About this property

Appealing, chain free, detached family home with 0.544 acres, in a rural position with superb views over the countryside, yet just 4 miles from Horsham. The house is spacious and bright, with sociable reception spaces and ample bedrooms, plus scope for further extension if required. numerous outbuildings, offering work-from-home, ancillary accommodation, workshop, art studio and gym options!

Set back from the road behind a wide, sweeping driveway, The Oaks is a delightful detached property with excellent proportions and abundant natural daylight, in a rural position just 4 miles from central Horsham. It has a charming, period frontage, with superb views over the surrounding countryside, ample parking, a triple car barn (with two spaces used as workshop/storage), as well as outbuildings including the granary, the old piggery, a tree house, wood store and field shelter.

Internally the house is well presented, with generous proportions and an adaptable layout, with additional scope to extend if required. The fabric of the building has been well maintained, with the electrics having been upgraded when the house was extended in the mid-90s complemented by recent recarpeting and redecoration. There is a wide, welcoming entrance hallway, to one side of which is the front-to-back living room, with its striking inglenook fireplace. To the other side is the dining room and family room beyond, whilst at the rear is a guest WC and adjacent utility with access out to the garden. The generous, kitchen-breakfast room which also opens into the family room, making the most of the garden views, has double doors out and switches back to the dining room in a sociable U-shape.

Upstairs the bedrooms are bright and well-sized, with a family bathroom with bath and separate shower cubicle. There is scope, if desired, to add a second bathroom by converting the smallest bedroom into an en-suite bathroom to create a principal bedroom “suite”. All the upstairs rooms have far-reaching views across the fields and tree-lined hedgerows, giving a true sense of being in the heart of the countryside, yet with the town easily reachable.

Outside
The garden wraps around the house on three sides with the largest portion to the south, next to the treeline and stream. A wide paved terrace runs along the back of the house and leads to the courtyard on the north side, where the triple car barn and granary are to be found. Beyond is a further fenced area containing the old piggery building, and the tree house, a tranquil retreat to escape to and enjoy the verdant views.

The agricultural paddock at the rear has been used as a vegetable garden and for housing machinery and has a covenant preventing use for livestock. However, there is the option to rent two adjacent fields from the neighbouring property. There is a large rainwater storage tank used for irrigation. The garden and paddock extend to 0.544 acres in total.

Situation
Horsham is a vibrant market town with great transport links, including direct rail services to London in under an hour from Horsham station. Charming Rusper village with its local shop and a choice of two pubs is just 1.6 miles away, and Horsham has a thriving restaurant and café scene, whilst the Carfax market every Thursday and Saturday offers a great choice of local produce, artisanal goods and street food. There are excellent schooling options, both state and public, including Bohunt School, Millais, Forest, Tanbridge, Collyers, Christ’s Hospital, Farlington and Rusper Primary village school.

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Additional Information
Local Authority - Horsham District Council.
Council Tax Band F.

Additional information

• Charming period farmhouse
• Character features
• Ample parking
• Plentiful outbuildings offering myriad uses
• Fantastic views
• Scope to further extend
• Opportunity for hobby agricultural farming & self-sufficiency
• Option to rent additional adjacent fields
• Total of over 2700 sq ft inclusive
• Services - Mains Water / Electricity

Key information

Council Tax Band: F

Tenure: Freehold

Energy Performance Certificate