A very pretty detached period cottage offering excellent scope for some general updating, situated in a quiet, tucked away position in the heart of the village. NO CHAIN.

Situation: The property is situated in a quiet, tucked away position in the centre of the much sought after village of Ticehurst, which offers a good range of local shops and amenities including a village store/post office, chemist, pubs, gallery, café, primary school, village hall and recreation ground.

Wadhurst is just over 3 miles distant and offers a wider selection of local amenities, including the well-regarded Uplands Community College, and the regional centre of Tunbridge Wells is 10 miles distant and provides a comprehensive range of amenities including the Pantiles, cinema complex and theatres. Stonegate station (3 miles distant) and Wadhurst station (4 miles distant) provide services to London Charing Cross (via London Bridge and Waterloo East) and Cannon Street with a journey time of just over an hour. Regular bus services also operate from Ticehurst to Wadhurst and Tunbridge Wells and the A21 is just over 2 miles to the east providing a direct link to the M25 (junction 5) and the coast. Gatwick Airport is about 40 miles to the west, the Eurotunnel terminal at Folkestone is about 45 miles to the east and central London is about 50 miles away.

The beautiful surrounding countryside includes Bewl Water Reservoir, reputedly the largest area of inland water in the South East, where a wide range of water sports can be enjoyed.

Description: The Oast House is a detached period cottage with roundel oast presenting most attractive tie hung and brick external elevations beneath a tiled roof and double glazing throughout. The property has period features, good ceiling heights, a lovely view of the church, a double garage and off-road parking. The cottage also benefits from having lots of natural light and provides spacious accommodation of approximately 1302sq.ft/121sq.m (excluding the double garage), as well as offering excellent scope for general updating and remodelling the living space, if required.

The accommodation is arranged over two floors and includes on the ground floor, an entrance porch leading to a cloakroom, a good-sized kitchen/breakfast room in the roundel, which is double aspect with exposed brick walls and has a range of solid wood units with tiled worksurfaces, breakfast bar, gas hob and oven, and a stable door leading to a utility room that has a door out to a terrace. There is a large, open plan sitting/dining room which is triple aspect and extends to 23’7 with an attractive central brick chimney fitted with a wood burner and door leading out to a private terraced garden. On the first floor there are three double bedrooms – the main bedroom being triple aspect with a lovely outlook of the church and having a shower cubicle – and there is a bathroom.

Outside, to the front of the property across the driveway there is off road parking and a double garage with a pathway leading to a secluded, private garden, which is mainly laid to lawn with mature shrubs, a terrace and a garden shed. The cottage also has terraced gardens outside the sitting room and utility room.

Services: Mains water, electricity and gas central heating.
EPC rating: E
Local authority: Rother District Council[use Contact Agent Button]
Council tax rating: Band F