5 bedroom detached house

Charles Wycherley Independent Estate Agents are delighted to announce the marketing of this fine individual older style 1930's detached house. The property has many original features, including attractive fireplaces, tiled cills and wooden flooring. There are 4 bedrooms, a fine family bathroom and an ensuite shower room on the first floor, with superb South Downs views. The ground floor has a sitting room and dining room with bayed windows, a study, fitted kitchen, utility and superb barrelled ceiling. Separate reception room/ground floor bedroom with ensuite shower room. There is an integral garage connecting to the sitting room which could be brought into the accommodation. The property is built on a large corner plot with good sized driveway for ample parking for 6 cars and a large south facing garden. The property has UPVC double glazed window, gas central heating and new wiring, fascia and gutters. The property is immaculately kept, with modern bathrooms and kitchen. The property is protected by a modern Yale alarm system together with 4 CCTV cameras.

Houndean Rise is a much sought after circle of exclusive largely 1930's houses bordering onto the South Downs, for excellent walks to the western outskirts of the town. There is a close bus stop on the Brighton Road and easy access to the A27 to Eastbourne and Brighton, the universities, and this connects to the A/M23, Gatwick and London. Lewes is a 20 minute walk with its historical centre, including museums and Norman Castle with many attractive period buildings, individual shops, bars, cafes and restaurants. Lewes Railway Station is just south of Lewes High Street, with London Victoria 1hr, London Bridge 90mins, Brighton 15mins.

FIRST FLOOR

LANDING
Double casement with UPVC double glazed windows to front and side with clay tile cills. Radiator with shelf top. Picture rail. Fitted UPVC double glazed window from inner landing. Oak wood galleried landing with balustrades, newel posts and hand rails. Exposed skirting. Airing cupboard with pre-lagged copper hot water tank with immersion heater with slatted shelves. Hatch to insulated roof space with potential for roof room extension (subject to planning permission).

BEDROOM 1 (MAIN)
17'7 x 12'2. Double aspect room with UPVC double glazed window to west to Houndean Rise and south to the South Downs, including Juggs Lane. Clay tile cills and exposed wood skirting. 2 Fitted double wardrobe cupboards with hanging rail and cupboards over. Single fitted wardrobe cupboard with hanging rail and shelf. Feature tiled fireplace with wooden mantel. Picture rail. 2 Double radiators. TV point.

ENSUITE SHOWER ROOM
7' x 2'9. Independent Triton shower with glazed shower cubicle, large mosaic tiled walls, shower tray and extractor/spotlights. Pedestal wash basin. Low level w.c. Chromium heated towel rail. Tiled floor. Spotlights. Bathroom mirrored cabinet.

BEDROOM 2
14 x 12'9. UPVC double glazed window with superb South Downs views and tiled cill. Contemporary wash basin with mixer tap with drawers under. Radiator. Tiled fireplace. Double wardrobe cupboard with hanging rails and shelving.

BEDROOM 3
10'4 x 8'6 max. ‘L' shaped room with double aspect with 2 UPVC double glazed windows to front garden. Double radiator. Picture rail. Exposed wooden skirting. Shelf top. Clay tile cills. Tiled fireplace. Wardrobe cupboards with shelf top over.

BEDROOM 4
13'11 x 6'10. Double aspect room with 2 UPVC double glazed windows to rear garden. Double radiator. Picture rail. Wash basin. Single wardrobe cupboard with hanging rail and shelf.

FAMILY BATHROOM
9'9 x 7'6. UPVC double glazed window with easterly view. Pedestal wide wash basin. Low level w.c. Modern bath. Corner quadrant shower cubicle with shower tray. 2 chrome heated towel rails. Half tiled walls.

GROUND FLOOR

ENTRANCE PORCH & LOBBY
Entrance porch with external brickwork, side windows, outside light and clay tiled floor. Glazed entrance door to lobby with clay tiled cill. Alarm panel. Door to Garage.

Attractive ‘L' shaped ENTRANCE HALL
Stairs to first floor with exposed wood balustrades, hand rail, newel post and cupboards understairs with hanging rail and electric lights. Radiator. Picture rail. Oak wood flooring. 2 Smoke alarms. Double glazed door to secondary entrance to front garden.

