This newly renovated and spacious 5/6-bedroom house is a rare find, with magnificent views up top which sweep from the sea to the Downs. Sensitively modernised, this Victorian beauty is only a short walk from the ever-popular Queen’s Park and Hanover areas, the City Centre and the station. Plus, having excellent schools on the doorstep makes it an ideal family home.

A great find with 1174.98 square feet (109.16m2) of sunlit rooms over four, flexible storeys raising the possibility of creating an self-contained apartment stnc, inside has been extended and improved to create a fabulous house where the lower floor, which has its own entrance from the street, has a shower room and the stylish family dining kitchen is so large that the rest of the house can offer options without compromise, and opens to the garden. Two spacious rooms on the ground floor, including the elegant reception with a handsome fireplace are used as comfortable double bedrooms, each with hand basins, and there is a bonus of a shower room nearby. On the first and second floors, four more generous bedrooms are all comfortable doubles, again with hand basins, and those at the back have magnificent views sweeping to surrounding Downland.

EPC: C
Council Tax: C

A great package just a few minutes from the historic city centre – on foot- Queen’s Park is one of the most sought-after areas of our coastal city particularly loved by families because of its proximity to the café and playground of Queen’s Park, St Luke’s Primary, a popular Montessori School and Brighton College. The property is also located close to Dobbies Garden Centre which houses a convenient Waitrose and a café.

Outside, this attractive house has great appeal and inside subtly blends this home’s unspoilt period proportions with contemporary, crisp decor and fashionable flooring throughout. On the ground floor, the entrance has oak underfoot and the high ceiling continues through into the elegant reception. Ideal for entertaining, the gracious proportions of this room provide an inviting space to return to where sunlight streams through the large, east bay with space for shelves or a workstation on one side of a handsome fireplace. Next door, a second, private room has a flawless finish and garden views.

Downstairs, the bright and cheerful family/ dining room/kitchen welcomes company, spanning from front to back with lots of storage, ample space for entertaining and a chic shower room tucked away. Guests can dine in comfortable seclusion at the heart of the space which has a big bay at the front and broad glazed door at the back opening to a sunny oasis for an easy, al fresco lifestyle. Stylish and well-planned, the kitchen has streamlined units topped by practical surfaces, and good to go, high end appliances include an AEG touch induction hob and Neff oven beneath a hood, plumbing is in place for both a dishwasher and a washing machine, there is designated space for an American style fridge freezer and the vendors are willing to discuss the appliances in situ.

Outside a feel-good garden is child and pet secure, sheltered by walls and fencing. Paved and lit, it is a suntrap to make your own with a raised bed at the far end to fire the imagination.

Returning inside, on the top two floors, four more light and airy bedrooms have hand basins and space for quiet study, and those at the back have amazing open views over the leafy city to our surrounding countryside, so they are unusually private too. At the top, the two double bedrooms have 2.92m x 3.97m (9’6 x 7’8) and 2.74 x 2.35m (8’11 x 7’8) of floorspace in which to spread your wings and could easily transform into the glamorous main suite of your dreams as you would still have four bedrooms and two shower rooms in the house.

It's also worth noting that this home has an HMO licence and would let for £53,400 per annum as a 6 bed. It also makes for an excellent Airbnb due to the size, condition, and location. (EPC rating C - 69. 120 sq meters internally).

Agent's Thoughts:
“Convenient for the city but away from noisy pubs and clubs, if you work at the hospitals, it’s just a 2-minute cycle to the General and the County is only 8.”

Owner's Secret:
“This is a very friendly area with a mini market almost opposite the house and a farmer’s market at the Pepper Pot every week. The park is a focus for our inclusive community whether you’re a jogger, dog walker, tennis player or family enjoying the playground, and it hosts interesting arts events during festivals.”

What’s around you:
Shops: Local 2 minutes, city centre 5 minutes by car, 15-20 on foot.
Station: Brighton 15- 20 by bus.
Seafront or Park: Queen’s Park 4 minutes to walk, seafront 3 minutes by car, 9 minutes by bike, 20 on foot; 15-20 minutes’ walk from Royal Sussex County & University Teaching Hospitals.

Closest Schools:
Primary: St Luke’s, Queen’s Park.
Secondary: Varndean, Dorothy Stringer.
Private: Brighton College, Brighton & Hove High, Brighton Waldorf.

Quiet but convenient, this area is known for its relaxed atmosphere and community based around the green spaces, tennis courts, pond, playground, and café of Queen’s Park which is full of local families, dog walkers and joggers who also enjoy its surrounding organic shops and bistro pubs. Within a 3-minute walk of St Luke’s, as well as a choice of other great primary schools which include Brighton College it is ideal for families of any configuration and Kemptown, bordered by beaches, is on the doorstep which hosts the hospitals and has a bohemian café culture as well as useful amenities – which open early and close late. For downtime, the North Laine at the Level is 15 mins on foot and the cultural heart of the city and Marina are easy to reach on foot, by bus or cab. For those who need to travel, the mainline station with its fast links to Gatwick and London is about 20 minutes by bus or a 30-minute scenic stroll past the famous boutiques, bars and restaurants of North Laine.