With white painted elevations and colonialstyle verandas, Firgrove is an appealing property offering over 3000 sq. ft of light-filled, contemporary accommodation. The spacious hallway gives access into the sleek open-plan kitchen and living area forming the sociable hub to the home with arch-framed windows and French doors linking to the glazed pergola outside. Reception areas comprise a formal dining room with bay window alcove, a study with window seat and an elegant sitting room with two sets of doors which connect to the garden.

The bedroom accommodation is arranged over two floors, with two bedrooms on the ground floor alongside a modern shower room. On the first floor, the principal bedroom provides a luxurious retreat with a smart en suite shower room and French doors to Juliet balconies offering elevated vistas over the grounds. A door links to the fourth bedroom which has excellent fitted wardrobes, providing options for use as a dressing room, and the upper level rooms are completed by a spacious, stylishlyappointed family bathroom.

In the grounds, there are two linked barn-style dwellings, there is one, one bedroom and one two bedroom, two bathroom annexe plus an additional workroom and office, all offering the versatility of supplemental accommodation to the main house, or rental abodes providing an income stream.

A high level brick wall fronts the lane, with wrought-iron gates opening onto a driveway which leads to the annexe buildings, whilst a timber five-bar gate provides a separate access to the house and a large area of hardstanding for parking. The walled gardens are laid to lawn interspersed with specimen trees and framed by attractively planted borders filled with architectural and colourful shrubs and perennial plants. Additional features in this aestheticallydesigned garden include a brick-edged, two level pond feature with pretty water lilies, a row of rustic arched frames with fragrant climbing plants, a run of steps leading to a setting with ancient walls and an adjoining paved terrace,
and a covered outdoor setting with direct access from the kitchen offering opportunities for outdoor dining and relaxation.

The property is situated on the northern fringes of the village of East Hoathly, which offers a shop and Post Office, medical and veterinary centres, a tennis club, popular public house, a parish church and a primary school. More comprehensive retail and leisure facilities can be found in nearby Uckfield, where the railway station offers services to Oxted, East Croydon and London Bridge. Historic Lewes and the seaside resort of Eastbourne are both within easy reach. Well-regarded schooling in the vicinity includes Cumnor House, Great Walstead, Bede’s, Lewes Priory, Lewes Old Grammar School, Burgess Hill Girls, Brighton College and Eastbourne College.