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3 bedroom detached house
Key information
Property description & features
- Tenure: Freehold
- sitting room with inglenook fireplace
- dining room
- large breakfast room/third reception room
- 14' farmhouse style kitchen with Aga & separate utility room
- 3 double bedrooms
- spacious bathroom with wc
- potential annexe comprising 2 rooms one with a mezzanine floor
- beautifully landscaped 150' westerly garden
- garage
- oil fired central heating
This enchanting detached Grade II listed house is enhanced by its lovely mature westerly 150' garden which secures an unusually high degree of seclusion. Behind the elegant Georgian style front elevation the generous accommodation on the ground floor includes two additional rooms which might convert to provide an independent annexe facility. The three principal reception rooms include a charming sitting room with a fine inglenook style fireplace and there is a wealth of old oak beams and joinery evident throughout much of the house with the rear portion of the property believed by the owners to date from the 1600's. An internal inspection will convey the charm and considerable appeal of this outstanding property and its lovely garden setting.
The old world village of Wilmington sits within the scenic Cuckmere valley and the South Downs National Park to which there is immediate and easy access from Post Cottage. The lovely village of Alfriston is also nearby providing good local shopping facilities. Trains to London Victoria and to Gatwick are available from the nearby Berwick Station. The principal coastal town of Eastbourne is about 9 miles distant and provides a wide range of shopping facilities, theatres. Sporting facilities in the Eastbourne area include 3 principal golf courses and one of the largest sailing marinas on the south coast. In addtion to the Wilmington and Alfriston village schools there are private and state schools at Eastbourne which includes Bedes, St Andrews and Eastbourne College. There is world class opera at nearby Glyndebourne and there are channel ferries from Newhaven.
Rooms
Entrance Hall
with tiled floor.
Sitting Room 4.52m x 4.17m (14' 10" x 13' 8")
including the depth of the impressive inglenook fireplace recess with its open fire and solid oak bressummer beam over, lovely garden aspect, radiator, tiled floor and door to garden.
Dining Room 4.06m x 3.35m (13' 4" x 11' 0")
with fireplace in brick surround flanked by attractive flint walls, exposed beams, 2 radiators.
Breakfast Room/Second Reception Room 3.9m x 3.76m (12' 10" x 12' 4")
with Sussex style brick fireplace with tiled hearth flanked by attractive flint finished walls, radiator.
Inner Hall
with floor to ceiling shelving and deep storage cupboard.
Kitchen 4.32m x 2.44m (14' 2" x 8' 0")
with charming garden aspect and equipped with extensive range of Corian working surfaces with drawers and cupboards below, inset double sink unit with mixer tap, integrated appliances include the Siemens oven and 5 ring induction hob, off peak electrically fired Aga oven with 3 ovens and 2 hotplates, Bosch dishwashing machine, beamed ceiling, tiled floor and door to
Utility Room 4.42m x 1.68m (14' 6" x 5' 6")
with brick floor, plumbing for washing machine, space for fridge and freezers, oil fired Worcester boiler for central heating, stable door to garden and door to garage.
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Old Post Office Annexe accommodation comprising
Studio Room 4.37m x 2.92m (14' 4" x 9' 7")
with attractively vaulted ceiling with double glazed velux window.
Study 3.6m x 3.05m (11' 10" x 10' 0")
with newly laid stone floor and exposed flint wall with display niches, oak framed door to the side entrance and internal oak staircase to the
Mezzanine Floor 3.66m x 3m (12' 0" x 9' 10")
including the stairwell.
N.B. This intriguing section of the property, which in earlier times formed the original village post office, might subject to any consents required, convert to provide self contained annexe accommodation.
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The wide staircase rises from the entrance hall to the First Floor Landing with exposed timbers, radiator.
Bedroom 1 4.65m x 3.35m (15' 3" x 11' 0")
into the wide recess, mellowed brick fire surround flanked by deep built in wardrobe cupboards, radiator and garden aspect, door to concealed staircase leading to loft room.
Bedroom 2 4.17m x 3.76m (13' 8" x 12' 4")
to include the depth of the range of built in wardrobe cupboards, radiator.
Bedroom 3 4.17m x 3.35m (13' 8" x 11' 0")
with exposed oak timbers, oak flooring, radiator and door to the small landing gallery.
Spacious Bathroom 3.05m x 2.64m (10' 0" x 8' 8")
with lovely garden aspect, roll top Victorian style bath on ball and claw feet with mixer tap and hand shower, wash basin and low level wc, heated towel rail. Exposed oak timbers and oak floor.
Large Separate wc
with wash basin, low level wc, window.
Loft Room
on the second floor accessed from a concealed staircase in bedroom one providing excellent storage space with a roof light and access to further loft space.
Outside
An important feature of this property is its glorious westerly garden which extends to a depth about 150' securing sun through most of the day and backs onto an area of natural woodland. The garden has been delightfully landscaped and is extensively lawned with profusely stocked flower beds and borders which provide colour throughout the year. There are a number of fine mature specimen trees which include an ancient yew tree. Beyond the formal flower garden there is a herb and vegetable garden with raised beds. There is also an attractive ornamental pond and a hidden garden store. A wide brick paved terrace flanks the rear elevation and there is pedestrian side access.
Garage 4.27m x 2.13m (14' 0" x 7' 0")
suitable for a smaller car with electronically operated roller door, electric car charging point. An oak door gives access to the rear garden and an internal door to the utility room.
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