ATTACHED PERIOD HOUSE | UNDERSTOOD TO DATE BACK TO THE VICTORIAN ERA | PERIOD FEATURES | SPACIOUS ACCOMMODATION | REPLACEMENT UPVC DOUBLE GLAZED SASH WINDOWS | GAS CENTRAL HEATING | COVERED PORCH | ENTRANCE LOBBY | SITTING ROOM | DINING ROOM | FAMILY ROOM | KITCHEN | UTILITY ROOM | FOUR FIRST FLOOR BEDROOMS | FAMILY BATHROOM | OUTSIDE INSULATED HOME OFFICE | GARDENS | GATED OFF ROAD PARKING FOR TWO VEHICLES | GARAGE | COUNCIL TAX: BAND D | EPC RATING: BAND E

SITUATION: The Laurels is ideally positioned within walking distance of the High Street with its broad range of shops, supermarkets, family owned cinema, restaurants, bus depot and mainline rail station (London Bridge/Victoria). The area is served by schooling for all age groups including a community college, leisure centre and many other recreational facilities including East Sussex National Golf Course and Ashdown Forest. Tunbridge Wells, Haywards Heath and East Grinstead are approximately 13 miles distant and offer many other amenities including main line rail services to London. Gatwick Airport and the M23/M25 motorways are all within a convenient driving distance.

DESCRIPTION: A charming and attractive traditional red brick attached house, understood to date back to the Victorian era, providing spacious accommodation benefitting from UPVC double glazed sash windows (installed by a local company in 2018/2019) and gas central heating (boiler and hot water cylinder installed 2022).

Typical of the era, there are a number of period of features including an open fireplace to the sitting room and exposed pine floor boards to two of the reception rooms.

Approached via a Covered Porch with front door to an Entrance Lobby and Cloakroom. The Sitting Room is dual aspect with a lovely square bay one corner. The Dining Room is an ideal space for entertaining and there is a third reception room with built-in storage the full extent of one wall incorporating the airing cupboard. Off the Family Room is a walk through with cloaks and shoes cupboards leading to the Kitchen and a separate Utility Room. The double aspect Kitchen was refurbished in 2025 to comprise classic green fronted units complemented by antique brass door furniture and resin work tops having inset sink unit, gas hob, extractor above, eye-level oven, warming drawer, larder unit with retractable drawers, space for fridge/freezer and space for dishwasher. The Utility has space for white goods and has a work surface with inset sink unit. Door from Kitchen to secure courtyard with storage and power.

Off the Family Room is a door and stairs down to a basement with a window providing natural light, power and light connected.

An Inner Lobby has stairs rising to the first floor landing. Here, there are four Bedrooms being served by a Family Bathroom comprising panel enclosed bath, shower over the bath, shower screen, WC, wash hand basin and two skylight windows.

OUTSIDE: Pair of double gates to a brick paved driveway providing Off Road Parking for two vehicles. The fence enclosed front garden has a meandering brick path to the front door, areas laid to lawn, planted borders, established Bay tree and Clematis.

To the rear, is a further area laid to lawn, being approached over a paved terrace (2024), fence enclosed with mature Acer, Plum tree, Virginia creeper and willow trees. Brick pathway to the outside Home Office. This is the ideal space for working from home with insulated walls and ceiling, heater, UPVC double glazed, CAT 7 and independent consumer unit.