First Avenue, Hove, East Sussex, BN3

Thoughtfully designed with many bespoke features and sole access to a beautiful patio garden, this attractive one-bedroom apartment is a real gem in the city. It sits within the lower ground floor of a substantial Victorian townhouse in the prestigious Avenues Conservation Area, just moments from Hove Beach and Promenade, so it is also ideally located for the restaurants and shops of Church Road and is within easy walking distance of Hove Station. With such a fine finish throughout, it is ready to move straight into or let out immediately with ease, appealing to professionals, commuters and investors alike.

Style: lower ground floor flat in a Victorian townhouse

Type: 1 double bedroom, 1 living room, 1 bathroom, 1 kitchen

Location: The Avenues Conservation Area

Floor Area: Please see floor plan.

Outside: East facing courtyard patio garden

Parking: Residents Permit Zone N

Council Tax Band: B

With the sea sparkling away at the bottom of the road and the bustling café culture of Church Road at the top, you can feel the electric energy of this thriving and fashionable coastal city from the front door of this elegant townhouse on First Avenue. This stylish and well-maintained patio flat is one of just two properties formed within the lower ground floor, yet it benefits from a peaceful position to the rear of the building, enjoying sole access to the rear courtyard patio garden.

The building is set back from the road with steps leading down to the front patio and the communal entrance shared by just one other, adding to the feeling of privacy. Your door opens to a spacious entrance hall with storage for coats and shoes, then into the living room.

From the moment you enter, it is clear this is very spacious and well-maintained apartment which has been modernised throughout. Wood floors are paired with white walls to suit all styles of furnishing and natural light streams in through patio doors and transom windows from the bedroom. For a conversion apartment, there is a huge amount of bespoke storage built-in to alcoves which maximises the floor space, ensuring the flat remains clutter free and spacious. There is ample room for comfortable furnishings and formal dining which can spill outside to the patio during the summer. This becomes a welcome extension of the home as the weather heats up, offering an attractive space for summer lunches and coffee in the morning as the sun comes up. It is perfectly low maintenance, ready for the busy modern lifestyle, yet you can add your own greenery with potted plants and herbs.

Adjoining the living room, the kitchen has been well-designed for the space with plenty of storage in sage cabinetry at both base and eye levels alongside an integrated dishwasher, washing machine, fridge freezer, oven and gas hob with wok burner, leaving space for a microwave. Marbled stone worktops and metro brick tile splashbacks complete the stylish scheme.

The bathroom sits tucked away at the far end of the flat with a modern take on a period style stay in keeping with the original character of the building. Marble floors, white brick tiles and an exposed brick wall, also in white, feel fresh against the freestanding bath and gleaming sanitaryware.

Also accessed from the living room, the bedroom sits centrally to the building, receiving borrowed light from the living room. It is cosy and homely in here with space for a double bed alongside built-in wardrobes. It is ultimately peaceful, so you will always ensure a restful night’s sleep.

These substantial homes were built in the 1870s to cater for the ever-increasing population who were flocking to live in the ‘Town’, yet 150 years later they still command the same air of grandeur. While most have since been converted into separate dwellings, they remain exclusive, and have retained their popularity over the years.

This bright and spacious apartment is perfectly situated in a popular area with lots of local shops and the beach on your doorstep. The city centre shopping districts and parks are also within easy reach, and this home also offers easy access to Hove Station and the A27/A23 which have direct and fast links to the airports and London.