4 bedroom semi-detached house for sale

GUIDE PRICE: £500,000--£550,000.

INTERNAL VIEWINGS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.

Enjoy the flowing, architect design in this bright, four bedroom semi- detached house with a big south garden at the back and glorious open views to Downland from the sunny front terrace. An ideal family home or investment with free parking on the quiet road to keep life simple, it is in a great location with a good primary school a 5 minute walk and a park just 1 minute by car. There’s a choice of secondary schools on bus routes, and it is close to London Road which takes you past Preston Park Station with direct trains to Gatwick and London into the heart of the city, whilst Ditchling Road delivers you to Level, the famous North Laine and the sea within minutes. The ground floor has an elegant living room with a contemporary finish and the fabulous kitchen/dining room opens to both the sunny terrace at the front and a secluded terrace at the back, where you’ll find the steps to the big, tiered garden. Perfect for guests or little ones, the private ground floor bedroom is by a chic shower room and upstairs, three more double bedrooms are not overlooked, and the bathroom has a high end finish. Within easy reach of some of our city’s largest employers and the A27 for the universities and A23, homes here do not come on the market often -and sell fast.

Style Semi-detached modern house
Type 4 double bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living room, kitchen/dining/family room, utility
Area Hollingbury
Floor Area 1429 sq.ft.
Outside Space Front garden steps to terrace, big south tiered garden at the back
Parking Free on street
Council Tax Band C

Why you’ll like it:
Making the most of its elevated position at the top of the city with sweeping views and uninterrupted light, this modern house with double glazing is in an easy going, unpretentious area with a healthy mix of private and authority run homes. With easy access into or out of the city, it has always been favoured by locals seeking a foot on the ladder, and investors are now noticing that this it is well-connected with plentiful free parking, buses serving every part of the city as well as Sussex University, and the famous historic Lanes only 10 minutes by cab.

The approach is appealing, stepping up through a through a front garden where a cheerful terrace spans the whole of the front of the house to embrace wonderful views which sweep to downland – just 10 minutes from the city centre! Inside, the skilled architect design begins in a spacious porch and continues into a fresh, crisp hallway where the limed oak flooring continues into the fabulous kitchen dining room, past a discreet cupboard for utility machines so sports kits and beach towels go straight to the machine.

Perfect for parties but also for an everyday,
champagne lifestyle, the glamorous kitchen diner spans 31’ x 16’4 (9.50m x 4.98m) with French doors at the front to the terrace, and a second set of doors tucked around the corner at the back which open to a private terrace where friends and family can relax in sunny seclusion. Inside has plenty of space for defined areas with a subtle separation between the working areas and eating/seating areas by a sociable breakfast bar. Streamlined units conceal great storage solutions with practical working surfaces, and high-spec integrated appliances include a Zanussi 5 ring touch induction hob, 2 Bosch ovens and an AEG dishwasher.

The rare, south facing back garden rises for the sun all day through broad tiers which offer a working area for laundry, a wide paved terrace for al fresco entertaining and lawns for play with a footing for a shed or a summer house/workspace stnc and could be made more child and pet secure as some neighbours have done.

Across the hall, the elegant living room instantly soothes with open views and a sophisticated, contemporary finish. Along the hallway, the first of the double bedrooms is completely private and with fitted wardrobes by the door there is plenty of floorspace to play with. Next door, a chic shower room is light and airy with a dual head shower and a warming rail for towels.

Upstairs, the landing has access to the attic and storage is hidden away, and the second double bedroom with fitted wardrobes looks over the big garden at the back, so you won’t feel hemmed in (and are not overlooked, either). Next door the luxury bathroom is large enough for a fashionable slipper bath with a shower attachment, as well as a separate walk in shower with a drench head, and there is a vanity unit beneath the hand basin and a warming rail for towels.

At the front, the third double bedroom is another inviting room, and of dual aspect to bring in inspiring views, it would be a great home office. By it, the peaceful principal bedroom is deliciously private with fitted wardrobes, 12’ x 11’5 (3.72m x 3.48m) in which to unwind and a picture perfect view sweeping over Preston Valley to open countryside.

Agent’s Thoughts:
“With a skilled, contemporary interior, big gardens at the front and back (and south at the back which is hard to find) this luxury home is in an easy, 10 minute radius of primary and secondary schools, parks, shops and a station with direct trains to London, and is designed to deliver the perfect setting for those who want to enjoy our vibrant al fresco coastal lifestyle to the full.”

Owner’s Secret:
“Perfect for family time or entertaining, our happy home is bright and inviting all year around and we love the sociable, easy flow of the kitchen diner - and having a separate living room is great when our four children want their friends over! With the schools so close it’s easy to meet other families either at the school gate – the primary is a 5 minute walk -or in Carden Park’s playground and café, and if you are a couple, Hollingbury Park has its own community of dog walkers and joggers. The area is safe with plenty of free parking and friendly and considerate neighbours, bus routes give older children independence and there are local restaurants and bistro pubs to explore if you don’t want to go too far.”

Where it is:
Shops: Local 2 mins by car, 5 on foot, Asda and M&S 4 mins by car
Train Station: Preston Park Station 8 minutes by car
Seafront or Park: Carden Park 1 min by car, seafront about 10 mins
Closest schools:
Primary: Carden Primary
Secondary: Varndean, Dorothy Stringer
Sixth Form: Varndean, Patcham, BHASVIC, BIMM
Private: Brighton College, Brighton & Hove High, Roedean, Lancing

Just a few minutes from central Brighton & Hove but surrounded by parks and green spaces, this area has something for everyone and is also ideal for commuters as Preston Park Station with direct trains to Gatwick and London is about an 8 minute drive. Close to schools – the primary is a 5 min walk and Varndean is 15 mins by bus-there are plenty of amenities for any age to enjoy nearby. For those who love the water the sea is at one end of London Road and if you enjoy the great outdoors, the National Park is at the other! Arts venues, international restaurants and cosmopolitan shopping of the city are all easy to reach via the Ditchling or London Road and for those who need to commute by car, there’s swift access to the A23/A27 for the motorway, Sussex University or Lewes.