4 Bed Detached House For Sale Forest Gate, Leatherhead, KT24

The spacious house sits in a small development of two houses. It has delightful views over an area of Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace to the front and a southeasterly-facing garden to the rear .

The ground floor comprises a large dual-aspect lounge/dining room, a modern kitchen, a utility room, study and a further family room which has an en suite shower room. To the first floor are four good-sized bedrooms, all of which have in-built storage. One of the bedrooms has an en suite WC and there also two family bathrooms on this floor.

Outside, there is an attractive large rear garden with two ponds and a raised patio terrace.

Maximising on its southerly aspect, the property benefits from roof-mounted solar panels.

The frontage of the property is extensive and there is a large gravelled driveway as well as side access to the garden and access to the garage which adjoins the house.

Horsley is steeped in history and is home to West Horsley Place and Horsley Towers. The first Earl of Lovelace made Horsley his home and there are a number of distinctive, flint, Lovelace style properties in the area.

The Horsleys are central for a number of excellent private and state schools including St Theresa's, The Howard of Effingham, Cranmore and The Raleigh School (state schools subject to catchment areas).

East Horsley is a pretty village between just off the A246, which connects Leatherhead and Guildford on the edge of the Surrey Hills. There are two parades of shops with the main parade offering a range of shops, coffee shops and Horsley station. The station offers direct trains to Waterloo.

The Surrey Hills are an area of outstanding natural beauty and offer excellent walking and cycling routes through to Boxhill and other beautiful villages such as Shere and Abinger Common. Shere is home to Silent Pool, a local distillery adjacent to a spring-fed lake on the edge of the hills.

Leatherhead 5.8 miles, Guildford 7.2 miles, Horsley Station 1.3 miles, Boxhill 7.8 miles, Shere 5.4 miles, Abinger Common 6.4 miles, Silent Pool 5.6 miles, St Teresa's 3.3 miles, Howard of Effingham 2.4 miles, Cranmore School 1.2 miles, Raleigh School 2.8 miles. All distances are approximate and measured from East Horsley town centre.