Birchen Lane, Haywards Heath

Chintings is a well-appointed family home offering light and spacious accommodation throughout on a much sought after private lane in Haywards Heath. This family home, within walking distance from the mainline station in Haywards Heath, is immaculate, and with generous rooms making it ideal for family life and entertaining.

The moment you enter the front door of this house your eye is drawn through the large entrance hall with parquet flooring and floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, to the large oak Orangery and garden beyond. Off the hall is a beautifully appointed kitchen/breakfast room with preparation island and room for a breakfast table. French doors lead into the Orangery and into the garden. Beyond the kitchen is a delightful double aspect games/tv room; and across the hallway is a stunning triple aspect drawing room with a limestone surround working fireplace. A well-appointed utility room and downstairs cloakroom complete the ground floor accommodation.

There is a beautiful oak turned staircase which leads to the first-floor landing and bedrooms. On the first floor is a delightful principal bedroom suite with ensuite shower room, a guest bedroom with ensuite shower room, three additional bedrooms, one currently being used as a home office, and an immaculate family bathroom. On the second floor are two further bedrooms all with eaves access and storage and a shower room.

The property offers an incredible opportunity to purchase a large, beautiful family home, immaculately presented inside and out, ideal for family life and entertaining, in the heart of West Sussex and within walking distance to the mainline station.

Chintings is approached via a paved driveway with ample parking for several vehicles. The front garden is laid to lawn with specimen trees and mature borders. There are two side gates providing secure access to the rear garden, and a large garden store and shed. The rear garden covers circa two thirds of an acre, and is an absolute delight, offering a generous sized terrace running across the entire rear of the house, perfect for entertaining. The expansive lawn is complimented by mature specimen trees, including camellia and clipped yew, a pond and rockery, perennial herbaceous borders, a large Victorian style greenhouse, fruit cage, a vegetable garden, and a wisteria walkway leading through a rose arbour to a mature orchard.

Birchen Lane is an exclusive and private road surrounded by the Sussex countryside, idyllic for walking and with easy access to both Lindfield village and Haywards Heath town centre.

Haywards Heath has a great range of shopping and leisure facilities as well as the mainline train station, which is a short walk away, with fast and frequent commuter services to both London Victoria and London Bridge (from 42 mins), Gatwick Airport and Brighton. The A23 offers direct access to the motorway network, Gatwick, Heathrow, and the South coast.

There is a good selection of preparatory, public, and state schools in the area including Lindfield and Blackthorns Primary Schools, Oathall Community College, Great Walstead, Cumnor House, Handcross Park, Brambletye, Worth, Ardingly, Burgess Hill Girls and Hurstpierpoint College.

The surrounding countryside provides a vast range of sporting and recreational activities. Glyndebourne, Hickstead, Goodwood, Ardingly Showground and Plumpton are all within easy reach. The local footpaths provide a vast network of stunning walks and there are numerous excellent Golf courses nearby and reservoirs for water sports.

Local Authority: Mid-Sussex District Council
EPC Rating: D
Council Tax Band: H

Key facts

• Parking: off street.
• Outside: garden.