Guildford, Surrey, GU1

An handsome five bedroom Victorian villa refurbished to an exacting standard and situated in a prime central Guildford location.

Set only moments from Guildford High Street and London Road station, this charming double-fronted Victorian home has been refurbished to a standard rarely seen in the rental market. Combining the high ceilings, feature fireplaces and impressive room sizes typical of a character home with luxury specification bathrooms and kitchen, plus remodelled open-plan living spaces, it really offers the best of both worlds.

You enter into the impressive hallway with beautiful herringbone flooring which gives access to the spacious formal drawing room and sitting rooms with bay windows. The stunning kitchen is at the rear of the property and opens into a bright family/dining room perfect for family living, benefitting from a log-burner and patio doors onto the terrace. There is also a handsome large home office also with herringbone flooring, two downstairs WCs and a utility room. The basement also contains a secondary utility and plant room.

Upstairs there are five generous bedrooms. The bay-fronted principal bedroom benefits from a separate dressing room and stylish ensuite shower room. There is a secondary bedroom suite with shower room and a smart new family bathroom with bath, shower and his-and-hers sinks.

To the rear an expansive terrace ideally suits al-fresco dining and the walled garden is laid to lawn, with a separate easy seating area. There is ample driveway parking to the front of the property, with additional capacity to the side of the house and good storage at basement level.

Guildford provides extensive shopping, restaurants, bars, entertainment and sporting facilities, with historic buildings providing backdrops at every turn. In the centre is the medieval Guildford Castle with landscaped gardens and views from its square tower, in addition is Guildford House, a 17th century town home, providing a gallery with rotating exhibitions. The town hosts both a bustling weekly street market and farmer’s market on the first Tuesday of each month. The Guildford mainline railway station provides a service to Waterloo in approximately 32 minutes. The A3 can be accessed at Guildford, reaching the coast, London and the M25 for Heathrow and Gatwick airports.

Within the town are two theatres and only a short walk from the property is access onto The Chantries, Pewley Down and the North Downs Way with over 300 acres of some of the country’s finest countryside with extensive walking routes, trail running and bridleways leading to St Martha’s Hill, Box Hill and Leith Hill.

There is a wide selection of highly-regarded state and independent schools in the vicinity, notably the Royal Grammar School (Boys), Royal Grammar Preparatory School, Guildford High School (Girls) and Tormead School (Girls) all within walking distance from the property.