St. Michaels Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11

A beautiful five bedroom, four reception room, Victorian property in a sought-after tree lined road surrounded by other homes of this era, within easy walking distance of the beach and the western edge of the town centre.

St Michael's road offers handsome exteriors and lovely light filled rooms, with spacious family living that blends the many original features with sympathetic modernisation and improvements undertaken in recent years. High ceilings with original coving and wonderfully large windows that include four substantial bays, fill the house with natural light and the accommodation is generous providing three reception rooms on the ground floor, a sizeable kitchen dining room, additional bakers kitchen and a large cellar. On the first floor there are five double bedrooms, two of which are en suite, and a family bathroom. Pretty gardens surround three sides of the house and there is generous parking at the front.

GROUND FLOOR

Upon entering the home you are greeted by a spacious entrance hall with doors to all of the ground floor rooms. The drawing room is situated at the front of the house and offers a large bay window and an attractive fireplace. The second reception room also at the front of the house has a feature fireplace and large front facing window. At the rear of the ground floor there is a generous dining room with side bay that leads through to the superb open plan farmhouse style kitchen offering a generous range of units and work surfaces. The kitchen has built in appliances and ovens and in keeping with the rest of the house, perfectly combines modern features with its unspoilt character. The access to the garden and large open plan living make the main kitchen area ideal for entertaining guests or family time, with the property also providing an unexpected addition of a second smaller kitchen ideal for those with a passion for cooking or baking, or for those with extended family living. The third reception room at the rear makes for a perfect study or snug and stairs lead down to a large cellar ideal for wine or other storage needs. The ground floor also offers a utility room and a cloakroom. A lovely solid wood floor runs through the ground floor accommodation and high ceilings with original coving are also attractive additional features.

FIRST FLOOR

On the first floor there are five double bedrooms with the principal bedroom being a double aspect room with front bay and en suite bathroom. The guest bedroom has a side bay and en suite showroom, with bedrooms three and four both being generous double rooms. Bedroom five at the rear of the first floor is a smaller double and ideal for use as a nursery or home office, with the main family bathroom situated at the back of the first floor.

OUTSIDE

Pretty gardens surround three sides of the house with area’s of lawn, specimen trees, flowerbeds and shrubs. The rear garden has a large paved seating area, ideal for outside dining and entertaining and the side garden has a gate providing access to the front. The plot is accessed via an open driveway leading to a large pebbled parking area suitable for a number of vehicles with an original flint wall at the front border.

LOCATION

St Michaels road is situated in West Worthing, being one of the towns most desirable locations and is a few minutes walk from the seafront and worthing’s ‘West End’ with its shops and restaurants. For commuters, Worthing central station and West Worthing railway stations are under a mile away and offer direct services to London and good schools and colleges serve the wider Worthing area. Worthing offers a lovely beach with Victorian pier and Grade II listed Lido and an extensive choice of restaurants and shops.