4 bedroom detached house for sale

Unique and imposing church conversion offering enviable living space.

Description

Dating back to mid c.19th this stunning Victorian church has been painstakingly converted and refurbished offering a unique opportunity to acquire enviable living accommodation. With a wealth of charm and character over ground and first floors this beautifully presented four bedroom former Methodist church is set in the highly desirable and convenient village of Shalford, overlooking the village pond, available with no onward chain. Traditional features are complimented by modern conveniences - central vacuuming system and zoned underfloor heating throughout to name a few.

Arriving at the house you are immediately drawn to imposing stone features and beautiful pastel stained glass windows. Entering The Church you are instantly struck by a sense of arrival – a wide central front-to-rear hallway with high ceiling draws you in towards two feature floating glass LED backlit staircases which instinctively carry you up to the breath taking first floor entertaining area. The quadruple aspect first floor living space is exceptional in every respect – incredible ceiling height of up to 15ft leaves you in awe whilst multiple stain glass windows draw in luminous colourful, natural light from every direction. To the north elevation is a full width kitchen, sympathetically installed, complimented by top of the range appliances, flowing Corian worktop and comprehensive range of units. The remaining upper floor is extensive offering spacious, flexible, living accommodation, ideal as the perfect place to relax, host and entertain with a raised platform under the impressive south facing stained glass window, currently used as a dining area. Other notable features include an antique Godin wood burning stove and convenient cloakroom.

Ground floor living space offers four generously proportioned, light and bright, double bedrooms, all en suite, three of which are double aspect. The principal en suite bedroom overlooking the rear garden boasts a large dressing room, heat retaining artisan Tadelakt plaster cured bath as well as large walk-in shower. Sympathetically restored, re-purposing many original features, the ground floor accommodation is completed by a conveniently located utility room with cloakroom and built in kitchenette, ideal for summer entertaining in the adjacent rear walled garden.

Outside, the beautifully maintained and lush private rear garden is equipped with an automatic watering system, and abundant with evergreen shrubs and lawned area with traditional metal framed, glazed, pergola off the rear of the house – the perfect place to relax. A gravel front driveway offers ample parking for a number of cars.

Location

Shalford is a quintessentially semi-rural English village on the edge of Guildford. The village has a pond, cricket green, Post Office, convenience store, coffee shop, pubs and collection of pretty cottages.

A wider range of excellent shopping and amenities are available in Guildford town centre in addition to the main ine station with services into London from around 35 minutes. Shalford has its own station on the Tonbridge – Reading line one stop away from Guildford, which also offers access to Gatwick Airport. The A3 provides a direct route to London and the south coast.

Guildford lies on the northern edge of The Surrey Hills AONB with the property having access to miles of walking and riding in the surrounding countryside.

There is a very good selection of schools in the area including, Holy Trinity, The Royal Grammar School, St Catherine’s, Guildford High School, Charterhouse and many others. Guildford town has an excellent range of restaurants and bars whilst the many nearby villages offer an enticing array of country pubs and restaurants to be discovered, alongside a number of golf clubs and other sporting facilities.

Square Footage: 2,551 sq ft