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4 bedroom detached house

Detached house
4 beds
3 baths
Added > 14 days

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TenureFreehold
Council taxBand TBC

Features and description

Charles Wycherley Independent Estate Agents are delighted to announce the marketing of this most attractive 1930's detached house with attractive external woodwork, which has recently been magnificently converted into a contemporary family house. This house has 4 double bedrooms with a 27ft double master bedroom with modern ensuite bathroom and 16ft second rear bedroom with double aspect and magnificent south-east views towards Crowborough Valley, South Downs and over Lewes town centre. There is a superb modern family shower room. The ground floor has the original entrance door opening to a 31ft depth entrance hall looking straight through to the garden view, and with a new downstairs shower room. There is a 34ft depth sitting room opening to the Orangery with feature bay window, brick fireplace with cast iron wood-burner, with painted wooden ceiling beams and double doors to the garden. There is a most attractive drawing room with bay window plus an L shaped fitted kitchen/family room with double aspect and 2 sets of double glazed doors to the garden and high quality painted fitted kitchen with granite worktops and high quality fittings with stainless steel range cooker. There is also an additional utility room, garage and storage room. There is an attractive front garden with seating areas and double driveway with a 120ft garden with limestone garden terrace and winding steps to a large two tier part walled lawned garden. The property is highly insulated with oak and painted wooden floorboards, new high quality double glazed windows and gas central heating.

Gundreda Road is a wide tree-lined road, one of the quietest in Lewes, with exceptional view to its east side, where this property is located. The property is in the highly popular and sought after Wallands district, within 10 minutes walk of Lewes' historic town centre. South Down walks are very close by, just past the popular Wallands primary school and there is easy access to the A27 to Brighton and the Universities, as well as the A23 for Gatwick and London. Lewes town centre has many attractive period properties, and a vast array of independent shops, inns, cafes and restaurants along with the excellent Depot Cinema. The mainline Railway Station has services to London Victoria (65 mins), London Bridge (90 mins) and Brighton (20 mins).

ACCOMMODATION WITH APPROXIMATE MEASUREMENTS COMPRISE:-

FIRST FLOOR

LANDING
23'2 x 17'6. Open and light landing with powder coated double glazed windows to superb view to the South Downs. 2 Eaves cupboards. Painted wooden floorboards. Hatch to fully insulated roof space. Recessed spotlights. Antique style radiator. Painted wooden half turn staircase and wooden balustrades.

MAIN BEDROOM 1
27'9 x 15'6. Double aspect room with new Crittall style double glazed windows to the west to Gundreda Road. Powder coated aluminum window overlooking the South Downs and Crowborough Valley to the east. 2 Radiators. Painted wooden floorboards. Fitted wardrobe cupboards. Recessed spotlights.

ENSUITE BATHROOM
9'6 x 7'2. uPVC double glazed window. New white suite of wood panelled bath with mixer taps and shower attachment. Wash hand basin. Low level w.c. Tiled floor with underfloor heating. Radiator with chrome towel rail. Tiled bath area. Recessed spotlights. Tongue and groove wood panelling and shelf top.

BEDROOM 2
16'4 x 13'4. Double aspect room with powder coated Crittall double glazed windows looking to the north-east to open countryside and the South Downs, as well as to Firle Beacon and Lewes town centre to the south-east. Painted wooden floorboards. Recessed spotlights. Double shelved cupboard. Radiator.

BEDROOM 3
15'2 max x 12'8. New double glazed window to Gundreda Road to the west. Painted wooden floorboards. Double cupboard with new Mega Flow hot water cylinder, immersion heater and slatted shelves. Double storage cupboard opening into eaves. Eaves cupboard. Radiator.

BEDROOM 4
14'7 max x 10'5. Modern double glazed Crittall window with westerly outlook to Gundreda Road. Painted wooden floorboards. Recessed spotlights. Radiator.

FAMILY SHOWER ROOM
9'5 x 8'6. Double shower with independent shower with ‘drench' shower and hand held attachment. Contemporary wash basin. Tiled walls. Low level w.c. Antique style radiator with chromium heated towel rail. Double bathroom cabinet. Tiled floor with underfloor heating. Extractor fan. Tongue and groove panelled walls. Fitted shelves.

GROUND FLOOR

ENTRANCE HALL
31'6 x 17'8. Original door with glazed panels. Full depth view to garden and Downs through double glazed door to terrace. 2 Antique style radiators. Oak wood flooring. Understairs storage. 2 Further storage/cloaks cupboards. Painted staircase to first floor with panelled wood balustrades.

SHOWER ROOM
Glazed shower cubicle with independent shower and shower tray. Tiled walls. Wash hand basin. Imex low level w.c. Bathroom cabinet. Recessed spotlight.

SITTING ROOM
27'8 x 15'5. 34' full depth into Orangery. Double aspect to garden terrace and views. New Crittall style double glazed bay window to front garden and Gundreda Road. Brick fireplace and hearth with modern mantle and surround. Cast iron wood-burner. 2 Antique style radiators. Painted original ceiling and cross beams. Panelled wall. Window for side lighting.

ORANGERY/GARDEN ROOM
14'6 x 6'2. Views over gardens to open countryside. Double new patio doors to garden terrace. Tiled floor.

DRAWING ROOM/MUSIC ROOM
18'5 x 14'. Modern double glazed window to front garden to the east. Antique style radiator. Oak wood flooring. Picture rail. Painted ceiling beams.

KITCHEN/FAMILY ROOM
27'5 x 21'2. Superb double aspect room with double window room family room to garden terrace and views beyond. 2 Sets of double doors to north-east and south-west to terrace and exceptional views. Antique style radiator. New fitted painted wood kitchen with white granite tops. Recessed twin bowl sink unit with grooved drainer and mixer taps. Fitted Bosch dishwasher. Rangemaster stainless steal range cooker with 5 gas rings, double oven and warming tray. Additional NEFF stainless steal double oven with cupboards over and under. Range of wall cupboards and base cupboards, drawers and pan drawers. Wood panelling with stainless steel wall light. Modern fridge/freezer. Recessed spotlighting with dimmer switch.

UTILITY ROOM
10'8 x 8'4. Stainless steel heated towel rail. Granite worktop with butlers sink, mixer taps and grooved drainer. Space and plumbing for a washing machine. Wall Cupboards and cupboards under. Tiled floor with underfloor heating. Door to side garden.

OUTSIDE

FRONT GARDEN
Fenced front boundary with tree protecting an attractive stone paved seating area with inserted shrub areas and alcoves for pots/seating and steps to lower paved pathway. Driveway for 2 cars leading to double doored storage and beamed front section of house with new timber gate to side passageway. South side with small wooden shed/storage outbuildings. Outside seasonal light.

REAR GARDEN
New Limestone full width seating terrace and feature cascading staircase to large approximately 120 ft depth garden. The terrace has outside lighting and extensive views to open countryside and the South Downs, as well as access from the side passage. Original brick walls to rear and south side as well as new fencing. There are 2 large lawns with beds to either side of the curving brick staircase, with railings from Offham Forge, and beds to either side to the length of the garden. Attractive brick paths. Solid base for an outbuilding.

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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.
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Charles Wycherley - Lewes
Charles Wycherley - Lewes
56 High Street Lewes BN7 1XE
01273 083818
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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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