Location

17 High Street is situated in the heart of the popular and historic village of Cuckfield, a thriving village with an active community to the west of Haywards Heath, in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Cuckfield's local amenities include a variety of independent village shops, public houses, restaurants, a convenience store, petrol station, medical centre and a hotel and spa; comprehensive shopping is at Haywards Heath, Crawley and Brighton (1.6, nine and 16 miles respectively).         

There are many leisure activities available within the village at youth and adult levels including golf, rugby, cricket and local theatre. Across Sussex, activities include riding on Ashdown Forest, for which a permit is required, sailing at Ardingly and golf across the county. Spa and country house hotels include Ockenden Manor in the village, Alexander House, Ashdown Park, Gravetye Manor and South Lodge.         

There is a vibrant cultural and arts scene in Sussex, with world-class opera at Glyndebourne, theatre at Royal Tunbridge Wells and the annual Brighton Festival presenting a huge programme of theatre, dance, classical music and literary events.      

Transport: There is a fast and frequent commuter service from Haywards Heath (2.3 miles distant) with services to London Bridge/Victoria from 42 minutes. Gatwick airport 12 miles.      

Schools: There is an excellent range of educational facilities locally, in both the private and state sectors. They include Holy Trinity primary and Warden Park secondary schools in Cuckfield, Great Walstead, Cumnor House, Handcross Park School, Burgess Hill Girls, Brighton College, Ardingly College and Hurstpierpoint College.      

All times and distances are approximate.

Description

Situated on the High Street, in the heart of the charming and popular village of Cuckfield, number 17 is an attractive Grade II listed semi-detached period house, dating from 1871 and elegantly characterised in the classic Victorian style of the period, with mellow Wealden stone elevations under a tiled roof, decorative bargeboards and sash windows.

During our clients' ownership, the house has been comprehensively refurbished, resulting in a beautifully presented and stylish home; points of note include a superbly re-fitted kitchen and family bathroom, a number of both working and feature fireplaces, and period-style column radiators; oak flooring through the ground floor and exposed brickwork add character and warmth.

The property benefits from an attractive business premises which occupies part of the ground floor and has been recently used as an interiors shop and show room. It is a versatile space with a large bay shop window and its own access from the High Street and is presented to the same high standard as the house, offering the new owner the opportunity to run their own shop or business, subject to the required consents and/or change of use, where necessary.

The front door to the house opens directly from the High Street to an entrance porch and vestibule with a further half-glazed door opening to the hall. There are two formal reception rooms lying off the hall; the sitting room is a light and bright room with a bay window to the front fitted with both original shutters and modern plantation blinds, and a grey marble fireplace set with a woodburner. Beyond the sitting room, the dining room features an exposed brick wall and also has a marble fireplace and woodburner.

The dining room is open to the vaulted kitchen, which overlooks the rear courtyard terrace and is fitted with a range of bespoke dark blue units, counterpointed by white quartz worktops, a double butler sink and an electric Rangemaster oven with gas hob and extractor over. The kitchen is served by the adjoining utility room which has a further butler sink, space for the usual laundry appliances and a stable door opening to the courtyard.

There are four bedrooms on the first floor (one currently used as a study), including the main bedroom which has a charming feature fireplace flanked by bespoke fitted wardrobes.

Stairs rise from the first floor landing to a further fifth bedroom, which occupies the entire second floor of the house and provides a versatile, vaulted room which could be used as a bedroom, studio or second floor sitting room, with a freestanding bath, basin and WC.

The spacious family bathroom has been beautifully re-fitted with a period-style modern suite including a freestanding roll top bath and a separate walk-in shower cubicle, complemented by part-tiled walls and a marble-effect tiled floor.

Outside
17 High Street's landscaped rear garden is a wonderful, private and enclosed outdoor space, partially enclosed by an impressive wisteria-covered brick wall running along the northern boundary. A brick-paved courtyard lies next to house, creating a super outdoor dining and seating area, adjoining the kitchen is a garden store and outside WC. Steps rise from the courtyard to the lawn, which is edged by shaped cottage-style flower and shrub borders. To the far end of the garden is a timber shed with adjoining gated access to the property's parking space and garage.

The detached garage has power connected, with an electric roller door at the front and door to the garden at the rear, It is accessed by car from Ockenden Lane.