St. Marys Square, Brighton

Peacefully positioned on a private gated mews in Kemptown, this well-presented and spacious three storey townhouse is ideally located for the beach, the city centre and several popular schools. While it was built during the 1990s, it sits in keeping with its older neighbours, yet you can rest assured it was built to last for many years to come. They were built on the historic playing fields for St Mary’s School on Eastern Road with access to the west on Chichester Place, where secure gates open to a neat brick courtyard. These mews homes are particularly attractive on approach with driveways, garages and leafy front gardens setting them apart. As one of a semi-detached pair, this house is decorated to the side by a lawn and neatly manicured topiary to include a gracious palm tree – a feature of many homes on the square. The house is set back from the road behind a driveway for one car with access to the garage.

Stepping inside, it is clearly a well-maintained home with a generous hallway leading through to the fourth bedroom with French doors leading out to the garden. There is also access to the garage from inside which is ripe for conversion to a more habitable space due to glazing on the garage doors to the front. It would also work well as a gym workshop or for storage. Alongside the bedroom is the utility room which could also be converted to create an en suite of need be – all food for thought.
While the garden facing bedroom is used as a home office at present, it has space for a double bed and furnishings.

Completely private and surrounded by greenery, the walled rear garden is a great size for a city home and facing south it receives plenty of sunshine. As a paved space, it is perfectly low maintenance, ready for the busy modern lifestyle, yet it has plenty of space for last minute soirees and barbecues for those sunny evenings after a day on the beach. For those with greener fingers, there are raised beds and trellis for plants and climbers, and huge scope for further landscaping should that be of interest.

Stairs rise to the first floor, reserved for entertaining and evening relaxation with the living room to the front of the house enjoying a southerly aspect and views over the peaceful mews. There is ample space in here for sumptuous furnishings and a formal dining table, although there is space for a table and chairs in the kitchen too. Engineered wood flooring is paired with light walls, and two generous windows bathe the room in natural light. Dressed in white plantation shutters, the light is filtered or blocked altogether when needed, bringing both form and function to the space.

Across the landing, the kitchen is well-maintained and functional but is a room where value could be added with modernisation. At present it has streamlined cabinetry and some integrated appliances, leaving space for others, and lovely green views to wash up to.

Elevated higher on the second floor are three double bedrooms sharing two bathrooms. Bedrooms two and three are smaller but have space for double beds, although they are versatile should you need a study or child’s room. The principal room is a generous double with built-in wardrobes and access to an en suite shower room, while the family bathroom is nearby with a corner bath

This has clearly been a much loved and well-maintained home over the years, so you can move straight in, yet there remains scope for new owners to modernise in areas.

Vendor's Comments - “We have loved living here, close to the amenities in Kemptown and the beach. It also feels perfectly secure on the square and the easy locations has meant we can walk everywhere, but it’s equally easy to jump on a bus into town. The beach is lovely and quiet east of the pier and the under cliff walks to Rottingdean are wonderful during summer – we will miss our time here.”

Education - Primary: St Luke’s Primary, Queen’s Park Primary
Secondary: Varndean and Dorothy Stringer, Cardinal Newman RC
Private: Brighton College and Prep.

Good To Know: - Brighton is a cosmopolitan coastal resort famous for its history and flamboyant Royal Pavilion as well as its beaches, Pier and glamorous Marina. Known for its festivals celebrating the arts and relaxed, café culture there are countless shops, restaurants and bars to explore along the seafront, in the characterful Georgian Lanes or in the fashionable central shopping districts and all are easy to reach from this period property. The beach is down the road, and it is just a stroll from the fashionable Kemp Town Village which hosts the Hospital and good schools including the award-winning Brighton College. The law courts and Amex are within reach as is the Marina with its health club, cinema, restaurants and supermarket and the Downs, Queen’s Park and 72 par golf course are a ten-fifteen-minute walk. It is also close to several bus routes serving the city centre, coast and Brighton Station, with its fast links to Gatwick and London. For those who need to commute by car, the A23 and A27 are not far.