Let at £2,000pcm until July 2023, Woodingdean is a sought after area popular with professionals, families and investors as it is quiet but connected with local shops, cafes, restaurants and bus routes into the city and station around the corner- which also gives older children a degree of independence. On the edge of the South Downs National Park, the beach at Rottingdean is about 7 minutes by car and Brighton, Lewes and Gatwick are all a possible commute at 10, 20 and 40 minutes.

A luxury retreat in a peaceful cul de sac 2 minutes from a popular primary school and a park, this fabulous five bedroom chalet in Woodingdean has a large garden raised to catch the sun and off street parking for several cars. Inside, the Tardis like interior delivers a champagne lifestyle with an elegant living/dining room and sophisticated kitchen which both flow into a spacious, vaulted conservatory. A ground floor bedroom and shower room are ideal for visiting family and with a connected utility room, this area could easily become a self-contained annexe as upstairs, there are four more quiet bedrooms all with fitted wardrobes which share a luxury bathroom.

Set back from the quiet street behind a waving palm for that instant holiday feel, the frontage has smart off street parking and a contemporary finish which continues throughout the house. Extended and improved over the years, this beautiful chalet has become an impressive home with energy efficient windows and doors, and inside the sleek hallway sets the sophisticated tone of the interior design with crisp, clean lines.

Ahead, double doors sweep you into a stylish lounge/diner with a magnificent 20’11 x 10’8 of floorspace in which to celebrate friends and family, and an easy flow into the equally spacious conservatory. A large cupboard keeps the space clutter free and the sleek oak flooring continues into the streamlined kitchen, which is partly open to the living room but is ingeniously designed so that the working, clearing area is out of sight of the dining table in the living room – as well as the conservatory which is reached through broad French doors. A sociable central island has an integrated gas hob beneath a hood at one end and a sink at the other to make food preparation easy, and a whole wall of streamlined storage includes a combi/microwave and fan oven at eye level.

Running across the whole of the back of the house, sunlight streams through a vaulted conservatory offering a multitude of functions from playroom to reading room and at 18’5 x 10’5 (5.62m x 3.17m) it is absolutely perfect for parties. Outside, broad steps rise to a sun deck, ideal for the al fresco living our coastal city is famous for and which could easily be made child and pet secure by adding a gate. Large and high enough to catch the sun for most of the day, it is a blank canvas ready to be made the exotic hideaway of your dreams.

Returning inside, at the front of the house the first of the double bedrooms is bright and cheerful. Used as a home office, it is opposite a chic shower room and as it also has access to a spacious utility room it would be possible to create an annexe for intergenerational living or to provide an income as the house is semi-detached, so the family could put in a side door STC or simply come into the house through the back.

Upstairs, four peaceful bedrooms are light and airy with built in wardrobes – although the smallest room (8’8 x 12’2) would have more floorspace if you simply re-arranged the storage. Central to this floor, the luxury bathroom has all you could wish for with a contemporary dual head shower above the bath, heated rail for towels and a sleek vanity unit beneath the hand basin.

Council Tax Band: D
EPC Rating: D
Tenure: Freehold

Agent says:

“Woodingdean attracts professionals wanting quick access to the city, universities or the airports but also a healthier lifestyle and good schools for their children. This streamlined home delivers all of those factors as well as friendly local amenities, peace, privacy and parking- and a luxury lifestyle!”

Owner’s secret:

“Surrounded by gardens and on a quiet cul de sac leading to the leafy grounds of the bowls club, in the morning you will wake up to birdsong. With nothing directly in front of us we enjoy uninterrupted light and there is plenty of space for parties as well as for the family to spread into so you get some privacy from each other – important if you work from home too! The street is quiet, the neighbours have become friends so you won’t feel isolated if you are new to the area, and as the park is nearby and local school is popular we met other people easily. We have been very happy here as you have the best of all worlds with the South Downs, Brighton and the sea all easy to get to, and if you work at Gatwick or Heathrow, you are on the A23 within minutes.”

Where it is:

Shops: Local 2 minutes, the Marina is about 10 minutes

Train Station: Falmer 8 minutes, Brighton mainline 15-20 minutes

Seafront or Park: Park is opposite, Rottingdean beach 7 minutes

Closest Schools:

Primary: Rudyard Kipling Primary, Woodingdean

Secondary: Longhill

Private: Brighton College, Roedean, Steiner School, Bede’s

On the edge of the South Downs National Park, Woodingdean is a friendly area favoured by professionals, families and investors as shops, cafes and restaurants are nearby and local schools are good. There’s easy access to a park and Downland walks whilst the picturesque village of Rottingdean, bordered by beaches, is on the doorstep. The waterfront restaurants, health club and cinemas of the Marina are a 10-15 minute drive, Brighton & Hove’s an easy commute and there’s a regular bus service to Brighton, the university at Falmer, as well as Lewes or Seaford. Its proximity to the A27 and A23 is a tempting proposition to those needing to reach the universities or airports quickly and the mainline train station, with its fast links London, is about a 20 minute drive.