Detached house for sale in Oathall Road, Haywards Heath RH16

Set in a highly sought-after location backing onto Clair Park, this impressive detached home exudes character and offers generously sized, beautifully presented living spaces. Featuring three spacious reception rooms and four large bedrooms, the property retains much of its original charm, including large bay windows, picture rails, and character fireplaces. The interior décor provides a perfect blank canvas for personalisation, with great potential to extend or enhance the property to meet the new owner’s preferences (subject to the necessary consents).
The property spans over 2000 sqft across two floors, providing ample space for entertaining. There are several reception rooms, a kitchen, and a large dining room with an adjoining garden room, ideal for reconfiguration to capitalise on the garden views. A welcoming entrance hall leads to a dual-aspect sitting room with a feature fireplace and a separate office, which could also serve as a playroom. Adjacent to the office and across from the kitchen, there is a sizeable utility room with space for laundry appliances and a convenient downstairs toilet.
Upstairs, you’ll find two spacious bedrooms along with two additional bedrooms, all well-served by the family bathroom. Each bedroom is generously proportioned and can easily accommodate either a king-size or double bed.

Outside

The property includes a detached carport and garden storage, accessible via a shared, gated driveway that provides plenty of parking. The charming garden surrounding the home features multiple seating areas and a gated swimming pool, offering privacy with its mature greenery and vibrant rhododendrons on three sides. The garden is mostly laid to lawn, with a patio directly connected to the house, and backs onto Clair Park. A footpath along the westerly edge of the property offers quick access to open green spaces, a play park, woodland, and Hayward’s Heath train station, ideal for commuters.

Situation

Oathall Road is situated within a conservation area close to the centre of Haywards Heath, with easy access to the open green space of Clair Park behind the property, where there are footpaths, a cricket club and a children’s play area. It is located in the centre of Haywards Heath about half a mile by car and foot from Haywards Heath train station, Waitrose and is within easy reach of a number of well-regarded local schools.
The station has fast and regular services to London (London Bridge/Victoria in approximately 47 mins), Gatwick International Airport and Brighton. There are Sainsbury’s and Waitrose supermarkets locally and an excellent selection of cafés and pubs. Schools nearby include Great Walstead, Ardingly, Burgess Hill School, Hurst College and Brighton College.

Sporting and recreational activities comprise golf at Haywards Heath, Royal Ashdown and East Sussex National golf clubs, sailing at Ardingly and Weir Wood reservoirs and walking and riding within the South Downs and Ashdown Forest.

Additional Information

Utilities: Mains water, oil central heating and mains drainage

Council tax band: F
Local authority: Mid Sussex District Council