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£699,9504 bedroom detached house for sale
Chiltington Lane, East Chiltington
Period property
Detached house
4 beds
2 baths
1,646 sq ft / 153 sq m
Key information
Tenure: Freehold
Council tax: Band F
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Features and description
- Tenure: Freehold
Charles Wycherley Independent Estate Agents are delighted to announce the sale of this most attractive property in glorious rural East Chiltington. The property is a detached cottage with a delightful cottage garden to both sides and very private. The first floor has a master bedroom with ensuite bathroom, a second bedroom and then 2 interconnecting rooms which can be bedrooms 3 and 4, or alternatively a master bedroom to the rear of the house with dressing room and additional shower room. The ground floor has a spacious entrance hall opening into an attractive reception room with a double sitting room to the rear having central chimney breast, all 3 rooms overlooking the east side garden. There is a large farmhouse style kitchen to the west side of the house with a double aspect and a rear utility room as well as a downstairs shower room. The utility room opens to the south and west garden with views over to open countryside. The property has oil fired central heating and many attractive period features including exposed wall and ceiling beams and exposed brick fireplaces. There is an open car parking area and a garage with space to the front.The price reflects that the property requires some modernisation.
Southover Cottage is a most attractive enclave to the east of the village, closest to Cooksbridge and Lewes. Chiltington Lane is a quiet backwater with very little traffic, connecting to Novington Lane in just over a mile with a left turn to Chapel Lane with the parish church, the attractive and of course, the superb Jolly Sportsman public house. Novington Lane also connects to Chailey Secondary School and Plumpton beyond with an excellent local shop, primary school, nursery and recreation ground and of course, the celebrated Plumpton Racecourse. Lewes is in the other direction, with Cooksbridge enroute, with its mainline Railway Station (London Victoria 65 mins, London Bridge 90 mins & Brighton 15 mins). Lewes' historical town centre offers an excellent range of shopping facilities including many independent shops, 3 superstores, cafes, pubs and restaurants and the superb Depot Cinema.
FIRST FLOOR
LANDING
Sliding sash window looking to open fields. Exposed ceiling and wall beams. Painted balustrade and stairs to ground floor entrance hall. Oak wood ballustrades. Airing cupboard with pre-lagged copper hot water tank with cupboard over.
BEDROOM 1
13'3 x 13'4. Double aspect room to west facing garden and to open fields to front. Range of fitted wardrobe cupboards (1 double and 1 single) and further suite of double and single wardrobes. Double radiator. Exposed ceiling beam. Latch door.
ENSUITE BATHROOM
13' x 5'3. Sash window to rear garden with superb views. Small bath with oak arch with tiled wall surround. Pedestal wash basin. Low level w.c. Wall light. 2 Doors from main bedroom and landing.
BEDROOM 2
14'6 x 9'9. Casement window to south-east garden. Exposed ceiling beam. Radiator. Brick fireplace with cupboard. Latch door.
BEDROOM 3 (through room)
15'2 x 12'6. Double aspect room to east and west. Brick chimney breast. Radiator. TV point. 2 Latch doors. Wall beams. Lobby to ensuite shower room. Exposed wall beam.
BEDROOM 4/DRESSING ROOM
10'8 x 9'7. Double aspect room with magnificent view over open fields to the South Downs and view over the east facing garden. Exposed wall beam. Radiator. Wood panelling and plate rail. TV point. Painted brick wall. Hatch to roof space. Latch door.
SHOWER ROOM
7'2 X 5'4. Window to west facing garden. Tiled shower cubicle with Aqualisa independent shower and glazed door. Pedestal wash basin. Low level w.c. Exposed wood floorboards. Wall beam. Dimplex electric heater. Shelf. Latch door.
