5 bed detached house for sale

Guildford Road, Abinger Hammer, Dorking, Surrey RH5

Victorian residence amassing to over 3500 sq. Ft. With planning permission to convert into A residential family home in the heart of this historic surrey village .....

The property occupies a central position within the highly regarded village of Abinger Hammer and comprises a substantial and particularly attractive period building with distinctive tile-hung elevations at first-floor level. Formerly operating in recent years as a cookery school, and prior to that the well-known Abinger Arms public house, the building is believed to date from the late Victorian era and retains much of the style, presence and architectural character synonymous with this period. The property is now being offered for sale for the first time with residential status, under planning reference mo/2025/1128, which grants consent for the change of use from a former cookery school to a detached dwelling, together with private parking for four vehicles. While the property will require modernisation and renovation, this presents an excellent opportunity for an incoming purchaser to create a bespoke village home. Internally, the first-floor accommodation is already arranged in a residential layout, providing a strong starting point for conversion and lending itself well to use as a private dwelling. At ground floor level, a former kitchenette has been removed and the space now lends itself to use as an additional bedroom or flexible living accommodation, subject to final layout and individual requirements. Externally, the gardens are particularly pleasant and deceptively spacious, extending well beyond what might be anticipated from the frontage. The rear garden is arranged over differing levels, with a raised section leading to an enclosed timber-constructed entertaining/al-fresco area with patio. Beyond this, the garden continues to slope gently upwards and is predominantly laid to lawn, bordered by a variety of established trees and shrubs which provide a good degree of privacy and maturity. Additional features include an outside storeroom with facilities, while to the front of the property there is a driveway providing extensive parking and turning, together with access to the office. In all, the grounds extend to approximately 0.37 of an acre.