House For Sale £1,500,000
Situated in the much-desired Kemp Town Village area of Brighton, this elegant Victorian Villa has been sympathetically preserved and updated by the vendor to create a beautiful home. With only 1 other owner in over 50 years, The Villa is a rare find. The location is second to none, being a short distance from the seafront and city centre.
The high ceilings are adorned with ceiling roses and cornicing, while the home benefits from many well-preserved period features, including a magnificent stained-glass window, period fireplaces, original timer floorboards and tall sash windows which flood the house with natural light. The property enjoys lovely views, overlooking the Brighton College playing fields, city roof tops with spectacular sunsets. The Villa has one of the largest gardens in Kemp Town which backs onto quite woodland. Internally the house is beautifully presented in an eclectic style, with a high standard of finish. With a versatile floor plan extending to 2585 sq ft, the house is arranged over four floors including cellar, excellent storage space, fabulous entertaining and reception rooms. The house has been most recently used as a much-loved family home and on the lower ground floor a gallery with a separate street entrance. There are a variety of options to suit the new owners with excellent potential to transform the home back into its original family villa. The layout comprises, on the ground floor, a 31 ft open plan kitchen/dining room, bedroom/office with shower room and cloakroom. On the lower ground floor there is at present a reception room and a bedroom with walk in wardrobe, storage room, a laundry, storage room, a laundry/kitchen and shower room. The first floor comprises a fabulous 32 ft reception room opening to a balcony leading to terraces and the garden, while there are a further two bedrooms on the second floor, a bathroom and a cloakroom. (planning permission to add an additional floor for main bedroom suite)<br/><br/><b>Outside</b><br/><br/>The Villa’s impressive frontage with sandstone steps, the original wrought iron balustrade leading to the Victorian front door. The rear garden is one of the highlights of the property, receiving the sun for much of the day and landscaped to provide a choice of seating areas, terraces and lawn. The garden also feature a well-established grape vine and a number of raised vegetable beds. There is
on-street parking locally permit zone H.<br/><br/><b>Situation</b><br/><br/>The Villa is in the tree lined Walpole Terrace which is one of the most sought-after addresses in Brighton’s Kemp Town Village with its shops, cafes and artisan markets. There are many exquisite period properties and delightful gardens with examples of both Victorian and Regency architecture.
A few minutes from the Kemp Town village is Brighton Marina with a wonderful selection of cafes, restaurants, shops, bowling alley, cinema complex, hotel and a David Lloyd’s fitness Club.
Kemp Town is well connected with fast, direct train services leaving from Brighton station (1.8 miles) to London and Gatwick Airport with a local bus service to the station takes 8 minutes which run 24/7, while Newhaven has cross-channel ferries. Excellent schools in the local area with Brighton College one of the UK’s top schools is opposite and Roedean situated nearby.
The high ceilings are adorned with ceiling roses and cornicing, while the home benefits from many well-preserved period features, including a magnificent stained-glass window, period fireplaces, original timer floorboards and tall sash windows which flood the house with natural light. The property enjoys lovely views, overlooking the Brighton College playing fields, city roof tops with spectacular sunsets. The Villa has one of the largest gardens in Kemp Town which backs onto quite woodland. Internally the house is beautifully presented in an eclectic style, with a high standard of finish. With a versatile floor plan extending to 2585 sq ft, the house is arranged over four floors including cellar, excellent storage space, fabulous entertaining and reception rooms. The house has been most recently used as a much-loved family home and on the lower ground floor a gallery with a separate street entrance. There are a variety of options to suit the new owners with excellent potential to transform the home back into its original family villa. The layout comprises, on the ground floor, a 31 ft open plan kitchen/dining room, bedroom/office with shower room and cloakroom. On the lower ground floor there is at present a reception room and a bedroom with walk in wardrobe, storage room, a laundry, storage room, a laundry/kitchen and shower room. The first floor comprises a fabulous 32 ft reception room opening to a balcony leading to terraces and the garden, while there are a further two bedrooms on the second floor, a bathroom and a cloakroom. (planning permission to add an additional floor for main bedroom suite)<br/><br/><b>Outside</b><br/><br/>The Villa’s impressive frontage with sandstone steps, the original wrought iron balustrade leading to the Victorian front door. The rear garden is one of the highlights of the property, receiving the sun for much of the day and landscaped to provide a choice of seating areas, terraces and lawn. The garden also feature a well-established grape vine and a number of raised vegetable beds. There is
on-street parking locally permit zone H.<br/><br/><b>Situation</b><br/><br/>The Villa is in the tree lined Walpole Terrace which is one of the most sought-after addresses in Brighton’s Kemp Town Village with its shops, cafes and artisan markets. There are many exquisite period properties and delightful gardens with examples of both Victorian and Regency architecture.
A few minutes from the Kemp Town village is Brighton Marina with a wonderful selection of cafes, restaurants, shops, bowling alley, cinema complex, hotel and a David Lloyd’s fitness Club.
Kemp Town is well connected with fast, direct train services leaving from Brighton station (1.8 miles) to London and Gatwick Airport with a local bus service to the station takes 8 minutes which run 24/7, while Newhaven has cross-channel ferries. Excellent schools in the local area with Brighton College one of the UK’s top schools is opposite and Roedean situated nearby.
