6 bed detached house for sale

Brighton Road, Shermanbury, Horsham, West Sussex RH13

An elegant modern country house with exceptional gardens, two-bedroom annexe and range of versatile outbuildings.

Description
Set discreetly behind a brick and flint wall and approached via sweeping, gated driveway offering plenty of parking, Wychwood House is an exceptional modern country home, built in 2020 to a bespoke design that nods to classical Georgian architecture. With its handsome double-fronted façade, centred on an elegant arched motif and framed by a shallow hipped slate roof, the house combines the symmetry and elegance of traditional design with the comfort and practicality of modern living.

Every detail of the house has been carefully considered, creating a home that is as suited to day-to-day family life as it is to large-scale entertaining. The interiors have been thoughtfully designed in a timeless, muted palette, enriched with bursts of colour, contemporary textures, and striking architectural features including vaulted ceilings, full-height windows and dual-aspect rooms that flood the house with natural light and frame the outlook over the beautiful gardens. Modern technology has been seamlessly integrated throughout, with app-controlled knx home automation providing control over lighting, heating and security, and an integrated music system serving the ground floor rooms - enhancing both everyday living and entertaining.

Wychwood House is surrounded by a series of stunning landscaped gardens, terraces, and sweeping lawns, enclosed by mature trees and enhanced by a range of beautifully presented outbuildings - including a self-contained annexe, a large home office, a detached party barn, and a gym/studio - creating an exceptional and highly versatile property.

An open arched porch frames the solid oak front door, which opens to a spacious entrance hall laid with engineered wood flooring and underfloor heating, a theme that continues throughout much of the ground floor. The eye is immediately drawn along the length of the house, through the kitchen and French doors beyond, framing a view to the formal garden. A turned staircase rises to the first floor; to one side is a built-in coats cupboard and access to a cleverly designed ‘Jack and Jill’ cloakroom linking through to the utility rooms.

The inviting family room is a generous dual-aspect space with French doors opening to the south-facing garden, and a contemporary inset dual-sided woodburner flanked by bespoke book shelving.

At the heart of the house is the superb kitchen, dining and family room, extending the full width of the property and forming the central hub of the home. Designed for both daily living and larger gatherings, this light-filled space features a large square bay opening to the south lawn, with three further sets of French doors leading to the west-facing terrace. Open to the kitchen is a study/music room.

The kitchen is fitted with a bespoke range of hand-built painted wooden cabinetry, glass-fronted display cupboards and Silestone worktops in a soft matt finish. A substantial central island is topped with solid woodblock and offers further storage and breakfast seating. Integrated Miele appliances include twin ovens (one steam), an induction hob and Tepanyaki, warming drawer and dishwasher, and there is space and plumbing for an American-style fridge freezer.

Lying just beyond the kitchen is a suite of practical and well-appointed utility areas, including a vaulted rear hall with French doors to the outside, a boot room with hanging space, a walk-in cool room/pantry and a laundry room with space for appliances and access to the cloakroom.

The turned staircase rises to a part-galleried landing, where the quality of materials and attention to detail continue throughout the upper floor. The principal suite occupies the south-west corner of the house and is particularly impressive: The dual-aspect bedroom features a vaulted ceiling with exposed oak timbers and French doors opening to a private balcony with views across the garden. A dressing room is fitted with bespoke oak wardrobes, and the en suite bathroom includes a bath, separate walk-in shower and twin basins.

There are five additional bedrooms on this floor, three of which feature built-in wardrobes. Bedroom two makes an ideal guest suite, benefiting from its own en suite shower room. Bedrooms three and four share a stylish ‘Jack and Jill’ shower room, while Bedrooms five and six are served by a generous family bathroom with both a bath and a separate shower. Bedroom six is currently used as an upstairs lounge but could also function as a second study.

Outbuildings
A key feature of Wychwood House is the range and quality of its outbuildings, providing extensive ancillary accommodation and excellent flexibility for a wide variety of uses. Lying to the north of the house and arranged around a courtyard-style garden beneath the shade of a mature oak tree, a detached single storey building comprises:

• The Oaks Annexe: A charming self-contained annexe offering an open-plan sitting room and kitchen, two bedrooms, and a bathroom - ideal for guests, multi-generational living, staff accommodation or to generate a rental income.
• Office: A large, open-plan workspace with room for multiple desks and a meeting tables, complemented by a small kitchenette and cloakroom. This space is ideally suited for homeworking or running a business from home.
• Gym/Studio: A vaulted, light-filled room with electric underfloor heating and bi-fold doors that open to the garden.
• Garden Store: A sizeable storage room with two sets of double doors, water and power connected, providing a utility area serving the annexe and practical storage for garden machinery and tools.
• Vinery: A lean-to glass vinery sits adjacent to the annexe, home to a productive grape vine and fitted with potting benches, with an adjoining cold frame for propagation.

