Meeching Road, Newhaven, East Sussex, BN9

***Guide Price £350,000-£375,000***

Radiating period charm with pilasters to highlight the broad bay windows and intricate detail around the front entrance, this beautiful 3 bed Victorian house extending naturally over levels with a sunny, southwest garden 20-25 mins drive from Brighton and just minutes from the beach, riverside walks, Newhaven Marina and the ferry to France is a rare find.

On a quiet one way street with plentiful parking, inside precious period detail includes the original doorbell, a working marble fireplace in the elegant living room and guests can dine in private by a wood burning stove. There’s an easy flow to a spacious kitchen breakfast room, perfect for family time or entertaining with a door to a private oasis which is a blank canvas for you to make your own. Upstairs the family bathroom is light and airy, all three bedrooms are spacious and stylish – the principal room with a handsome marble fireplace and a chic en-suite shower room.

Newhaven is popular with professionals and families of any age on the edge of the South Downs National Park with a vibrant shopping centre and schools, both state and private are easy to reach. Buses deliver you along the coast to Brighton, Seaford or Eastbourne if you don’t want to drive or take the train from Newhaven Town (a10 min walk) and the A26/A27 are swift to reach for Lewes and Gatwick.



In brief:
Style Period terraced house
Type 3 double bedrooms, 2 bathrooms (1 en-suite), living dining room, kitchen breakfast room
Area Newhaven
Floor Area
Outside Space Front garden, southwest garden
Parking Free on street
Council Tax Band C

Why you’ll like it:
Tucked away on a friendly street with access to all that Newhaven has to offer this big, bay fronted house with original flooring throughout has immediate appeal set back from the road where steps rise past a statement front garden to an impressive entrance beneath an arch which has retained its rare, original bell. Inside, all of the improvements are sympathetic to the age of the building and the hallway is inviting with a high ceiling, organised storage for coats and bags tucked away whilst stripped floorboards underfoot ensure a welcoming flow into the elegant living room.

Raised from the street, uninterrupted sunshine streams into this classically proportioned space of understated elegance with original coving and a ceiling rose above your head. A room to enjoy come rain or shine, you can enjoy a roaring fire in the beautiful Victorian fireplace which features a marble surround with cast iron inset.

Discreetly opened to the room next door, once the formal dining room with original skirting boards, now this light room is versatile, currently used as a relaxed family space with a wood burning stove, plenty of shelves for books and games, and it is bright, cheerful and private with views along the depth of the broad side return to the garden.

There’s an easy flow to the family friendly kitchen. Lined with windows to bring the outside in, it is bright and cheerful with an attic overhead and the practical working area is tucked away from the in/out flow. This area has 3.94 x 2.59m (12’11 x 8’6) to play with and at the far end of it, the breakfast room extends to 3.30 x 2.57m (10’10 x 8’5), so there is ample space for a large table to enjoy the leafy views through windows with solid wooden shuttering.

Outside, the garden is a sunny oasis, larger than many this close to the river and the port. Child and pet secure behind historic walls, it is a blank canvas for you to make your own, but the bones of a beautiful retreat are there with raised beds for fruit and vegetables and steps to a private area at the back where some neighbours have put studios, with a separate parking area behind, accessed from Versailles.

Returning inside, calm and quiet at the front of the first floor, the glorious 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 working marble fireplace with cast iron inset to enjoy. A broad bay window with plantation shutters almost fills the front wall to flood the room with light and ready for your move, there’s a whole wall available for wardrobes and the chic en-suite shower room is right on trend.

Light and airy, the spacious family bathroom, also on this level, is a work in progress but has all you need, so time is on your side to choose your own level of finish. Private and peaceful at the top of the house, two more bedrooms offer versatile options. The second, generous double bedroom is a delightful refuge with sunlight streaming through a window which reaches from floor to ceiling and includes a feature fire place and an original cupboard. At the front, the third double room reaches over 4.30 x 3.84 (14’1 x 12’7), has a handsome fireplace, original cupboard and amazing views which sweep over Newhaven to rolling downland.


Agent Says:
“This beautiful period house has a family friendly flow, sociable layout and large, sunny garden. Families stay in this convenient location until their children have grown up and moved on, which makes homes in these quiet terraces close to popular schools difficult to find.”

Owner’s Secret:
“We instantly fell in love with this beautiful house and its period proportions, original features and spacious garden. The versatile layout and big bright rooms would be perfect for a growing family as well as for working from home and entertaining. The kitchen breakfast room created a brilliant family space and provided a great link to the sunny garden. This is a fantastic area to live in with a great community feel, and we love that the beach, the National Park and central Brighton are so easily accessible.”

Where it is:
Shops: Local shopping centre 4 mins walk – 2 to drive
Station: Newhaven Town 2 mins, Seaford 7
Seafront or Park: West Beach & Nature Reserve 4 min drive, 15-20 to walk

Closest Schools:
Primary: Harbour Primary
Secondary: Seahaven Academy, UCT@harbour
Private: Newlands, Lewes Old Grammar, Brighton College, Bede’s

A gateway to Europe from 1851 the working port of Newhaven has a proud nautical heritage – and a marina and beaches tucked away. Glamorous visitors include the exiled Queen Marie Amelie of France and Charles Wells known as ‘the man who broke the bank at Monte Carlo’. Popular with families and professionals, it has a choice of schools and plenty of local shops, cafes and restaurants to explore and it’s also ideal for commuters with a train station with access to the Victoria line, bus routes and swift access to the A23/A27 making Brighton, Lewes and Gatwick easy to reach at about 20, 25 and 55 minutes respectively. For those who love the great outdoors, access to the Castle Hill Nature Reserve and West beach is nearby and The South Downs National Park and picturesque villages are on the doorstep.