4 Bed Detached House For Sale

Guide Price £795,000 - Freehold

Barnets Hill, Peasmarsh, Near Rye, East Sussex TN31 6YJ

A detached character house affording stylish, largely open plan living space together with ancillary accommodation, set well back from the road in an elevated position with a large garden backing onto woodland.

ROOMS Hall, Sitting room, Living room, Cloak/shower room, Family room, Open plan kitchen and dining room, Utility room, Landing, Four double bedrooms, Two shower rooms (en suite), Family bath/shower room. Double glazing. Gas central heating. EPC rating TBA. Ancillary accommodation. Off road parking for several vehicles. Large garden



LOCATION Set back from the road in an elevated position on the edge the village of Peasmarsh, which offers local facilities and amenities including Jempsons, a family run supermarket) with post office and fuel station, the Flackley Ash hotel with dining and leisure facilities and two public houses. More extensive amenities can be found in the Ancient Town and Cinque Port of Rye (3 miles) renowned for its historical associations and fine period architecture. From the town there are local train services to Eastbourne and to Ashford International, from where there are high speed connections to London St Pancras (37 minutes). The coast is within easy reach and the area boasts a host of tourist and leisure attractions including Great Dixter, Bodiam Castle and Smallhythe Place. Secondary schools include Robertsbridge Community College and Rye College. Private schools in the area include Vine Hall at Robertsbridge, Marlborough House at Hawkhurst, Benenden Girl's School, Buckswood School at Guestling and Kings College at Canterbury.

DESCRIPTION An older style detached character house affording stylish, largely open plan living space over two levels, as shown on the floorplan, together with ancillary accommodation. To the rear is a large garden with terrace and lawns backing onto woodland. To the front of the house there is a large parking and turning forecourt and a detached building providing ancillary accommodation.

GROUND FLOOR A part glazed front door opens into a hall with stairs leading to the first floor. The sitting room has a bay window to the front and exposed floorboards. The living room has a bay window to the front, bi fold doors opening to the rear garden, exposed floorboards and a brick fireplace with a fitted wood burner. The cloak/shower room has a shower enclosure, copper countertop wash basin, close coupled wc and copper penny flooring.

The family room, which overlooks the rear garden, has a fireplace with a fitted wood burning stove and a wide opening connecting the open plan double aspect kitchen and dining room. The kitchen is fitted with a range of oak cabinets comprising base cupboards and drawers beneath granite work surfaces with an undermounted stainless teel sink, 5 burner gas hob, larder cupboard, built in fridge freezer, island unit with built in oven and microwave and antique floorboards. The dining room has a vaulted ceiling with three skylights, a slate tiled floor and glazed double doors opening to the rear terrace. Adjoining is a utility room with a glazed door to outside, a counter top sink with mixer tap, below counter space for a washing machine and tumble dryer, a slate tiled floor and a wall mounted gas boiler.

FIRST FLOOR On the first floor there is a landing with a hatch to the roof space. The double aspect principal bedroom has an adjoining dressing room and an en suite shower room with a walk-in rain shower, close coupled wc and wash basin. There are three further double bedrooms, one of which has an en suite shower room, together with a family bath/shower room which has a walk-in rain shower, close coupled wc and freestanding roll top bath.

OUTSIDE The property is screened from the road by a bank of mature rhododendrons and is approached over a shingle driveway which leads to a forecourt with ample space for parking several vehicles and turning. To one side is a detached building providing ancillary accommodation to the main house comprising a hall, workshop, shower room and a vaulted gym space with bi-folding doors to the rear garden. Across the back of the main house is a wide cobble sett paved terrace with a large Pink Peacock Flower tree which leads out to the level hedge enclosed rear garden of approximately 120' in depth and backing onto woodland with a variety of specimen trees, ferns, roses, hostas and hydrangeas. The total plot extends to about 0.35 of an acre.

FURTHER INFORMATION Local Authority: Rother District Council. Council Tax Band G

Mains electricity, gas and water. Private drainage.

Predicted mobile phone coverage: EE

Broadband speed: Standard 30Mbps available. Source Ofcom

Flood risk summary: Very low risk. Source GOV.UK