Guildford Road, Horsham

Full description

A 4 bed detached property which is totally unique and different. The property is superbly set lying well off the road surrounded by nature. Built in 1911 as an Edwardian water tower to the Swaynes Estate and converted for residential use in 1996, The Water Tower, which has a great garden and parking, has been superbly refurbished and extended by the present owner. The lovely large garden is a delight to behold.

Ground Floor

Entrance Hall

10' 11" x 6' 9" (3.33m x 2.06m) LED down lighting, sealed unit double glazed window to the front, hatch to a loft storage area with access ladder, power, laminate boarding and roof lights, door leads into the lounge/dining room and study.

Study

10' 11" x 8' 0" (3.33m x 2.44m) a triple aspect with three sealed unit double glazed windows.

Sitting Room/Dining Area

25' 5" x 11' 9" (7.75m x 3.58m) a room with a part vaulted ceiling, sealed unit double glazed cathedral like windows to the front, sealed unit double glazed multi paned windows which wrap round front and side, chimney breast with a fireplace with exposed brickwork, oak bressumer, fitted wood burning stove, raised stone hearth, LED down lighting, hatch to a loft storage area, thermostat control for the central heating, doors lead into the kitchen and into bedroom 2.

Bedroom 2

13' 3" x 11' 9" (4.04m x 3.58m) a triple aspect room with sealed unit double glazed double doors leading into the garden and two sealed unit double glazed windows.

Kitchen

13' 10" x 7' 7" (4.22m x 2.31m) a range of soft closing ground and wall cupboards, granite worktops with a granite back trim, butler sink with mixer tap, cupboard under, cupboard with space for a washing machine, built in fridge, built in freezer, drawer, multi paned glazed fronted display cupboard with glass shelves and lighting, pull out cupboard with racks, Neff 4 ring electric hob with granite splash back, oven under, sealed unit double glazed multi paned window to the side, LED down lighting, tiled floor, radiator, wine housing, dresser type area with granite worktop, plate rack and cupboards, stable door leads into the garden, door leads into the inner hall.

Inner Hall

6' 0" max including stairs x 5' 8" (1.83m x 1.73m) sealed unit double glazed multi paned window to the rear, under stairs storage area, stairs lead up to the first floor, door leads into the bathroom.

Bathroom

8' x 5' 11" (2.44m x 1.80m) panelled bath with mixer tap and hand shower attachment, wash hand basin with mixer tap set into the alcove, splash back tiling, granite shelf below, low level wc, sealed unit double glazed multi paned window to the side, LED down lighting, extractor, tubular heated towel rail, tiled floor.

First Floor

Landing

9' 2" including stairs x 5' 7" including stairs (2.79m x 1.70m) stairs lead up to the second floor, sealed unit double glazed multi paned window to the rear, LED lighting, doors lead into the shower room and bedrooms 3 & 4.

Bedroom 3

7' 10" x 7' 3" (2.39m x 2.21m) sealed unit double glazed multi paned window to the side, wall light point.

Bedroom 4

7' 4" x 6' 2" (2.24m x 1.88m) sealed unit double glazed multi paned window to the side, wall light.

Shower Room

6' 1" x 4' 9" (1.85m x 1.45m) fully tiled walls with Mira thermostatic wall shower, tubular heated towel rail, down lighting, low level wc with concealed cistern, wash hand basin with mixer tap and cupboard under, sealed unit double glazed multi paned window to the side, shaver point.

Second Floor

Landing

2' 9" x 1' 9" (0.84m x 0.53m) wall light, opening leads through to bedroom 1.

Bedroom 1

13' 3" x 13' 1" (4.04m x 3.99m) a room with a vaulted ceiling and partly dormered, built in wardrobe cupboard, built in shelved eaves cupboards, display plinth, two wall lights, sealed unit double glazed multi paned windows to the both sides.

Outside

Garden & Grounds

The delightful garden and grounds provide absolute privacy and seclusion and extend in all to about three quarters of an acre. The garden has been well thought out and lovingly cared for and stocked by the present owner. There is an abundance of specimen trees, flowering...established boundaries with an eclectic and colourful mix of both evergreen and deciduous hedging plants, areas of lawn, pergola arch clad with roses, compost enclosure, pond, a circular Hornbeam hedge with central walk through arch topped with roses, a small stand of mature Oak woodland with meandering path behind the garage, further areas of lawn and varied shrubs and bushes.There are also a number of other mature Oak trees within the plot.
A garden shed 12' x 8' with window, a greenhouse, summerhouse 8' x 8', oil storage tank, an external oil fired boiler serving the central heating and hot water which is housed within a custom made enclosure, outside water tap.
A pair of 5 bar gates open to a gravel car parking and turning area.

Oak framed Barn Building with Car Port, Storage & Sauna

The car port measures about 16' 4" x 9' 3" has light and is vaulted to the rafters, an internal door leads through to the sauna and storage area which measures about 16' 4" x 9' 4" with light and power, double doors, a ladder leads up to a storage mezzanine floor which has light.

Oak framed Office/Garden Room

15' 7" x 11' 6" (4.75m x 3.51m) vaulted ceiling with exposed oak beams, sealed unit double glazed multi paned windows to the front and side, light and power.

Services

There is mains water and electricity. Klargester treatment sewage system, modern oil tank for oil boiler.

Council Tax

Rated Band E. £2,843.43 payable 2025/2026.

Access Road/Track

We understand the vendor has a vehicular right of way over the first part of the access track leading to the property. The vendor then owns the land encompassing the access track running the full length of the plot. There are two houses that have a vehicular right of way over the Vendor’s track. A public bridleway (Bowcroft Lane) crosses the far end of the Vendor’s access track.

Estate Agents Act 1979

John Kingston Estate Agents declare that in compliance with the above Act, a member of staff is related to the vendor.