With brick, flint and white rendered elevations, Moat House is a charming, beautifully-styled property, which has been sympathetically extended to create a substantial, characterful family home, where period features include sash windows, exposed beams and distinctive fireplaces. On the ground floor, a reception hall located in the side wing leads through to a beautiful triple aspect west facing drawing room featuring a wood-burning stove and glazed, French doors open to the sheltered sunken garden. On the opposite side of the hall, a door gives access to a formal dining room providing the perfect setting for entertaining guests and hosting family gatherings, with the impressive kitchen and breakfast room being adjacent. Filled with natural light, the recently extended kitchen has an area for informal dining within a recess with windows on three sides offering garden views, in addition to the double doors which give access to an outdoor terrace. With a smart, red AGA housed within a mantel, the kitchen is fitted with Shaker-style wall and base level cabinetry, topped with wood work surfaces, and has an island unit with breakfast bar which creates a divide. The sitting room and study, both double aspect and with woodburning stoves are situated either side of the original entrance to the home and provide quiet reception areas for relaxation, reading, or perhaps home-working.

The property offers six bedrooms, with two en-suite rooms on the ground floor, providing the opportunity for ground floor living, as well as offering the ideal setting to accommodate visiting guests, or a dependent relative. The larger lower level bedroom has a stylish en-suite shower room and doors to access the rear garden, as well as immediate access to the boot room and utility area, where there is also an external door to the front of the property. A staircase in the central hallway rises to the first floor accommodation, comprising principal bedroom with en suite bathroom with separate shower, three further bedrooms, and a spacious family bathroom. All bedrooms have fitted wardrobe storage.

This property has 0.8 acres of land.

Outside

Evergreen hedging fronts the lane, with two gated entrances giving access to the property, where a gravelled driveway provides parking in addition to the double garage. The wraparound gardens are particularly noteworthy being thoughtfully-designed and beautifully maintained, with specimen trees, manicured hedging and a plethora of architectural shrubs and perennial plants. With open-countryside beyond the low-level boundary, there is a wonderful sense of benefitting from a borrowed landscape, which can be enjoyed whilst relaxing or dining on the paved terrace which adjoins the rear of the house just outside the kitchen/breakfast room. A paved terrace, outside the drawing room, enjoys a sunny, southerly aspect and is edged by planting. The grounds extend to just under one acre and include an attractive walkway with pergola, a trellis archway leading to a west facing paved terrace with summer house and an informal pond.

Situation

Situated on tranquil, Chapel Lane, the property is idyllically located, just a short distance from the coastline and within easy reach of excellent, local convenience shopping at East Wittering. The Blue Flag sandy beach at West Wittering offers bathing, water sports and shoreline walks, whilst sailing enthusiasts are within easy reach of both Birdham and Chichester Marinas. The cathedral city of Chichester offers extensive leisure and retail facilities, together with the renowned Festival Theatre, art galleries, restaurants, cafés and bars. Just to the north, Goodwood Estate, with its historic house and country club, provides horse and motor racing events, as well as golf and a small airfield. The stunning countryside of the South Downs National Park provides exceptional opportunities for walking, horse riding and cycling.

Chichester provides train services into Portsmouth, Brighton and central London, whilst for motorists the nearby A27 gives access to the M27, the A3(M) and A23. There are ferry services from Portsmouth to the Isle of Wight, the Channel Islands and to continental Europe.

The area has a number of state primary and secondary schools including West Wittering CE Primary School, Bishop Luffa School and Chichester High School, as well as noteworthy independent schools including The Prebendal, Oakwood, Westbourne House, Great Ballard and Slindon College.

The area has a number of state primary and secondary schools including West Wittering CE Primary School, Bishop Luffa School and Chichester High School, as well as noteworthy independent schools including The Prebendal, Oakwood, Westbourne House, Great Ballard and Slindon College.

Directions

From the A27/Chichester By-pass exit onto the A286 and follow the road for approximately 4 miles. At the roundabout take the 2nd exit onto the B2179 and continue for approximately 1.4 miles. Take the left turn onto Chapel Lane where the property will be found on the right hand side.