3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale

A charming attached cottage in a semi rural setting.

Description

Custard Cottage, rendered under a tiled roof, is bounded by hedging over low stone walling. Access is via a high sided gate adjacent to the studio to the rear of the property. Paved steps drop down to the attractive garden space with lawn area and flower borders. A side door takes you into the kitchen/dining room, a room filled with natural light from a wall of glazed doors which fold back in the summer. This area is the perfect spot for dining and looks out onto the wisteria covered patio.

The kitchen area which is pretty and practical with a range of wall and base cupboards. The sitting room has polished wide oak floor boards, a brick built working fireplace and a glazed door and window overlooking the garden.

A central staircase with rope hand rail rise to a landing with doors off to three bedrooms and a bathroom. The principal bedroom faces south has exposed original timbers, painted white, and has built-in storage and shelving. The en suite shower room is modern with heated towel rail, WC, basin and shower cubicle. A second double bedroom overlooks the garden, The Halfway Bridge and beyond. This room also has built-in storage. The third bedroom is L-shaped, it overlooks the fields to the rear of the property. It is possible to access the loft space, which runs the length of the house and is boarded, from this room and also from the landing.

The family bathroom is a nice feature with roll top bath, corner basin, heated towel rail, and WC. The external studio formerly the single garage is currently used as a creative space.

The secure garden is bounded by fencing and hedging it is mostly laid to lawn with borders of mature shrubs and attractive hard landscaping. South facing stone paved patio and to the rear an external studio/workshop.

Location

Halfway Bridge is situated within the South Downs National Park and is midway between two small rural and historic towns namely Midhurst and Petworth. The area is predominantly managed rural farmland and woodland. Halfway Bridge is also the meeting place of the River Lod and River Rother.

The village of Lodsworth, an ancient settlement listed as Lodesorde in the Domesday Book, is one of the most beautiful in Britain. The award-winning village shop, the Lodsworth Larder, commissioned by a consortium of villagers and built by a Lodsworth craftsman, has won many awards as a community venture, and sells everything from local milk to olive oil from a villager’s Tuscan groves.

Midhurst is a picturesque market town an abundance of historic buildings line the attractive streets and of particular note is The Spread Eagle Hotel, parts of which date back to 1430. Cowdray Ruins are just a short walk via the causeway at the foot of North Street. The town has an eclectic mix of shops and services together with a brand new leisure centre, The Grange, which offers many social activities as well as sporting facilities.

Square Footage: 893 sq ft


Acreage: 0.04 Acres

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Additional Info

Services: Mains water, electricity and drainage. Oil fired central heating.

Agent note: Photos taken in July 2021.