The Street, Albury
£2,500,000

A substantial, beautiful & superbly presented 5-6 bedroom detached family home with a well-tended garden of in excess of half an acre bordering the Tillingbourne stream set away from other houses yet within a 5 minute walk of Albury village. Ground floor accommodation comprises an entrance hall with a large feature glazed panel overlooking the dining room, which also boasts a contemporary inset fireplace. This area is open plan to an extremely well fitted kitchen/breakfast room with an extensive range of units with solid granite worktops & includes a contrasting central island with breakfast bar & wine cooler as well as top of the range integrated appliances. There is a snug area to one corner, with double doors leading to the garden. as well as a separate utility room with sink, further storage & door to garden. The kitchen also leads to a study with skylight, shower room & a further dual aspect study with feature glazed panel & storage, which could be used as a 6th bedroom (this area could easily convert into a small annexe/guest suite). The entrance hall also leads to an inner hall with double doors providing access to a dual aspect family room with a feature open fireplace, feature glazed panel overlooking the sitting room & a door (with windows to either side & over) leading out to the patio & garden. A large archway leads through to a great size dual aspect sitting room with bay window & door leading out to the side garden & a contemporary fireplace. This in turn leads to a library area with extensive built-in shelving & the original front door, this then follows round to a cloakroom with wc & basin. The ground floor is fitted with an Italian stone flooring (with underfloor heating) to the kitchen areas, with solid oak flooring throughout the remainder. An original, refurbished staircase leads up to the first floor landing, which provides access to a large, dual aspect principal bedroom with feature fireplace, fitted wardrobes & double doors opening out to a Juliet balcony, with ensuite shower room. A dual aspect guest bedroom with fitted wardrobes offers an ensuite with both a bath & separate shower cubicle. There are then 3 further double bedrooms with storage & a family shower room. Outside, an attractive brick wall with pedestrian & vehicular gates provide access to an area of off-street parking for numerous cars & leads to a detached double garage with 2 sets of double doors, windows, a pedestrian door to one side & a log store & storage cupboard to the other. External steps to the rear lead up to a studio set into eaves with windows & a skylight (possible office). The fantastic 0.6 acre gardens are very private & are mainly laid to lawn with numerous mature trees, shrubs, low level hedging & flower borders, with landscaped gravelled areas to either side of the property. There is a good size patio area to the front of the house with several seating areas dotted around the lawns, to include 2 areas overhanging the picturesque Tillingbourne stream, in fact this entire property has been orientated to make the most of its proximity to the local (well controlled so no issue of flooding) stream. This very special, light & airy home offers an exceptional blend of original character features to include fireplaces, sash windows, picture rails & covings combined with high specification upgrades & a modern & playful twist to create a quite unique property that must be seen to be fully appreciated !