The Street, Rodmell, Lewes, East Sussex

Flint Cottage is a detached, part flint-clad, doublefronted period family home offering over 1,400 sq ft of light-filled, flexible accommodation arranged over three floors.

Designed to provide an elegant yet practical family and entertaining space, the ground floor features a flowing open-plan layout accessed directly from the front door. It comprises generous library and sitting areas, each with front-facing bow windows and walking storage; the drawing room benefits from bespoke fitted shelving, while the sitting room boasts a feature fireplace with a wood-burning stove.

The sitting area opens onto a rear-aspect dining room, which includes a convenient en suite WC, space for a sizeable table, and a stable door leading to the side terrace. This area is flooded with natural light thanks to a large sky lantern, picture glazing, and French doors opening onto the rear garden. The dining room flows into a side-aspect kitchen, fitted with modern cottage-style wall and base units, complementary work surfaces, a double butler’s sink, an Aga, and modern integrated appliances.

A concealed staircase rises from the sitting area to the first floor which provides a principal bedroom with fitted storage and contemporary en suite shower room, one further double bedroom with fitted storage and a modern family bathroom. Separate stairs rise to the second floor landing which benefits from useful storage and gives access to a contemporary cloakroom, the property’s remaining bedroom, currently configured as a study, and a vaulted family room/bedroom four with Velux glazing and with potential for use as a fourth double bedroom if required.

Set behind low-level flint-stone walling and a low-maintenance paved front garden with mature cottage planting and having plenty of kerb appeal, the property is approached over a gravelled side driveway providing private parking. Accessed from the driveway via a five-bar gate, the well-maintained part-walled garden wraps around the side and rear of the property. It is laid mainly to lawn, bordered by well-stocked flower and shrub beds and interspersed with specimen trees. The garden features several seating areas, a summer house with French doors, and a generous gravelled terrace accessible from the dining area via French and side doors. Screened by mature shrubs and trees, the whole setting is ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining.

Set in the Ouse Valley in the South Downs National Park, Rodmell village has a church, village hall, pub and access to the South Downs Way. It sits between Lewes and Newhaven, the former providing comprehensive amenities including boutique and high street shopping, supermarkets including Waitrose, restaurants, pubs, a cinema, golf course and racecourse and the latter a marina and the Dieppe ferry. Brighton and Haywards Heath both also offer extensive amenities. Local sporting facilities include several golf courses, show jumping at Hickstead, further horse racing at Brighton and Goodwood and sailing off the south coast. Communications links are excellent: the A27 gives access to the A23/M23 and motorway network, and Lewes station (3.7 miles) offer regular services to major regional centres and to central London in a little over an hour.