No longer on the market
This property is no longer on the market
Floorplan
Map6 bedroom detached house
Study
Air source heat pump
Detached house
6 beds
3 baths
4045
EPC rating: E
Key information
Features and description
ACCOMMODATION Main House:
Reception hall, Drawing room, Sitting / family room, Dining room, Kitchen and breakfast room, Utility room, Cloakroom, Master bedroom with en suite shower room & two dressing rooms, Five further bedrooms, Bathroom, Shower room, Separate WC
Detached oast & barn ancillary accommodation:
Ground floor: One bedroom annexe First floor: Home office/studio & ancillary accommodation
Garden, grounds & outbuildings:
Delightful gardens. Summerhouse. Heated swimming pool. Pool house. Gazebo. Boules court. Orchard. Nuttery. Woodland & ponds. Greenhouse. Garaging with workshop.
Gardens and grounds of approaching 28.5 acres
LOCATION Tanhouse is set in its own grounds 2 miles to the south of the village of Northiam with steepled church, local shops, leisure facilities including bowls club, angling club, snooker club, library and Great Dixter house and gardens. There is also a doctor's surgery, vets and primary school. Further shopping facilities are available in Peasmarsh (5 miles), where there is a family run supermarket, Battle (9 miles) with an Abbey and Tenterden (10 miles) with an attractive tree lined high street, independent shops and leisure centre. The Ancient Town of Rye is about 7 miles and is renowned for its historical associations, medieval fortifications and fine period architecture. From the town there are local train services to Eastbourne and to Ashford International with high speed connections to London St Pancras in about 37 minutes and from there to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam via Eurostar. Direct main-line commuter rail services into both London Charing Cross and Cannon Street can be found at Staplehurst railway station (17 miles) taking approximately one hour, five minutes or Robertsbridge (12 miles) to London Charing Cross and London Cannon Street taking approximately 1hr, 20 minutes. The A21 provides access to Tunbridge Wells, the M25 and national motorway network, as well as Gatwick and Heathrow airports.
DESCRIPTION Tanhouse is a sympathetically and lovingly preserved Grade II Listed T-shaped fifteenth century timber-framed house with close studded elevations, plaster infilling and gabled ends, that on the south front being jettied on curved brackets. Interior features include exposed timber framing throughout with moulded beams and posts, mullion windows with leaded light panes, brick and flagstone flooring, fine inglenook fireplaces, good ceiling height to the majority of rooms and wide oak floorboards. The immaculately presented accommodation is arranged over three levels, as shown on the floor plan. The property is documented to have belonged to the Haddock family of Rye who were devoted Methodists and John Wesley is reputed to have visited the property on several occasions.
GROUND FLOOR An impressive oak front door opens to a reception hall with brick and flagstone flooring and a fine oak staircase rising to the first floor. There are three well-proportioned reception rooms. The south facing drawing room has lovely Jacobean panelling, chamfered ceiling beams and a fine inglenook fireplace. The dining room has windows extending the length of the room providing views of the garden and pond, together with a massive inglenook fireplace. The part vaulted, triple aspect sitting/family room, which overlooks the garden, has a wood burning stove and a door to outside.
The kitchen is fitted with a range of bespoke cabinets comprising cupboards and drawers with polished beech work surfaces, butcher's block and Delftware tiles, together with a range cooker with 5 burner LPG hob and space for a dishwasher and fridge/freezer. The adjoining triple aspect breakfast room, formerly the dairy has flagstone flooring and a vaulted ceiling with exposed beams. The utility room has a range of fitted cupboards, sink unit, plumbing for a washing machine, flagstone flooring and a door to the garden. A cloakroom completes the ground floor.
FIRST FLOOR From the landing, an ante room leads to the master bedroom with carved fireplace, en suite shower room and two walk-in dressing rooms. There are three further bedrooms together with a family bathroom and separate WC on the first floor. The second floor provides two attic bedrooms, a sitting room and a shower room.
