Queens Park Terrace, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2

With both outstanding St. Luke’s Primary School and Queen’s Park playground around the corner, this sociable 4 bedroom house has stylish, sunny rooms offering versatile accommodation, sea views from the upper floors and beautiful gardens at the front and the back. In a leafy terrace of Victorian homes, inside blends period charm with great contemporary design. The ground floor has been opened and extended to create an elegant reception with an open fireplace which opens to a stunning kitchen breakfast room, perfect for family time or entertaining with steps to the private oasis which is raised to catch the sun – with level access from the first floor conservatory. Good to go with a light and spacious bathroom and four quiet, comfortable double bedrooms, one used as a home office, the luxury principal is en-suite. A 15 min walk from the County Hospital and Brighton College, there are local amenities and Brighton Station’s direct trains to Gatwick and London are approx.15 mins by bus. The relaxed cafés, restaurants and beaches of Kemptown with beach bars and a Lido are nearby and the picturesque cultural heart of the city or waterfront restaurants of Brighton Marina are each a scenic 15-20 seafront stroll.

In Brief:
Style Terraced house circa 1890’s
Type 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms (1 en-suite), double reception, kitchen breakfast room, utility
Area Queen’s Park
Floor Area 1633 sq.ft.
Outside Space Spacious gardens front and back
Parking Permit Zone C
Council Tax Band E

Enjoy a stylish but easy lifestyle in this fantastic family house within a Victorian terrace in a conservation area popular with those who like to sleep but also to be close to shops and restaurants – and not far from the seafront where extensive improvements are taking place, so now is the time to buy!

The Front Garden, Hallway and Reception:
Tucked back from the tree-lined street behind an exotic garden large enough for a bike store, inside an inner lobby opens to a hushed hallway with gracious proportions and original plasterwork overhead, whilst stripped floorboards give guests and children free reign as it flows into a sunny living dining room to enjoy with friends and family. Classically beautiful, this room is inviting in all seasons as a broad bay almost fills the south wall to bring in the sunshine and front garden, whilst French doors at the back look through the sun-lit kitchen’s breakfast area beneath vaulted skylights. Period fireplaces bring a soothing symmetry and guests can relax by an open fire in rare seclusion.

The Kitchen Breakfast Room:
Stylish, sociable and skilfully extended with plenty of space for a family table beneath the vaulted skylights, this versatile room is perfect for every day but also for parties as the far wall of glass has a door to a patio with garden steps. Streamlined units deliver sophisticated storage solutions and working surfaces are practical and family friendly. The high end 5 ring gas hob is beneath a discreet hood, the Siemens microwave, grill/combi and fan oven are at eye level and there’s designated space for a large family sized fridge and a dishwasher. Clever design has the utility area out of sight of the main room where there is even more storage, and the separate cloakroom has a w.c., a boiler and plumbing for a washing machine.

The Home Office/Playroom/Guest Bedroom, Conservatory and Cloakroom:
The first of the generous double bedrooms is a stylish refuge, currently used as a private home office. A good size for a guest it is on the first floor landing, so the occupants can come and go without disturbing the main bedrooms - and it is open to a sunny conservatory with built in seating and shelving for plants which opens to the paved dining terrace and dynamic landscaping of the garden. Next door an airy cloakroom with a hand basin and w.c. has fashionable John Burgerman wallpaper to colour in.

The Landscaped Garden:
Surrounded by a sea of gardens this tranquil oasis is a delight to return to, and it’s larger than many this close to the city centre and the sea. Sunny and secure behind painted walls and sleek fencing it is a private retreat which is not directly overlooked from the back. Skilfully landscaped and easy to manage, the dining terrace by the conservatory also has access to the steps to the kitchen, which would be quite easy to gate if you have a dog or a toddler. An astro turf lawn has raised beds with exotic plants for a holiday feel and both the bar and the shed could stay. Raised to catch the evening sun, a second dining deck is made private by mature planting and is the perfect place for quiet suppers when visitors or children have retired for the night.

The Family Bathroom and Principal Bedroom En-Suite 1st Floor:
Bright and cheerful, the family bathroom is good to go and it is large enough for both a contemporary bath with a shower wand and a separate, walk in shower with a high end, drench head shower.

Calm and quiet at the front, the spacious principal bedroom spans the full width of this substantial property with ample space in which to unwind. With the restful proportions only a period home can deliver, the decoration is in historic hues and there’s a stately fireplace to enjoy. A broad bay window almost fills the front wall to flood the room with light and to frame open, leafy views and a glimpse of the sea. Ready for your move, there’s a whole wall available for wardrobes and the chic en-suite shower room is right on trend.

The Top Floor:
Private and peaceful at the top of the house, two more bedrooms offer versatile options. At the back, a generous double looks over the garden, and it is unusually private for this historic area so close to the city centre and the sea. At the front, the fourth bedroom is also remarkably private with fitted shelving, under eave storage and fabulous tree top views over the park and the city to the sea.

Agent Says:
“This beautifully extended house is good to go with a family friendly flow, sociable layout and fabulous, landscaped garden. Families stay in this sought after location until their children have grown up and moved on, which makes homes in these quiet terraces unusually close to popular schools and the park difficult to find.”

Owner’s Secret:
“We instantly fell in love with this beautiful house and its period proportions, original features and spacious garden. It was labour of love to restore it to its former glory and we wanted the house to be both stylish and practical. The versatile layout and big bright rooms have been perfect for our growing family as well as for working from home and entertaining. The conservatory creates a brilliant family space and provides a great link to the sunny garden. Queen’s Park is a fantastic area to live in with a great community feel, having an outstanding primary school and playground on the doorstep made life with a young family very easy. Although there’s plenty of permit parking on the other side of the street, I don’t like driving and we love that the beaches, the countryside surrounding the racecourse and central Brighton are so easily accessible on foot. We will be sad to leave but are now downsizing elsewhere in the city.”

What’s around you:
Shops: Local 2 mins, North Laine 15 mins on foot, city centre 5 mins by car
Station: Brighton 8 by cab, 12 to cycle, 25 on foot
Seafront or Park: Queen’s Park 5 to walk, seafront 5 minutes by car
Closest Schools:
Primary: St Luke’s, Queen’s Park
Secondary: Varndean, Dorothy Stringer
Private: Brighton College, Brighton & Hove High, Brighton Waldorf

Queen’s Park is known for its relaxed atmosphere and community of dog walkers, joggers and families exploring the open green spaces, tennis courts, pond, playground and cafés as well as its surrounding organic shops and bistro pubs. Within walking distance of a choice of good primary schools which includes Ofsted outstanding St Luke’s it is ideal for professionals as Kemptown, bordered by beaches, is on the doorstep which hosts the law courts, Amex and hospitals and has a bohemian café culture as well as useful shops. The cultural heart of the city and Marina are easy to reach on foot, by bus or cab. For those who need to travel, the mainline station with its fast links to Gatwick and London is about 15 minutes by bus or a 25 minute scenic stroll past the famous boutiques, bars and restaurants of North Laine.