Beautifully presented semi-detached Victorian house

1 New Cottages, Redbridge Lane, , RH17 6JU

Freehold

Entrance hall • Sitting room • Playroom/study • Kitchen and breakfast room • Utility and boot room • Cloakroom • 5 bedrooms (2 en suite) • Family bathroom • Modern detached garden room/home office • Detached double garage • About two thirds of an acre • EPC rating E

About this property arranged over the first and 1 New England Cottages is a second floors. The dual-aspect beautifully presented, semi- principal bedroom has an en suite detached Victorian home, situated bathroom with roll-top bath; the in a lovely semi-rural position guest bedroom on the second between the villages of Balcombe floor also benefits from an en and . The house has suite shower room. The recently been the subject of a remaining three bedrooms are sympathetic extension resulting in served by a fully-tiled family an excellent family home bathroom. extending to over 2,200 square feet, with points of note including Outside stylish classic-style bathroom 1 New England Cottages is suites and some underfloor approached from the lane via a heating, and period detail gated gravel driveway and turning including high ceilings, attractive circle, offering ample space for casement windows, stripped several cars to park. A wide gate wooden floors and charming opens to the garden and on to a feature fireplaces. Sitting in a plot narrow gravel driveway leading to of about two thirds of an acre, the the double garage/garden store. house also benefits from a modern garden room (built 2019), The wonderful gardens are of ideal for home working or outside particular note, being well entertaining, together with established and extending to detached garage/store. three sides of the house, mainly laid to flat lawn and enclosed by The floor plan gives a mature silver birch. A sandstone comprehensive overview of the terrace, part-covered by a timber full extent and layout of the pergola, extends out from the rear house. There are two reception (west) of the house offering a rooms on the ground floor: a dual- lovely spot for alfresco dining; a aspect sitting room with pathway continues to the modern woodburning stove and French detached garden room which doors opening to the terrace, and offers a variety of uses including a playroom/study. The kitchen is an ideal home office, or games fitted with a range of traditional- room. The remainder of the style units with black granite garden is laid to lawn, with some worktops, two-oven Aga and natural meadow areas and some ample space for a breakfast table; raised vegetable beds. In all, a useful utility/boot room and a about 0.66 of an acre. cloakroom complete the ground floor. There are five bedrooms

Agent’s Note service from Three Bridges (5.4 The lane leading to 1 New miles), Haywards Heath (6 miles) England Cottages is owned by or Gatwick airport (8.8 miles). New England Farm, over which the property has a right of way The A23/M23 is readily accessed and contributes 12.5% of the cost to the north of Balcombe, and of upkeep. connects to the coast and the national motorway network. Local Information 1 New England Cottages is There is an excellent range of situated in the beautiful highly regarded schools in the countryside of the High Weald area, including Handcross Park Area of Outstanding Natural (Brighton College), Beauty, between the villages of College, Worth School, Balcombe and Handcross. The College, Cumnor house is rural yet not remote; the House, Great and thriving village of Balcombe is just Brambletye. 1.7 miles distant, as well as having a station with regular Directions services to London and Brighton, From the centre of Balcombe and provides for day to day needs proceed north on London Road with a pub, village store, primary (B2036) and turn left opposite the school and doctor’s surgery; the church into Redbridge Lane village of Handcross is two miles (formerly Handcross Road). to the west and Haywards Heath Continue for about 1.3 miles; the (6 miles) has further amenities shared driveway is on the left hand side, signposted New including a hospital, leisure centre England Farm. The house is the and supermarkets. first on the right.

Sussex offers many excellent Services sporting opportunities with golf at Gas fired central heating. Mains Royal Ashdown, Haywards Heath gas, electricity and water. Shared and Piltdown, and many other private drainage. courses across the county. There is racing at Goodwood, Lingfield Outgoings and Plumpton, and sailing at Mid District Council, Ardingly Reservoir. There are 01444 458166. Tax band F. many bridle paths and footpaths which are in close access of the Energy Performance property. A copy of the full energy performance certificate is Spa and country house hotels available on request. include South Lodge, Alexander House, Ashdown Park Hotel, Viewing Gravetye Manor and Ockenden All viewings will be accompanied Manor. and are strictly by prior arrangement through Savills Rail services to London and Haywards Heath on Brighton are available at 01444 446000. Balcombe (2 miles), with a fast

Rohan Vines Haywards Heath 01444 446 000 1 New England Cottages, Redbridge Lane, Balcombe, Haywards Heath RH17 6JU savills savills.co.uk [email protected]

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