Auckland Drive, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2

Guide Price: £350,000 - £375,000

10 mins drive from the city centre and 9 from Sussex University at Falmer, this semi-detached 4 bed house with big sunny gardens front and back in a leafy setting is set quietly along a pedestrian walkway from a road with plentiful free parking. A great family home or a solid investment a popular primary school, recreation ground and nature reserve are all 2 mins by car – or within a 10 min walk- and it’s well connected with local convenience stores and bus stops into or out of Brighton.

Inside, 92.2m2 (993 sq. ft.) deliver light and spacious rooms to explore with a practical layout where the living room has space to work, rest or play whilst the contemporary kitchen breakfast room is good to go and flows into a private dining area which opens to the garden. The first of the double rooms is on the ground floor, ideal for guests or as a home office with a w.c. nearby. Outside is big blank canvas for you to make your own, but already child and pet secure whilst upstairs, three more inviting double rooms are ready to move into and the stylish bathroom is well designed with a separate w.c. next door for busy mornings.

Bevendean is a sought after area with something for everyone – including easy access to the open countryside of Stanmer Park, the picturesque historic heart of Brighton and its beaches as well as to stations for Brighton, Lewes, Gatwick and London so properties here tend to hold their value.


In brief:
Style Semi-detached house
Type 4 double bedrooms, 1 bathroom + GF w.c, living room, kitchen breakfast room, dining room
Area Bevendean
Floor Area
Outside Space Front garden with space for bike store, large rear garden
Parking Plentiful free street parking
Council Tax Band C

Why You’ll Like It:
Tucked up at the far end of Bevendean, this modern house with double glazing is in an easy going, unpretentious area which has always been favoured particularly by locals seeking a first house, and investors are now also noticing that it is well-connected with spacious homes and gardens, plentiful parking, buses serving every part of the city as well as Sussex University, and the famous historic Lanes only about 10 minutes by cab.

Set down and back from the street, the approach along a sloped pedestrian pathway is appealing with this charming, semi-detached house behind a gated front garden which has plenty of space for a bike store. Inside, this is a discreetly practical home and the bright hallway doesn’t disappoint with a useful cupboard for coats and bags.
At the front of the house, the living room is all about enjoying friends and family with 4.5m x 3.2m (14’9 x 10’6) to enjoy so plenty of space for sofas. Across the hall, the spacious kitchen is a streamlined classic with a well-planned layout, plenty of storage and practical working surfaces, and good to go, the vendors are willing to discuss the freestanding appliances in situ. A breakfast bar is built in and ahead, part of the wall has been opened to the dining room, so it’s practical for every day but also great for parties! The unusually private dining area stretches an elegant 5.3m x 3.6m (5’3 x 11’10) where guests can relax in rare seclusion and it opens to the garden, ideal for al fresco entertaining. Tucked away, there’s a guest w.c. and also on this floor, the first of the double bedrooms offers versatile options from inter-generational living to playroom or home office.

Upstairs, the contemporary bathroom has a stylish finish with a shower above the bath, a vanity unit beneath the hand basin and warming rails for towels, and just next door, a separate w.c. is ideal for buy mornings with natural light and a hand basin. Not to be outshone, all three bedrooms are quiet and comfortable double rooms with calm decoration., and don’t forget there’s a spacious attic overhead.

Outside, the garden is a sunny blank canvas for you to make your own. A tranquil retreat where it’s easy to forget you’re 10 minutes from Brighton, Falmer and 15 minutes from Lewes, there are paths and large lawns to start you off, and it’s already fenced so pets and children can play securely in the Sussex sunshine.

Agent says:
“Priced to sell, this is a spacious first house buy or step on the investment ladder with a fabulous, large garden in an area well- connected to Brighton’s city centre, Lewes and Gatwick. The house has been a comfortable family home but we’re told has also commanded a passive income of £1900.00 per month in the past.”

Owner’s Secret:
“All of the bedrooms are big and bright with plenty of space to relax as well as study. The living room is welcoming and the ground floor bedroom offers options. The kitchen breakfast room and dining area are both sociable -with space to spread into-and the garden is a sunny retreat where it is easy to forget that you’re just minutes from the city centre. We designed the house and garden to be easy to look after and you’ll have an easy journey back home and will park without problems, and the leafy environment is really restful at the end of a busy day.”

What’s around you:
Shops: Local 3 mins, city centre 10 mins drive
Station: Moulsecoomb 5 by car, 15-20 by bus, 9 cycle
Seafront or Park: Nature Reserve 2 mins drive, Wild Park 5 mins, sea 15-20 mins

Closest schools
Primary: Bevendean Primary and Nursery
Secondary: BACA
Private: Brighton College

A friendly community with an unpretentious vibe, local shops, cafes and popular primary school there are great transport links with Moulsecoomb Station close by and a frequent bus service into Brighton, to the universities and the surrounding areas, giving older children a degree of independence. Access to the countryside including the leafy acres of Bevendean Down and Stanford Park are on your doorstep, whilst the short trip to the sea completes this attractive package which includes a myriad of shops and cafes along the trendsetting Lewes Road easy to reach. The A27/A23 are also within minutes, making this spacious house, offering an increasingly rare opportunity to increase value over time, a viable proposition for those needing fast access along the Sussex coast or to Falmer, Lewes, Gatwick or London.