8 bed detached house for sale

London Road, Rake, Liss, West Sussex GU33

The property is a detached family home with brick elevations under a tiled roof and accommodation arranged over three floors with in excess of 4,000 sq. Ft. Of accommodation, excluding the cellar, garage and any outbuildings. Originally built in 1937, the current family bought the house in 1952 and you can see why they have been settled for such a long time. The layout can be seen in the floorplan which offers flexible accommodation and there are many original features from this time including wooden floors, high ceilings and crittall windows. Outside, the house is approached by a drive with ample parking leading to the front door and to the left of the house is a double garage. To the rear, a sun terrace with pergola overlooks the main garden and pool and the land drops away through a number of mature trees to an area of unspoilt historic woodland known as Rake Hanger. Whilst the house has been much loved over the years, it does now require general updating throughout. In all, the house lies in a plot of approximately 3.73 acres.

Location: The property is situated in an elevated position along Hill Brow in the village of Rake where there is a pub, garden centre and village school. Petersfield is situated approximately 4 miles to the south-west in the heart of the South Downs National Park and offers a variety of amenities in a bustling town centre. Shops include Waitrose, M&S Food, Tesco and there are numerous boutiques, cafes and further shops. The train station provides a direct service to London Waterloo to the north (in approximately an hour) and Portsmouth to the south. The tunnel at Hindhead provides congestion free travel north along the A3 to Guildford and London. The area has many active clubs and societies with golf available at Petersfield, Liphook and Midhurst, horse and motor racing at Goodwood, The Festival Theatre in Chichester, polo at Cowdray Park and sailing along the South Coast. There are many popular schools in the area including Churcher's College, Bedales, Ditcham Park, Highfield School, Bohunt School and The Petersfield School.

Services: Mains water and electricity. Private drainage and partial oil fired central heating.

Council tax: Chichester District Council - band H

Directions: From Petersfield, head north along the old A3 (now B2070) in the direction of Liss and Liphook. Continue into Hill Brow and after passing The Jolly Drover Pub on your right, continue for a further 0.7 mile and the property is on your right. (If you get to Hatch Lane on your left, you've gone too far).

Ref: Ab/240168/2