delightful terrace directly outside the sitting room and predominately laid to lawns, gently undulating to the south with a variety of established plant and shrub borders together with a mixture of specimen trees. To the front of the property there is a driveway providing parking and an historic former ice house, which is of a domed construction and now used for storage/garaging. In all, the grounds extend to about 0.88 of an acre.

Key facts

• Council tax band: E.
• EPC rating: C (score 76; potential rating B).
• Parking: off street, garage.
• Outside: garden.