Charles Wycherley Independent Estate Agents are delighted to be marketing this fine and spacious purpose built maisonette on the first and second floors of Southdown House. The property is a surprising 1,060 sq.ft., with magnificent views down the Newhaven Valley from both floors, as well as the balcony front platform and most attractive communal garden. The property has 2 double aspect double bedrooms on the first floor, along with a modern shower room. The living floor is approached via a private entrance from the western cast iron staircase, to an open entrance hall with a cloakroom and 3rd bedroom/study. There is a superb L' shaped double aspect sitting room/kitchen with modern oak fitted units, granite worktops and fitted dishwasher, fridge/freezer, washing machine, microwave, oven and hob. The maisonette has a car parking space in the good size parking area.

St. Annes Crescent is a highly sought-after crescent of largely Regency houses and mansion houses to the impressive south side. Southdown House was at one point, a public library before the 1980's conversion. The views to the south are magnificent and the town centre is just 5 minutes walk into the High Street, and 10 minutes to the historic core with period buildings including Lewes Castle and many independent shops, pubs, cafes and restaurants, 3 superstores and the popular Depot Cinema. Just south of the High Street is Lewes' mainline Railway Station with connections to London Victoria (65 mins), London Bridge (70 mins) and Brighton (15 mins).

ACCOMMODATION WITH APPROXIMATE MEASUREMENTS COMPRISES:-

SECOND FLOOR

LANDING
Velux window to St. Annes Crescent. Stairs to first floor with painted wood balustrade and exposed wood hand rail.

BEDROOM 1
14'6 x 11'7. Double aspect room with double glazed windows looking to St. Annes Crescent, and also to the communal garden with excellent view to the South Downs beyond. Double wardrobe cupboard with hanging rail and shelf. Further double wardrobe cupboard with folding door and hanging rail. 2 Radiators with thermostat. Recessed spotlights to sloping ceiling. TV and telephone points.

BEDROOM 2
13'3 x 10'2. Double aspect room with double glazed window to St. Annes Crescent and Velux window to south with excellent view to the Newhaven Valley and the South Downs. Storage cupboard. TV point. Hatch to insulated roof space. Radiator. Recessed spotlights.

SHOWER ROOM
6'8 into shower x 3'9. Velux window with southerly aspect. Glazed shower cubicle with sliding door, independent mains shower with hand shower attachment and tiled walls. Pedestal wash basin. Low level w.c. Heated ladder towel rail. Half tiled walls. Recessed spotlights. Extractor fan.

FIRST FLOOR

Private cast iron staircase from the parking area, leading to:-
OPEN ENTRANCE AREA
10'5 x 8'9. Double glazed entrance door and window to front. Stairs to second floor landing. Alarm panel. Radiator. Thermostat. Upright timber cased beam. Recessed spotlights. Cupboard understairs.

SEPARATE W.C.
Double glazed window. Low level w.c. Wash hand basin with splashback. Radiator. Recessed spotlights. Extractor fan.

BEDROOM 3/STUDY
8'8 x 8'3. Double glazed window. Radiator. Cupboard housing fuse box.

L' shaped SITTING ROOM/KITCHEN
29'3 x 21'8 max.
Sitting area: Double aspect room with south facing double glazed window and patio doors opening to the balcony, and further north facing double glazed window. Recessed spotlights and dimmer switch. Telephone point. 2 Radiators. BALCONY, 5'7 x 2'6, with slabbed floor, cast iron hand rail and superb view over the communal garden with the South Downs beyond.
Kitchen area: South facing double glazed window to garden. Range of oak cupboards and drawers. Central breakfast bar with counter top, cupboards and drawers under. Recessed stainless steel sink with mixer taps. Cupboard with fitted Bosch dishwasher. AEG stainless steel 4-ring gas hob and extractor over. AEG microwave and electric oven. Fitted Neff washing machine. AEG fridge/freezer. Tiled floor. Recessed spotlights. Cupboard housing Alpha CD32C combination gas fired boiler.

OUTSIDE

CAR PARKING
Allocated parking space.

COMMUNAL GARDEN
Approached via the main house with herringbone brick path and roundel with central fountain. 2 seating sections, large lawned south facing garden with flint wall surround, shrub and flower beds and rear hedge for privacy.

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Please note we have not tested any apparatus, fixtures, fittings, or services. Interested parties must undertake their own investigation into the working order of these items. All measurements are approximate and photographs provided for guidance only.

Formally a partner of Messrs A. Wycherley, Charles has chosen to set up a new exciting venture as Charles Wycherley Estate Agents and Surveyor. As a specialist in Lewes, a town that he loves, and within a ten mile radius including the local villages and hamlets that he knows so well, Charles has unsurpassed knowledge of Lewes property over 30 years of valuing, selling and surveying in the town and area over these many years. Charles was within a fifth generation of estate agent in the Wycherley firm, starting in 1853 in Keere Street, previous generations dealing with Leonard and Virginia Woolf purchasing The Round House, Pipe Passage and most famously Monks House in Rodmell. Three generations alone are mentioned in the popular historical book ‘Mrs Dudeney’s Diary’. Charles Wycherley Estate Agents incorporates the skill, experience and knowledge of 30 years property work in Lewes and being a qualified Chartered Surveyor. This expertise combines with a new clear-cut modern image with new website, particulars, advertising campaign and property portals including Rightmove, to continue strong links with London, Brighton and Hove and throughout the country, to continue to sell in this highly attractive town and area. Charles Wycherley has a B.Sc in Estate Management from South Bank University, working for St. John Smith, Chartered Surveyors, Uckfield in his ‘sandwich’ year, including auction work. He worked at Lewis & Tucker in the West End, doing a full range of property management and then was 2nd Surveyor for Barnard Marcus carrying out full surveys, rent reviews and mortgage valuations in south and west London. Charles returned to the family firm in 1986, qualifying as an Incorporated Valuer in 1985 and then as a Chartered Surveyor in 1990. Charles was Junior Chairman of the RICS Sussex Branch and has won two national auction competitions. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors have now established the qualification of RICS Registered Valuer. Valuations underpin nearly all financial decisions from home mortgage to major investment and corporate finance. We provide probate valuations instructed by Banks, Solicitors, Executors and Beneficiaries,Registered Valuers giving added experience and credence to valuations and indeed his other servicessuch as Structural Surveys,Homebuyers Reports or indeed as agents giving qualifications in aid of the sale of property. Charles Wycherley holds the qualification of RICS Registered Valuer which, where necessary, can be used at the same time as a structural survey, Homebuyers Report or becoming agents for the sale of the property.

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