For Sale5 Bedroom House in Lewes Road, Haywards Heath, RH17£2,350,000

Believed to date from the 1920s and originally built in the grounds of the nearby Birch Hotel (then a private residence). The house has a wealth period features including oak joinery, leaded light windows and servants bell (no longer in use). Little Birch was substantially extended by the current owners in 2005, creating a wonderful family home that including the garaging extends to 4567 sq ft The entrance hall sets the scene for the house, with its striking oak panelling and oak floor. Leading off the hall are both a generous snug with an open fireplace and a dual-aspect sitting room, with a large stone fireplace and oak panelled chimney breast, then a triple aspect formal dining room. The kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with a range of solid oak and hand-painted cabinets with granite worktops, a range oven and spaces for both a breakfast table and further appliances. Beyond the kitchen are a number of useful service rooms, including a boot room with a door to the garden, a laundry room with a chute from the first floor, and a ground floor shower room; the boot room also provides internal access to the integral garaging. A cloakroom lying off the entrance hall completes the ground floor living accommodation. There are five bedrooms on the first floor, one with an adjoining playroom or sixth bedroom, all served by a spacious family bathroom and separate shower room. The principal suite is magnificent and such space and size rarely seen, accessed from the main landing via a study area and comprising a stunning vaulted bedroom with vast French oak timbers, a dressing room with fitted storage, and a superbly appointed bathroom with classic-style suite including a roll-top bath, separate shower cubicle and twin basins. An oak staircase leads to a large, versatile mezzanine which could be used as an office or private sitting room. Outside Little Birch House is approached via a sweeping, tree-lined gravel driveway which opens to a generous parking area ahead of the house and garaging. The garage forms the ground floor of the modern wing of the house and is very well appointed, with twin electronically operated doors, an adjoining workshop, and a hatch opening to a large wine cellar. To the front of the house is a large expanse of well-tended lawn with rose beds and mature trees, very well screened to the southern boundary by a bank of mature hedging and trees. There is gated access to the rear garden, which has been attractively landscaped in the style of an elegant symmetrical knot garden, with well-stocked and colourful flower beds, box, sections of lawn, and stone pathways. Situation Little Birch House is situated in a private and well-enclosed setting on the eastern edge of Haywards Heath, within easy reach of the town centre and only 1.7 miles (about 5 minutes by car) from the mainline railway station. Fast trains from Haywards Heath to London Victoria and London Bridge approximately 46 minutes. Schooling: The area is well known for its plethora of excellent schools with the local schools being Warden Park and Oathall and the private sector offers Great Walstead approximately 5 minutes away by car, Cumnor House, Ardingly, Worth, Hurst College and Burgess Hill School For Girls Additional Information Council Tax Band G Agent’s Note The neighbour to the east, Birchwood House, has a right of way over the first section of the property’s driveway, as marked on the site plan. Services Gas fired central heating. Mains gas, electricity and water. Private drainage. Local Authority Mid Sussex District Council. Tel: 01444 458166. Council Tax Band: G Additional information - Kitchen/breakfast room - Sitting room - Dining room - Snug - Utility room - Cloakroom - 5 bedrooms - 4 bathrooms - Double garage - 4567 sq ft Key information Council Tax Band: G Tenure: Freehold