St. Catherine’s Drive, Guildford, GU2

St. Catherine's Drive gives this Victorian detached house a quiet residential address in Guildford. The brickwork and proportions are of their era, and the period feel carries inside, where three separate reception rooms let a household spread out without ever feeling on top of each other.

Ceilings are generous and the principal rooms have the kind of height and light that newer houses rarely manage. One reception room suits formal dining, another works as a relaxed sitting room, and the third is flexible enough for a study, a playroom or a music room.

Four bedrooms fill the upper floors, served by three bathrooms, so the morning rush is less of a scramble than in many houses of this age. Guildford's cobbled High Street and the castle grounds supply the town-centre side of life.

At the back, the private garden gives the house its breathing space, a lawned spot for long summer lunches.