5 bed detached house for sale

Woodruff Avenue, Hove, East Sussex BN3

Spacious and handsome Arts & Crafts family home in prestigious Hove Park with beautifully landscaped and private gardens.

Description
Originally constructed in the 1920s in the handsome Arts & Crafts style, 3 Woodruff Avenue is a substantial five-bedroom detached family home set within beautiful gated gardens. Situated on a prestigious street and set behind a sliding gate, the property features a well-maintained front garden, a double garage, and generous off-street parking for visitors.

Offered to the market for the first time in 30 years, this distinguished residence is characterised externally by decorative hung tiles, an oak-framed porch, and a combination of original and double-glazed leaded windows. Inside the interior retains many period features, including a galleried entrance hall and an oak-panelled dining room, complemented by well-proportioned rooms throughout. The spacious sitting room opens on to a covered veranda, ideal for year-round entertaining. Most ground-floor rooms have direct access to the landscaped gardens, which include a garden room, a study, and a contemporary open-plan kitchen, dining, and family room featuring fully retractable bi-fold doors.

Upon entering, the spacious hallway features a turned staircase rising to the first floor, and leads to a boot room and a convenient cloakroom. Natural light fills the sitting room, which has classic wood flooring and features a living flame gas fire set within an intricately carved fireplace. The room extends the length of the house, offering ample space for both relaxed living and formal entertaining; diamond-drop windows overlook the front, while sliding floor-to-ceiling doors at the rear provide seamless access to the veranda and gardens. Double doors opens to the adjoining garden room, which overlooks the gardens and has previously been used as a children’s playroom.

The impressive kitchen and dining area is designed for effortless entertaining, featuring a corner wall of glass that fully opens on to the landscaped garden and dining terrace. Slate flooring further enhances the seamless flow between the indoor and outdoor spaces, with adjustable lighting suited to various occasions. The kitchen is fitted with premium appliances, including a Neff oven, microwave/combi, and designated spaces for a dishwasher and an American-style fridge/freezer.

The kitchen is served by an adjoining utility room providing practical storage and workspace, which in turn leads to a rear lobby and a tucked away study, with French doors opening on to the garden.

Adjacent to the kitchen, the formal dining room offers a traditional setting with elegant oak panelling; the room comfortably accommodates a large dining table and features a period 1930s bell connecting to the kitchen.

The elegant staircase rises to the first floor, where there are five bedrooms lying off a part-galleried landing. The principal bedroom suite occupies the entire west wing and has access to a large private roof terrace, offering panoramic views over the treetops and city, and glimpses of the sea. The suite comprises a dual-aspect bedroom, an impressive dressing room and an en suite bathroom with a contemporary suite including a whirlpool bath and separate walk-in shower.

The remaining bedrooms share a family bathroom and separate WC, and three of the bedrooms have wash basins.

Outside
The gardens surrounding the house provide a private and leafy setting. Set behind a low brick wall, the gated driveway leads to the integral double garage, which is wired for power and suitable for electric vehicle charging; the front garden is laid to a south-facing lawn with elegant planting, complemented by a paved seating area.

The garden extends around the western side of the house, via a small kitchen garden with a timber shed, to the beautifully landscaped rear garden which has been thoughtfully arranged for all-season enjoyment, with a large decked terrace for entertaining and a covered veranda. Steps rise to an expanse of well-tended lawn and pathway leading to a further seating area encircled by mature shrubs and trees, offering a secluded and attractive outdoor space.

In all, about a third of an acre.

Location
Woodruff Avenue is situated near Hove Park, a prestigious residential area in the coastal City of Brighton & Hove, ideally placed for the city centre and for transport links. The property is within good reach of the many and varied shops, bars and restaurants in the centre, which is about two miles distant and easily accessed by public transport. More locally, there is a parade of shops which provides for day to day needs.

The city offers a wide variety of leisure activities including local clubs for football, rugby, cricket and theatre; across Sussex, activities include show jumping at Hickstead, sailing at Brighton Marina and golf at one of the many courses across the county. There are miles of footpaths and bridleways across the nearby South Downs National park.

Sussex offers a vibrant cultural scene, with world-class opera at Glyndebourne, and the annual Brighton Festival presenting a huge programme of theatre, dance, classical music and literary events.

Rail Services: Preston Park station approximately 0.6 of a mile or 14 minutes’ walk and Hove station approximately 1.3 miles or 28 minutes’ walk, both offer frequent services to London.

The A23 is easily accessible to the north, connecting with the M23/national motorway network and the A27 coast road.

Schools: There is a good range of state and independent schools locally including Lancing Prep Hove, Windlesham, Brighton Girls (gdst), Brighton College, Hove Park, Cardinal Newman and bhasvic. For more information on state schools please see . A number of private schools offer bus services for students which stop locally.

All distances and journey times are approximate; walking times taken from Google Maps.

Square Footage: 3,682 sq ft

Acreage:
0.33 Acres



Additional Info
Services: Gas fired central heating. All mains services. Full fibre broadband is available.

Outgoings: Brighton & Hove City Council. Tax band G.

Photographs taken: June 2025

Site Plan: Produced from Promap © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Os ac . Not to scale. For identification only.

Cladding: This property may has cladding (traditional clay tile hanging). The property is under six floors so any cladding may not have been tested. Purchasers should make enquiries about the external wall system of the property, if it has cladding and if it is safe or if there are interim measures in place.