Nep Town Road, Henfield

This charming cottage is on Nep Town Road in Henfield. With a beautiful red and yellow brick façade and its own walled front garden, you may well fall in love with it before you have even crossed the threshold. Inside on the ground floor is a gorgeous kitchen. The cabinets are solid wood, hand-built in a shaker style and topped with an elegant granite worktop. The Britannia stove has an electric hob with two electric ovens/ grills. There is a solid wood floor and white plantation shutters at the newly replaced window. From the kitchen you can see through to the large living-dining space with underfloor heating and beyond to the garden. As you a step through the original latched door to this lovely room, which is the heart of the house, the wooden floors continue and there is also a period fireplace in working order. Built in bespoke cabinets are positioned either side of the chimney breast. This room faces south and your eye is drawn to the other side of the room were an entire wall of glazing, including two windows and double doors, giving open views of the garden. There is also a glazed roof with retractable blinds, flooding the room with light. In the garden there is a red brick patio and then a step up to an area of lawn with tropical planting adorning the beds on either side. There is garden LED lighting, with downlighters positioned at regular intervals on the fences. Further down the garden are a bin store and shed, which has electric lighting and sockets. There is also an outside tap and further electric sockets. Along the east side of the garden, the original brick wall is in place, with a gate that leads out to the twitten running down the side of the property. This gives useful side access to the garden.

On the first floor of the house are two double bedrooms and a bathroom. The master bedroom is at the front of the house. The newly replaced window has wooden plantation shutters and there are two built-in cupboards and original decorative fireplace. The second bedroom is at the back with views of the garden and an entire wall of built in wardrobes. The bathroom has a white suite including a large whirlpool bath with shower over, another original decorative fireplace and stunning floor tiles imported from Italy. Finally, at the top of the house there is a fantastic versatile spacious room, with views to the Downs, which is currently being used as bedroom/office/gym space. The house is double glazed throughout. The property comes with a garage included, which is situated on Nep Close, less than a minute walk away.

Henfield is a thriving Sussex Village with a busy high street, that has local shops and amenities. The village also has four pubs and numerous cafes, its own school and a thriving public library. The Downs Link cycle and footpath which runs from Shoreham to Guildford can be joined close by, and at Berrett’s Farm, just off the footpath, The Cabin serves tea, coffee and cake with fantastic views. Brighton is only a short drive away and there is easy access by road to the A23 and to Gatwick. Hassocks train station is a 15-minute drive, from where there are regular Southern and Thameslink services to London Victoria, London Bridge, Bedford, Brighton, Littlehampton and Worthing.