5 bedroom detached house for sale

A substantial Grade II Listed house offering 4, 805 Sqft/446.3 Sqm with six reception rooms, five bedrooms, and an indoor swimming pool. Set in grounds of approximately 4.9 acres of parkland grounds with a modern flint barn and tennis court.
Freehold

• | Character Family Home | Grade II Listed | Reception Hall | Drawing Room | Dining Room | Family Room | Games Room | Study |
• | Kitchen/Breakfast Room | Indoor Heated Swimming Pool | 16ft x 16ft Pool | Changing Room | Boiler Room | Cloakroom | First Floor Sitting Room |
• | Five Bedrooms | Master Bedroom with Dressing Area and En-Suite Bathroom | Family Bathroom | Mature Parkland Grounds |
• | Paved Rear Terrace | Side Courtyard | Front Courtyard with vehicle access | Gated Driveway | Carport Area | Modern Flint Barn | Tennis Court |
• | Subterranean Store | Greenhouse | Several Ponds | Go Kart Track | Set in Grounds of Approximately 4.9 Acres |
• | Planning Permission for Ancillary Two Bedroom Cottage 106 sqm / 1119 sqft (ref adc/0058/10) |


Description A delightful property offering a wealth of character and history which has undergone many extensions over the years whilst still maintaining well balanced and spacious living accommodation. The elevations are a combination of Georgian render, Sussex flint and brick work with a pitched slate roof. The front garden has a charming brick and paved path leading past an original well and gravelled borders to the front porch with Doric columns and the front door. Entering into the spacious reception hall which features oak panelling, a stone fronted fireplace, a doorway to the cloakroom and the main stairs leading to the first floor. The stripped floorboards continue into the study with its views down the garden, a fireplace and recessed drinks cupboard. The drawing room is 29ft in length with two fireplaces, steps up to the French doors leading out onto the rear terrace and a door into the dining room with a parquet block floor and fireplace. A cellar is below the reception Hall accessed by a trap door.

The kitchen is L shaped to combine the dining area. The kitchen has a farm house feel with a tiled floor and a Clive Christian kitchen. Fitted with oak units and a central island topped with black granite worktops the chimney recess has space for a two oven Aga. Space is also provided for a dishwasher and American style fridge freezer. A side lobby area houses the boilers and pressured water system and leads through to a games room (originally the coach house) with a semi vaulted ceiling and access to a front courtyard area. The family room has a limestone flagstone floor and doorways linking to the swimming pool and a changing room. The heated indoor Swimming pool has a double glazed roof and windows with French doors opening onto the rear terrace. The pool measures 16ft square and has Roman steps into a shallow end. A rear hallway has a second staircase and access to an enclosed rear courtyard and log store.

To the first floor the main stairs open to a sitting room with fireplace and views across the gardens. The master bedroom has a dressing area with recessed oak fronted wardrobes and leads onto an en-suite bathroom with a jacuzzi bath. The bathroom is linked to the second bedroom which has a corner room offering potential for another en-suite. Three further bedrooms have views looking down the rear garden and share the family bathroom. The inner landing has a feature arched ceiling and leads back to the servants stairs and down to the kitchen.

Garden & Grounds The front garden has a natural screen of mature trees and shrubs providing screening from the road. A parkland area has a rolling lawn stretching down to pond set amongst mature trees. The rear garden has a westerly aspect with a block paved terrace and a columned pergola providing a shaded corner and an original ice house sunken into a gravelled area. A flint wall runs the length of the garden with an expanse of lawn. Several walled courtyard areas provide parking and storage. The road access has a gated entrance to a driveway which leads round to a carport area and up to a charming modern barn with flint elevations and a pitched slate roof, which inside is one open space with a vaulted ceiling and is currently used as a games room. The land then extends with parkland grounds enjoying a tennis court, several ponds, a substantial greenhouse, a large subterranean garden store area all accessed by a tarmac go kart track circling the grounds. In total the plot extends to 4.9 acres.

Situation The village of Sompting lies 10 miles west of Brighton and Hove; between Lancing and Worthing, West Sussex. The town of Worthing is a short distance away and offers a comprehensive shopping centre, education, recreational and cultural facilities, including the pier, theatres and cinemas. Lyons Farm Retail Park is located less than a mile away. There are several local state schools nearby, including Sompting Village primary School, Lancing College and Sompting Abbotts Preparatory School which is a short distance up the Lane. Church Lane takes you over the glorious South Downs countryside to the village of Steyning. There are excellent road networks with the A27/M23 connecting to the national motorway network. Rail links from Lancing to London Victoria in approx 1 hr 25 mins and Gatwick airport is approx 40 miles distance.

Planning Permission Planning permission has been granted for the demolition of the existing modern barn and carport for the erection of a detached two bedroom ancillary annexe for guests. App no.Adc/0058/10. Further details are available on request.