
Western Road, Newick, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8

- PROPERTY TYPE
Detached
- BEDROOMS
3
- BATHROOMS
2
- SIZE
2,437 sq ft
226 sq m
- TENUREDescribes how you own a property. There are different types of tenure - freehold, leasehold, and commonhold.Read more about tenure in our glossary page.
Freehold
Key features
- Charming 1920s detached home available for the first time in over 35 years
- Light and bright spacious interiors with high ceilings
- Potential to further enlarge (subject to consents)
- Stunning 190ft rear garden with mature trees, shrubs, and a variety of fruit trees.
- Generous principal bedroom with en suite, walk-in dressing room
- Large driveway, detached garage, and mature garden
- Located in the heart of a thriving and popular village
- Haywards Heath station seven miles
- EPC Rating = C
Description
Description
Understood to date from the 1920s, Maygrove is an attractive detached home in the centre of the thriving and popular village of Newick. The house has been extended over time and is well-presented throughout, with high ceilings and light and bright well-proportioned rooms. On the market for the first time in over 35 years, Maygrove has clearly been a much-loved and comfortable family home and it offers the new owner an opportunity further extend (subject to the necessary consents) and make it their own. Of particular note is the exceptional rear garden, extending over 190 feet and stocked with an abundance of mature trees, flowering shrubs, and fruit trees.
A solid wood front door with a charming circular stained glass window opens to an entrance lobby with built in coats cupboard. This leads directly into a bright and welcoming reception room, complete with a bay window and window seat, as well as a stone open fireplace. Lying off the reception room is spacious sitting room, also with a bay window and a stone fireplace, on the other side of the sitting room an arched internal window with glazed door opens to the dual-aspect dining room which has doors to both the study and conservatory.
The kitchen is fitted with a range of white units and display cupboards, with heat-proof melamine worktops, a stainless steel sink and drainer, four-ring gab hob and double oven; there are spaces for a refrigerator, dishwasher and washing machine. Beyond the kitchen are two versatile utility rooms and a cloakroom with WC. These rooms, which benefit from their own entrance, have previously served as a home office/ clinic, and a hairdressing studio, offering excellent potential for a variety of uses.
The spacious conservatory extends across the rear of the house, overlooking the garden. It features a tiled floor and conceals a large rainwater harvesting tank beneath, which services the garden irrigation.
A turned staircase rises from the reception room to the first floor, where there are three generous bedrooms, as well as a family bathroom with a modern white suite. The extended principal bedroom is of particular note, comprising a dual-aspect bedroom, and walk-through dressing room with fitted wardrobes, and an en suite bathroom which has stylish fittings including a bath and separate shower cubicle.
Outside
Maygrove is screened from Western Road by a low wall. A pedestrian gate opens to a pathway leading to the front door, while a wider entrance provides access to a gravelled driveway with off-street parking. The front garden includes an area of lawn bordered by flower beds and enclosed by fencing and hedging.
To the eastern side of the house, a gate opens to the rear garden, where there is additional parking in front of a timber-clad detached garage and workshop.
The rear garden is beautiful, gently sloping away from the house and enjoying a lovely open aspect to the north. The lawn is interspersed with vibrant planting, two small ponds, a greenhouse, a shed, and a variety of fruit trees including apple, pear, cherry, plum, and cooking apple.
In all, about 0.38 of an acre.
Location
Maygrove is situated in the heart of Newick, a village known for its pretty village green and thriving community, which provides a number of facilities and amenities including a primary school, village shop, newsagent with Post Office, pharmacy, bakery, three public houses, café, restaurant and a health centre. Uckfield (five miles), Haywards Heath (seven miles) and Lewes (nine miles) all offer an extensive range of shops and further facilities.
There are a number of clubs and societies in Newick, including football, rugby, tennis and cricket clubs; golf courses in the area include Piltdown, Lindfield, Haywards Heath and the East Sussex National near Uckfield. An excellent network of nearby footpaths gives direct access to the countryside surrounding the village.
There is a vibrant cultural and arts scene in Sussex, with world-class opera at Glyndebourne, and the annual Brighton Festival presenting a huge programme of theatre, dance, classical music and literary events.
Mainline Rail Services: Haywards Heath (London Bridge/Victoria from 42 minutes), about seven miles. Gatwick airport: 19 miles.
Schools: There is a wide range of schools and colleges to choose from in the nearby villages and towns, both state and private, including Newick CE Primary School, Chailey Secondary School, Cumnor House, Great Walstead, Burgess Hill Girls, Lewes Old Grammar School, and Ardingly, Hurstpierpoint and Brighton Colleges.
All distances and times are approximate.
Square Footage: 2,437 sq ft
Acreage: 0.38 Acres
Additional Info
Services: Gas fired central heating. All mains services.
Broadband: FTTC available.
Outgoings: Lewes District Council. Tax band F.
Photographs taken: April 2025.
Cladding: This property may have cladding. The property is under six floors so any cladding may not have been tested. Purchasers should make enquiries about the external wall system of the property, if it has cladding and if it is safe or if there are interim measures in place.
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Web Details- COUNCIL TAXA payment made to your local authority in order to pay for local services like schools, libraries, and refuse collection. The amount you pay depends on the value of the property.Read more about council Tax in our glossary page.
- Band: F
- PARKINGDetails of how and where vehicles can be parked, and any associated costs.Read more about parking in our glossary page.
- Yes
- GARDENA property has access to an outdoor space, which could be private or shared.
- Yes
- ACCESSIBILITYHow a property has been adapted to meet the needs of vulnerable or disabled individuals.Read more about accessibility in our glossary page.
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Western Road, Newick, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8
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