4 bed detached house for sale

Woodruff Avenue, Hove BN3

Guide price £1,000,000 - £1,100,000

Bathed in natural light from the south, this substantial family home with four bedrooms, three bathrooms and two generous reception rooms, sits perched on the hill bordering Hove Park close to the South Downs.

Sweeping, tree lined roads hosting impressive, detached houses have come to characterise the area between Hove Park and Dyke Road Avenue, with this house holding a corner plot surrounded by immaculate gardens and a generous driveway.
As a newer build, this beautiful family home built during the late 20th Century bears clean lines and well-proportioned rooms offering space for families to entertain, relax and grow. Outside spaces include a front garden, rear garden and a generous roof terrace, while inside is versatile whether working from home, raising children or receiving guests.

Streamlined and modern throughout, it is ready to move into, yet it remains a blank canvas for new owners who may wish to modernise further or put their own stamp on the place. On a plot of this size, there is scope to extend, both up and out, in an area where building consents are easier to come by as many neighbours have set a precedence for redesigning their homes.

For dog walking, rambling, cycling and anyone with a love of the great outdoors, the South Downs National Park is within walking distance, or several beauty spots are just a short drive away, as is the Dyke Golf Club and some of the cleanest beaches on the South Coast, giving you the best of all worlds.
Perfectly positioned in the catchment for several high-achieving primary, secondary and private schools; with Preston Park and Hove Stations just a 20-minute walk away, and the A23/A27 just moments away by car, you remain well connected to the city and beyond. With so many positive attributes, this generous home needs to be seen to be admired.

Style: Detached, modern family home
Type: 4 double bedrooms, 3 bathrooms (2 en suite) + WC, 1 living room, 1 kitchen dining room, 1 conservatory
Location: Hove Park
Area: 1,556 sq.ft.
Outside: Front and rear gardens with southerly aspect, roof terrace
Parking: Hardstanding for 3-4 cars plus integrated garage
Council Tax Band: F

Why you’ll like it:

Exterior & Entrance Hall:
Sweeping down Woodruff Avenue from Dyke Road Avenue towards the park, this house sits on the corner of Bennet Drive, set back from the street behind manicured border hedgerows and green lawns. It is an attractive house bearing clean, modern lines with ample glazing to maximise the natural light into the house. A neat brick driveway has space for three or four cars with further space in the integrated garage - also ideal for storage at almost 20m sq. From here, steps lead up to the front entrance leading directly to the kitchen diner – ideal when bringing home the weekly food shop, or the official main door sits to the side of the house, opening to a glamorous entrance hall with glass balustrades rising to the first floor.

Kitchen Dining Room:
Spanning the front of the house with verdant, dual aspect views, the kitchen dining room is abundant with natural light streaming in from the south and east via four picture windows. Open plan, it is a fantastic room for entertaining and is flexible in its use whether hosting dinner parties or feeding the brood around a large dining table. With almost 30 sq. M. To play with, it could also house a seating area with soft furnishings or a play corner for little ones if need be.

Running along the rear wall, the kitchen has ample worktop space above base units, with open shelving above for crockery, glassware and hanging utensils. While the dishwasher is integrated, the electric cooker and tall fridge freezer are freestanding and may be available by separate negotiation.

Living Room & Conservatory:
Homely with soft cashmere-grey carpet underfoot and calico cream walls, the living room and conservatory run across the rear of the house leading out to the magical rear garden. These green and leafy views fill the main reception rooms via walls of glazing which open to the garden which becomes a seamless extension of the home during summer. Inside, there is ample room for cosy furnishings for the whole family to come together in the evening, while the conservatory room is flexible in use as a summer sitting room, dining room, playroom or workspace.

Garden & Roof Terrace:
Bordered on three sides by mature trees, evergreens and neat topiary, the garden is glorious all year-round offering colour during autumn and blossom in spring. The lawn is lush and green, offering plenty of space for ball games and children’s play equipment, while a large stone patio sits close to the house for dining alfresco as the weather warms. For a large garden, it is relatively low maintenance with well-established plants and trees to give dappled shade in summer. It is a garden which invites wildlife and being slightly raised, it receives plenty of natural sunlight from the south allowing plants to thrive.

Elevated on the first floor with an open south westerly aspect, the roof terrace is a real suntrap for sun worshipers or for sitting in the last of the sunshine as it sets over the leafy local landscape. It is the ideal spot for summer suppers or drinks and is surprisingly private with evergreens on its westerly border.

Ground Floor Bedroom & Family Bathroom:
While the ground floor bedroom is dressed as a single room, there is space for a small double bed below the window with additional space for a freestanding desk as the wardrobe is built in. Like the living room, it has soft carpet underfoot and a large double glazed window dress with white shutters bringing form and function to the space.

Next door, the family bathroom is shared with one other bedroom on the first floor. Classic in white with blue accents to the tiles, it is a bright and spacious room housing the utilities alongside a roomy p-shaped bath with a shower over it.

First Floor Bedrooms & Bathrooms:
Spanning the entire first floor are three beautiful double bedrooms, looking out over the attractive local landscape via double glazed picture windows. Light and airy, all three bedrooms are substantial doubles, two of which have a vast amount of built-in wardrobe space offering clothes and shoe storage for two. These rooms also benefit from en suite shower rooms – although the rear bedroom is the largest with far-reaching treetop views making it the principal room on this floor.

Sitting within minutes of the South Downs National Park, there are many green, open spaces nearby, to include Hove Park, the Three-Cornered Copse and Hove Recreation Ground. Fashionable Seven Dials are within walking distance offering a wealth of amenities, bakeries, coffee shops, restaurants and wine bars, and the city centre shopping districts and beach are also within easy reach. For commuters, this home also offers easy access to both Hove Station and Preston Park Station, plus the A27/A23 which have direct and fast access along the South Coast and to the airports and London for those requiring them on a daily or weekly basis.