Cranedown, Lewes
South East
£820,000
Listed on 23/09/2026
Listed on 23/09/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
DetachedArea
1421 sqftFeatures
- Garage
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This detached chalet-style house offers three bedrooms, generous reception space and a large garden in a cul-de-sac south-west of Lewes town centre. The ground floor includes a double-aspect sitting room, a separate dining room, a fitted kitchen, a bedroom with light-pipes and a cloakroom. Upstairs are two double bedrooms and a shower room. The principal bedroom is particularly spacious, while the listing notes possible options to use the eaves or garage space, subject to the relevant permissions and checks.
A driveway leads to the garage and provides parking for at least three vehicles. The L-shaped rear garden is described as landscaped, with established planting and seating areas. The property is close to a footpath and cycle route towards Lewes railway station, with the town centre, shops and other amenities beyond. Its existing layout and garage provide scope to consider changes, although any conversion or extension would need feasibility and planning requirements to be checked.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
51out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This is a well-kept, spacious detached chalet with bright reception rooms, parquet flooring and an established garden, rather than a heavy renovation project. The garage offers scope to rethink the ground-floor layout, while the listing also mentions possible eaves and garage extensions, subject to feasibility and permissions; routine lawn care could refresh the patchy rear lawn.
The asking price is £820,000, around 11.8% above the local average on a £/sqf basis, so price is a constraint rather than a bargain. All-in purchase and refurbishment costs also look tight against local benchmarks, even with only light works indicated. There is plenty to like in the house and its setting, but the numbers make this a weaker opportunity unless the buyer sees value beyond the local average.
Key opportunities
- Bright, generous reception rooms with parquet flooring provide an appealing base with little visible work needed.
- The garage could offer scope to alter the ground-floor layout or extend, subject to planning and technical feasibility.
- The established garden has mature planting and paved seating areas; lawn care could improve the patchy rear lawn.
Key risks
None recorded.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Lewes Rail Station
0.7 miles
Train · Lewes
Cooksbridge Rail Station
2.6 miles
Train · Cooksbridge
Southease - Piddinghoe Road
2.7 miles
Train · Southease
Southease Rail Station
2.9 miles
Train · Southease
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