Janes Lane, Burgess Hill, RH15

A rare opportunity to purchase a charming 4 bedroom detached home on one of Burgess Hill’s most popular roads. “Sussex Cottage” hasn’t been on the market for over 50 years. It was built in an English "Tudor" Cottage style in the early 1930s and unusually still retains almost all of its original features. In need of updating and modernisation there is enormous potential to create a unique and characterful modern family home. The house sits on a substantial plot of a third of an acre, with good size gardens front and back offering ample scope for extending if required. It is surrounded on all sides by trees and shrubs giving a feeling of seclusion and privacy. There is no onward chain.

The house is on Janes Lane on the eastern outskirts of Burgess Hill and is 10 minutes walk from Wivelsfield railway station with easy connections to London and Brighton. The road has long been a favourite with families, a short walk from Oak Tree Primary School and also of two popular playgrounds. The town has a good range of secondary and independent schools. A pub and a selection of small shops are are also within easy walking distance. It is also easily accesible to lovely country walks, Ditchling Common and the South Downs National Park. The town centre is 1.5 miles away.

On the ground floor the accommodation comprises an enclosed porch/boot-room opening to an attractive central hall with doors to the living room, a second reception currently a dining room, kitchen/diner and a small cloakroom/wc.

The triple aspect living room has a period working fireplace and french doors currently leading to an old sun room which will need replacing, with potential for a garden room or conservatory.There is a dining room with a large bay window to the front and a feature fireplace.

The bright kitchen/breakfast room to the rear features a range gas cooker (to remain) and a doorway to a lobby area with a small walk-in pantry and separate storage cupboard which houses a 3 year old Glow Worm gas boiler. The lobby also has a door to the garden currently accessed through a makeshift lean-to.

The house includes an integral single garage, which could be converted into an additional room such as a gym or an office.

UPSTAIRS is accessed via an attractive oak staircase. From a small landing, with access hatch to the large loft, there are four bedrooms comprising three doubles and one single and a family bathroom with a separate WC. The master bedroom is bright and spacious with windows to three sides including to the south over the leafy garden and towards the South Downs. The room benefits from two built-in cupboards.

There is a second good-sized double bedroom with a south facing window. The room has built-in under-eaves storage plus an airing cupboard which includes the hot water tank.

There are two further bedrooms off a small lobby, one a double with an under-eaves cupboard and the other a single. This lobby and bedrooms were originally one large bedroom, and the dividing walls could be removed relatively easily if desired.

The bathroom has a basin and bath with over-bath shower and there is a separate WC.

OUTSIDE A gravel drive leads to the garage and a concrete hardstanding to the side, providing additional parking or potential for a side extension. There is a side gate to the south facing 135’ x 60’ rear garden which is mainly laid to lawn interspersed by trees, shrubs and hedging. The whole plot offers an excellent degree of privacy. There is ample space for a rear extension and also a potential garden office or studio. Scope for additional parking.

Benefits include gas fired central heating (the Glow Worm boiler is 3 years old and has been annually serviced). There are uPVC double glazed windows to the south elevation. The front and sides retain the original wooden windows, some with leaded lights, all requiring refurbishment or replacing. Some of these have secondary glazing. No Onward Chain

The house was underpinned under Eagle Star Insurance in 1991.