Substantial home located on a highly desirable private road, close to schools and station.
Leigh Lane is a highly desirable private no-through road in South Farnham tucked away, yet within close proximity to the mainline station, local shops, town centre, local well-regarded school and the very popular Bourne Woods.
As it stands, this excellent home offers a welcoming ambiance with large windows throughout allowing a great amount of natural light to fill the accommodation. The vast and adaptable space is ideal for both social living and entertaining and is conducive to multi-generational households.
The property is understood to have been built in the 1960's and has not been extended, therefore retains this potential.
There is planning permission for the addition of a detached double garage.
The present owners have made improvements through the installation of Schuco double glazing a pressurised water system, a new condenser boiler and hot water tank. There is also underfloor heating in the open plan kitchen/family room.
The open porch and handsome door, welcomes you into a generous entrance hall, which has the original mahogany flooring that flows through the majority of the ground floor.
There are four generous principal reception rooms with pocket sliding doors providing excellent connectivity and the ability to be open plan or divided into separate spaces. The south facing garden terrace extends the living areas, providing a seamless indoor-outdoor flow, perfect for enjoying warmer seasons. There is a study that links to the south facing orangery, which provides a wonderful vantage point to enjoy a full panoramic view of the garden. The considerable sitting room benefits from a working open fireplace and impressive stone surround with a projector screen cinema set up. The fourth reception room is a south facing snug connects to the open plan family kitchen and dining room.
An incredible feature of the ground floor is the expansive open plan living, dining, and kitchen area with a semi-vaulted ceiling, adorned with velux windows and large sliding glass doors.
Throughout, there is a solid engineered oak flooring with underfloor heating. The fireplace opening is ready for a wood burner. With ample room for cooking, living and dining this is a fabulous hub of the home perfect for sociable family living and entertaining.
The kitchen is fitted with stylish, minimalist cabinets offering substantial storage with granite and walnut worktops and a large island with breakfast bar seating.
From the kitchen, or accessible from the front of the property, there is a games room/gym onto a utility room/second kitchen and walk in larder. This area of the ground floor provides the flexibility to potentially be used as an integral annexe.
The galleried staircase leads to an open landing and a luxurious principal bedroom complete with a dressing room and en suite bathroom with underfloor heating.
This spacious bedroom enjoys a view over the garden and Bourne Valley tree tops beyond. Accessed from a hatch on the landing is a vast, head height loft which provides good storage or the opportunity to extend into (STPP).
Additionally there are four double bedrooms, one with an en suite shower room and all served by a family bathroom room.
Outside the property is approached by a generous driveway with parking for up to six cars. The driveway is flanked by lawn and attractive planting. There is planning permission to create a detached garage.
To the rear there is a spacious and very private garden that enviably faces south. There is a grand York Stone terrace providing ample room for alfresco entertaining with an elevated view of the garden. The terrace extends around to an outdoor pool, complete with a pool/plant room with shower and changing facilities. The garden features an attractive pond, magnolia tree and has a lush mature border offering a high degree of privacy. The total plot measures approximately 1.125 acres.
The space and opportunity this property offers is exceptional, located in a perfect South Farnham location.
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The space and opportunity this property offers is exceptional, located in a perfect South Farnham location.
Max RhodesProperty agent