Redbridge Lane, Balcombe, RH17

Broadhurst Wood is a wonderful country house, offering a rare opportunity to create a beautiful family home, set in over 5 acres of stunning countryside, with outbuildings and an annex on the edge of the Balcombe Estate. Coming to the market for the first time in over 67 years this much-loved family home is built of brick with timber cladding with large secondary glazed windows. The property now offers a new owner the opportunity to refurbish and modernise throughout, all set in privacy and seclusion in the centre of its own plot surrounded by gardens and woodland.

The property is set in the Sussex countryside with far reaching views over the surrounding Balcombe Estate and woodlands. It boasts classic Victorian architectural features including beautiful, proportioned rooms, carved stone fireplace surround, high ceilings, deep, ornate skirting boards and decorative plasterwork. The large windows with secondary glazing offer light into spacious accommodation throughout, which provides a fantastic opportunity to create a classically inspired modern family home. The property may have potential for a replacement dwelling subject to the necessary planning consent.

The ground floor has various formal and informal reception rooms with a large, generous entrance hall. On the first floor there are five bedrooms and three good sized bathrooms all offering light and lovely views across the gardens and grounds to the woodland beyond.

Sitting just off the lane, Broadhurst Wood has lovely views across its eastern terrace to the woodlands beyond. There is a driveway leading to the rear of the property with electric gates, two stables, two garages with hay loft and a detached two-bedroom cottage. There is ample parking and an in-out driveway. The mature gardens and grounds surrounding the house are an incredible feature of the property and have been planted and landscaped with herbaceous borders, a plethora of rhododendrons and azaleas, plus there is a tennis court and two paddocks.

Balcombe is a lovely village just to the west of the property with fast and frequent commuter trains to London. Three Bridges station is 11 minutes away and has excellent train services running to London Victoria and London Bridge (approximately 40 minutes) and Gatwick is only 12 minutes’ drive away.

Haywards Heath has a great range of shopping and leisure facilities as well as the mainline train station. The A23 offers direct access to the motorway network, Heathrow, and the South coast. Located in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty the surrounding countryside provides a vast range of sporting and recreational activities.

Glyndebourne, Goodwood, Ardingly Showground and Plumpton are all within easy reach. The local footpaths provide a vast network of stunning walks and there are numerous excellent golf courses nearby and reservoirs for water sports.

There are many highly renowned schools in the area both state and private including Balcombe Church of England Primary School, Oathall Community College, Warden Park and Haywards Heath College. The local Prep schools Great Walstead, Cumnor House, Ardingly Prep and Brambletye are superb as are Ardingly College, Worth Abbey, Hurstpierpoint College and Burgess Hill Girls