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See how verdicts work5-bedroom detached house · GU31 5AN
Sold STCReduced £265k (−11.8%) on 30 JunListed 405 days
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About
Durford Hollow is an elegant and versatile family home, offering generous proportions and a superb setting within this highly sought-after private estate.
Tucked away at the end of a gated gravel driveway, the house sits in a wonderfully private position in mature, landscaped grounds extending to just over two acres.
Internally, the house is light and spacious, with accommodation arranged to suit both family life and formal entertaining.
The welcoming reception hall leads into a striking vaulted drawing room with an open fireplace, full-height windows, and French doors opening directly onto the south-facing terrace.
This central space flows beautifully into a series of further reception rooms, including a formal dining room, a study/playroom, and an additional sitting room creating flexibility for a range of uses.
Upstairs, the principal bedroom suite features extensive fitted storage, a dressing room/fifth bedroom, and a spacious en suite bathroom.
There are three further double bedrooms, two of which share a Jack-and-Jill en suite bathroom, and a separate family bathroom.
Throughout the house, oak flooring, double glazing, and lpg-fired central and underfloor heating provide comfort and quality finishes.
Approached by a gravelled and gated driveway, the property is set in mature grounds with a large terrace/BBQ area. There is a tennis court which could be reinstated for use.
Agents' note that as of 2025 there is an annual service charge of £1,148.
Located within the prestigious Durford Wood Estate the estate, initially established in the late 1920s, consists of individually built country houses in an extensive and mature woodland estate of about 300 acres.
The nearby town of Petersfield caters for day-to-day needs with numerous independent shops, supermarkets, cafes, restaurants, and station.
Communications are excellent, with the A3 being just under two miles away, providing access to London and the south coast, as well as the M25 and the international airports of Heathrow and Gatwick.
Southampton Airport is also conveniently located to the south west.
There are excellent schools in the area including Bedales and Churcher's College, as well as St Edmund's and Amesbury preparatory schools in Hindhead and Highfield and Brookham Schools in Liphook.
There is also a wide range of sporting facilities including polo at Cowdray, racing at Goodwood, sailing at Chichester and Bosham and many miles of walking and riding in the surrounding countryside.
Golf courses can also be found at Cowdray, Petersfield, Liphook and Blackmoor. What3Words: All viewings to be appointment only through the vendors sole selling agents, Knight Frank.
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