Summary - 1 Bridge Cottages, East Grinstead Road, North Chailey BN8 4DB
3 bed 1 bath Semi-Detached
Extended period cottage on a very large plot opposite the village primary — renovation project with garage and no onward chain.
Opposite Chailey primary school — strong location for families
Large gated driveway, double garage and generous surrounding garden
Extended period cottage with original character and log-burner back boiler
Requires complete modernisation and updating throughout
Solid brick walls; likely no insulation — retrofit required
Heating: oil boiler, radiators and electric storage heaters (mixed systems)
EPC rating E and Council Tax Band E — running cost considerations
No onward chain; potential to reconfigure or extend (subject to consents)
Set in the heart of North Chailey opposite the village primary school, this extended period cottage sits on a very large plot with a double garage and gated driveway. Originally a small 19th-century home, the property retains character features — exposed brick, cottage proportions and a log-burner back boiler — but now requires full modernisation throughout.
The house offers flexible family accommodation across two storeys: two reception rooms, a kitchen/breakfast room, three bedrooms and a ground‑floor bathroom with separate cloakroom. There is clear scope to reconfigure rooms, relocate the bathroom upstairs and extend further (subject to planning), making it suitable for a growing family seeking extra space and countryside living.
Practical considerations: heating is by oil via boiler/radiators and electric storage heaters, glazing is mixed double glazed, and the walls are solid brick with assumed no insulation. The property has an EPC rating of E, a higher Council Tax band (Band E), and will need updating to modern standards — including landscaping the large garden and attention to the brick-built double garage and some outbuildings.
Offered freehold with vacant possession and no onward chain, this cottage will appeal to buyers looking for project potential in an affluent, low-crime rural hamlet with fast broadband, excellent mobile signal and easy access to Lewes, Haywards Heath and local countryside amenities.
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