5 bedroom detached house for sale

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Impressively spacious family home with beautiful garden in the catchment area of many of the best schools in Hove. There are currently 4 bedrooms but there is potential for 6 as both the annexe and loft would take little to convert.

In brief...
Style: Detached 1930s house
Bedrooms: 4 bedrooms, potential for 6
Living rooms: Front room, large kitchen/breakfast room at the back and a separate dining room
Area: 1470 sq ft
Outside: Professionally landscaped large south-facing garden
Location: Portland Road, Hove
Parking: Off road parking for up to 3 vehicles in front of house

Why you’ll like it...
Feet crunch over the gravel which covers the front garden of this family home giving valuable off road parking for up to three vehicles. According to a former pupil the house was once a school, and in more recent years has been used as a boarding house by a Hove dance group. It is easy to imagine it reverberating with children’s laughter and the many rooms full to the brim – now it needs a new family to come and enjoy its light, warmth and space.

To the right as you enter there is a tranquil front room complete with open fire, built in bookshelves fill the alcove next to the fireplace. There is a snug, homely feel, a place for a family to gather together in the evening.

Down the hallway's original tiled floor, to the back of the house with its sun-filled breakfast room and kitchen. With its open plan design and angled bay patio doors leading out to the south-facing garden this feels like the heart of the house. There is space for a dining table meaning meal times can be real family affairs and with the patio doors thrown open to let in the warm southern sunshine the garden becomes a natural extension of the room.

From this room you enter the potential annexe area. Always a part of the house rather than an extension, the main room has its own entrance, There is also a utility room and a large shower room. It would only take the addition of a cooker and a sink to make this a self contained flat for a lodger, older teenager or elderly relative.

The garden is exceptional and gives clear views towards the sea. Carefully planted and professionally landscaped this garden will bring subtle colour and scent throughout the year creating a peaceful oasis of calm.

Upstairs there is a glossy monochrome family bathroom with stylish bath, round basin and spacious walk in shower unit. There are four bedrooms - three doubles and one single, which vary in size and provide ample opportunity for a variety of arrangements.

The loft has a stable drop down ladder and has already been partially converted with the addition of a suspended floor and skylight. Potentially another bedroom plus ensuite.

Bear in mind...
Portland Road is a main road but inside the house it is very quiet.

Owners secret...
‘I love the garden, sitting out there with a glass of wine you would never know you were in a city.’

Where it is...
Shops: Boundary Road 7 min
Train station: Portslade Station 7 min
Seafront or park: Beach, Hove Lagoon and skate park 10 min, Wish Park 7 min
Closest schools
Primary: West Hove 7 min
Secondary: Blatchington Mill and Hove Park both approx 25 min
Private: Deepdene School 6 min

This is a great family neighborhood with everything you need in terms of shops and amenities within easy walking distance. Mainline trains run regularly from Portslade station to London and buses along Portland Road go to everywhere in Brighton and the surrounding areas.

Ground Floor

Double width Frosted Glass Door

Entrance Vestibule

Stripped Pine Front Entrance Door

Spacious Entrance Hallway

Cloakroom/WC

Sitting Room

Kitchen/Dining/Family Room

Breakfast/family area

Utility Room

Shower Room

Bedroom 5/Reception Room

First Floor

Spacious Landing

Bedroom 1

Bedroom 2

Bedroom 3

Bedroom 4

Bathroom

Attic Room

Outside

Rear Garden

Front Garden

EPC

Property Ref:84_1130_2382179