Balcombe Road, Haywards Heath, RH16

A tastefully modernised traditionally built family home in the local Turner style, set on a generous plot of approximately half an acre. With excellent living spaces, five spacious bedrooms, luxurious bathrooms, superb outdoor entertaining facilities and stunning countryside views, it is the perfect combination of country and small town living. 

Welcome Home

Nestled in an idyllic setting, there is a sense of grandeur as you pull into the driveway off Balcombe Road. To the front, large trees and mature hedging surround you from view, creating a sense of privacy and seclusion.

This remarkable 5-bedroom detached house is a statement of modern family living. A light-filled oak framed porch opens to a spacious entrance hall that welcomes you like an old friend, allowing you to hang coats and remove shoes in comfort. The formal reception room is located off the hallway. A generous room, with large window overlooking the front drive and garden, floods the room with light. A gas fire creates warmth, with a media unit area to one side and space for bookshelves on the other.

Returning back into the hall you are led to the other parts of the house, including the beautiful central oak staircase, crafted with care and detail.

Feast your eyes

To the left is the modern kitchen and breakfast room, the heart of the home. Large patio doors draw the outdoors in, framing the far-reaching views over the swimming pool and towards the countryside on your doorstep. An entertaining haven, there is space for all to wine and dine with integrated speaker system inset within the ceiling. The modern kitchen has an abundance of wall and floor storage behind sleek cabinets and stylish stone countertops. Integrated appliances include Neff double oven, 5-ring gas burner and extractor hood, freestanding ‘American-style’ fridge freezer and double sink with Quooker boiling water tap. A curved breakfast bar and built-in seating adds a nice touch. 

The utility room can be found off the kitchen, housing a sink, combi boiler, washing machine, tumble dryer and access to the pantry. The spacious study feeds off the utility room and has a large desk area, ample bookshelves and cupboard space. A ceiling fan is fitted for those hot ‘work at home’ summer days. A large window overlooking the front floods this room with light.

Finally, an external door gives you access to the car-port, garage and studio room above via a space-saver staircase, carpeted and perfect for a home gym or craft room.

Quiet time

Beyond the grand staircase you pass a generous under-stairs cupboard, downstairs cloakroom and enter into the music room, a comfortable space where budding musicians can play. There is room for a piano, bookshelves and free-standing cupboards. 

Soak up the views

Moving into the sun room you will be enchanted by the views down the garden, framed by the large window facing east. A generous room with patio doors, this a wonderful space to relax in the evenings, or take in the sunrise coming up from the east.

And so to bed

Climbing the turning staircase gives a wonderful opportunity to take in the views over the lawn and beyond. Wonderfully large windows allow the light to fill the space. A generous landing greets you on the first floor, with space for a sofa to enjoy a good book. The principle bedroom is to your right. This room is spacious in size and filled with glorious light. A walk-in wardrobe provides excellent storage, in addition to the eaves storage - a great place to hide suitcases. The modern en-suite is neutrally half-tiled to surround the bath and floor, and ‘his & hers’ sinks and tempting bath finish the space beautifully.

Two further large bedrooms can be found on the first floor, both ample in size, and one benefiting from a sink and built-in cupboard. The family bathroom with shower over bath, toilet and wash basin is half tiled and light. A large airing cupboard is positioned on the landing.

Room for more

Continue your ascent to the second floor up the oak staircase and you are greeted with two further large attic bedrooms. To the right, a large ‘front to back’ bedroom can be found. With two skylights flooding the room with light and restricted height in places, this would make a wonderful child’s bedroom. On the opposite side is an equally spacious bedroom that enjoys views down the garden. Both these bedrooms have space for double beds, desk and additional storage units. There is also a family bathroom with separate shower and bath and twin wash basins with under cabinet storage and WC.

Leisure time

Outside, an expansive garden spanning approximately half an acre is an oasis for anyone lucky enough to reside here.

Boasting various patios and terraces accessed from either the breakfast room or sun room, you will find space for all here. This area features a large heated tiled swimming pool with patio surround and space for outdoor seating to enjoy the sunny weather. The manicured lawns, small orchard and stunning countryside views stretch as far as the eye can see. The grounds are something to behold. Primarily laid to lawn, with mature trees on both sides as well as statement horse-chestnut towards the rear, the house offers privacy and connection to nature, whilst also serving as a magical place for children to play safely. A large greenhouse and four raised vegetable beds encourage the green-fingered among us to provide farm to table freshness.

Words from the sellers

“We love the fact that our fabulous home has combined country living with small town conveniences. Schools, the excellent train service, and other amenities are so close by. The sunrises when the morning mist is at the bottom of the garden are amazing. We often see wildlife: hedgehogs and pheasants venture into the garden, deer in the fields beyond and red kites flying over. There are so many convenient dog walks close by. Borde Hill event music drifting over the fields on summer evenings is marvellous. As keen environmentalists we have enjoyed updating the house to high levels of efficiency with solar, battery, EV charging and smart LED lighting. We will miss living here.”

Out and about

This home perfectly combines rural charm with urban connectivity. It is located less than 1 mile from Haywards Heath station, and there is swift access to M23/25 by car. Being on the northern fringes of Haywards Heath, it benefits from open countryside as a backdrop and the glorious Borde Hill estate is only a short walk or drive away. 

As well as being just moments to the popular Harlands Primary, the home also falls into the catchment area for Warden Park Secondary Academy in Cuckfield and Haywards Heath College is approximately a 10-minute walk. Local independent school options include Ardingly College, Hurstpierpoint College, Handcross Park and Great Walstead.

Haywards Heath station is less than a 20-minute walk, Waitrose and Sainsbury's supermarkets are within easy reach. Haywards Heath town centre has a good range of shops, restaurants, cafés and bars and there are numerous social groups and sports clubs dotted around the town. The countryside offers an immediate escape with scenic country walks to the picturesque villages of Cuckfield and Lindfield where you will find boutique shops, restaurants and coffee shops.

Brighton & Gatwick Airport can be accessed via Balcombe Road, Hanlye Lane and the A/M23, while London Victoria can be reached directly within 44 minutes from Haywards Heath station.

Environmentally friendly

There is a large solar panel installation, cleverly hidden from view on the southeast roof, and battery storage keeping energy costs to a minimum. The energy performance rating is rated C and council tax band G.

Garden

Large garden of approximately half an acre. Large patio area off the breakfast room and sun room. Steps down to the swimming pool with seating area to the rear. There is a large lawned garden, with mature trees, a small orchard, vegetable plots and greenhouse.

Parking - Car port

Large driveway with parking for multiple vehicles. There is a double car-port with ev charging point.