4 Bed Detached House For Sale

A spacious family home, in need of updating, situated on the private Furnace Wood estate and set in 0.89 acres of garden. Double garage and extensive parking.


LOCATION
The property is in a private Estate with a very rural feel to it. East Grinstead is 3.4 miles, Three Bridges Station (London Bridge 1 hour) 5 miles, Crawley 7 miles and Gatwick via the M23 is 7.4 miles.

To the north, Godstone and the M25 are about 10 miles. There is a wide range of leisure facilities in the locality and a good mix of schools.

DESCRIPTION
An in/out driveway around a front lawn with fine trees leads into a gravelled parking area. Dating from the 1940s/50s and now in need of updating, the house has brick and hanging tile elevations under a tiled roof. The front door opening into a hallway with doors off to sitting room with stone fireplace, dining room with patterned wood strip floor out to the conservatory. To the side a large family room has a central pillar and on the other side lies the kitchen/breakfast room and utility room. Family bathroom and large understairs cupboard. On the first floor doors open to an ensuite bedroom and bathroom, three further bedrooms and a second family bathroom.

OUTSIDE
Beside the house lies a twin doored double brick garage. A large lawn lies at the back of the house and falls away from a terrace and the conservatory into a more natural area and a post and rail fence bordering a deep wooded ghyll and public footpath (outside the boundary). A good greenhouse and not so good timber shed lie to one side and on the other side a more secure timber store. In all the grounds extend 0.89 acres (0.36 ha).

TENURE & POSSESSION
The property is offered freehold with vacant possession on completion. There is an annual contribution towards the repair and maintenance of the private road of £300.

SERVICES (Not tested and therefore not warrantied)
Mains electricity and water. Mains drainage (TBC). Oil fired central heating.

According to Ofcom’s Broadband Speed Checker, the property is able to access standard, superfast and ultrafast broadband. Prospective purchasers should make their own investigations on Ofcom’s website to ensure that the mobile signal and broadband available suits their requirements.

FIXTURES & FITTINGS
All fixtures, fittings and chattels whether referred to or not are specifically excluded from the sale.

TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING
The property (notwithstanding any description contained in these particulars) is sold subject to any existing Town & Country Planning legislation and to any development plan, resolution or notice which may be in force and also subject to any statutory provisions or by-laws without any obligation on the part of the vendor or his agents to specify them.

LOCAL AUTHORITIES
Mid Sussex District Council – .
Council Tax: Band G - £3,953.53 for 2025/26.

ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE (EPC)
The property has been given an EPC rating of E (51).

DIRECTIONS (RH19 2QE W3W//cope.tests.settle)
From the A22/A264 traffic light junction at Felbridge turn onto the A264 to Gatwick and almost immediately left along Felbridge Road. After about 1 mile fork right into Furnace Farm Road and follow round into Lake View Road where the property can be seen immediately on the left (DO NOT follow Sat Nav and come off the A264 from the north as it is blocked).