3 bedroom detached house for sale

Located a few hundred metres from the Itchenor Sailing Club, Cherry Tree Cottage offers stylish and contemporary New England living (1,865 sq ft), presented to a very high standard throughout with exceptional attention to detail.

This detached home offers beautifully presented accommodation finished to a very high specification throughout. The stylish open plan kitchen with windows facing East and South overlooking the garden provides access onto a large outdoor terrace. The family area/reception room has French windows also leading onto the terrace, ideal for summer entertaining, and to the side there is a feature wood burner. Underfloor heating, managed via a Nest thermostatic control system, is provided throughout the ground floor along with a zoned Lutron lighting system. On the ground floor there is also a cloakroom.

The first floor provides a superb vaulted main bedroom with doors onto a Juliette balcony along with a well fitted en suite shower room. There are two further good-sized bedrooms and a family bathroom. The second floor provides a substantial loft room providing guest accommodation, with en suite bathroom and free-standing bath. Other features include a recessed audio system on the ground floor with a stunning split staircase with bespoke stair runner.

Outside, Cherry Tree Cottage provides plenty of parking to the front, and to the rear a landscaped garden mainly laid to lawn with flowering shrubs and plants within the borders. To the rear of the garden, and ideal for a home working, there is a fully insulated office with a high-speed internet connection.

Cherry Tree Cottage is located in the conservation area of Itchenor, a highly regarded harbour side village renowned for its popular sailing club and 24 hour launching facilities. The village has a beautiful church, village hall and popular public house. Much of the surrounding countryside is designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and provides stunning walks beside the harbour. Nearby, the Salterns Way cycle path links West Wittering to Chichester via Birdham Pool and Chichester Marina.

The Cathedral City of Chichester lies some 7½ miles to the north and offers a broad range of shopping, cultural and leisure facilities including the renowned Festival Theatre, galleries, museums and restaurants. Aside from sailing, leisure facilities within the area include golf at Goodwood and Hunston, bathing from the beaches of West Wittering and East Head, the last of which is owned and managed by the National Trust and is a popular yacht anchorage. Horseracing may be enjoyed at Fontwell and Goodwood where the annual Festival of Speed, and Revival meetings are also hosted. Chichester has three good comprehensive schools plus well thought of primary schools in Birdham and West Wittering.

The mainline station in Chichester provides a regular service to London Victoria in about 1 hour 40 minutes, and Havant station to the west provides a faster service to London Waterloo in about 1 hour 20 minutes.