Greatest Homes: homes with an office

Work smart, live smart. With work practices flexible, it’s right for our homes to be too

East Sussex is known for its freelance population. That, coupled with increasing demands for longer hours at work and a desire to spend more time at home, means that it makes sense to ensure your next home has an office included that you can retreat to for a few hours, cut off from the hubbub of family life. Here are a selection of houses with just such a facility.

Roedean Way, Brighton
An absolutely stunning property, this residence is set behind wrought iron gates in its own secluded grounds in one of the most prestigious coastal locations in the South East. With five bedrooms and four bathrooms the main house is breath-taking, but for those who need a bit more distance when they work this luxury home also has its very own self-contained office as a separate building. Incredible.
>£1,250,000
>Winkworth
>01273 320300
Woodlands, Hove
This glorious four bedroom detached residence has a quiet space by the entrance lobby (useful for greeting clients) you can call your own office at home. With loads of room elsewhere in the house, including a 28’3 kitchen/diner and a lovely 14’4 family room with doors allowing you to step straight out into the garden, your office is a quiet retreat with enough room to think and get down to the serious business of business. The home itself has undergone extensive refurbishment in recent years and is clear, light and fabulous throughout.
>£825,000
>Oakley Residential
>01273 688881
The Spinney, Hove
This beautiful house has all that you need for that demanding deadline – and the demanding family. With four bedrooms, as well as scope to extend and make the property even larger, all set in a prominent corner position on Dyke Road Avenue, this has everything you’ll need for a growing family. And for that extra something, the ground floor has a great separate office with fitted furniture, overlooking the front garden. Perfect for greeting clients… or the school run.
>£799,950
>Baron Estates
>01273 779777
>01273 320300
Queensbury Mews, Brighton
This mews house in the centre of town is just off the seafront and within easy walking distance of Brighton Station. In case you didn’t fancy walking there’s even off street parking for two cars. With three bedrooms, a courtyard, as well as a balcony on the first floor – all at top spec – this is a beautiful home, and on the ground floor a perfectly contained home office overlooking the courtyard with a private en-suite. Fab.
>£750,000
>King & Chasemore
>01273 206107
Keymer Road, Hassocks
Who needs the city when you have a fabulous home like this! The main house offers four bedrooms and two reception rooms, and is filled with character and history as it used to belong to the village coal merchant. Out back you’ll find a separate annexe – the perfect office space including a living area, two bedrooms, a workshop and featured beam ceilings, as well as a cloakroom and covered decked area. Spot on.
>price on application
>Mishon Mackay
>01273 834602