GUIDE PRICE: £1,000,000-£1,100,000 | Semi-detached period home | CHAIN FREE | Four double bedrooms | Spacious kitchen/breakfast room | Family bathroom | Ground floor WC | Landscaped two-tier garden | Close to Preston Park | Excellent local schools | 0.7 miles from station

GUIDE PRICE: £1,000,000-£1,100,000

Beaconsfield Villas is a wide tree lined avenue comprising late Victorian and early Edwardian houses, close to Preston Park in Brighton. The area is hugely popular with families due to its excellent schools and parks, while being within easy reach of the city centre. There is an excellent range of local shops, cafes and pubs, all within easy strolling distance. Preston Park Station is a little over half a mile from the property and offers direct trains to London. Brighton Mainline Station is approximately 1.2 miles away.

The property itself is a brick-built late Victorian semi-detached house believed to date from 1895. Approached from the street via an attractive and mature front garden with an elegant tiled path. The front door opens to an impressive hallway where the tiled path is mirrored, while the stripped bannisters and sisal stair runner add plenty of charm. The main living room is a bright and airy space with stripped wooden floors and large bay window with double glazed sash to the front. The feature fireplace has been prepared for a wood-burning stove while to the rear Crittall-style doors open to the garden. The kitchen is to the rear and is a wonderful space combining traditional charm with contemporary design. The kitchen itself is well planned with dark wall and base units topped with quartz-style worktops. Wooden floors are perfectly matched with the exposed brick feature wall while bi-fold doors bring the outside in. The practicalities are taken care of courtesy of a utility room off the kitchen, which in turn leads to a wc.

The first floor is home to three well-sized double bedrooms with the principal bedroom being to the front and offering particularly impressive proportions. This room further benefits from beautifully fitted wardrobes, a large bay window and double doors to a small balcony. The bathroom is once again finished with an enviable sense of style with gorgeous rich green tiles surrounding the bath and shower while the basin is set in an attractive wooden vanity unit with matching storage cupboards. A separate toilet is in the neighbouring room. The loft has been converted to add a further double bedroom which is furnished with built-in wardrobes. The current owners have early-stage drawings for the addition of a second bathroom, please ask agent for more details.

The garden has been beautifully landscaped with a decked terrace accessed from both the kitchen and living room. Steps from here rise to a further tiled garden with mature raised borders surrounding a secluded seating area. The property benefits from secure gated side-access.

In The Know…

Area: Preston Park
Council Tax: Band E
EPC Rating: D58
Floor Area: 150sqm (approx.)
Station: Preston Park (0.7 miles), Brighton (1.2 miles)
Bus Stop: Beaconsfield Villas
Parking: Zone J
Primary School: Balfour, Downs
Secondary School: Dorothy Stringer, Varndean
Local shop: Premier, Preston Drove
Supermarket: Sainsbury’s, New England Street
Local Gems: Preston Park Tavern, The Cleveland, Preston Park, Blakers Park, Tilt Café, Rustico