4 Bed Detached House, Station Road, BN8

This is a beautiful detached property that was formerly the coach house to the Burchetts' estate. Accessed via a shared gravel driveway, The property offers ample parking for multiple cars. Recently, the house underwent a fantastic extension, adding a fourth ensuite Bedroom. 

The property boasts two low-maintenance gardens. The smaller garden, located at the rear of the house, is south-facing and features beautiful beds, a patio, oak decking, and raised wooden deck steps leading to large glass patio doors. This garden offers breathtaking views of protected farmland and the South Downs. Secured by fences, it is easily accessible from the kitchen, living room, and side return.

Across the driveway, you'll find the larger garden, a mature and private space filled with mature shrubs, beds, apple trees, and vegetable patches. The garden also includes the original smokehouse, a brick shed with power, water, and lighting (formerly a stable with original stable doors), and a spacious patio for outdoor dining. Additionally, there's an extra shed and delightful features for children, such as a playhouse, trampoline, and wooden climbing fortress nestled among the trees.

As you enter through two handmade oak doors, you step into a hallway leading to various areas of the house. The kitchen, formerly the coach and horses area, has been transformed into a triple-aspect high-spec kitchen with Italian-style units, Mistral worktops, and bespoke concrete flooring with underfloor heating. Original sash windows allow ample natural light, and the room is fitted with speakers, spotlights, and pendant lights with dimmer switches. The bespoke breakfast bar, crafted by a local carpenter using oak from the nearby timber yard, adds character and functionality.

The south-facing living room is flooded with natural light and features triple glass sliding doors that lead to a raised wooden deck. With engineered oak flooring and underfloor heating, this room also includes a multi-fuel burner and a handmade bookcase with storage cupboards. Adjacent to the living room is a bright and airy den or study with a triple window, underfloor heating, and a storage cupboard.

Connected to the den/study, you'll find the utility room, which offers tiled flooring, two windows with shutters, and a glass shower room with a toilet and basin. There's also a cellar beneath this room, providing additional storage space. The utility room opens onto a roofed side return with a sliding door to the back garden and a lockable latch door leading to an uncovered corridor. This corridor includes another door for driveway access and an additional toilet. It's an ideal area for storing wet and muddy clothes or pets.

The hallway, accessible from the utility room, living room, and kitchen, features a coat cupboard with a sensor light and power socket. It also offers two small windows overlooking the driveway and a radiator. Carpeted stairs lead up to the landing, which is completely carpeted and includes a glass banister, two windows, and a long radiator.

The property currently features four bedrooms. Bedroom 1, currently used as a nursery, showcases restored original sash windows, a long radiator, and a recently carpeted floor. An eaves storage cupboard serves as a wardrobe. Bedroom 2, currently used as an office, offers a stunning view of the South Downs, a window seat above a long radiator, bespoke shelving units with up-lighting, and painted original wooden floorboards.

The bathroom has undergone recent upgrades and features a bath, shower, large sink with under-sink storage drawers, an opaque double-glazed window, a toilet with a hidden cistern, mirrors, a heated towel rail, and underfloor heating beneath a tiled floor.

Bedroom 3, currently the master bedroom, includes a built-in wardrobe with a window, a long bench seat under triple windows boasting stunning South views, a floor-to-ceiling window with an original balcony, original wooden floorboards, and radiator heating. This bedroom shares a Jack and Jill ensuite with bedroom 4, which is currently furnished with a double bed. Bedroom 4 also features a handmade cupboard and a large, new sash window with views of trees and the larger garden to the north.

The property enjoys a convenient location, only a 12-minute drive to Haywards Heath station, offering ample parking and trains to London in just 45 minutes. The closest village, Newick, provides various amenities such as a post office, bakery, butcher, pharmacy, pubs, Indian restaurant, and a medical center. Nearby, the National Trust Sheffield Park offers lovely grounds and a café. Trading Boundaries is also within reach, providing a delightful shopping experience with a café, deli, shops, and a small playground. Farm shops are conveniently located within a five-minute drive in every direction. The towns of Uckfield and Lewes, with supermarkets in both, are also nearby.

Additionally, the property benefits from its location on the Prime Meridian, with the Greenwich Meridian Trail running beside the house.

The property is available for long term let from mid August. Furnishing options are flexible.