A Charming Victorian three bedroom Ground Floor Apartment with Beautiful Gardens off Raglan Road.

Description

Set within an attractive Victorian property built around 1800 from distinctive Reigate stone, this elegant ground floor flat offers a rare blend of period character, generous proportions and beautifully landscaped gardens in a highly sought after residential location.

A welcoming entrance porch showcases exposed Reigate stone and a charming leaded light front door, opening into an impressive reception hall. This space features high ceilings and handsome pine wooden flooring, setting the tone for the quality and scale found throughout the apartment.
Leading from the hall are two well proportioned bedrooms and a modern family bathroom. An inner hallway, enhanced by very attractive decorative panelling, leads to the principal bedroom an exceptional room defined by its beautiful period fireplace, ornate frieze, and elegant high ceilings. Large glazed doors open directly onto the loggia, and the bedroom benefits from a contemporary en suite bathroom with a separate shower. An additional separate shower room leads off this hall.

The kitchen/sitting room provides a stunning open plan living space with remarkable decorative ceiling plasterwork, tall ceilings and a wonderful double aspect overlooking the garden. The kitchen is fitted with timber cabinetry topped with granite work surfaces, a gas range cooker and a substantial island with integral timber breakfast bar. This impressive room is finished with beautiful herringbone laid oak flooring and features large opening doors leading to the terrace and garden, perfect for everyday living and entertaining.
From the entrance hall, stairs descend to a large cellar extending to approximately 453 sq ft. With laminate flooring and a painted finish, this versatile area is ideal for use as a workshop, gym, studio or additional storage.

Outside, the beautifully maintained West facing gardens enjoy lovely views towards the North Downs. Mostly laid to lawn with a number of specimen shrubs and mature trees, the garden also features an attractive terrace providing an ideal setting for outdoor dining and relaxation.

The property further benefits from parking for one car and an ornate stone garage (with an extra loft area). Further parking and garaging are available by separate negotiation.

Location

Raglan Road is a popular residential road in the North of the town and this modern and practical home is about half a mile from Reigate Station and about a mile from the town centre and all of the amenities of this bustling market town. Reigate 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. There are also a good number of cafes and coffee shops including GAIL’s and Cafe Nero. Local restaurants include Pizza Express, Bill’s, Wagamama and Nando's. Reigate Priory Park offers many acres of open parkland and excellent facilities including tennis courts, Skate Park and The Pavilion cafe. The ever popular Everyman cinema is located on Bancroft road showing a range of films and live events.

Commuting to London from Reigate station takes around 40 minutes into London Bridge or Victoria. The larger mainline station at Redhill is two miles away which offers direct routes into London Bridge and Victoria in around 30 minutes along with routes to a variety of other destinations. The M25, Junction 8, is accessed very easily, with links to London and the wider motorway network. For the frequent air traveller Gatwick Airport is around eight miles distant whilst Heathrow Airport is within 30 miles.

The town is particularly well served with state and independent schools for all ages. These include St. Mary’s Prep School, Micklefield, Holmesdale school which is on Alma Road, Reigate Priory, Reigate Secondary School, The Royal Alexandra & Albert School, Dunottar, Reigate Grammar and Reigate College.

Reigate also offers a wide range of sporting facilities including two rugby clubs, two football clubs, Reigate Priory Cricket Club along with tennis, bowls and squash clubs. There are numerous places to walk locally. Reigate is surrounded by beautiful Surrey countryside including Reigate Heath, Gatton Park, The Pilgrims Way and The North Downs Way.

Please note all distances and times are approximate.

Square Footage: 1,667 sq ft