OUTSIDE Tanhouse is approached via a sweeping gated driveway which leads to a generous parking area and the double garage with adjacent workshop. A particular feature of the property are the beautifully maintained gardens and grounds which provide a wonderful setting and comprise York stone terraces, manicured lawns, burgeoning herbaceous borders, rose beds, copper beech hedgerows, feature pond with gunnera and an abundance of mature trees and shrubs including magnolia, camellias and azaleas. To one area is a Japanese garden with acers, koi carp pond, lily pond, cloud trees and a large detached oak framed summerhouse. Adjoining is an outdoor kidney shaped pool heated by an air source heat pump with a Mediterranean style paved terrace with mature wisteria, cordyline and olive trees. Behind is a boules court screened by mature hedging. There is also a superb nuttery which is planted with walnut, cobnut, wingnut and medlar trees and an orchard with varieties of apple. The mature gardens extend to a beautiful area of woodland with towering oak trees, walkways and two ponds, beyond which lie four hedge or fence enclosed fields, one of which is a wild flower meadow. From the road there is a separate vehicular access to a storage barn with two additional open bays and a pole barn.
OAST & BARN The attractive Grade II Listed oast and barn conversion offers versatile self contained accommodation comprising a ground floor annexe with open plan sitting room and fitted kitchen/breakfast room, roundel bedroom and bathroom. External stairs lead to the first floor where there are two additional sections providing ancillary space as a home office, studio, etc.
SERVICES Oil central heating. Mains electricity and water. Private drainage.
LOCAL AUTHORITY Rother District Council. Tax Band H
Reception hall, Drawing room, Sitting / family room, Dining room, Kitchen and breakfast room, Utility room, Cloakroom, Master bedroom with en suite shower room & two dressing rooms, Five further bedrooms, Bathroom, Shower room, Separate WC
Detached oast & barn ancillary accommodation:
Ground floor: One bedroom annexe First floor: Home office/studio & ancillary accommodation
Garden, grounds & outbuildings:
Delightful gardens. Summerhouse. Heated swimming pool. Pool house. Gazebo. Boules court. Orchard. Nuttery. Woodland & ponds. Greenhouse. Garaging with workshop.
Gardens and grounds of approaching 28.5 acres
LOCATION Tanhouse is set in its own grounds 2 miles to the south of the village of Northiam with steepled church, local shops, leisure facilities including bowls club, angling club, snooker club, library and Great Dixter house and gardens. There is also a doctor's surgery, vets and primary school. Further shopping facilities are available in Peasmarsh (5 miles), where there is a family run supermarket, Battle (9 miles) with an Abbey and Tenterden (10 miles) with an attractive tree lined high street, independent shops and leisure centre. The Ancient Town of Rye is about 7 miles and is renowned for its historical associations, medieval fortifications and fine period architecture. From the town there are local train services to Eastbourne and to Ashford International with high speed connections to London St Pancras in about 37 minutes and from there to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam via Eurostar. Direct main-line commuter rail services into both London Charing Cross and Cannon Street can be found at Staplehurst railway station (17 miles) taking approximately one hour, five minutes or Robertsbridge (12 miles) to London Charing Cross and London Cannon Street taking approximately 1hr, 20 minutes. The A21 provides access to Tunbridge Wells, the M25 and national motorway network, as well as Gatwick and Heathrow airports.
DESCRIPTION Tanhouse is a sympathetically and lovingly preserved Grade II Listed T-shaped fifteenth century timber-framed house with close studded elevations, plaster infilling and gabled ends, that on the south front being jettied on curved brackets. Interior features include exposed timber framing throughout with moulded beams and posts, mullion windows with leaded light panes, brick and flagstone flooring, fine inglenook fireplaces, good ceiling height to the majority of rooms and wide oak floorboards. The immaculately presented accommodation is arranged over three levels, as shown on the floor plan. The property is documented to have belonged to the Haddock family of Rye who were devoted Methodists and John Wesley is reputed to have visited the property on several occasions.
