House For Sale £950,000
With a guide price of £950000-£985000 Welcome to Downs Valley Road nestled in the leafy suburbs of popular Woodingdean, this gorgeous 5-6 bedroom family home is just a stone’s throw from the rolling South Downs and boasts spectacular sea views of Brighton’s glistening coastline in the distance. Modern, light and spacious, with stunning landscaped gardens, and large outbuilding currently used as a cinema room, this detached house is perfect for any family looking for room to live and grow.
Enclosed by fencing and completely private, the long, extended driveway has more than enough space to fit multiple cars. Through the front door, uPVC double glazed to keep nasty drafts out, and your eyes are immediately drawn upwards to the lofty high ceilings. The staircase sweeps to one side, the first floor and its four bedrooms lying beyond a mezzanine landing, while laminate wooden flooring and a cleverly designed hallway pull your gaze through the entirety of the ground floor beyond.
Off to the left of the hallway is a family room. Keep this as a study or second living room, or with its ground floor location and en suite shower room, with toilet, corner show and basin sink, why not consider turning it into accommodation for extended family members?
Move forwards through the hallway and you’ll come to a separate WC, and doors leading into the living room, kitchen and a room currently used as a gym. No pressure to fill this with weights yourself – with multiple power points and good natural light, this could easily be turned into a craft room, office, or games room.
Back through the hallway and to the front right of the property is the living room. Almost floor-to-ceiling windows flood the room with daylight, while a log burner sitting on a tiled hearth offers the opportunity for cosy nights in front of a roaring fireplace.
They say the kitchen is the heart of any home and with this particular property, they’re not wrong. Expansive and airy, this room is perfect for anyone who loves to cook, entertain, or simply hang out with family and friends. Top and bottom storage cupboard stretch across the side and back wall, providing ample storage for everything but the kitchen sink. Speaking of which, a one-and-a-half single drainer unit with mixer tap is on hand, as is space for a dishwasher if you don’t fancy getting your hands wet. A Hotpoint oven and grill is integrated, as is an electric hob with overhead extractor/filter. Prime position goes to a large kitchen island with breakfast bar seating, storage space and wine rack (we did say this was the perfect entertaining space!) with space beyond for dining table and chairs. Two radiators provide warmth, with light flooding in from uPVC double-glazed double doors to one wall, uPVC double-glazed bi-fold doors to the other, both of which open up to the back garden space. Warm and sheltered in the winter, al fresco in the summer, this is surely one of the property’s biggest selling points.
Just aside from the kitchen, tucked out of sight, is the utility room. With wall and floor units, work surface and space for a fridge/freezer, this is the perfect place to keep washing and cleaning supplies (rather than ramming it all in the cupboard under the sink!). You’ll also find a door to the boiler cupboard.
Upstairs, the first floor landing gives access to all four bedrooms. A Velux window lets light stream in, while recessed spotlights lend a gentle glow at night. Two of the double bedrooms upstairs have Juliet balconies, meaning you can throw open the uPVC double-glazed doors in the height of summer and let the fresh air blow through. Of the two, the second includes its own walk-in wardrobe. Both bedrooms come with an en suite bathroom, the first having a WC, wash basin, ladder-style heated towel rail and shower cubicle, the second boasting a panelled bath with a mains-fed shower attachment and glass shower panel.
The third double bedroom, while without a Juliet balcony to lean out across, features an en suite bathroom. Sink into bubbles in a panelled bath, with the mains-fed shower, WC, wash basin and ladder-style heated towel rail finishing it all off nicely.
Upstairs is rounded off with the fourth bedroom, double and with uPVC double-glazed windows, radiator and recessed spotlights.
Moving back outside via the luxurious bi-fold doors in the kitchen, the expansive garden opens up before you. This really is where the property comes into its own. The bi-fold doors allow the kitchen to open up onto a wooden decking area, essentially bridging the gap between house and garden and creating much more space to entertain and enjoy. The wooden decking leads away to the left of the kitchen towards a self-contained outbuilding currently used as a home cinema. With power points, and windows out to the garden, this would be easily transformed into a home office, hobby room or even yoga studio. Walking back past the house, the wooden deck is replaced by a paved walkway separating the house from a sumptuous expanse of lush green lawn. Encircled by a slim walkway that leads down to a shed and further decking area at the bottom of the garden, the lawn is easily accessed from the top of the garden by a stone staircase. With young and established trees bordering the lawn and flowering shrubs and plants providing colour all year round, the garden gives whoever ends up owning this beautiful property much more room to enjoy day-to-day family life.
Located in the highly sought after Woodingdean area, the property hits all the right notes. Perched on the outskirts of the city and with easy access to the Falmer Road, the property is in a prime position for anyone looking to access commuter routes into and out of London.
Enjoying the rolling countryside of East Sussex, but close enough to the city of Brighton to have easily accessible conveniences. Shops, convenience stores and a Post Office are in nearby Cowley Drive and Warren Road, while Warren Way unlocks a chemist, Post Office, the local Co-Op and a café. Takeaway services are available for those fancying a cheeky night in, or for those after a night on the tiles, the cinema, casino and bowling alley of Brighton Marina are just a hop, skip and jump away (well 3 miles to be precise). Bus services will take you to Rottingdean Village for low key entertainment and the beach, or to Brighton, where you can access all the delights the city is nationally known for. For fitness addicts or dog walkers, the Downs offer hours of unlimited natural fun, while the AMEX Stadium lies just two miles down the road for football fans.
School-wise, you’re also perfectly placed. Oak Cottage Nursery, Downs View School and Woodingdean Primary all sit on Warren Road; Kipling Lions Nursery and Rudyard Kipling on Chalkland Rise/Downs Valley Road; and Longhill School for high schoolers is roughly a mile and a half away in neighbouring Ovingdean.Guide p
