65 Sunnywood Drive, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 4PD

Guide Price
£425,000 - £450,000

The House...
Designed by renowned Soviet architect Berthold Lubetkin - the pioneer of the modernist design movement of the 1930s is this Grade II listed detached home which sits in an established residential area to the south of Victoria Park. This enclave of modernist homes are believed to have been built in 1936, are unique to the area and would be incredibly interesting to a purchaser keen on the Art Deco period due to its wealth of retained features.

Although requiring certain internal modernisation, this interesting home boasts an impressive 23ft sitting room which extends across the entire frontage of the house with full width windows and feature curved wall with fireplace. The sitting room connects with the separate dining room via original folding door and has sliding doors opening on to the garden. The kitchen has the traditional serving hatch through to the dining room and door on to the rear garden.

A spiral staircase rises to the first-floor landing which boasts two sizeable double bedrooms, two single bedrooms, bathroom and separate cloakroom.

Modern benefits include uPVC double glazed windows, gas central heating and updated electrics (2005).

Step Outside...
Externally, the modernist features continue with protruding window frames, curved door porch and in-built window boxes.

To the rear is a long, well established garden that extends to approximately 150ft. There is a wealth of plants, trees and shrubs and a large expanse of lawn. There is driveway parking for 2/3 cars (tandem) which leads to a large garage/workshop and ‘garden lavatory’.

The History...
This home forms part of a small enclave of eight homes built in 1936 by Lubetkin & Tecton. The client had challenged Lubetkin to design & build home for ordinary people as opposed to the wealthy clients Tecton usually built for. Other notable works Lubetkin worked on were Highpoint housing complex, London Zoo penguin pool, Finsbury Health Centre and Spa Green Estate.

The Location...
Sunnywood Drive is an established residential road ideally located in central Haywards Heath, just to the south of Victoria Park, offers a great deal of convenience without the 'hustle & bustle' of the the town centre. Aforementioned town centre is a 5 minute walk and offers a wide range of shopping & café facilities including The Orchards Shopping Centre, Marks & Spencer's, Costa Coffee & Café Nero. For further restaurants & bars, The Broadway is just over a half-mile distant and offers Cote Brasserie, Zizzi, Prezzo and Café Rouge and a range of other independent bars including IdleWild, Lockhart Tavern and Orange Square. Haywards Heath station provides swift & frequent commuter services into London (Victoria/London Bridge in 47 mins), Brighton and Gatwick International Airport and is just over a mile distant.

Information
Tenure: Freehold
Listed: Grade II
Local Authority: Mid Sussex District Council
Council Tax Band: D