
Lindfield, West Sussex · RH16
Lewes Road, Lindfield
Lewes Road, Lindfield, West Sussex, RH16
Guide price · Originally listed at £875,000
Mead Cottage is a lovely Grade II listed village house coming to the market for the first time in over 40 years. Built in the 16th century, the property is a timber framed building refronted in C19 and restored in C20. The ground floor is red brick, with partial header bond, on sandstone plinth. The original doorcase has been removed and the entrance is now in a C20 1 storey brick extension to the side.
The house is located in the highly sought after village of Lindfield and is just a stone's throw from the high street. The ground floor has three good-sized reception rooms, currently used as a formal sitting and dining room. The sitting room features the original inglenook fireplace with wood burning stove.
There is a double aspect kitchen/breakfast room with side access to the rear garden and there is a beautiful double aspect oak framed conservatory next to it which offers views across the garden. A downstairs cloakroom and a large cellar spanning the width of the house comple…
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Mead Cottage is a lovely Grade II listed village house coming to the market for the first time in over 40 years. Built in the 16th century, the property is a timber framed building refronted in C19 and restored in C20. The ground floor is red brick, with partial header bond, on sandstone plinth. The original doorcase has been removed and the entrance is now in a C20 1 storey brick extension to the side.
The house is located in the highly sought after village of Lindfield and is just a stone's throw from the high street. The ground floor has three good-sized reception rooms, currently used as a formal sitting and dining room. The sitting room features the original inglenook fireplace with wood burning stove.
There is a double aspect kitchen/breakfast room with side access to the rear garden and there is a beautiful double aspect oak framed conservatory next to it which offers views across the garden. A downstairs cloakroom and a large cellar spanning the width of the house complete the ground and lower ground floors.
The first floor is approached via a central staircase to a landing with three bedrooms leading off it, and a family bathroom. Further along the hallway is a staircase leading to the second-floor bedroom which is a major feature of the property and runs the entire length of the house, offering great versatility for as a forth bedrooms, a playroom or studio.
Mead Cottage is approached to the side and offers off-street parking for two vehicles, a single garage and side access to the wonderful rear garden. A feature of the property is the beautiful mature garden of circa quarter of an acre. There is a large lawned area, a plethora of mature specimen trees, herbaceous and perennial borders, vegetable patch and shed.
Lindfield is a highly popular and picturesque village and provides a wide variety of shops, restaurants, public houses, a supermarket, medical centre and village hall. 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, Brambletye, Worth, Ardingly, Burgess Hill Girls and Hurstpierpoint College.
Haywards Heath has a mainline railway station 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.
Located in an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty the surrounding countryside provides a vast range of sporting and recreational activities. Glyndebourne, Goodwood, Ardingly Showground and Plumpton are all within easy reach. The local footpaths provide a vast network of stunning walks from the village and there are numerous excellent Golf courses nearby and reservoirs for water sports.
Mid-Sussex District Council
EPC Exempt
Council Tax Band G
Key facts
- EPC: exempt.
- Parking: off street, garage.
- Outside: garden.
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1.1 milesto Haywards Heath Rail Station
Approximate straight-line distance · DfT NaPTAN · 13 Sept 2026Background air quality
- Fine particles · PM₂.₅
- 6.7 µg/m³ · Above the WHO guideline · well within the UK legal limit
- Nitrogen dioxide · NO₂
- 6.7 µg/m³ · Meets the WHO guideline
Annual background levels. For scale: the WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ for PM₂.₅ and 10 for NO₂; the UK legal limit is 20 and 40. Lower is better; this is a 1 km model, not a reading at the door.
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