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Sloop Lane, Scaynes Hill, West Sussex, RH17

Guide price £2,750,000

Sold

6 Beds 5 Baths 3 Receptions

REF: MSX220087

A LUXURIOUS, INDIVIDUALLY DESIGNED TUDOR STYLE, SCANDIA-HUS ENERGY-SAVING FAMILY HOME, SITUATED IN A BEAUTIFUL RURAL LOCATION.

THE PROPERTY

A beautifully appointed and luxurious Scandia Hus designed house built in 2011, situated in a delightful and peaceful rural location, close to Haywards Heath mainline station. High Elms is a spacious and immaculately appointed family home arranged over 3 floors which combines contemporary design with traditional Sussex style. The modern construction provides energy saving features and incorporates many modern conveniences, for example, underfloor heating and triple glazing throughout, the tv/cinema room is cinema-ready, there is a multi-room audio system, and satellite television and a ventilation system. Features include an impressive entrance hall with oak flooring and a turned oak staircase. The light and well-proportioned triple aspect drawing room has bi-folding doors that lead out to the beautiful garden. The drawing room also includes an inglenook style brick fireplace with a dark oak beam and is inset with a wood burning stove. Also approached from the entrance hall is a generous study. At the heart of the home is the magnificent part vaulted open plan kitchen/dining room and family room. The kitchen is fitted with a range of high gloss units incorporating a five-ring induction hob, two siemens ovens, a Liebherr wine fridge and a large fridge and freezer. The dining area has a large bay window with a glazed door to the garden and there are further double doors to the garden from the family room. Beyond the kitchen/dining/family room is a useful utility room, boot room and seperate cloakroom. The well-arranged downstairs reception rooms are complemented on the first floor with a generously proportioned principal suite incorporating a bathroom , dressing room and walk-in fitted wardrobe with a balcony overlooking the rear garden and views to the countryside beyond. There are three further bedrooms on the first floor, two with ensuite shower rooms and one a beautifully appointed bathroom, and there are two additional bedrooms on the second floor with a family bathroom in between. The property benefits from Thermal Solar and Solar PV with transferrable feed-in tariff. There is an LPG generator with an auto-change over to ensure continuity of power supply in the event of a power cut. High Elms is approached from a sweeping gravel entrance drive which is bordered by a privately owned communal woodland. Electrically operated gates open onto the property's own drive with an extensive parking area, a detached triple bay garage, and a seperate WC. There is an amazing home office above the garage which is perfect for those looking to work from home. The gardens have been beautifully landscaped with a wide paved terrace adjacent to the rear of the house which incorporates some well stocked raised beds. There is a water harvester which supplies the irrigation system located in both the front and rear gardens, and there is garden lighting operated through an isypmphony App. There is an outside 3-zone sound system, outside kitchen/BBQ and hot tub. Around the perimeter of the property are some magnificent mature trees and there are wide sweeping expanses of lawn together with an area of meadow to the far boundary. The property lies about 2 miles to the north of the village of Scaynes Hill, which provides a public house, a primary school, and a petrol station with a shop. The nearby, highly popular "The Sloop" public house is a short walk away. The picturesque village of Lindfield lies about 4 miles to the west, with its pretty tree-lined High Street, period houses and parish church. Lindfield provides a primary school, a good selection of independent shops and cafes, a post office and three public houses. The regional centre in the area, Haywards Heath, is about 5 miles and offers a comprehensive range of shops and recreational facilities together with a mainline train station providing a fast and frequent service to Brighton, London Victoria, and London Bridge. The A23, which lies to the west of Haywards Heath gives fast access to Gatwick and the M23/M25. There is a variety excellent state and private schools in the area including: Ardingly College, Ashdown House, Brambletye, Brighton College, Cumnor House, Great Walstead, Hurstpierpoint College and Roedean.