5 bed detached house for sale

School Lane, Brighton BN45

Mewstone is an architect designed house in the South Downs style with brick, flint and tile outer. Built by the current owners and maintained to high standards, it is fully ready to rent out as an option. The chalet style detached property has been designed to maximise the glorious views.

The house features an open plan living, dining and kitchen area with direct access to the front terrace for alfresco dining whilst to the rear of the property is a large lawned garden, and for colder days, there's a lovely 3.5kW Westfield log burning stove. There are three large bedrooms upstairs with two having excellent views to the front across to the South Downs National Park. Downstairs there are a further two bedrooms and a decent sized study. All downstairs rooms have sliding full length windows.

Mewstone has excellent eco credentials with underfloor heating throughout, triple glazing, an air source heat pump, and high airtightness with a mechanical heat recovery ventilation system. Room temperature is controlled by WiFi enabled thermostats in each room allowing remote control of the temperature in each room and increased energy efficiency.

Below the patio there is a large garage, log store/utility shed and an electric charging point. The more than ample driveway has parking space for at least four cars coming and going.

Enter the property on the Ground Floor
Large open hallway. Open plan living Room/Dining & Kitchen Fully equipped kitchen with double oven and induction hob, fridge/freezer, dishwasher, washing machine, plenty of working surfaces, storage and two sinks. The house also has a water filtration system throughout (cartridges replaced yearly). The living room opens directly via fully opening bi-fold doors onto a large fully enclosed patio, glass panels and electrical point.

Ground Floor Bedroom 1 - access to front. Ground Floor Toilet and shower room, large shower space. Cinema/playroom.

Plant room containing boiler, downstairs underfloor manifold, heat recovery ventilation unit and storage. Large central hallway

1st Floor
Bedroom 2 - Large room facing East with eaves storage.
Bedroom 3 - Large room facing West with eaves storage.
Family Bath and shower room - with eaves access and underfloor heating manifolds, the triple glazed velux has moveable privacy blinds.
Principal bedroom - Large apex windows with glorious views to East. Bespoke dual layer honeycomb blinds that can be fully automated to open and close at chosen temperature, and fitted black out curtains for extra sound and heat insulation, both Velux have blackout blinds, walk in wardroom with spacious en-suite shower room with Velux and retractable privacy blinds.
Light and airy landing - velux and full black out blinds

Outside

Rear Garden
Laid to lawn, with three young fruit trees, various seating areas, external lights and electricity points, to West of garden raised beds for vegetable patch are in place.

Parking
A double garage with lighting and electricity and ample parking spaces.

Additional Information

Brighton & Hove City Council
Council Tax Band G
Mains services (drainage pumped to holding tank, then to mains)