Weald Rise, Haywards Heath, RH16

This exceptionally spacious detached family home occupies a delightful quiet location at the end of a cul-de-sac enjoying secluded south and west facing gardens extending to about a third of an acre and offers excellent scope for extension/enlargement subject to obtaining the usual planning consents. The bright and well designed accommodation comprises; 4 bedrooms (2 large doubles), bathroom, cloakroom, a fine sitting room with handsome natural stone working fireplace, a large open plan fitted kitchen with dining room and a utility room. There is excellent potential to utilise the garden floor space to create additional accommodation if desired, subject to obtaining the usual planning consents and in addition planning permission was granted (now lapsed) to provide a two storey extension on the south side (Ref: HH/056/95). A particular feature of the property is the wonderful rear gardens extending to approximately a third of an acre backing onto a wooded copse enjoying a favoured south and westerly aspect and arranged mainly as lawn with a paved sun terraces and raised timber decking.

Weald Rise lies immediately off Fox Hill in this much favoured established location on the south side of the town within walking distance of a Sainsbury's Local and the Princess Royal Hospital. Haywards Heath town centre is within easy reach offering a wide range of shops including an array of restaurants in the Broadway and the mainline station offering a fast and frequent service to central London (Victoria/London Bridge 42-45 minutes). There are a good range of highly regarded schools and colleges in the locality catering for all age groups and the town also offers a modern leisure complex, a Sainsbury's and Waitrose superstore. The A23 lies about 5 miles to the west via the recently opened bypass providing a direct route to the motorway network, Gatwick Airport is 15.5 miles to the north, the cosmopolitan city of Brighton and the coast is 13.2 miles to the south whilst the South Downs National Park is an easy drive offering a beautiful natural venue for countryside walking.

GROUND FLOOR

Canopy Covered Entrance: uPVC front door and glazed side panels to:

Spacious Entrance Hall: Natural wood flooring. Deep understairs storage cupboard. Further deep walk-in coats cupboard.

Cloakroom: Comprising low level wc, wash basin with chromium monobloc mixer tap. Radiator. Natural wood flooring.

Sitting Room: 17'11" x 13'1" (5.48m x 3.99m), Spacious and light room enjoying an outlook over the large rear garden and light woodland beyond. Wood flooring. Feature open fireplace with natural stone hearth and surround. TV aerial point.


Open Plan Kitchen with Dining Room: 19'9" x 17'1" (6.03m x 5.23m)

Kitchen: Extensively fitted with base unit comprising cupboards and drawers, corner cupboards with swing out carousels, matching eye level wall cupboards, two of which are glazed fronted crockery cabinets, ample work surfaces. Integrated fridge. Plumbing for dishwasher. Recess vegetable baskets. One and a half bowl polycarbonate sink unit with chromium mixer tap. Double fan assisted eye level oven and grill. Bosch 4 burner gas hob with filter and light over in matching brushed stainless steel canopy.


Dining Area: Natural wood flooring. Double glazed sliding doors opening onto extensive raised decking which overlooks the rear garden. Radiator.


Lobby: Cupboards and worktops. Door to:

Rear Porch: Shelving. Door to outside. Personal door to garage.

Utility Room: 10'3" x 6'10" (3.13m x 2.10m), Comprising single drainer stainless steel sink unit with chromium mixer tap, extensive roll edge worktops, cupboards and drawers under. Plumbing for washing machine. Tiled splashbacks.


FIRST FLOOR

Half Landing: Large picture window allowing light to flood through into the entrance hall and landing.

Main Landing: Hatch to loft space. Shelved linen cupboard plus double airing cupboard with factory lagged hot water tank and shelving with cupboards above.

Bedroom 1: 18'1" x 13'1" (5.52m x 3.99m), Built-in double wardrobe cupboard. Radiator. Extensive outlook over the rear garden.

Bedroom 2: 17'7" x 11'1" (5.36m x 3.40m), Built-in double wardrobe cupboard. Radiator. Outlook over rear gardens.

Bedroom 3: 12'10" x 8'11" (3.93m x 2.74m), 4 built-in wardrobe cupboards. Radiator. Outlook to front.

Bedroom 4: 12'1" x 7'9" (3.69m x 2.38m), Built-in cupboard. Radiator. Outlook to front.

Family Bathroom: Suite comprising panelled bath with chromium mixer tap, plumbed shower over, glass shower screen, low level wc with concealed cistern, vanity unit with inset wash basin and worktops to either side and cupboards and drawers. Light and dressing mirror. Shelving. Tiled splashbacks.
Radiator. Chromium heated towel rail. Fully tiled walls.

OUTSIDE

Integral Garage: 17'10" x 9'1" (5.46m x 2.78m), Electronic roller door. Light and power. Personal door to inner lobby.

On the lower ground floor beneath the property there is a workshop with a further void which extends beneath the whole property and subject to planning consent would have potential to create more living accommodation or work space. Also we understand there was planning consent to extend the property on two storeys on the left hand side which has now lapsed.

Front Garden: Arranged with shrubs and block paved parking for 3 vehicles. Lean-to green house on the left had side of the property. Side access to:

Delightful South and West Facing Rear Garden Extending to about a third of an acre: Large raised timber decked area with steps down to the mature gardens which are arranged as paved sun terraces and extensive lawns with a wooded copse to the western boundary and mature hedging offering shelter and seclusion. The garden is planted with mature shrubs and evergreen hedging interspersed with rhododendrons, camellias and hazel trees with beech hedging at the further end. Lean-to greenhouse. There is access on both sides of the property.