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Step inside 47 Dyke Road Avenue
Substantial six bedroom detached Tudorbethan House with landscaped garden and sunrooms. Located in the prestigious Tongdean conservation area, this commodious home offers highly versatile accommodation that can be tailored to suit your own lifestyle and your family’s personal requirements. Behind the Tudorbethan façade, an expansive interior can easily be configured to offer a large self-contained annexe or presented as a fantastic 21st Century residence with undeniably grand proportions. EPC Rating D. In More Detail Set back from the wide road, electric gates sweep open to reveal this impressive property whose easy flowing layout offers the opportunity to truly put your own stamp on its extensive interior. Ground Floor Continuing the herringbone design of the wide brick driveway, a lovingly maintained parquet floor flows throughout the majority of the ground floor, creating a consistent design scheme and adding to the sense of space. Opening onto the first of two large sunrooms, a dual aspect main reception room creates a warm and welcoming first impression with its exposed beams and leaded windows. Beautifully light and offering ample space for family seating and entertaining, an exposed brick fireplace offers a traditional focal point while its timber mantelpiece adds a classic finishing touch. The generous floor space of the adjacent kitchen offers a highly sociable space, easily accommodating a family dining table. Contemporary gloss black cabinets and sleek countertops wrap around the room housing an array of integrated appliances and providing space for a range cooker. Pale polished floor tiles reflect the natural light around the room and flow into the large sunroom that perfectly extends this hospitable space still further. Double doors stretch across the wide hallway leading to two further reception rooms, the second sunroom and a double bedroom with en suite shower room and two deep walk-in dressing rooms. A further fully fitted kitchen
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offers the opportunity to become a well-appointed contemporary space, while an additional snug/storage room and separate utility room provide plenty of dual space potential. Two separate WCs complete the ground floor. First Floor Elegant cream carpets line the staircase, continue out onto to the galleried landing and into the impressively sized master suite where featured patterned walls combine with a heritage colour scheme to inject a sultry splash of colour. Mirrored double doors open onto a hidden and luxuriously proportioned dressing room where a wealth of stylish fitted wardrobes provide ample discreet storage. Cleverly hidden behind two of the doors a large en suite bathroom features limed oak cabinets, a canopied bath and a walk-in shower all arranged in a white tile setting. Three further double bedrooms are found on this floor each with their own feature patterned walls and tall fitted wardrobes. Whilst one echoes the master bedroom with its own discreetly hidden en suite shower room, one enjoys distant sea views and the third offers the ideal space for a study area within a recessed alcove. The property’s sixth bedroom offers ample dual space potential as a home office. Pale tiles create a refined backdrop to the canopied cast iron bath, inset his and hers basins and separate shower in the family bathroom. Classic brass cross head Bristan taps and a period rose head shower add a final touch of charm and character to this hugely versatile and expansive home. Outside This family sized home is set back from the road behind a secure gated driveway which together with a double garage offers an impressive amount of private off-road parking. Landscaped gardens wrap around the house with a beautiful array of established hydrangeas, lavender, rhododendrons and tall fir trees. Two sunrooms offer peaceful spots to retreat from the hubbub of daily life and offer an idyllic place to admire the mature and easy to maintain flowerbeds.
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Step outside
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A large loft space offers ample potential to be converted into further accommodation (subject to the correct consents). Seller Insight “I’ve lived here for over twenty years and it was the area that drew me to this house. It has such a lovely look about it, from its beautiful frontage to the fantastic layout, I love everything about it. If I didn’t need to downsize I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else.” In the Local Area Only a short walk away from Hove Park and Recreation Ground, there is an abundance of outdoor facilities close at hand ranging from tennis courts, a children’s playground and bowling green to a café, picnic area and working model railway. A Waitrose superstore along with the local amenities of Maldon Road and Woodland Drive are within easy walking distance, while the popular shops, bars and restaurants of Seven Dials, Church Road and Goldstone Villas are all easily accessible. Nearby Preston Park and Hove train stations are approximately half a mile and a mile away respectively and offer convenient mainline links for commuters. Regular bus services stop at the top of the road, travelling across the city and out up to Devil’s Dyke with its long walks and panoramic views. Wickwoods Country Hotel and Spa sits at the foot of the South Downs and Chalfont Drive benefits from easy routes to Glyndebourne Opera House, Virgin Active sports facilities and Brighton and Hove Albion’s Amex stadium. Local schools include Lancing Prep, Cardinal Newman Catholic School, Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre, Windlesham School, St Bernadette’s RC Primary School, Stanford Junior School, BHASVIC, St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Brighton and Hove Prep and Goldstone Primary School, along with the recently opened Bilingual Primary School. While you’re out and about Brighton & Hove City Council and BT have joined forces to make free Wi-Fi available from their network of 40 hotspots at a range of locations across the city centre. This section of Dyke Road Avenue benefits from access to Superfast Broadband with average speeds up to 200Mpbs, ideal for those working from home. At the moment Dyke Road Avenue is not in a controlled parking zone and the property is currently in Council Tax band H which was charged at £3,255.32 for 2016/17.
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Agents Notes: All measurements are approximate and quoted in imperial with metric equivalents and for general guidance only and whilst every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy, they must not be relied on. The fixtures, fittings and appliances referred to have not been tested and therefore no guarantee can be given that they are in working order. Internal photographs are reproduced for general information and it must not be inferred that any item shown is included with the property. For a free valuation, contact the numbers listed on the brochure. Copyright Š 2017 Fine & Country Ltd. Registered in England and Wales. Company Reg No. 4235622 Registered Office: Sawyer & Co Sales & Lettings Ltd, 85 Church Street, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2BB. Printed 02.03.2017
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Fine & Country Tel: +44 (0)1273 739911 brightonandhove@fineandcountry.com 46 Church Road, Hove, East Sussex BN3 2FN
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