oast house
for sale
Ninfield, near Battle, East Sussex
Grade II listed oast house conversion near Battle, East Sussex |
Contact information
Seller: Lampons Estate Agents
Tel:
01323 726060
Web: www.lampons.com
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A substantial detached Grade II listed former oast house with four bedrooms and versatile accommodation set in 0.35 acres of grounds with an aviary and an outdoor heated swimming pool and located near the East Sussex village of Ninfield close to Battle and Bexhill
Guide price £975,000
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The oast house is believed to originally date from the 1870’s with later extensions and was converted some 20 years ago to provide a most attractive residence, full of character and offering spacious, well maintained and versatile accommodation.
Location
The property is situated in a quiet position, close to open countryside and within an easy level walk of the village facilities.
Battle, with its main shops, services and mainline railway station is just over four miles distant with Bexhill and the coast a similar distance.
Accommodation
Substantial oak front door leading to:
Entrance vestibule with tiled floor.
Entrance hall with exposed timbering and brickwork plus oak flooring. Stairs to first floor with understairs storage area.
Cloakroom - white suite comprising WC and wash basin with tiled splashback. Tiled flooring.
Kitchen
(15' 6" x 9' /4.72m x 2.74m) A stone-laid floor and oak fronted units comprising cupboards, drawers and granite-effect work surfaces, plus matching wall-mounted storage cupboards, some with glazed doors. Franke inset sink unit with one and a half bowl, mixer tap and drainer, tiled splashbacks, plumbing for dishwasher, oil-fired Rayburn range cooker. Exposed ceiling beams, full height glazed panel providing an outlook over the gardens.
Roundel room, (approximately 17' 6" (5.33m ) in diameter Currently used as a second sitting room/ dining room, a room of some character with a stone-laid floor, twin glazed panels overlooking the gardens, television and telephone points, plus an original feature feeding trough.
Utility room
(7' 8" x 5' 6" / 2.34m x 1.68m) with plumbing for washing machine, Myson oil-fired boiler, fitted cupboard.
Study
(9' x 7' / 2.74m x 2.13m) with oak flooring and telephone point.
Sitting room
(29' 6" x 15' / 8.99m x 4.57m) A particular feature of the property, of an excellent size, with a high vaulted ceiling, exposed timbering and high-level windows, as well as an outlook over the gardens. Roundel-style fireplace of brick construction with peg-tiling above and a fitted wood-burning stove. TV and telephone points. Steps lead down to an
L-shaped inner hall
with doors leading to:
Bedroom three
(12' 1" x 10' 1" / 3.68m x 3.07m) Vaulted ceiling and exposed brickwork.
Bedroom four
(12' 8" x 7' 6" / 3.86m x 2.29m) Vaulted ceiling.
Shower room
Note:
The inner hall, bedrooms three and four and the shower room form a suite of rooms which would prove ideal for an elderly relative, teenagers or, alternatively, provides potential for home working.
First Floor
Roundel bedroom
(approximately 17' 6" / 5.33m) in diameter. A good size room with a high ceiling and an outlook beyond neighbouring gardens to open countryside. Television point.
Bedroom two
(15' 7" (8'11" min) x 15' 1" / 4.75m max x 4.60m) Another room with a high vaulted ceiling and an outlook to open countryside beyond neighbouring gardens. Stable-type door leading to external staircase, in turn leading to the gardens.
En suite shower room
Bathroom
with slate flooring, tiled walls and a white ‘Victorian’ style suite comprising a free-standing roll-top bath with ornate mixer tap and shower attachment, pedestal wash basin and WC. Chrome radiator/towel rail, skylight window, ceiling inset spotlamps.
Airing cupboard housing insulated tank with immersion heater.
Outside
Five-bar gate leading to a gravelled parking area, providing hardstanding space for a number of vehicles, edged with copper beech hedging.
Narrow lawned gardens to the front of the property with shrub borders.
Good size gardens to the rear of the property, comprising mainly lawn with shrub borders.
A brick-built gazebo with oak framing and a pitched slate roof provides an attractive covered seating area. There is also a small, flagstone laid patio area while a flagstone laid path leads from the parking area to the front door.
There are also two timber built sheds, one to the west side of the property, the other larger shed, measuring 12’ x 5’ (3.66m x 1.52m) with power available and currently used as an aviary.
To the rear of the garden is an external heated swimming pool, measuring some 33’ x 15’ (10.06m x 4.57m), surrounded by decking and partially screened by trellised fencing.
A further timber built shed, measuring 9’ x 9’ (2.74m x 2.74m) with light and power, houses the pool filtration equipment. Beyond the surrounding gardens, there is an outlook over open countryside.
Council Tax Band
E (Wealden District Council)
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