Itchenor Road, Itchenor, Chichester, West Sussex

With an attractive façade of stone and brick elevations complemented by black-painted weatherboarding, The Studio is an appealing property which offers stylish architectural design with character details including an exposed beam framework and part-vaulted ceilings. The pillared entrance porch leads into a reception hall, where contemporary wood-floor covering provides practicality, extending across the open plan sitting/dining area. Oak timbers are showcased in the sitting room which is filled with natural light and offers French doors to the garden and sociable dining area. With natural flagstone flooring, the well-appointed kitchen is fitted with underfloor heating, cream-toned, contemporary cabinetry and a Belfast sink, with a stable-door out to the driveway. affording access to the outside.

There are three bedrooms which are adjacent to the modern family bathroom and separate cloakroom. The principal and second bedrooms both offer fitted wardrobe storage, and the third room provides options for use as an office ideally suited to home-workers.

High-level brick walls at the front of the home create a sense of enclosure, with a timber five-bar gate opening onto a gravelled driveway which provides parking for several vehicles. A low stone wall forms a partition to a further gravelled area and to the gardens to the side and rear of the home. Evergreen hedging offers privacy, and the gardens are mainly laid to lawn, with specimen trees, with a planted bed containing floral, evergreen and architectural shrubs and perennial plants. A pathway gives access from the house up to a secluded decked platform.

This highly regarded and sought after harbour village has a thriving sailing club with a distinctive listed club house and a multitude of moorings for all kinds of boats and yachts, subject to availability. The club also provides competitive sailing at the highest level. The village has a well-established community with a small church and The Ship pub.

Much of the surrounding countryside is designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Chichester Harbour Conservancy ensures that the character of the area is preserved and a haven for plentiful wildlife. Chichester Marina also provides a chandlery and restaurant/bar. Local shops can be found at nearby Birdham with a Post Office/store, or at East Wittering two miles to the south, with a small Tesco and various other shops, schools and a doctors’ surgery. There is a local country club with gym, squash and tennis courts and an excellent choice of pubs and restaurants in the surrounding area.

Further along the coast, there are miles of sandy beaches at West Wittering, awarded an EC Blue Flag for water cleanliness. Lovely walks and cycling can be enjoyed along Salterns Way leading from the beach to Chichester about 7 miles to the north. The beautiful historic cathedral city of Chichester offers a comprehensive range of shopping facilities, restaurants and the renowned Festival Theatre. There is a wide variety of sporting activities in the area including horseracing, motoring events and flying at Goodwood.