Beautifully presented semi-detached Victorian family house with off street parking, in a convenient central location.

Location

Situated at the eastern end of Sydney Road, about a third of a mile or seven minutes' walk from Haywards Heath station, and under a mile from the Orchards Shopping centre.

Haywards Heath is a thriving town in the heart of Mid Sussex, close to the South Downs and the coast. Haywards Heath and the adjoining villages of Cuckfield and Lindfield provide an excellent range of local amenities including high street shops, independent boutiques, supermarkets, restaurants and leisure facilities. Crawley (12 miles) and the City of Brighton and Hove (15 miles) offer a comprehensive selection of theatres, cinemas, shopping and restaurants.

There are many leisure activities available locally, including football, rugby, cricket and local theatre. Across Sussex, activities include riding on Ashdown Forest (for which a permit is required), sailing at Ardingly and golf, with many courses across the county.      There is a vibrant cultural and arts scene in Sussex, with world-class opera at Glyndebourne, theatre at Royal Tunbridge Wells and the annual Brighton Festival presenting a huge programme of theatre, dance, classical music and literary events.
Spa and country house hotels include Alexander House, Ashdown Park, Gravetye Manor and Ockenden Manor in Cuckfield.

Rail: Haywards Heath mainline rail station offers regular services to London Bridge/Victoria, journey time from 42 minutes.   

Road: From the centre of Haywards Heath the A272 joins with the A23/M23. Gatwick airport 13.5 miles, central London 39 miles.

Schools: There are many highly regarded state and private schools in the local area including Blackthorns Primary Academy, Oathall Community College, Warden Park Secondary Academy, Great Walstead, Cumnor House, Burgess Hills Girls, Ardingly College, Hurstpierpoint College, Lewes Old Grammar School and Brighton College.

All distances and journey times are approximate, walking times are taken from Google maps.

Description

A charming and well-presented semi-detached Victorian house, with many classic period features including some sash windows, dado and picture rails, high ceilings, and a beautiful arched sash window framing the views of the rear garden from dining room.

The house offers well-proportioned accommodation briefly comprising: a good sized entrance hall with space for storage, a comfortable sitting room with bay window complete with plantation shutters and wood burning stove, a dining room, which is open to the study area, which has French doors to the garden, a well-equipped kitchen with space for a range cooker, rear hall, store and ground floor cloakroom.

On the first floor are three bedrooms, one with a shower, basin and WC, and a family bathroom. The house offers excellent scope for further extension, subject to consents and permission. Permission has previously been granted (now lapsed) for single and double rear extensions at the property.

Outside, the property has off-street parking to the front. The south facing rear garden is fully enclosed, with gated side access and well-screened by mature trees. It extends to over 110 feet in length and is laid out on several levels with a patio (with outside tap) adjoining the house. Steps lead up to a raised terrace with space for table and chairs, and beyond the lawn which gently slopes away to the rear. There is a summer house, a timber shed, and a secure cat run at the rear of the garden, connected to the house via the cloakroom.

Square Footage: 1303 sq ft





Directions

From our office at the top of The Broadway, take Perrymount Road north. At Commercial Square roundabout turn right into Sydney Road. Proceed along Sydney Road towards the roundabout; No 74 is the last house on the right hand side.