Greatest Homes: near a park

Get someone else to look after the greenery in your life, but keep it close at hand

It’s all well and good having your own garden, but sometimes you need something a little bit bigger. Whether it’s for the dog to run around in, the children to play games in, or simply to sit on the ground on a bright Summer’s day and read a book in with wide open spaces abounding, a park is an asset to have on your doorstep. A retreat from home, near home.

Cleveland Road, Brighton
Directly overlooking Blakers Park and a short walk from Preston Park is this lovely three bedroom terraced bay-fronted house. Spaciously arranged with a kitchen breakfast room to focus that family and a living dining room to entertain in, as well as a westerly rear garden for a bit of private outside space, this charming period home could be yours.
>£439,950
>David & Co
>01273 555333
Elms Lea Avenue, Brighton
Not far from Preston Park
is this attractive four bedroom detached family house built in 1935 and filled with unusual details and remarkable character. Walk in and you’re greeted by a three quarter oak panelled entrance hall and oak parquet flooring, along with some very charming leaded light windows, door furniture and fireplaces. With potential to extend to the side and into the roof space (subject to necessary consents) this is already a unique home, but with plenty of room to put your own stamp on it.
>£699,950
>Beaumonts
>01273 550881
Bonchurch Road, Brighton
Like something out of an idyllic childhood book, the simplest way to get to the local park – in this case William Clark Park aka ‘The Patch’ – is straight down the bottom of the back garden. In a friendly community just over a mile away from Brighton station, this beautiful three bedroom house has a warmth and an elegance all of its own. With a good sized living room enjoying a large bay window flooding the space with natural light, as well as a recently refurbished kitchen, this is a fabulous terraced home.
>£395,000
>Mishon Mackay
>01273 670067
Park Crescent, Brighton
Combining all the joys of a garden with the benefits of a park, Park Crescent is a remarkable area with its expansive walled landscaped communal gardens. This is an rare chance to have an entire house on Park Crescent, consisting of one three to four bedroom residence and a self-contained one bedroom lower ground floor flat.
>OIEO £800,000 – £850,000
>Brand Vaughan
>01273 683111
Valley Road, Newhaven
Just around the corner from a spacious family park – as well as being positioned near the shops of Newhaven town centre – is this delightful three double bedroom bungalow. With plenty of light and a spacious feel throughout, this home is welcoming from the off. It also has plenty of parking space to the front, a flat lawn, patio area and brick built summer house to the rear.
>£240,000 – £260,000
>Cubitt & West
>01273 584511