GROUND FLOOR An impressive oak front door opens to a reception hall with brick and flagstone flooring and a fine oak staircase rising to the first floor. There are three well-proportioned reception rooms. The south facing drawing room has lovely Jacobean panelling, chamfered ceiling beams and a fine inglenook fireplace. The dining room has windows extending the length of the room providing views of the garden and pond, together with a massive inglenook fireplace. The part vaulted, triple aspect sitting/family room, which overlooks the garden, has a wood burning stove and a door to outside.
The kitchen is fitted with a range of bespoke cabinets comprising cupboards and drawers with polished beech work surfaces, butcher's block and Delftware tiles, together with a range cooker with 5 burner LPG hob and space for a dishwasher and fridge/freezer. The adjoining triple aspect breakfast room, formerly the dairy has flagstone flooring and a vaulted ceiling with exposed beams. The utility room has a range of fitted cupboards, sink unit, plumbing for a washing machine, flagstone flooring and a door to the garden. A cloakroom completes the ground floor.
FIRST FLOOR From the landing, an ante room leads to the master bedroom with carved fireplace, en suite shower room and two walk-in dressing rooms. There are three further bedrooms together with a family bathroom and separate WC on the first floor. The second floor provides two attic bedrooms, a sitting room and a shower room.
OUTSIDE Tanhouse is approached via a sweeping gated driveway which leads to a generous parking area and the double garage with adjacent workshop. A particular feature of the property are the beautifully maintained gardens and grounds which provide a wonderful setting and comprise York stone terraces, manicured lawns, burgeoning herbaceous borders, rose beds, copper beech hedgerows, feature pond with gunnera and an abundance of mature trees and shrubs including magnolia, camellias and azaleas. To one area is a Japanese garden with acers, koi carp pond, lily pond, cloud trees and a large detached oak framed summerhouse. Adjoining is an outdoor kidney shaped pool heated by an air source heat pump with a Mediterranean style paved terrace with mature wisteria, cordyline and olive trees. Behind is a boules court screened by mature hedging. There is also a superb nuttery which is planted with walnut, cobnut, wingnut and medlar trees and an orchard with varieties of apple. The mature gardens extend to a beautiful area of woodland with towering oak trees, walkways and two ponds, beyond which lie four hedge or fence enclosed fields, one of which is a wild flower meadow. From the road there is a separate vehicular access to a storage barn with two additional open bays and a pole barn.
OAST & BARN The attractive Grade II Listed oast and barn conversion offers versatile self contained accommodation comprising a ground floor annexe with open plan sitting room and fitted kitchen/breakfast room, roundel bedroom and bathroom. External stairs lead to the first floor where there are two additional sections providing ancillary space as a home office, studio, etc.
SERVICES Oil central heating. Mains electricity and water. Private drainage.
LOCAL AUTHORITY Rother District Council. Tax Band H
Property information from this agent
About this agent
Phillips & Stubbs – a regional property consultancy with a national profile at home in Rye LOCAL KNOWLEDGE – BETTER RESULTS We know every square mile and having an intimate knowledge of the local area and market enables us to get outstanding results for our clients. Whilst we may never compete with the large, corporate concerns in terms of their financial might and self promotion, they can never get close to the local community in the way that we can and develop those all important long term relationships on which the success of our business and reputation is built. Knowing the various micro-markets that make-up the local property scene and forging affinities with individuals in those communities over a long period of time gives us a deeper understanding and permits us to make those all important connections that go beyond conventional marketing. Despite all the advances in technology, this business is still very much a people business and local ‘know-how’ is often the difference between success and failure. COASTAL & COUNTRY We understand that particular properties require a bespoke, lifestyle approach and our Coastal and Country brand gives us the platform to market intriguing properties of merit using a tailored service built around a team of experienced professionals specialising in their field, high impact marketing and a clear understanding of the local market. One of the UK’s natural treasures is its unique coastline. Often charming, sometimes awe-inspiring, never boring, it is not surprising that so many people choose to live along the 7,760 miles of UK coast. We are acutely aware that properties with a sea view or located in close proximity to the beach are among the most sought-after for the lifestyle opportunities they provide. It’s the dream of many to live on the coast and in response to this strong demand we have set up a