We are delighted to introduce this appealing family home to the market. Close enough to the shops, schools and city life but still reaping the benefits of rural living. This home offers the best of both worlds.

The neighbourhood is quiet and backs directly onto stunning farmland and woodland, perfect for peaceful walks. This home has been extended to offer the perfect space for family life.

Offering five bedrooms, a utility area and a sociable open planned kitchen/living space. There is ample space for the family to come together but also to enjoy their own personal space.

Style: Modern detached house
Type: 5 double bedrooms, 3 bathrooms + cloakroom: reception, kitchen/diner, conservatory, utility
Area: Newhaven
Floor Area:1620 Sq.FT
Outside Space: West garden with countryside views
Parking: Off street

Why you’ll like it:
In an exclusive, no through modern development designed for privacy, and on a gentle slope for uninterrupted light, this detached house is set back from the leafy no through street by smart off street parking, and the flawless finish continues throughout this property which has been architecturally reinvented and remodelled to become a glamorous home ideal for a 21st century lifestyle. Inside, even the big, bright porch has been carefully designed with plumbing for utility machines so sports kits/beach towels can go straight into the wash and beyond it the hushed hallway sets the sophisticated tone of the interior design with the muted hues of Farrow & Ball, matching doors and intriguing views through the house to the garden.

The reception, cloakroom and guest bedroom:
Ideal for teenagers, visitors or for inter-generational living, the ground floor bedroom is close to the front entrance so they can come and go without disturbing the rest of the house. Light and spacious with ingenious storage and a mezzanine platform for party sleepovers, there is a discreet shower cubicle in one corner and a cloakroom tucked away across the hallway.
Opposite, the formal reception impresses with painted panelling and broad picture window to bring in the Sussex sunshine, and with 4.85m x 3.53m (15’11 x 11’7) in which to spread your wings it is an elegant room in which to relax or to enjoy with company.

The kitchen diner and conservatory:
Designed to entertain in sophisticated, LA style, the kitchen diner has a wall of glass which folds away to a broad, part covered terrace which is level with the house -ideal for breakfast, coffee or a glass of wine and tapas whatever the weather.

Inside has been extended to create a fantastic kitchen/family space with a seating/play area by the terrace beneath a skylight, whilst a custom made, oak central island ensures the working area of the kitchen is safely tucked away from the social flow – and it invites company, too! With energy efficient heating and a choice of lighting levels it is a room for all seasons, and ideal for celebrations when you need to cater for larger numbers, everything is to hand from a fabulous range cooker, there are designated spaces for an American style fridge freezer, wine cooler and dishwasher, and as the vendors are relocating these could all stay, subject to circumstance and negotiation.

Connected to, but also slightly separate from the main room so the family are not on top of each other all the time, sunlight streams through a vaulted conservatory. Used as a formal dining room where French doors open to the terrace making al fresco dining easy too, it is worth noting that a paved terrace on the same level as the house is a feature hard to find on the South Downs coast!

The front and back gardens:
Sitting in a sizeable plot, at the front the smart hard standing has space for several cars and there is plenty of scope to install a charger for an electric car.

At the back, once both side gates are closed the stylish outside space is child and pet secure. A delight for family time and the open air lifestyle our sunny coastal city is known for, it is easy to forget that you are well connected to the city, and there are two broad levels to explore. By the house, the part covered downlit terrace is perfect for parties with plenty of built in seating which doubles as storage, and there is also space for heaters well as for benches or a bistro set or two for secluded catch ups when guests or children have gone to bed. Ahead, wide, sturdy steps rise to reveal the full glory of the garden, where a lawn is large enough and level complete with space for play equipment like a trampoline, and the restful countryside views over fields to woodland, which change with the seasons, are what dreams are made of.

Three first floor double bedrooms, luxury bathroom:
Tucked away at the back of the house, two double bedrooms are quiet and comfortable. Looking over the garden to open fields they are also completely private. One is pretty as a picture with Laura Ashley wallpaper, and the other is also ready to move into with well organised storage which includes a wardrobe, workstation and shelving.

With lower houses on the other side of the wide no through road, the generous family bedroom at the front is not overlooked either and also has built in closets. Next door, the luxury bathroom is spa like, lined in marbled Italian porcelain, with a shower above a whirlpool bath and a warming rail for towels.

The principle suite:
A secret sanctuary, the principal bedroom shimmers in designer paper and is all about relaxing in style- and seclusion. Calm decoration keeps the focus on the relaxing whilst a large wardrobe slides across to all the clothes space you could dream of. Ready to refresh and restore, no expense has been spared in the design led en suite shower room which has high end fittings including a unique, stone hand basin big enough to share.

Agent says:
“This unique home offers a glamorous lifestyle where every space has a designer finish, but it is also a family friendly, comfortable home in an exclusive sought after development which is quiet but convenient.”

Owner’s secret:
“We wanted to design the house around our friends and family but keep its character, so we started from the off street parking, then the flowing extension, which we can enjoy all year round, and the garden with its amazing views.

It has been a very happy home which has adapted to our changing needs and has plenty of space for all of us including visitors. Close to parks and schools, life with children is made effortless and the location is also great for the coastal road which takes us to a choice of towns or downland villages for shops and restaurants or into Brighton for theatres and festivals, and friends love to holiday here as they can travel easily to us either by car or train.”

What’s around you:
Shops: Local 5 minutes, Newhaven 5 minutes, Seaford 10, Lewes 15
Station: Newhaven 5 minutes, Lewes 15 mins
Seafront or Park: Playground 3 minutes, Big Parks, sports stadium and Newhaven beach 6-8
Closest schools:
Primary: Harbour, Breakwater Academy
Secondary: Seahaven Academy
Private: Newlands, Lewes Grammar, Brighton College, Bede’s

Between sociable Newhaven and the aptly named Peacehaven, the sports park and Big Parks play area are moments from your door and the cliff walk with steps to a secluded beach is a few minutes’ drive. Close to the 1,600km2 of South Downs National Park to explore you’re also within a 5-6 minute radius of popular primaries and a secondary school. The bustling port of Newhaven has shops, cafes and restaurants to serve your every need as well as doctors, dentists and supermarkets, its station will take you to Brighton in under 30 minutes and a boat will deliver you to Dieppe for lunch or for holidays. There’s a regular bus service to Brighton, Lewes and Seaford and its proximity to the A27 and A23 is a tempting proposition to those needing to reach the universities or airports quickly, (Gatwick’s 50 minutes), whilst Brighton and Lewes are both a reasonable commute.