For Sale London Road, Balcombe, RH17 6PZ Guide Price £500,000
Charming Victorian Detached Cottage
100 Foot Rear Garden
Off Road Parking for 2 Vehicles
Outlook over Open Countryside
2/3 Bedrooms
2 Shower/Bathrooms
Splendid Open Plan Living Room with Kitchen
Cabin Ideal Office/Gym
Oil Central Heating
Mostly Double Glazed
Freehold
This most attractive late Victorian detached cottage of character is set in large gardens in a rural location enjoying countryside views. The cottage has been subject to some considerable expenditure over recent years, has the benefit of oil central heating and some double glazing and incorporates 2 first floor bedrooms with en suite shower room, a ground floor study or bedroom 3, spacious refitted shower/bathroom and features a splendid open plan living room with fitted kitchen complete with multi-fuel burner and range cooker. The cottage enjoys a lovely rear garden extending to about 100 feet in length arranged mainly as level lawns with a detached cabin, ideally suitable as a gym or home office and there is off road parking for 2 vehicles at the rear.
Situated in this rural location enjoying an outlook over open countryside, just 1.3 miles north of Balcombe which has a shop, village hall, pub, nursery, primary school, historic parish church and a mainline station providing an excellent service to central London (London Bridge 41 minutes/Victoria 54 minutes). Haywards Heath is about 6 miles to the south providing a wide range of shops, an array of restaurants, a modern leisure centre and several well regarded schools. Horsham is 12 miles and Crawley 5.6 miles whilst the M23 (junction 10a) is just 2 miles to the north providing a direct route to the motorway network and nearby Gatwick Airport (7.3 miles).
GROUND FLOOR | ||||
| Entrance Hall | Feature sold timber arched front door. Attractive stained glass leaded light window. Radiator. Engineered timber flooring. | |||
| Open Plan Living Room with Kitchen | | |||
| Living Room | 16'3" x 12'10" (4.96m x 3.92m) Attractive fireplace with sold timber mantle and surround, tiled insert and red brick hearth, fitted cast iron multi-fuel burner. Good size understairs cupboard. Double glazed window. Stairs to first floor. Wide opening to: | |||
| Kitchen | 18'9" x 8'8" (5.74m x 2.66m) Inset enamel bowl and a half sink, adjacent wood grain effect laminate worktop, cupboards, drawers, integrated washing machine, dishwasher and wine cooler beneath. Belling electric range cooker incorporating 2 ovens, grill, 6 burner ceramic hob, tiled splashback and extractor hood over. 2 double glazed windows. Radiator. Engineered timber flooring. Half glazed door to outside. | |||
| Study/Bedroom 3 | 10'8" x 7'3" (3.25m x 2.21m) Built-in cupboard housing oil boiler and unvented hot water cylinder. 2 double glazed windows. Radiator. Engineered timber flooring. | |||
| Shower/Bathroom | 11'8" x 5'11" (3.58m x 1.81m) White suite comprising roll top bath with claw feet centrally mounted traditional mixer tap and telephone style shower attachment, shower with overhead rain water and hand held fitments, pedestal basin with single lever mixer tap, close coupled wc. Heated chromium ladder towel warmer/radiator. Extractor fan. Double glazed window. Exposed wall timbers. Part tiled walls. Tiled floor. | |||
| Glazed Lean to | 10'5" x 8'4" (3.19m x 2.55m) | |||
FIRST FLOOR | ||||
| Landing | Exposed red brick arch. Natural timber balustrade. Double glazed bay window. | |||
| Bedroom 1 | 17'8" x 13'2" (5.38m x 4.02m) Enjoying a lovely outlook over open countryside. Attractive period fireplace with cast iron grate. Storage cupboard. Hatch to loft space. Double glazed window. Radiator. | |||
| Bedroom 2 | 17'4" x 11'9" (5.29m x 3.61m) Period fireplace with cast iron grate. 2 storage cupboards. Double glazed window. Radiator. | |||
| En Suite Shower Room | White suite comprising fully tiled shower with Mira electric shower, bi-fold glazed door, basin with single lever mixer tap, close coupled wc. Extractor fan. Ceiling downlighters. Wood effect tiled flooring. | |||
OUTSIDE | ||||
| Front Garden | Laid to lawn with paved path. Laurel hedge on front boundary. Side access with wrought iron gate to: | |||
| Large Rear Garden | About 100 feet (30.48m) in length. Arranged with a paved sun terrace adjacent to the house. L shaped lawn with central path. Timber built shed, brick outhouse/store and timber building housing oil storage tank. Further garden store. All enclosed by mixed hedges mainly conifer and laurel offering shelter and seclusion. Central paved path to further lawn area with timber framed cabin presently arranged as a gym, ideally suitable as a home office (20'8" x 10'7") with light and power. Kitchen garden at the far end with raised beds and greenhouse. The far end is enclosed by hornbeam hedges. Pedestrian gate and double gates to: | |||
| Double Width Parking Area | |
IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM MARK REVILL
Descriptions of the property are subjective and are used in good faith as an opinion and NOT as a statement of fact. Please make further specific enquires to ensure that our descriptions are likely to match any expectations you may have of the property. We have not tested any services, systems or appliances at this property. We strongly recommend that all the information we provide be verified by you on inspection, and by your Surveyor and Conveyancer.