dedicated coastal service for the discerning buyer. It is a distinct market with different forces at work to the mainstream one and characteristics requiring our deep level of local knowledge that our team can use to deliver outstanding results through innovative marketing for our clients. Just as we benefit from a unique and historic coastline, so the inland rural areas, villages and market towns are exceptionally beautiful being both diverse in nature, from the rolling countryside of the High Weald to the low lying plains of Romney Marsh, and wide ranging in style with a high density of architecturally interesting buildings and Grade II listed properties including converted outbuildings, old farmhouses and charming cottages, which collectively ‘have been slowly and richly coloured by the personality of the people who have dwelt in them these hundreds of years. One may say of them that they are of the colour of English history’. W. Beach Thomas. Such unique properties demand particular attention and a focus on the special qualities of an individual property through tailored marketing rather than a ‘one size fits all approach’ in order to ensure you get the best possible outcome. LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION It is the advice you hear from us all the time and we apply it to ourselves. Our distinctive office in Rye occupies a high profile, corner position which ensures your property will get noticed. It also has a contemporary feel reflecting our forward thinking approach whilst being conducive to discussing business and property related matters in a relaxed yet professional environment. Rye is a destination of choice for people and often the starting point for their property search, not just in the town but right across the wider area as many people are simply too ‘time-poor’ to travel around the outlying villages to register with estate agents, thereby, making them increasingly irrelevant whilst boosting our own profile as a regional property hub. In addition, we open 7 days a week and most Bank Holidays to make sure we take full advantage of any opportunity to market your property. It is vitally important to maintain this presence given that high number of buyers who come to this area from London looking to relocate or to buy a second home and yet the vast majority of estate agents are closed for business on these prime viewing days. We find it bizarre in this day and age but we are not complaining! STYLE & SUBSTANCE Contemporary marketing is integral to our business. From branding to advertising, from how our office looks to the bespoke brochures we produce using floor plans, professional photography, dusk shots and aerial images and through our online presence and the use of social media channels, journalist interviews and historical research on individual houses, we are committed to constantly evolving our marketing approach to ensure your property is shown to maximum advantage. The benefits are greater awareness and better results for both us and our clients. A STRONG ONLINE PRESENCE Over 80% of all property searches begin online and so it is a very important factor when it comes to marketing but in order to differentiate your property in an overcrowded market there is in our view a need to go beyond simply replicating what can be seen on the main property portals on our own website. Accordingly, our website continues to develop to become a valuable resource for anyone looking to buy or rent property by providing additional information about individual houses and the locality and has an interactive design delivering an enhanced experience. In addition, individual micro-sites with extra features can be created for an individual property. PARTNERSHIP We see our relationship with our clients as a partnership. We all have a stake in the result and the importance of focusing and working together is vital in getting the best result for our client. Like any relationship, communication is vital in understanding what each party wants to achieve. Any estate agent would covet the opportunity to market your property on your behalf and at the outset you will probably see plenty of enthusiasm but often the activity can tail off if there is no early result. Not every property sells within a few weeks, of course, but from the outset we agree a marketing strategy with you that has regular reviews built-in to it to ensure your property remains firmly at the forefront of our minds. By working together it takes less energy and time and creates a better understanding and appreciation of the outcome. As an independent firm with a ‘can-do’ attitude and a business built on professionalism, energy, enthusiasm and extensive knowledge, we understand it is the quality of service we offer to clients that determines our success and we are particularly proud of the repeat business and recommendations we get from satisfied clients. LET ME SELL YOU A SECRET Evoking Robert Cialdini’s Scarcity Principle of Influence, there are certain circumstances where it may be advantageous for a property owner to sell off-market and we have a discreet service aimed at search agents and specific buyers who have clearly defined criteria.