2 Minette Cottage London Road, Balcombe, West Sussex, RH17 6HS

The House...
This attractive bay fronted Victorian semi-detached home is offered for sale for the first time in over twenty years, enjoys a beautiful, wooded outlook and is in a prime location for Balcombe’s excellent primary school and mainline station.

The house retains much character typical of the period with bay windows, high ceilings, picture rails and attractive fireplaces whilst modern attributes include double glazed windows and gas central heating with ‘Worcester’ boiler.

The ground floor accommodation boasts the traditional two reception rooms. The inviting sitting room has a bay window and focal point fireplace with log burner – great for a cosy winter’s evening. The spacious dining room sits adjacent to the fitted kitchen, which boasts excellent storage space, granite worktops and a Rangemaster oven. The ground floor was extended in 2002 to create the lobby, cloakroom and highly versatile family room/study – the perfect work from home space, which boasts a delightful outlook over the garden. There is quality engineered wood flooring through the hall, sitting room and dining room which is sympathetic to the age of the house.

On the first floor are two double bedrooms and the larger-than-average family bathroom with separate walk-in shower and airing cupboard. There is also a large (5ft6 x 4ft10) store that could be converted into a study or en-suite, if required.

Stairs rise again to the second floor, which comprises of the principle bedroom with large window boasting the most superb views over woodland.

Step Outside...
To the rear is a lovely, established garden that extends to approximately 120ft with a favoured westerly aspect, meaning plenty of afternoon/evening sunshine and gorgeous sunsets. There is a paved terrace that is great for barbecues and a large expanse of lawn.

To the side is an attached single garage whilst there is driveway parking for one car to the front.

The Location...
The house sits on London Road within the sought after village of Balcombe, close to the mainline station, perfect for commuters. Village facilities include numerous shops and stores, tea room, village pub, social club, church, sports clubs, primary school and the mainline train station providing links to London, Gatwick Airport and Brighton. Haywards Heath and Crawley offer more extensive shopping and leisure facilities in addition to mainline railway stations (Haywards Heath to Victoria or London Bridge both approximately 47mins). By road, access to surrounding areas can be gained via the A23(M) which lies approximately 4.5 miles to the west at Handcross or north at Maidenbower.

Balcombe is surrounded by beautiful Sussex countryside. To the east are Balcombe lake & Ardingly Reservoir with their variety of footpaths, bridleways and angling facilities. The area is renowned for the standard of its schooling in both the private and state sectors with Balcombe Primary School being particularly reputable. A school bus runs through the village providing transport to Warden Park secondary school in the neighbouring village of Cuckfield. In the private sector Worth School is less than 4 miles distant in Turners Hill, whilst Ardingly College, Handcross Park, Great Walstead and Burgess Hill School for Girls are all easily accessible.

Information
Tenure: Freehold
Local Authority: Mid Sussex District Council
Council Tax Band: F