3 bed detached house for sale

London Road, Forest Row RH18

Guide Price £575,000 - £600,000

This individual detached property was built in 1938 and has been extended since. It now comes to the open market for the first time, having been kept within the same family since construction. It is offered with no onward chain.

The house is built of external brickwork under a tiled roof, but does now require a programme of renovation.

Internally, the property is spacious, with well-proportioned rooms. Externally, a large forecourt with carport provides parking for multiple vehicles. A side gate offers convenient external access to the exceptional garden, which adjoins the Forest Way on the rear boundary.

The entrance hall includes built-in storage for coats and shoes. Beyond lies a good-sized dining room, open-plan to an adjoining storage/study area, all located at the front of the house.

The kitchen includes oak-fronted units and generous worktops with an inset stainless steel sink unit. There is an integrated dishwasher, inset four-ring gas hob with filter above, and double electric eye-level oven (all Bosch). There are also a range of eye-level wall cupboards.

The adjacent utility room provides a convenient separate space for laundry etc, with a double-drainer stainless steel sink unit, and plumbing/venting for a washing machine and tumble dryer. A wall-mounted Worcester gas-fired boiler provides domestic hot water and central heating. The rear access makes this an ideal space to remove muddy boots after gardening or a country walk. Adjoining cloakroom with W.C. Suite and corner hand basin.

To the rear of the property, a large sitting room benefits from a beautiful southerly outlook. Triple-width sliding patio doors give access to the terrace and mature rear garden.

The exceptionally large master bedroom - with en-suite shower room, benefits from the same stunning outlook. Two further spacious bedrooms lie to the front of the house, both with a double aspect. The bathroom includes a panelled bath, W.C. Suite, hand basin with cupboards below and a corner shower unit.

Externally, a large forecourt provides parking for a number of cars, whilst the carport offers sheltered access to the house. The broad, paved terrace to the rear is a perfect suntrap, whilst the large rear garden is south facing and predominantly laid to lawn for easy maintenance. Bulbs, flowering cherry trees and a variety of shrubs provide colour. The rear boundary adjoins the Forest Way - a linear country park offering level walking, cycling and bridleway access through miles of the Sussex countryside.

The property occupies a coveted edge of village location, just a short walk from the vibrant and popular village of Forest Row.

Location

The property is to be found on the edge of Forest Row adjoining the Forest Way Country Park, formerly the railway line, for cycling/walking/riding between East Grinstead and Groombridge, via Hartfield and Withyham. Forest Row itself has a wide and varied range of local shops, specialist stores, mini supermarkets, galleries, restaurants and cafes. The town of East Grinstead is within 3 miles providing a wider range of shops, sports/leisure amenities and rail station with service to Victoria/London Bridge via East Croydon. There are bus services through the village to East Grinstead, and the larger towns of Crawley, Tunbridge Wells, Haywards Heath, and the city of Brighton. The local area is well represented with a wide range of both state and private schools, including a village primary school, Michael Hall Rudolf Steiner School, Brambletye, and Sackville all within three miles. Gatwick Airport/Station, with a faster express rail link to London & Brighton, and M23 motorway are approximately eighteen miles. Places of interest nearby include Sheffield Park and Wakehurst Place Gardens, Groombridge Place, Hever Castle, and the Bluebell Steam Railway which can be boarded East Grinstead and runs south to Sheffield Park There are a number of respected hotels/restaurants locally including Gravetye Manor, Alexander House, and Ashdown Park. Sports arenas within a thirty mile radius include Brighton & Lingfield Park Racecourse, Brands Hatch Motor Racing Circuit, East Sussex National Golf Club, and the Amex Stadium home of Brighton & Hove Albion Footbal Club.

Garden

Long south-facing rear garden