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This statuesque 4 bedroom Victorian house with a scented, sunny garden enjoys a fashionable setting in an area of the city popular with professionals and families as London Road Station, a popular primary school and the Level, surrounded by vibrant shops, bars and restaurants, are all within a 10 minute radius – on foot, and there are local amenities, too.

Style Victorian terraced house

Type 4 double bedrooms, 1 bathroom + cloakroom, lounge/dining room/kitchen, utility

Area Roundhill CA

Outside Space Raised garden

Parking Permit Zone J

Council Tax Band D

Why you’ll like it:
Within the landmark crescent of Roundhill, this elegant house is one of the most sought after areas of Brighton & Hove with a friendly community and local cafes a stroll. Far quieter than its fashionable, laid back location may suggest with easy access to the vibrant shops, bars and restaurants of both the Lewes Road and London Road, this striking house is painted in heritage hues and is set up and back from the street behind a garden full of lavender, rosemary, fuchsias and a mature olive tree.

Inside the integrity of this historic building has been sensitively retained with unspoilt proportions, original corbels overhead and a fine Victorian staircase rising from a squared arch with period finials. Stripped floorboards give guests, children and pets free reign and continue through into the large, double depth living/dining room and kitchen, so there’s also an easy flow to the garden for parties.

Inviting company with plenty of space and a grand marble fireplace, a sweeping bay window to the southeast fills this large room with sunshine whilst decorative French doors lead out to an atmospheric lit patio and steps to the garden. Soaring to just over 3 meters (approx.), this majestic living/dining room’s ceiling is adorned by an irreplaceable Victorian ceiling rose and swan neck coving, and visitors can unwind in front of a roaring fire in the living area.

High end and hand built by a local craftsman the fabulous kitchen is a gift if you like to entertain. Family friendly storage is ample and sophisticated, working surfaces are stylish as well as practical and with a skilfully planned layout, the Brittania multi fuel range, which is lit from above which is including along with the fridge freezer and dishwasher.

Along the hall, past a useful guest cloakroom, a utility room is larger than some kitchens and has a door to the patio, space for coats boots, bags and a second fridge or freezer if you like to cater for larger numbers – or want to share.

Outside, the spacious garden is all about an easy, al fresco lifestyle. A lit patio by the house is quiet and private, and discreetly lit shallow steps rise gently to an oasis of calm in the city which is open to the east and to the west to catch the Sussex sunshine – and it is a sun-filled sun trap for seven months of the year when the sun is high enough to go over the house. Child and pet secure, (and there is a cat flap already in situ) it paved for ease of maintenance, and the borders are planted for scent and all year interest with apples, cherries and flowers for the table.

Upstairs, a vaulted bathroom has a luxury finish complete with a skylight and a wide window which opens so you can enjoy the soft summer air. There is a sensitive Victorian influence in the stately tub with a traditional shower attachment, but there is nothing old fashioned about the high end Burlington fittings in traditional style including the designer hand basin and cabinet, and separate walk in shower.

At the back of the house, the first of the double bedrooms is perfect for guests with garden views and a period fireplace with a fitted wardrobe to one side. Stretching the full width of the front of this substantial period property, an impressive second reception radiates charm with a handsome, working fireplace, restful height and magnificent bay window and it is a calm refuge to return to where a handmade ceiling rose adds a little period romance….so this room could also be a fabulous, principal bedroom.

Up beneath a big window, the bright landing has access to an enormous attic. At the back, a pretty bedroom with a feature fireplace is simple but stylish with soothing open views across gardens, so it is quiet and not directly overlooked. At the front, the fourth expansive bedroom flows across the front of the house and has plenty of character of its own with a beautiful fireplace, and triple windows frame a stunning cityscape, sweeping from rolling countryside across the hill-top hospital, once the workhouse, to the cheerful, painted terraces of Hanover - and it glitters at night.