House For Sale £800,000
Chesham Street, Brighton BN2

This impressive Victorian town house is situated on one of Brighton's most sought after streets close to the vibrant heart of Kemp Town village and minutes away from the seafront and Brighton College.

Generously proportioned rooms offer plenty of flexible and light-filled living space. There are five bedrooms, two large reception rooms, a large kitchen extension and an office/sixth bedroom. The property retains a host of original features including large sash windows, original fireplaces and high ceilings throughout the house. At the rear is a stunning artist-designed patio, the famous 'Blue Garden' of Brighton Artists Open Houses.

This beautiful house is part of a pretty terrace of multi-coloured painted Victorian houses. Its small front garden of mature palms has a unique pebble mosaic path leading to the front door. Once inside, the entrance hall benefits from a porch area for coats and outerwear, leading to the inner hallway with high ceilings, original cornices and whitewashed wooden floors.

To the front of the house is the spacious and light living room with a large bay window and open fireplace with Victorian marble surround, perfect for those cold winter nights. The space oozes charm and elegance, finished in neutral period colours and natural whitewashed wooden flooring. A further reception room offers not only plenty of space but links to the kitchen/breakfast area and patio.

Stretching the full width of the home is the sociable and family-friendly kitchen/breakfast room with glass doors to the delightful patio garden. The bespoke kitchen is made up of plenty solid wood top and bottom cupboard units with built in appliances including a range cooker, moulded stainless steel sink and fridge/freezer. It is finished off with Granite worktops. The breakfast/dining area has a full length glass roof, filling the room with light throughout the year and offering dining under the stars. The patio has been beautifully created with a Mediterranean blue and mosaic theme including a fruiting fig tree. It is enclosed and peaceful - perfect for those balmy summer evenings of alfresco living.

Continuing our tour up to the first level, the high ceilings and cornices continue. To the rear is a good size bedroom with garden views, neutral décor and laid carpet. This first bedroom benefits from a separate WC. To the front of the property is a master suite flooded with plenty of natural light from the large sash bay window and further sash window. A period fireplace, built-in bookshelves and whitewashed wooden flooring complete the light and airy look and feel of this room. Uniquely, a delightful secret bookshelf door takes you to a walk-in dressing room with ample cupboard space and then to the Victorian style en-suite bathroom, fitted with white bath and sink and chrome fittings. The bathroom benefits from feature wood panelling, whitewashed wooden floor and a sash window offering garden views.

The second floor has a purpose-built office with views to the back and a shower room with toilet and mosaic fish-tiled floor. A few stairs up are two further double bedrooms – a large and serene carpeted room overlooking the rooftops at the rear, and one with varnished wooden floorboards mirroring the large size of the master bedroom below it. Both bedrooms have built in cupboards and Victorian fireplaces.

Finally, on the third floor, a further large bedroom built into the loft again offers plenty of space, serenity and light. There is ample under-eaves storage and two large Velux windows provide glorious sea views across the rooftops of Kemp Town.

This majestic property gives you everything for the perfect family home – spacious and elegant rooms, plenty of light, original Victorian features, unique artistic embellishments and a flexible social space. Situated near the amenities of bohemian Kemp Town village, Brighton College, the quieter stretch of the seafront, a short walk to the glorious South Downs and not forgetting the vibrant Brighton City centre with very good transport links to London and Gatwick Airport, this property is a rare find in today's market.