Detached house for sale in Shellwood Road, Leigh, Reigate, Surrey RH2

Peverel is a delightful house, which has been in the same family ownership since 1952. The house was commissioned in 1936 by a German architect Frederick Curtis and is also noted in Pevsner's architectural guide: Buildings of England. The extensive and well-lit accommodation would benefit from modernisation and refurbishment and comprises a substantial hall, cloakroom, substantial study, delightful drawing room and dining room as well as a kitchen/breakfast room and further domestic offices consisting of an original coal store, boot room, utility room, storeroom and garden room.

The first floor has five bedrooms, one with a balcony and all with delightful views over the gardens and grounds as well as two family bathrooms and two cloakrooms.

Outbuildings
To the east of the house, is a stable block with two loose boxes and a tack room.

Garden and Grounds
The formal garden comprises sweeping lawns, mature specimen trees and shrubs, beds, borders, fences and hedging which can all be appreciated from the terrace
and loggia adjacent to the house. Beyond the garden is a charming orchard and on the opposite side of the drive is a two acre paddock which also has separate access from the highway.

Situation
The property occupies an elevated rural position on the edge of Leigh and is just 2 miles south of Brockham, a pair of traditional Surrey villages both centred on charming greens and providing good local amenities.

The local towns of Dorking and Reigate provide a comprehensive range of amenities shops, boutiques and supermarkets as well as a good number of restaurants, cafes, and bars.

The M25 Junction 8 is around seven miles to the north with links to London and the wider motorway network as well as good links to Heathrow and Gatwick airports.

The area is particularly well served with state and independent schools for all ages including Prep schools: Downsend, Belmont, Micklefield, Reigate St Mary's, Cottesmore. Senior schools: Reigate Grammar, Epsom College, St John's Leatherhead, Cranleigh, Caterham, St Theresa's.

Distances
Leigh 2.1 miles, Brockham 2.3 miles, Dorking 5.2 miles (London Waterloo from 56 mins), Reigate is 5.5 miles, (London Victoria from 50 mins), Redhill 7.2 miles (London Victoria from 39 mins)
Roads: M25 (Junction 8) 6.7 miles
Airports: London Heathrow 27.9 miles, London Gatwick 7.9 miles

(Distances and times approximate)