5 bedroom link detached house

Characterful 1930s house with direct access to the beach & panoramic sea views.

Description

Situated in one of Cooden’s premier roads, 233 Cooden Drive is a characterful, link-detached beach-front home, benefitting from stunning panoramic views over the English Channel and along to Beachy Head to the west. Understood to date from the 1930s, the house has been improved and extended by the current owner, resulting in generous accommodation extending to over 2,700 square feet. The house is full of light, the majority of the rooms painted white, with bursts of bright colour and some wooden flooring adding character and warmth; the layout is partially open-plan and the back of the house has been designed to open to the garden and beach beyond; large picture windows and bi-fold doors frame the breath-taking sea views.

The full extent of the accommodation and its layout can be seen on the floor plan. The front door opens to the entrance hall; glazed double doors open to the dining and family room and draw the eye to the wonderful view. Lying off the hall is an elegant sitting room which has doors opening to the garden and is currently used as a cinema room; a door opens to the adjoining integral garaging and gym. Also lying off the hall is the kitchen, which is fitted with a range of painted wooden cabinetry, with a number of integrated appliances, a Belling range oven and space for a central breakfast table.

Extending across the rear of the house is a versatile split level dining and family room with a polished concrete floor, a wonderful space ideal for both everyday family life and entertaining, with bi-fold doors opening to the garden and plenty of space for a dining table and sofas; the room adjoins a cosy snug featuring an original 1930s brick fireplace. A utility room and a ground floor shower room complete the ground floor.

There are five bedrooms on the first floor, four of which extend across the southern side of the house and have French doors opening to two rooftop terraces overlooking the garden and beach. Bedrooms one and two share a ‘Jack & Jill’ shower room, bedroom two also benefitting from a deep, walk-in wardrobe with sliding mirrored doors. The other bedrooms are served by a family bathroom with modern, freestanding bath.

Outside
To the front of the house is a block paved driveway ahead of the garage, with an electric car charging point. There is a picket fence enclosed front garden with a gate and path leading to the front door.

The rear garden has been carefully designed to offer a good degree of privacy, whilst also retaining an open aspect to the seafront beyond. The boundaries to the east and west are planted with mature shrubs; a gate set into a low brick wall running along the southern edge of the garden opens to the beach. The garden is mainly laid to lawn, with a gravel terrace extending across the rear of the house, areas left to wild flowers, a greenhouse and raised beds, and an unique wooden structure forming a private seating area, ideal for a fire pit.

Location

The property is situated in one of Cooden’s premier roads, just 140 metres from Cooden Beach railway station, with its links to London, Brighton and Ashford.

Cooden Beach Golf Course is a third of a mile to the north, and the Cooden Beach Hotel, with its beachfront restaurant, bar and spa is just along the beach to the west.

There is a small supermarket one mile to the north; Bexhill town centre, with its range of high street shops, is two miles to the east. Comprehensive shopping and amenities can be found at Eastbourne (nine miles).

Square Footage: 2,716 sq ft



Additional Info

Services: Mains gas fired central heating. All mains services.

Outgoings: Rother District Council,[use Contact Agent Button]. Tax band G.

Photographs taken: May 2023

Cladding: We have been told that this property has no cladding. Purchasers should make enquiries about the external wall system of the property, if it has cladding and if it is safe or if there are interim measures in place.