5 Bed Detached House For Sale Pine Coombe, Croydon, CR0

Within a prestigious, private gated estate and set back behind tall, electric gates, an attractive, detached house of quality, built to exacting standards in 2000. With exterior elevations of red brick to the ground and lower ground floors, painted render and tile hanging to the first floor under a pitched tiled roof, the house has well-planned accommodation extending to in excess of 3,350 square feet (excluding garaging of 349 square feet) arranged over three floors. The house has been beautifully maintained by the present owner who has also carried out a programme of refurbishment and extension resulting in a spacious family home, presented with style. Taking full advantage of plot’s gradient, has ensured space and an abundance of natural light, along with terracing at different levels, ideal for outdoor entertaining. Windows are large, double glazed casements with leaded light detailing along with French and bi-folding doors in the kitchen/family living space, whilst there is oak flooring to the reception areas. The free-flowing ground floor has sociable living and entertaining areas with an elegant double reception room, which has a classically styled, carved fireplace surround with cast iron grate and from where there are stairs to the lower ground floor level, which is given over to a cinema room with bar area and a second cloakroom as well as access to the lower terrace. The kitchen/breakfast/family room is an exceptionally bright and spacious, open-plan room, comprehensively fitted with a stylish range of contemporary wall and base units with a large central island, integrated appliances and large porcelain floor tiles. A handsome oak staircase leads to the first floor galleried where there are five bedrooms, supported by three bath/shower rooms, two of which are en-suite. The principal bedroom has a fitted walk-in wardrobe as well as an en-suite shower room.

Outside

The delightfully secluded grounds extend to just over a third of an acre and are partly walled. Varieties of mature trees and colourful shrubs such as rhododendrons populate the boundaries while there are two areas of paved terracing – the larger leading directly from the kitchen/living room, which has glazed balustrading and leads directly on to a wide level lawn and a smaller adjoining the lower ground floor. To the front the house is approached via a pair of electric, wrought-iron gates opening on to a tarmac drive to the integral garaging. Easy rising steps lead up to the front door and the gardens are landscaped with mature trees and shrubs and an area of level lawn.

Situation

Pine Coombe is a private road set within the prestigious Shirley Hills, surrounded by pine woodland, this location is perfectly situated for access to an excellent selection of state and private schools at both primary and secondary levels and close to various golf courses such as The Addington Golf Club and Addington Palace. Convenient too for commuting and for Gatwick Airport the tram line connects from nearby at Coombe Lane to East Croydon main line rail station, which in turn has fast rail connections into London Victoria and Gatwick Airport. There are local schools in both the state and private sectors including Whitgift, Trinity, Royal Russell, Coloma and Croydon High.

Additional Information

Tenure: Freehold\r
Services: All mains services. \r
Agent’s Note: Private road charges approximately £550 PA.\r
Local Authority: Croydon Borough Council. Council Tax Band H