House For Rent £1,475
Elm Grove, Brighton, BN2

On a road that connects you to the leafy centre of the city at The Level (5 minutes on foot) and open countryside by our glamorous racecourse (10 minutes stroll) this big, bright two bedroom maisonette offers a convenient location – and a stylish open plan lifestyle with a sun deck large enough for al fresco entertaining.

Bedrooms: 2 double

Living Rooms: 1

Location: Lewes Road/Elm Grove

Parking: Permit Parking

Furnishings: Available furnished or unfurnished

Why you'll like it:

There is a wealth of local amenities including shops, supermarkets and pubs, and there are several busses which run nearby and throughout the city. This generous terraced 2 bedroom maisonette is well presented throughout and available either furnished or unfurnished, ideal for anyone to move straight in with ease.

Set back behind a front garden from a tree-lined street which has plentiful permit parking, first impressions are good and get even better as this maisonette is double glazed and it also has its own front door and private hallway.

Up a few steps, at the front of the building, the open plan living room has restful proportions and you get the full benefit of being on one of Brighton’s famous hills as uninterrupted sunshine streams through both a broad bay and tall sash in the south wall.

Next door, the guest bedroom is ready to move into with a fitted wardrobe. Peaceful and private at the back, it looks over the garden with no building directly behind – unusual in this historic quarter.

Upstairs with ingenious storage for garden chairs, a butterfly landing leads up or out…. Up takes you to the principal bedroom which spreads its wings from east to west and has Velux in both those rooflines to frame open views so you don’t feel hemmed in. There is a double wardrobe behind the door as well as under eave storage and the room is a comfortable double.

Outside, the roof deck has ample space for al fresco entertaining. Open to the east and west it is the only roof terrace in sight, so it rather special, and the views are leafy and interesting with a vista sweeping up the hill to the red brick of the popular Elm Grove Primary School, and down to the striking, Grade II* listed façade of St Joseph’s Church, so guests can relax in rare seclusion.

In a popular part of our famous city stretching from the vibrant shopping and arts venues of Lewes Road to Brighton Hospital there’s a lot to explore although there are plenty of local cafés, shops and bistro pubs to choose from. If you teach or have a young family, local primary schools are good and the open green area of The Level which has a playground, paddling pool and skate park is within walking distance. For health professionals all of the hospitals are easy to reach, and the Sheepcote Valley is a social hub full of dog walkers and joggers if you are new to the area. You can picnic on the beaches of Kemptown, which has its own eclectic character and collection of amenities on offer or in Queen’s Park, which has tennis courts, a pond, and café, and you can access everything this coastal city has to offer – including the universities and station serving the airports and London- on foot, by bus or by cab.