5 bedroom detached house for sale

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5 bedroom detached house for sale

Rural East Grinstead, West Sussex
£2,000,000

Our Summary

  • In the same family ownership for nearly 80 years, the property has evolved over time with a series of later additions, and now offers more than 5,000 square feet of generously proportioned accommodation, rich with character and offering clear potential for sensitive updating
  • These include two games rooms and a large studio with woodblock floor and French doors opening to the pool terrace - a flexible area offering excellent potential for reconfiguration

Description

This impressive Victorian house, known as Home Farm, is a substantial property with over 5,000 square feet of accommodation, set in approximately 20 acres of grounds, woodland, and pasture. The house has been in the same family ownership for nearly 80 years and has evolved over time with various additions. It features a striking facade with red brick, mellow stone, and tile-hung elevations, and is approached via a long driveway that winds through park-like grounds. The interior boasts a central reception hall, three formal reception rooms, a farmhouse-style kitchen, a library, and a generous suite of leisure spaces. The property also includes a cottage and period outbuildings. The grounds are a key feature, with formal gardens, woodland, and pasture, as well as a walled lawn, a York stone terrace, and a large ornamental pond. The property is situated in a rural setting, just south of the town of East Grinstead, and offers a range of amenities, including a mainline railway station and several excellent schools.