Orchard Close, Small Dole, Henfield

As soon as you arrive outside this home in Orchard Close, it is apparent that the property has been lovingly cared for and beautifully presented. The house is set back from the close behind a front garden with a lawn and trees, and both the garden and the house itself are immaculate. Inside there is a large living room with a log burner and views of the garden through the conservatory. The conservatory is currently used as a dining area, and of course, also has a lovely outlook over the garden. A spacious kitchen has been designed with plenty of cupboard space and there is a Belling stove which includes a five burner gas hob, one electric and one gas oven, and a grill. The owners are intending to leave the fridge/freezer and there is space and plumbing for a washing machine and a built-in Bosch dishwasher. There are LED ceiling spotlights and lights under the units, installed in the kickboard. At the front of the house are two double bedrooms that are in excellent decorative order like the rest of the house.

Throughout the property, there are custom-built details, including door frames, wardrobes, and window sills. The house is double-glazed throughout and there are new, anthracite grey radiators. In the hallway, there is access to a boarded loft via a pull-down ladder, and the loft has a light and a power socket. The combi boiler has been installed here to save space in the kitchen.

The house may be beautiful but the garden is the show-stopper, extending over 60 metres, there is a large lawn with flower borders and different areas for seating; from the patio outside the kitchen to the summer house veranda. As you move down the garden it becomes more informal, there is a workshop and greenhouse, and finally, it becomes a wilder, wooded area, with several native British trees including oak, holly, and hawthorn. At the end of the garden, a gate opens onto a footpath, with views over farmland. At the front of the house, there is dimmable under-soffit lighting to welcome you home at night and there is side access on one side of the house and access to the garden through the garage on the other.

Orchard Close is a quiet no-through road and offers privacy and space. In the village of Small Dole, you will find a post office and a general store. The Fox pub, which offers pub grub and a takeaway menu, is a ten-minute walk from the house. There are countryside walks on the South Downs close by and the Woods Mill nature reserve is moments away. The renowned Ginger Fox restaurant is a short drive, as are Singing Hills Golf Club, The Dyke Golf Club and Wickwoods Country Club. The larger village of Henfield which has numerous pubs and cafes and further amenities is five minutes by car, while Brighton and Gatwick are within easy reach by road and Hassocks train station is a 15-minute drive away where regular Southern and Thameslink services run to London Victoria, London Bridge, Bedford, Brighton, Littlehampton and Worthing.