GROUND FLOOR
ENTRANCE HALL
20' x 5'6. Stairs to first floor landing with exposed oak balustrade and hand rail. Understairs cupboard. Exposed ceiling and upright beams. Partial brick floor. Painted brick wall. Glazed light. Double radiator. Open to:-
LIVING ROOM
14'8 x 9'9. 2 Sash windows to south-east garden. Inglenook fireplace. Large oak bressummer and exposed brick Cupboards to reveal. Radiator, Exposed brick wall and half wall.
DOUBLE SITTING ROOM
23'3 x 15'1 max. with central fireplace.
First section: 11'2 x 15'1. 2 Sash windows to south-east facing garden. Central area with painted ceiling beam. Double radiator. Inner section with double deep shelved cupboard.
Second section: 14'9 x 10'5 with low ceiling height and exposed ceiling beam. Casement window to south-east facing garden. Fitted shelving. Central fireplace with exposed bressummer. Ornate cast iron cylindrical wood-burner.
FARMHOUSE STYLE KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM
17'9 x 12'10. Double aspect to Chiltington Lane and front garden. Casement window to side garden to west. Solid wood kitchen units with brass handles. Ceramic sink unit with mixer tap and single drainer, drawer and cupboards under. Worktop with drawer and cupboards under. Electric Rangemaster with 5 rings and hotplate with double oven and grill. Space for fridge/freezer. Wall cupboards. Painted brick wall. Ceiling beam. Double radiator. Clay tile floor. Telephone point. Latch door.
UTILITY ROOM
10' x 9'5. Sliding sash window to rear garden. Butlers sink with brass tap. Solid wood worktop with space and plumbing for washing machine and tumble-dryer. Wall cupboards. Worktop with cupboard under. Wall cupboard. Clay tiled floor. Door to garden.
SHOWER ROOM
8'2 x 3'. Modern independent shower with tiled cubicle. Wash basin. Low level w.c. Tiled floor. Extractor fan.
OUTSIDE
GARDEN
2 Wooden gates to side garden and crazy paved front area with flint and brick front wall. Outside light. Further gate to south-east facing side garden. 76' depth into eastern apex. Paved pathway leading all around the property. Well stocked border. Good size lawn. Hedge boundary to Chiltington Lane including topiary. South side pathway to south-west facing garden, 40' x 62'. Patio and lawned garden to south. With superb view to South Downs and open fields. Fruit tree. Timber shed, 7' x 5'. Oil tank. Outside water tap. Rear potting shed (7'x9') Front garden section with attractive flint faced wall. Laurel section and paved pathway. Outside modern oil boiler.
GARAGE & PARKING BAY AREA
16' x 8'3. Double wood doors.
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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.
Southover Cottage is a most attractive enclave to the east of the village, closest to Cooksbridge and Lewes. Chiltington Lane is a quiet backwater with very little traffic, connecting to Novington Lane in just over a mile with a left turn to Chapel Lane with the parish church, the attractive and of course, the superb Jolly Sportsman public house. Novington Lane also connects to Chailey Secondary School and Plumpton beyond with an excellent local shop, primary school, nursery and recreation ground and of course, the celebrated Plumpton Racecourse. Lewes is in the other direction, with Cooksbridge enroute, with its mainline Railway Station (London Victoria 65 mins, London Bridge 90 mins & Brighton 15 mins). Lewes' historical town centre offers an excellent range of shopping facilities including many independent shops, 3 superstores, cafes, pubs and restaurants and the superb Depot Cinema.
FIRST FLOOR
LANDING
Sliding sash window looking to open fields. Exposed ceiling and wall beams. Painted balustrade and stairs to ground floor entrance hall. Oak wood ballustrades. Airing cupboard with pre-lagged copper hot water tank with cupboard over.
BEDROOM 1
13'3 x 13'4. Double aspect room to west facing garden and to open fields to front. Range of fitted wardrobe cupboards (1 double and 1 single) and further suite of double and single wardrobes. Double radiator. Exposed ceiling beam. Latch door.