To the south of the gardens lies a detached timber-clad barn, affectionately known by our clients as The Scout Hut, which serves as a party barn or teenagers’ den.

Opposite the main house is the garage block, comprising a double garage with electric roller doors, an adjoining plant room, separate utility room and a further garden store. Subject to the necessary planning consents, this building offers scope for conversion to further ancillary accommodation.

Gardens & Grounds
The gardens and grounds of Wychwood House are of particular note - a masterclass in structure and texture, with a seamless blend of formal landscaping and naturalistic planting. Arranged as a series of interconnected garden ‘rooms’, the grounds extend to approximately 3.1 acres and offer year-round interest, a high degree of privacy, and an exceptional setting for both everyday enjoyment and larger-scale entertaining.

A broad stone terrace wraps around three sides of the house, offering areas for dining and relaxation at different times of the day. To the west lies an elegant formal garden, arranged around a central ornamental rill framed by an avenue of Robinia trees, and a yew-enclosed ‘secret’ garden. Tucked away beyond the formal gardens is a discreetly positioned and newly resurfaced (2025) fence-enclosed tennis court.

To the north, a part-walled parterre-style garden is arranged with gravel paths and well stocked beds, leading to a further stone terrace beneath a timber pergola. Here, a brick-built outdoor kitchen provides an ideal spot for summer gatherings.

The kitchen garden is productive and well organised, with raised beds and fruit cages and a lean-to greenhouse.

The formal lawn stretches away to the south of the house, leading to the Scout Hut and featuring a sunken firepit area. A further band of lawn flanks the eastern boundary, with a mature bank of trees and shrubs creating excellent screening from the road.

In all, about 3.1 acres.

Location
Shermanbury is a small rural village situated in West Sussex between the market towns of Horsham and Steyning. Shermanbury has a public house, The Bull, and the neighbouring village of Partridge Green has a grocery shop, butcher, hairdresser, cafe and two public houses. Henfield (1.5 miles) is a thriving village and amply provides for day to day needs offering a range of independent shops, library, cafes and public houses, leisure centre and medical centre. Horsham offers a comprehensive range of high street and independent shops, restaurants, a theatre, a cinema and a leisure centre. Steyning seven miles, Horsham 10 miles, Haywards Heath 11 miles, Gatwick airport 20 miles.

There are many leisure activities available locally, including local clubs for football, rugby, cricket and theatre; there is sailing along the south coast with marina facilities at Brighton Marina and Chichester Harbour, horse racing at Plumpton and Goodwood, polo at Knepp Castle and Cowdray Park, and golf at Mannings Heath, Singing Hills or Pyecombe. There are miles of walks across the surrounding countryside, with many footpaths readily accessible from the village. Spa and country house hotels include South Lodge, Wickwoods Country Club, and Ockenden Manor.

Sussex offers a vibrant cultural scene, with world-class opera at Glyndebourne, and the annual Brighton and Charleston Festivals presenting a huge programme of theatre, dance, classical music and literary events.

Fast and frequent mainline rail services operate from Hassocks (7 miles, London Bridge/Victoria from 54 minutes), Horsham (London Victoria from 55 minutes), Haywards Heath (London Bridge/Victoria from 44 minutes) and Gatwick airport (fast non-stop service approximately 30 minutes to London Victoria). The 17 bus service, which runs between Horsham and Brighton, stops at a bus stop opposite the end of the driveway.

There is good range of schools in the area, including Joleshurst C of E Primary in Partridge Green (accessible by pavement from Shermanbury), Ashurst C of E Primary, Steyning Grammar, Windlesham House, Cottesmore, Worth, Hurstpierpoint College, Christ's Hospital, Farlington, Pennthorpe, Lancing College, Brighton College and Roedean.

All distances and times are approximate. Journey times taken from Google.

Square Footage: 3,270 sq ft

Acreage:
3.1 Acres



Additional Info
Agent Notes: 1. The property benefits from the remainder of the Renewable Heat Incentive payments, which are paid quarterly.

Services: Underfloor central heating fuelled by a ground source heat pump; air-conditioning on the first floor. Mains electricity, water and drainage.
Solar panels on the roof of the annexe provide electricity and the property participates in a feed-in tariff generating c.£2,000 per year.
The Scout Hut and office have electric radiators, and the gym has electric underfloor heating.
Broadband: Fibre to the cabinet is available.

Outgoings: Horsham District Council. Tax band G.

Photographs taken: January and September 2025.

Site Plan: Produced from Promap © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Os ac . Not to scale. For identification only.

Cladding: This property may have cladding (traditional timber weatherboarding). The property is under six floors so any cladding may not have been tested. Purchasers should make enquiries about the external wall system of the property, if it has cladding and if it is safe or if there are interim measures in place.