Charlton, Nr Goodwood, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18

Situated within a fine country setting, Oakdene is an exceptional family home, located within one of the regions most popular downland villages surrounded by the Goodwood estate.

This charming family home enjoys a tucked-away slightly elevated setting in the heart of this much sought-after downland village, with the benefit of beautiful gardens and grounds. The house offers well-proportioned accommodation throughout and, being south-facing, is flooded with natural light in the principal rooms.

On the ground floor are three reception rooms: a stylish sitting room with a feature wood-burning stove and attractive herringbone flooring, a recently built tri-aspect day room with double doors opening onto the garden, and a dining room that could be reconfigured as a fourth bedroom. From the spacious hallway there is a large kitchen/breakfast room, with a utility/boot room beyond (doors to both the front and rear gardens), together with a cloakroom/shower room. In recent years, the former garage has been converted to create a bedroom, also served by the ground-floor shower room. Upstairs, a wide landing leads to two well-sized bedrooms with fabulous downland views, and a family bathroom. Useful eaves storage runs the length of the first floor.

Approached via a tarmac driveway, Oakdene provides off-road parking for several vehicles. The gardens and grounds extend to approximately 0.25 acres and are a generous size, attractively landscaped with well-stocked beds and borders, a variety of flowering shrubs and plants, and wide areas of lawn. To the rear of the house is a patio and a garden store, while to the side of the garden are a large workshop and a greenhouse.

The property enjoys a charming, tucked-away setting in the highly regarded South Downs village of Charlton, approximately 7 miles north of Chichester, close to Goodwood and with far-reaching countryside views across the Goodwood Estate.

The village is home to an excellent public house, The Fox Goes Free, renowned for its food and hospitality. Nearby Singleton offers a primary school and the Weald and Downland Living Museum, while West Dean provides a further popular primary school together with local shopping facilities.

The cathedral city of Chichester offers an outstanding range of shopping and cultural amenities, including the acclaimed Festival Theatre, galleries, museums and restaurants. Mainline rail services are available from Chichester to London (Victoria and Gatwick), while Haslemere to the north provides faster connections to London (Waterloo).

Leisure opportunities in the area are exceptional and include polo at Cowdray Park, horse racing, the annual Festival of Speed and Revival meetings at Goodwood, as well as golf and tennis. Sailing is available from the many centres around Chichester Harbour, with kite- and windsurfing enjoyed at the well-known beaches of West Wittering.