ENSUITE BATHROOM
13' x 5'3. Sash window to rear garden with superb views. Small bath with oak arch with tiled wall surround. Pedestal wash basin. Low level w.c. Wall light. 2 Doors from main bedroom and landing.
BEDROOM 2
14'6 x 9'9. Casement window to south-east garden. Exposed ceiling beam. Radiator. Brick fireplace with cupboard. Latch door.
BEDROOM 3 (through room)
15'2 x 12'6. Double aspect room to east and west. Brick chimney breast. Radiator. TV point. 2 Latch doors. Wall beams. Lobby to ensuite shower room. Exposed wall beam.
BEDROOM 4/DRESSING ROOM
10'8 x 9'7. Double aspect room with magnificent view over open fields to the South Downs and view over the east facing garden. Exposed wall beam. Radiator. Wood panelling and plate rail. TV point. Painted brick wall. Hatch to roof space. Latch door.
SHOWER ROOM
7'2 X 5'4. Window to west facing garden. Tiled shower cubicle with Aqualisa independent shower and glazed door. Pedestal wash basin. Low level w.c. Exposed wood floorboards. Wall beam. Dimplex electric heater. Shelf. Latch door.
GROUND FLOOR
ENTRANCE HALL
20' x 5'6. Stairs to first floor landing with exposed oak balustrade and hand rail. Understairs cupboard. Exposed ceiling and upright beams. Partial brick floor. Painted brick wall. Glazed light. Double radiator. Open to:-
LIVING ROOM
14'8 x 9'9. 2 Sash windows to south-east garden. Inglenook fireplace. Large oak bressummer and exposed brick Cupboards to reveal. Radiator, Exposed brick wall and half wall.
DOUBLE SITTING ROOM
23'3 x 15'1 max. with central fireplace.
First section: 11'2 x 15'1. 2 Sash windows to south-east facing garden. Central area with painted ceiling beam. Double radiator. Inner section with double deep shelved cupboard.
Second section: 14'9 x 10'5 with low ceiling height and exposed ceiling beam. Casement window to south-east facing garden. Fitted shelving. Central fireplace with exposed bressummer. Ornate cast iron cylindrical wood-burner.
FARMHOUSE STYLE KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM
17'9 x 12'10. Double aspect to Chiltington Lane and front garden. Casement window to side garden to west. Solid wood kitchen units with brass handles. Ceramic sink unit with mixer tap and single drainer, drawer and cupboards under. Worktop with drawer and cupboards under. Electric Rangemaster with 5 rings and hotplate with double oven and grill. Space for fridge/freezer. Wall cupboards. Painted brick wall. Ceiling beam. Double radiator. Clay tile floor. Telephone point. Latch door.
UTILITY ROOM
10' x 9'5. Sliding sash window to rear garden. Butlers sink with brass tap. Solid wood worktop with space and plumbing for washing machine and tumble-dryer. Wall cupboards. Worktop with cupboard under. Wall cupboard. Clay tiled floor. Door to garden.
SHOWER ROOM
8'2 x 3'. Modern independent shower with tiled cubicle. Wash basin. Low level w.c. Tiled floor. Extractor fan.
OUTSIDE
GARDEN
2 Wooden gates to side garden and crazy paved front area with flint and brick front wall. Outside light. Further gate to south-east facing side garden. 76' depth into eastern apex. Paved pathway leading all around the property. Well stocked border. Good size lawn. Hedge boundary to Chiltington Lane including topiary. South side pathway to south-west facing garden, 40' x 62'. Patio and lawned garden to south. With superb view to South Downs and open fields. Fruit tree. Timber shed, 7' x 5'. Oil tank. Outside water tap. Rear potting shed (7'x9') Front garden section with attractive flint faced wall. Laurel section and paved pathway. Outside modern oil boiler.
GARAGE & PARKING BAY AREA
16' x 8'3. Double wood doors.
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Notice
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.
About this agent
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.