THE PROPERTY

A charming individually designed detached house of immense character, well positioned within its lovely secluded gardens with south and west aspects, located in a private road in the heart of this highly desirable coastal village, within an easy walk to the nearby sandy beach. Upon entering the property there is a bright reception hall and doors lead to a cloakroom/wc and there is a ground floor with bedroom with en-suite shower room/wc.  From the hall a door opens into the impressive triple aspect sitting room has a fireplace and is open land to a stunning oak framed garden room featuring a wonderful vaulted ceiling, a door leads out to a “sun trap” south facing patio area and from the sitting room patio doors open out on to the west facing “sun trap” patio with delightful tranquil views over the garden. A door from the hall leads into the double aspect kitchen/breakfast/dining room, which has an excellent range of units with built in oven, hob and appliances and a breakfast island open plan to the dining room with patio doors opening out onto the sun terrace. The dining room leads into the snug/TV room with a door into the sitting room. A door from the kitchen opens into the utility room with a plumbing for washing machine and a wall mounted gas fired boiler. From the reception hall a well staircase with a lovely arched window leads up to the landing leading to the principal bedroom with an en-suite shower room/wc. There are three further double bedrooms a family bathroom comprising: bath, wc and shower cubicle. The accommodation has a lovely spacious atmosphere with plenty of natural light throughout, with south and west aspects. There is planning consent for a Loft Conversion CDC planning Ref: WW/15/02592/DOM. Wonderful countryside nearby within easy reach of the sailing club only a short walk to the sandy beach.


GARDENS & GROUNDS

A notable feature of this property is the beautiful well established and neatly kept private gardens and grounds. The house is set well back within its grounds and the driveway provides plenty of parking space for a number of vehicles and there is an EV charging point. There is space for dinghy’s and a small boat and space to build a garage subject to planning consent The beautifully landscaped gardens and grounds afford an high degree of privacy and the borders are mainly flanked with mature hedges and a variety of shrubs and trees. There are “sun trap” patio areas capturing the sun from dawn to dusk surrounded with an expanse of lawn with delightful south and west facing aspects. Secluded south and west facing gardens and grounds.In all set in about 0.27 acres


SERVICES Mains electricity, gas, water and drainage. Council Tax Band: G year 2023/24 £3,541.31 EPC: D

LOCAL AUTHORITY: Chichester District Council [use Contact Agent Button]


WEST WITTERING & ITCHENOR 

West Wittering is a highly regarded coastal village with a beautiful sandy beach stretching miles and there is a long established Sailing club. West Wittering has a vibrant friendly community with a variety of local shops that provide for the majority of every day needs, nearby horse riding, stables and lovely surrounding open countryside. Further facilities include: public tennis courts, a popular pub/restaurant The Witterings, and a popular small cafe The Landing. St Peter and St Paul’s Parish Church is located in the heart of the village and there is Primary School. There is large cafe/restaurant close to the beachfront. The nearby village of East Wittering is about 2 miles and has a modern Medical Centre and a Dental Surgery and excellent shopping centre, which has a wide variety of independent shops, a choice of cafes and restaurants and larger stores including the Co-op and Tesco supermarkets. There is an established private leisure club Harbour Way country club (currently due to be redesigned and   construction start during Summer 2023), located about two miles north of West Wittering village and nearby Itchenor village, which also has an established Sailing club and two pub/restaurants nearby at The Lamb and The Ship Inn near the harbour. Much of the surrounding countryside is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. 


CHICHESTER

Inglecroft is located about 6 miles south of the historic city of Chichester, which was founded by the Romans during the first century AD and has a fascinating history with remains from the Roman Conquest, including the tall defence walls, which provide a walk round the city. Much of the city centre is accessed through level pedestrianised areas leading to the ancient Chichester Cathedral founded during 1075. The elaborate octagonal Market Cross stands at the centre of city and is understood to date from 1501. Many of the buildings in the city centre date from the Georgian and Victorian eras. There are beautifully kept parks and ‘The Ship Canal’ from the city Basin is navigable for about 2 miles by canoe and rowing boats to Donnington, beyond which there are a further 2 miles of walks along the canal leading to Birdham and Chichester Marinas. In the city there is a Nuffield Hospital (private patients) and NHS St Richard’s Hospital. Further amenities include: public and private sports centres with indoor swimming pools/gyms, cinemas, bowling, Chichester Racquets tennis/squash club and Chichester rugby club. Other attractions include: the award winning Pallant House Gallery and internationally renowned Chichester Festival Theatre. There are a number of schools locally and accessible from Chichester including: Chichester University, The Portsmouth Grammar, Bishop Luffa, The Prebendal school, Oakwood, Slindon College, Great Ballard, Dorset House, Seaford College and Westbourne House.


CHICHESTER COMMUNICATION TRAVEL LINKS 

Chichester mainline rail station links to London/Waterloo via Havant (95mins). The A3 (M) motorway is about 18 miles to the West, connecting to the M25 Junction 10 and to central London/Westminster (76miles) and airports at Heathrow (72miles) or alternatively Gatwick via A27/A24 (48miles). Southampton International airport (38miles) and Portsmouth (20miles), both cities have ferry services to the Isle of Wight, The Channel Isles and Europe. Distances are approximate and times may change.


COASTAL & COUNTRY PURSUITS 

Chichester is renowned for its excellent sailing amenities, country pursuits and attractions including: the Goodwood Festival of Speed and Goodwood Revival motoring events, Horse Racing at Goodwood and Fontwell, and Polo at Cowdray Park. Golf clubs at Goodwood and Hunston and flying at Goodwood Aerodrome. Much of the surrounding countryside is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and The South Downs National Park provides miles of footpaths and bridleways. There are miles of sandy beaches at the Witterings, which has been awarded the ‘Blue Flag’ international status for excellence. The RSPB nature reserve is situated at Pagham Harbour. Chichester has about 17 miles of harbour channels leading out to The Solent, and thousands of moorings and registered vessels and about 2,000 berths with 6 marinas including; Chichester Marina, Birdham Pool Marina, Emsworth Yacht Harbour (Marina), Thornham Marina, Sparkes Marina and Northney Marina at Hayling Island and 14 sailing clubs locally. Further attractions include: Tangmere Military Aviation Museum, Weald & Downland Living Museum at Singleton, West Dean College and Gardens, Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre, Arundel Castle and Wetland Centre Wildfowl nature reserve, Fishbourne Roman Palace, Stansted Park, Petworth House and Goodwood House. 


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