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3 bedroom semi-detached house
Key information
Property description & features
- Tenure: Freehold
- 18th Century Flint fronted Cottage
- Semi Rural Sompting Location
- Three Double Bedrooms
- Two Spacious Receptions Rooms
- Feature South Facing Rear Garden
- Ground Floor Cloakroom
- Period Features
- Country Style Kitchen with Aga
- Off Street Parking
- Modern Bathroom/Shower Room/W.C
Within an idyllic setting at the base of The South Downs National Park in Sompting Village providing easy access to local shops & buses. The property is within 1 mile of Lancing village with its mainline railway station offering direct links to Brighton, Gatwick & London. Within easy reach is Lancing’s seafront promenade & Brooklands Park.
Wheelwrights Cottage is a beautiful attached home with a charming flint and brick exterior that was originally built as a cottage in 1834. It was owned by the village wheelwright and whose books and records still remain there today. The property has since been sympathetically extended with a two-storey addition to the rear, providing a spacious and light-filled family home.
Upon entering the property through the original front door, the spacious living room with an open fireplace greets you, exuding charm and character. The ground floor also features a cloakroom (originally the pantry) with a high flush W.C , a separate dining room with a log-burning stove and flint walls, and stairs leading to the first floor.
The country-style hand-built kitchen with a butler sink, Aga, and space for an American fridge/freezer is a delight, with a separate utility room for additional kitchen storage and space and plumbing for the washing machine.
The first floor boasts high ceilings and a south-facing master bedroom with a walk-in wardrobe room, two further double bedrooms, and a modern four-piece bathroom/shower/W.C. A large attic office room can be accessed off the first-floor landing via a pull-down ladder and perfect for working from home.
Outside, the feature south-facing rear garden with a large patio area is perfect for relaxing and enjoying the long summer evenings. There is also a well-maintained lawn area with attractive flower and shrub borders, a flint-built storage areas, and wooden garden sheds. The double-gated entrance provides access to off-street parking for up to 3 cars. Overall, Wheelwrights Cottage is a charming and inviting property with an abundance of character and modern amenities.
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