SITTING ROOM
19' x 14'1. Double aspect room with UPVC double glazed patio doors and side panels to superb bayed window with southerly aspect and 2 UPVC double glazed windows to west over the patio and south to the garden. Tiled fireplace and hearth with wooden mantle and fitted gas fire. Picture rail. Clay tiled cills. Exposed wood skirting. 2 Art deco wall lights.

DINING ROOM
15'8 into bay x 12'6. UPVC double glazed feature bay window with clay tile cill, to south facing garden. Metal framed door to rear loggia. Feature light. Open fireplace with wooden mantle. Picture rail. Oak wood flooring. Double radiator.

STUDY
11' x 8'5 max. ‘L ‘shaped room with UPVC double glazed window with clay tiled cill, looking to front garden. Tiled fireplace with wooden mantle. Radiator. Fitted shelves. Recess with further fitted shelves.

CLOAKROOM
Modern suite of low level W.C. Wash hand basin with mixer tap with white tile retro brick effect splashback. Clay tile cill. Boxed electric meter and fuse box. Clay tiled floor. Door to:-

‘L' shaped UTILITY ROOM
9' x 9' with UPVC double glazed frosted window. Large ‘Butlers' sink. Space and plumbing for washing machine and space for tumble-dryer. Double radiator. Potterton Profile gas fired boiler with electronic programmer. Clay tile floor. Cloaks hanging space.

KITCHEN
14'1 x 13'7. Double aspect room with view into Loggia. Fitted kitchen with 1½ bowl stainless steel sink unit with drainer and cupboards under. Fitted Bosch dishwasher. Granite worktops with fitted stainless steel 4-ring gas hob. New World Vision eye-level stainless steel electric double oven with cupboards over and under. Tall storage cupboard to side, shelf to side. Range of wall cupboards. Contemporary tiled splashback. Double radiator. Storage cupboards. Telephone point. Double radiator. Breakfast bar with granite top and space for stools.

REAR LOBBY
UPVC double glazed door to garden. Tiled floor. Door to deep cupboard with space for fridge/freezer.

Barrelled roof side EXTENSION

SECOND SITTING ROOM/BEDROOM 5
19'2 x 12'. 10'6 barrelled ceiling height with oak framed double glazed window to front garden. 2 Bi-fold double glazed doors to south facing garden with oak floor. Double wardrobe cupboard with shelves. Mezzanine overhead storage. TV point. Contemporary wall light. 2 Vertical radiators. Low floor-level spotlight.

ENSUITE SHOWER ROOM
7'2 x 3'7. Wet shower area with mosaic tiled walls, tiled floor with floor drain, Independent shower ‘drench' shower with shower curtain and rail. White suite of low level w.c. Wash basin. Chromium ladder towel rail. Extractor fan. 2 Circular wall lights. Porthole door.

LOGGIA
18' x 5'6 with access from dining room. 2 Sets of triple wooden folding doors to garden for south facing sheltered sitting. Clay tiled floor.

OUTSIDE

INTEGRAL GARAGE (approached from Entrance Hall)
16' x 10'1. Vaulted garage with mezzanine storage. UPVC double glazed window and wooden sliding doors. Space for fridge and freezer. Electric light and power point.

FRONT GARDEN
Timber gate to long tarmacadam driveway leading to garage and to the front of the property, with parking for at least 6 cars. Outside light. Large elevated lawned garden raised with separate entrance from front garden and lych gate to Southdown Avenue.

REAR GARDEN
Raised timber pathway and step to raised timber seating terrace/deck with central palm tree and chippings. South facing slabbed patio and lawn with brick barbeque and raised beds. Timber gate to east facing front garden. Wooden steps to lower garden path and outbuildings. South facing patio approached from loggia and sitting room, with half-circular brick steps and further raised south and west facing patio with fir and laurel hedge. Paved pathway to driveway with sensor lights. Further gate to driveway and front garden. Upper lawn. Slabbed path to lower garden with large lawn with half-circle path. Large laurel hedge. Rear private south-east section facing seat with apple tree, surrounding pathway and compost area. 2 Timber sheds 6' x 3'6 and 6' x 2'. The south-west corner has a shaped fir tree and flower beds with trees, tree screen and a further central west lawn.

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