4 bedroom detached house for sale

Attractive detached Victorian house with detached annexe, in a popular country lane.

Description

Situated in a popular country lane on the semi-rural outskirts of Bolney, with far-reaching views to Truleigh Hill on the South Downs, Daizes Cottage is an attractive Victorian house, understood to have been built as one of a pair of properties for the manager of the neighbouring brickworks and with the remains of an original forge on site. The house is typical of the Victorian vernacular, built using the local brick, with part-painted and part tile-hung elevations, striking gable ends and casement windows. In addition to the main house, the property benefits from a sizeable modern garage built in 2011, its style in keeping with Daizes Cottage, which offers versatile, self-contained further accommodation.

The original arched front door opens directly to a spacious and bright sun room with maple wood floor, facing south over the garden. There are two further reception rooms lying off the sun room: the formal dining room, and a lovely triple aspect sitting room which features a Charnwood wood burner set on a granite hearth as its focal point.

The kitchen and breakfast room is fitted with a range of floor and wall mounted units and display cupboards, recently re-painted in Farrow & Ball’s Charlotte’s Locks, complemented by dark granite worktops and appliances including a Britannia range oven and hob; there is ample space for a breakfast table, and the adjoining utility room offers additional storage and space for laundry appliances. An inner hall, from which steps descend to a useful cellar store room (with the original Victorian safe), a cloakroom and a boot room complete the ground floor accommodation.

There are four well-proportioned bedrooms lying off a part-galleried landing on the first floor, all with built in storage, together with a family bathroom. Bedroom one is a lovely room facing south over the garden, with original fitted wardrobes together with a small dressing room with further wardrobes and an en suite shower room.

Garaging/Annexe
Built in 2011, this substantial outbuilding offers versatile accommodation ideal for use as a self-contained annexe, studio or homeworking space. It comprises a double garage with electronically-operated roller door, kitchenette, and studio with tiled floor and French doors opening to the adjoining terrace; an internal staircase rises to a large open plan reception room/bedroom over, with an en suite shower room.

Outside
Daizes Cottage is accessed from Jeremy’s Lane via a red brick driveway, which leads up past the house to a parking area and the detached garage beyond. The colourful and well-stocked cottage-style gardens are of particular note: to the front is an expanse of south-facing lawn with a stone terrace next to the house, edged by flower and shrub borders, with swathes of bluebells and mature hedging to the southern boundary.

The part-walled rear garden is tiered, mainly laid to lawn with sandstone retaining walls, a number of fruit trees including plum, mulberry and raspberry, a timber Wendy house (now used as a log store) and brick terrace to the rear of the house, together with infrared security lighting and external power points. In all, about 0.27 of an acre.

Location

Daizes Cottage is situated in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, on the outskirts of Bolney, a thriving village with excellent transport links which has a primary school, two service stations with shops, and a public house (The Bolney Stage) with a popular restaurant.

The surrounding countryside offers miles of footpaths and bridleways - a 15-minute walk from the property through the bluebell wood in Wykehurst parkland takes you to Bolney village; the old coppiced woodland with its rich mix of chestnut, hazel, ash, birch and oak is a haven for wildlife. The network of public footpaths also links directly to The Bolney Stage which holds a regular schedule of organised circular walks around the area.

There are many leisure activities available locally, including local clubs for football, rugby, cricket and theatre; across Sussex, activities include show jumping at Hickstead, sailing at Ardingly and golf at Mannings Heath or one of the many courses across the county.

Spa and country house hotels include South Lodge, Ockenden Manor, and Alexander House. Sussex offers a vibrant cultural scene, with world-class opera at Glyndebourne, and the annual Brighton Festival presenting a huge programme of theatre, dance, classical music and literary events.

Transport: Haywards Heath (6.7 miles) offers fast and frequent services to London Bridge/Thameslink, London Victoria and Gatwick. Gatwick airport 13.5 miles.

There are many highly regarded state and private schools in the local area including Handcross Park (Brighton College), Great Walstead School, Christ’s Hospital, Hurstpierpoint College, Brighton College, Burgess Hill Girls and Worth.
All distances and journey times are approximate and taken from Google maps.

Square Footage: 2,061 sq ft


Acreage: 0.27 Acres

Additional Info

Services: Oil fired central heating. Mains electricity and water. Private drainage. Fibre broadband is connected.

Outgoings: Mid Sussex District Council, tax band G.

Photographs taken: May 2024.

Cladding: This property may have cladding. The property is under six floors so any cladding may not have been tested. Purchasers should make enquiries about the external wall system of the property, if it has cladding and if it is safe or if there are interim measures in place.