5 bedroom detached house for sale

This truly magnificent house is available for the first time in 35 years, and indeed has only changed hands four times since it was built in 1913, a testament to what a fabulous family home it really is and a wonderful place to live.

Woodcrest is a substantial family home, in an incredibly sought after location in a quiet private road, within a mile of Caterham town centre, station and also close to Caterham School.  The property has been very well maintained throughout, with a new roof in recent years.  The property has beautiful period features such as fireplaces, parquet flooring, wood panelling and stripped wood windows and skirtings throughout. 

The accommodation is arranged over four floors, with a basement that was used by the previous family at the time, to sleep in during the war.  The basement now provides a great space as a utility room and storage.  The principal rooms are positioned to take full advantage of the wonderful views over the garden and beyond and consist of a beautiful dining hall, drawing room with oak-sprung floor, and a cosy sitting room.  The kitchen/breakfast room is a lovely family space with an Aga and ample space for table and chairs for day to day living, leading round to the conservatory.  

The views are even more spectacular from the first floor where the master suite has an extensive fitted dressing room and ensuite shower room.  There are three further double bedrooms and a family bathroom on this floor, with another bedroom on the second floor.

The garden is simply glorious with a terrace along the rear of the property providing the perfect space from which to enjoy the views.  There are many delightful different areas to the garden with incredible rhododendrons and other mature shrubs creating a fantastic backdrop and a wooded area providing an ever changing landscape.   To the lower lawn there is an unused swimming pool that could quite easily be reinstated to its former glory.  There is ample parking on the driveway and a double garage.  The grounds extend to approximately one acre.

Caterham town centre and station is just a mile away with direct rail services to London Bridge and Victoria in about 45 minutes and a variety of local stores and a Waitrose. J6 of the M25 is under three miles, giving access to the national motorway network and the airports. There are local schools in both the state and private sectors, with the highly regarded Caterham School very close- by (with a footpath to the side of the house leading directly to the school), leisure facilities at the De Stafford Sports Centre, a variety of local tennis, football, rugby and cricket clubs as well as golf at the Surrey National in Chaldon, two courses in Woldingham and Tandridge at Old Oxted.