GUIDE PRICE: £400,000--£425,000.

INTERNAL VIEWING AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.

Get the party started in this stylish three bedroom house with a social flow and sunny, south facing garden where a covered pergola is ideal for all year entertaining, a large level lawn is child and pet friendly and an insulated detached cabin with power is perfect for teenagers or working from home…An ideal family home or investment where off street parking has space for two cars, this terraced home on a quiet no through road keeps life simple: There’s a local high street with everything you need, a choice of good primary schools, secondary schools and parks with playgrounds within 3-7 minutes, the universities of Brighton and Sussex are a 10 minute drive, and the Royal Sussex Hospital (two blocks from the sea) is just 12. Inside, the contemporary kitchen has a practical layout and is partly open to the stylish living /dining room which leads to the garden. Upstairs, three inviting bedrooms are all private, and the bathroom has a fabulous, VIP attitude already! Within easy reach of a station with direct trains to Gatwick and London, at the bottom of the hill, Ditchling Road connects to the internationally famous North Laine or National Park by car or bus in minutes.

Style Mid-terrace modern house
Type 3 double bedrooms, bathroom, living dining room, kitchen, attic with velux
Area Hollingdean
Floor Area 935 sq. ft.
Outside Space South back garden with covered pergola and detached cabin with power
Parking Off street parking for two cars, free on surrounding streets
Council Tax Band C

Why you’ll like it:
Making the most of its elevated position with sweeping views and uninterrupted light, this modern house with double glazing has friendly shops around the corner. In an easy going, unpretentious area with a healthy mix of private and authority run homes, new cafes and bars are popping up along London Road (a 10 minute walk) following the re-opening of the universities whilst the café culture of Fiveways, at the top of the hill, has been given a top spot in The Sunday Times Best Places To Live Guide. Close to popular schools and Hollingbury Park which leads to Downland and has a playground, café and a golf course, this area has always been favoured by locals seeking a foot on the ladder, and investors are now also noticing that it is well-connected with spacious homes and gardens, plentiful parking, buses serving every part of the city as well as Sussex University, and the famous historic Lanes only 10 minutes by cab.

Set privately back and down from the quiet cul de sac behind off street parking for two cars and a pretty front garden planted for scent and for butterflies, the approach is appealing and inside, an inner lobby has people and pet friendly engineered oak flooring which continues into the sociable living dining room. Full of sunshine, it is all about enjoying friends and family with ample space for sofas and a large table in a stylish contemporary space with a hatch to the kitchen, and shelving and cupboards keep the room tidy. Running across the whole of the back of the building, guests can dine in complete seclusion and admire leafy views framed by a big window, whilst French doors in the south wall open to the sun terrace and the garden.

Practical for every day but also great for parties, through an arch, this kitchen is a classic which won’t date and the layout flows well with everything to hand from the gas oven. There is plenty of space for a fridge freezer as well as plumbing for a dishwasher and a washing machine – which is thoughtfully by the door to the front and the parking, so kits can go straight from the car to the wash, and the vendors are willing to discuss the appliances in situ.
Outside, the garden is a rare, south facing sun trap where a covered pergola on the sun terrace by the house is ideal for a fabulous, al fresco lifestyle all year and is large enough for a table and chairs where you can enjoy a glass of wine - and the sunsets - when work is done. A tranquil refuge surrounded by other gardens, it is child and pet secure with a central lawn for play scented by borders which are also planted with consideration for birds, bees and butterflies. At the far end, an insulated cabin has power and is a blank canvas for you to make your own, offering a host of exciting possibilities from teenage den to a private home office.

Upstairs, a central landing has access to the attic – giving food for thought, and at the front, the first fo the double bedrooms is deliciously private with ingenious, custom made fitted wardrobes. Next door, the second bedroom has has a picture perfect view sweeping over gardens, and it is worth noting that these two rooms were once one, with just a stud wall between them. Also with glorious, open views, the principal bedroom is blissfully quiet, with plenty of built in storage and is not overlooked. Next door the airy bathroom has a shower above the bath, a sleek vanity beneath the hand basin, natural light and a designer finish!

Agent says:
“If you are looking for lots of space, big garden and easy parking in a connected location but also want peaceful nights, this stylish house delivers on all fronts.”

Owner’s secret:
“The parking is a real bonus here so we don’t need to worry if we take the car to the beach or go away on holiday. All the rooms are light as you are above the valley and the layout is easy to live in as well as ideal for entertaining. The garden is both big and sunny all day, and we have loved sitting out under the pergola together after work with a glass of wine to watch the sunsets. We found that family life was easy with parks and good schools nearby, and all the children used to play together in the cul de sac. We enjoyed the choice of just nipping to the local convenience store for milk, strolling to Fiveways for fresh local produce or walking down to the Sainsbury’s at the bottom of the hill. Although it is very quiet here, you are close to the city centre and you don’t always need to use the car as you can walk to bars and restaurants or Moulsecoomb Station, and buses run into or out of the city, which also gives our teenagers some independence, too.”

Where it is:
Shops: Local 1 mins, Lewes Road 3 mins by car
Station: Brighton 10-15 minute drive, Moulsecoomb (for Falmer or Lewes) 15 on foot, 7 by cab
Seafront or Park: Seafront 10 mins drive, Hollingdean Skatepark 3 mins, Blakers Park 4, Preston Park 5
Closest schools:
Primary: St Joseph’s R.C., The Downs
Secondary: Dorothy Stringer, Varndean
Sixth form: Varndean, MET
Private: Brighton College, The Steiner School, Roedean, Brighton & Hove High

Only minutes from country walks, the seafront, a golf course and a choice of three parks, all with playgrounds and cafes full of families there are local shops to pop into and Fiveways’ cafés, bakers and independent stores nearby. The international restaurants of central Brighton and the vibrant al fresco lifestyle of the North Laine are just a short drive. The whole of our intercontinental coastal resort is easy to reach with regular buses which take you out of the city to the universities and National Park, or to the sea and central Brighton with its station and direct trains to Gatwick and Brighton.