House for sale in Eastbourne Road, Lingfield - 5 bedrooms

A simply stunning five bedroom detached Grade II* Listed family home, having originally been constucted in the 15th Century as a magnificent Hall House, set in gardens and grounds of about 3.25 acres. There is both equestrian potential and a possible annexe creation with the 50ft x 17'6 outbuilding. No Onward Chain.

Approached by passing a pretty duck pond and then through a five bar gate on a gravelled driveway, the property is an attractive detached family home offering supremely flexible accommodation which is ideal for modern living, and yet providing huge amounts of character with original features dating back over 500 years.

On the ground floor there is an entrance hall, an incredible living room with inglenook fireplace and flagstone floor, dining room with another inglenook fireplace, well fitted kitchen with Aga, study, cloakroom and utility room. On the first floor the superb main bedroom has a high vaulted and beamed ceiling, wide oak floorboards and fireplace. Bedroom two has a range of fitted bookshelves and a Minster fireplace. There are three further bedrooms and two luxuriosuly fitted bathrooms, one with a Chadder and Co suite and the other with contemporary marble tiles and deep bath.

Outside, there is a good sized garden area for the family, with further paddock and grounds extending in all to about 3.25 acres. There is ample potential to convert the large outbuilding into a granny annexe or stabling subject to planning.  

Lingfield is a pretty village surrounded by open countryside. The High Street has good local shopping with a combination of sole traders and larger grocery stores. There are four local public houses, two golf courses and several restaurants. The mainline station offers services to East Croydon, London Bridge and Victoria. The nearby M25 is accessed at Godstone Junction 6, offering easy access to London, Brighton and Gatwick airports. 

ENTRANCE HALL with brick flooring, radiator, coats cupboard, exposed stone wall, quarry floor tiles, understairs cupboard, stairs to first floor. 

LOBBY With door to garden. 

DRAWING/ LIVING ROOM 18' 3" x 13' 8" (5.56m x 4.17m) Stunning inglenook fireplace with woodburning stove, bressumar, carved oak figures supporting mantle, beamed ceiling, radiator, bay window to front, beautiful original panelling. 

LOBBY With brick floor, stairs to first floor, door to garden. 

CLOAKROOM WC, radiator, wash hand basin, brick floor. 

STUDY/PLAYROOM 12' 2" x 10' 11" (3.71m x 3.33m) Window to side and front, oak flooring, radiator. 

DINING ROOM 17' 2" x 14' 1" (5.23m x 4.29m) Inglenook fireplace with bressumar, beehive hood, hearth, parquet floor, triple aspect with stained glass windows, beamed ceiling. 

KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM 17' 3" x 9' 3" (5.26m x 2.82m) Well fitted with a range of wall and base units, granite worksurface, double Butler sink, large Aga with electric or Oil firing, space for fridge/freezer, dishwasher, space for dining table, door to: 

UTILITY AREA Plumbing for washing machine, space for dryer, tiled floor, door to garden. 

FIRST FLOOR  

BEDROOM ONE 18' 8" x 13' 8" (5.69m x 4.17m) Beautiful room with high vaulted and beamed ceilings, fireplace with bressumar, two radiators, windows to front and rear, leaded light stained glass feature window. 

BEDROOM TWO 14' 11" x 12' 4" (4.55m x 3.76m) Beamed celing, range of bookshelves, Minster stone fireplace, double aspect with stained glass. 

BEDROOM THREE 13' 7" x 10' (4.14m x 3.05m) Two fitted wardrobes, radiator, window to side. 

BEDROOM FOUR 11' 1" x 11' 1" (3.38m x 3.38m) Two antique fronted wardrobes, radiator, window to side. 

BEDROOM FIVE 12' 2" x 9' 5" (3.71m x 2.87m) Double aspect with old oak mullions to one window, loft hatch. 

OUTSIDE  

GARDENS, GROUNDS, OUTBUILDINGS There is a winding gravelled driveway offering plentiful parking, and giving access to the paddock for those considering Equestrian options. The front garden is lawned with brick paths and attractive well. To the rear, there is a lawned garden with pathways, garden store and boiler house. The garden is private and well screened with an extensive brick terrace with wisteria cladding the house.

The attractive duck pond is safely away from the main garden and can be accessed via a wrought iron gate through a dwarf brick wall.

To the North there is a large paddock with a substantial outbuilding (50' x 17'6) that could be converted into stabling or an annexe subject to the necessary planning.