Lewes Road, Ditchling, East Sussex

51 Lewes Road is an attractive detached dormer family home constructed of white-painted brick, offering more than 1,500 sq ft of light-filled flexible accommodation with underfloor heating throughout, arranged in an L shape over two floors.

Configured to provide an ideal family and entertaining space with predominantly open plan ground floor accommodation with a wealth of exposed Karndean flooring and elegant neutral décor throughout, the accommodation flows from a welcoming entrance hall with tiled flooring and a glazed front door and large sky lantern, both providing plenty of natural light. It flows into a kitchen/dining room with tiled flooring, a range of wall and base units, complementary work surfaces and splashbacks, modern integrated appliances, space for a good-sized table, and a fitted utility area with doors to both the integral double garage and the garden.

Adjacent is a generous front aspect sitting room with a feature exposed brick fireplace with multi fuel woodburning stove, bespoke storage and patio doors to the front terrace. An inner hall with useful cloakroom, gives access to a bedroom wing with a generous snug with fitted storage and full-height glazing incorporating a glazed door to the rear terrace, a principal bedroom with fitted storage and en suite shower room and a further dual aspect bedroom with fitted storage, currently configured for use as a study.

Stairs rise from the inner hall to the first floor, dedicated to a spacious vaulted bedroom and a neighbouring modern family bathroom, numerous skylights throughout flooding the space with natural light.

All windows and doors in the property are aluminium framed and triple glazed, except 2 Everest windows (life guarantee) in the living room and 1 upvc window in the bathroom.

Set at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac and screened by mature hedging, the property enjoys plenty of kerb appeal. It is approached via a block-paved driveway that provides private parking and access to the integral double garage, a gravelled side area ideal for overflow parking, and a paved front terrace— partially screened by a fence and partially covered by a gazebo—accessible from the sitting room and perfect for entertaining or al fresco dining. The well maintained enclosed rear garden is laid mainly to level lawn bordered by well-stocked flower and shrub beds and some raised wooden planters and features a timber summer house with power and double doors to a paved terrace, a neighbouring shed and a generous paved terrace with hot tub area accessible from the snug, also ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining.

Located within the South Downs National Park, the historic village of Ditchling offers local shopping, cafés, a church, primary school, sporting clubs and two pubs, one an award-winning gastropub, all surrounded by picturesque walking and cycling routes. The larger villages of Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint provide more comprehensive shopping. More extensive amenities can be found in Burgess Hill and Haywards Heath, the county town of Lewes and the coastal business and entertainment city of Brighton. Local sporting and recreational facilities include Wickwoods Country Club, golf at Haywards Heath, show jumping at Hickstead, racing at Brighton and Goodwood and sailing at Brighton and Chichester. Communications links are excellent: Hassocks station offers regular services to London in around an hour and the A23 gives easy access to the coast at Brighton, to the M23 and to London and its airports.