| Property Name | 5 Laughton Lodge | |
| Property Location | Lewes, East Sussex view map | |
| Property Type |
Architect designed 4 Bed Home in long established co-housing community | |
| Price | £1,150,000 | |
| Status | For Sale | |
| For further information & viewings, contact |
Ben Metz tel: 07961 373385 e-mail: mail@benmetz.org |
This is not a typical rural house sale. 5 Laughton Lodge is an architect-designed four-bedroom home (1,672 sq ft), set within one of England’s longest-established co-housing communities, six miles from Lewes. Laughton Lodge extends to 23 acres of shared land, bordered directly by mixed woodland which stretches back almost without interruption for around 500 acres, with open farmland in every other direction.
The sense of space, when you arrive, is immediate.
| Kitchen | 8.17 x 3.59 |
| Lounge | 5.64 x 4.16 |
| Dining Room | included in Kitchen |
| Bedroom 1 | 6.68 x 3.26 |
| Bedroom 2 | 5.12 x 3.19 |
| Bedroom 3 | 5.44 x 2.55 |
| Bedroom 4 | 4.41 x 2.55 |
| Other Rooms | Mezzanine, hall, 2 bathrooms |
| Details of heating | Woodchip powered district heating system and 7kw wood burning stove. |
| Average annual cost of utilities, electric, gas, oil, etc. | £2,000 |
| Ground Rent | £3,000 |
| Details of any Accreditation or rating, e.g., BRE EcoHomes, SAP, NHER | EPC C |
23 acres shared. Outside number 5 the garden has timber decks, paved terraces, raised beds, and a roll-top bath set beneath the trees, open to the sky.
Materials are simple: timber cladding, sandstone paving, oak sleepers. The garden space allows for grasses to grow full height in summer for biodiversity, through which paths wind.
Fruit trees (pear, apple, plum, cherry and greengage) border two sides.
| Parking facilities | Off Road |
| Secure bicycle storage? | Yes |
| Nearest shop/Post Office | 1km |
| Nearest leisure facilities | 3km |
| Nearest train station | 8km |
| Nearest bus-stop to main town/city | 0.7km |
The house
The house has been designed around light and daily use rather than
statement. The floor plan follows the movement of the sun; glazing is
expansive; there are landscape or woodland views from every room and a
quality of natural light that photographs don’t quite capture. There are
four bedrooms, including a ground floor bedroom with en suite. The galleried
first-floor landing allows the house to feel open to the landscape, without
feeling exposed. The internal space is designed for flow and feels larger
than the square footage measures.
A 26-foot kitchen and dining space opens directly onto the garden and forms
the centre of the house. The sitting room is vaulted, calm, and can be made
cosier on winter nights with the wood-burning stove. Windows, extending from
ground floor to the top of the gable end, give views of the landscape
throughout the day and into the evening. There is underfloor heating on the
ground floor and central heating upstairs.
The house has been recently refurbished to a high standard throughout.
The garden
Outside, the garden has timber decks, paved terraces, raised beds, and a
roll-top bath set beneath the trees, open to the sky. Materials are simple:
timber cladding, sandstone paving, oak sleepers. The garden space allows for
grasses to grow full height in summer for biodiversity, through which paths
wind. Fruit trees (pear, apple, plum, cherry and greengage) border two
sides.
Price and tenure
Guide price: £1,150,000
The property is held on a lease of 9,999 years from 1999, granted by The
Community Project Limited. Each leaseholder is a member and director of the
freeholder company, which owns the land and shared buildings. This is a
freehold for all practical purposes.
For more information please visit: https://laughtonlodge.org/live/no5-laughton-lodge-4-bedroom-detached-house-for-sale/
Details last updated: 9 Apr 2026, 12:22
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