69 MIDHURST ROAD

Barn House offers spacious rooms and a free-flowing layout ideal for a modern lifestyle. The reception hall leads through to a generous double aspect sitting room centred around a fireplace with slate hearth and chimney and with glazed sliding doors opening onto a large garden terrace. The adjoining light-filled dining room is linked via double doors from the sitting room providing the option to create a large entertaining space. There is also an internal door from the dining room across the hall from the kitchen. Fitted with modern, white, base level units and Bosch oven and hob, the kitchen has an archway through to the utility space allowing ample room for informal dining and a further storage area beyond. For home-workers, an office provides a useful retreat during the daytime and, along with a cloakroom, completes the ground floor accommodation. The first floor affords an elevated outlook across the downland landscape and the landing gives access to the four bedrooms, all with fitted wardrobes and a modern family bathroom. The spacious double aspect principal bedroom enjoys views over the countryside and benefits from an en suite bathroom and dressing area. There is a large loft that could be converted to provide further living space, subject to planning.

A brick wall, with greenery over, fronts the road with access onto a gravelled driveway providing parking and leads to a detached double garage. A series of steps rises to the porch at the front doorway, with raised planted beds and a timber pergola with rambling Wisteria, providing an attractive feature to the entrance. To the rear is a large paved terrace with easterly aspect and mature shrubs, specimen trees and perennial planting frame an area laid to lawn and climbing plants adorn the rear elevations of the house.

We are advised planning permission has been granted for a single storey extension to the rear, an open veranda across the front elevation of the property and electric gates at the entrance. (Ref SDNP/21/04940/HOUS). The plans include alterations to the internal ground floor layout and an additional upstairs ensuite bathroom.

Barn House is situated on the southern fringes of the South Downs National Park in sought-after Lavant providing the ideal setting for walking and nature enthusiasts. With two popular public houses, two churches and a village hall, the village also has access to the Centurion Way pedestrian/cycle path which offers a route into Chichester in one direction and beautiful West Dean in the other. West Stoke village is 2 miles away and offers shopping, a café at Design Vintage and Wellies Tea Rooms nearby. A broad range of amenities are available at Chichester, including the Festival Theatre and Pallant House Gallery. Goodwood is less than a mile for motor, horse-racing and golf-enthusiasts. Coastal villages of Chichester Harbour provide sailing and water sports opportunities. A mainline station for commuters in Chichester, and in Havant, for services to London and the south coast. Easy access to the A27 offers links to other major road networks. Well-regarded schooling includes Lavant Primary School, Westbourne House, The Prebendal School and Portsmouth Grammar.