Ideally situated on the semi-rural edge of Wivelsfield Green, bordering Ditchling Common Nature Reserve, Northend is a unique detached home. Originally a Victorian cottage dating from 1893, the house was substantially extended by the architect owner in the early 1970s with a distinctive Modernist-style wing, characterised by its flat roof, elevations of brick and timber clad detailing; and internally with generous, partially open plan living spaces, high quality internal detailing and plenty of large picture windows bringing the outdoors in and flooding the rooms with natural light.

Clearly a much-loved family home, the property is now in need of some updating but offers a huge amount of scope for reconfiguration, further extension (subject to the necessary consents) and for a new owner to make it their own. The floorplans give a comprehensive overview of the full extent and current layout of the property, which extends to nearly 2,500 square feet (excluding the garaging).

A sweeping gravel driveway leads from the lane to a parking area ahead of the house and attached double garage; the front door opens from under a covered porch canopy to the entrance hall, which has an expanse of full height windows overlooking the driveway and a downstairs shower/cloakroom. There are two formal reception rooms, the dining and drawing rooms, in the modern part of the property, both spacious rooms with high ceilings, doors opening to the garden and large windows framing the views over the garden to the south; the dual-aspect drawing room has a feature brick wall set with an open fireplace. Also in this part of the house is the ground floor principal bedroom suite, also facing south over the garden and comprising a spacious bedroom, adjoining dressing area with built in wardrobes and a dressing table with basin, and a bathroom.

The kitchen connects the original and modern parts of the house, and is fitted with a range of floor and wall mounted beech-fronted units and display cupboards, with a large, shelved larder cupboard; lying off the kitchen is a small rear hall and the boiler/laundry room. A versatile triple-aspect study or sitting room comprises the ground floor of the two storey part of the house, part divided by way of a central fireplace set with a woodburner; lying off the study is a cosy snug, with cast-iron feature fireplace flanked by shelving and a washbasin.

There are three bedrooms on the first floor, served by a bathroom. Bedroom two is dual-aspect with a door opening to a small private balcony, from which there are some lovely views over the garden to the adjoining countryside.

Outside
Northend benefits from a large, established garden, bounded by hedging and some mature trees. Adjoining the south and western sides of the house is paved terrace with both sunny and shaded seating areas; an expanse of level lawn extends away from the house to the west, edged by flower and shrub borders with swathes of spring bulbs. A paved pathway runs alongside the northern edge of the lawn, through an arch in the hedging, to a further lawn with a circular yew-enclosed seating area and an area of light woodland beyond carpeted with primroses and bluebells in the spring.

To the north of the house is a useful detached brick store and workshop; the fence-enclosed paddock lies to the east of the driveway.

Paddock about 0.43 acres.
In all, about 1.34 acres.

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