No bars, no signal predictedOne bar, reliable signal unlikelyTwo bars, may experience problems with connectivityThree bars, likely to have good coverage and receive a data rate to support basic web servicesFull bars, likely to have good coverage indoors and to receive an enhanced data rate to support multimedia services
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3 bedroom detached house

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Detached house
3 bed
1 bath

Key information

Tenure: Freehold
Council tax: Band G
Broadband: Ultra-fast 1000Mbps *
Mobile signal: 
EE O2 Three Vodafone
Water: Ask agent
Heating: Ask agent
Electricity: Ask agent
Sewerage: Ask agent
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Property description & features

  • Tenure: Freehold
  • Charming Grade II listed home
  • Set in much sought-after downland village
  • Within minutes of walks on The South Downs
  • Delightful gardens with extensive kitchen garden
  • Two versatile studio/studies
  • Garage with EV charger
Picturesque Post Cottage is believed to date from the 17th century and offers a harmonious blend of retained period character and relaxed contemporary styling. The vintage features in this enchanting home include exposed and painted timbers, decorative brick and stonework, and attractive fireplaces. There are two reception rooms, to either side of the terracottatiled hall, offering a formal dining room and a breakfast room, with a charming sitting room to the rear of the cottage where seating is centred around an impressive inglenook fireplace and French doors offers a link to the gardens. The kitchen provides rustic charm and contemporary cabinetry, with panelling to walls and a striking blue Aga at its heart. Providing versatility, two further ground floor rooms currently present as a studio room with steps down into a useful study. An open-tread wooden stairway rises to a mezzanine level creating an additional quiet library space. A central staircase gives access to the first floor accommodation which comprises three well-proportioned bedrooms and a stylishly appointed family bathroom.

Colourful hollyhocks and a row of lavender bushes create a pretty display to either side of the stepped path leading to the entrance door at the front of the cottage, with climbing plants adorning the front elevation. To the rear, the garden offers a picture-perfect outdoor sanctuary with areas of lawn framed by curving beds filled with an array of structural, floral and scented shrubs and herbaceous plants. Part way along the length of the garden, a rustic timber divide with archway forms an attractive divide beyond which there is a further area of garden to explore, with features including a pond with rockery border and aquatic planting and at the far margin low level clipped hedging marks the zone in the grounds which is designated to vegetable, herb and fruit cultivation. A paved terrace adjoins the rear of the cottage offering opportunities for outdoor dining and relaxation in this tranquil haven. To the side of the house is a single garage with EV charger.

The village of Wilmington is best known for the ‘Long Man’ carving on the north side of Windover Hill and offers an idyllic setting within Cuckmere Valley which forms part of the South Downs National Park in a patchwork of rural countryside. Nearby historic Alfriston is an attractive quintessential downland village with medieval market square and an array of shops and eateries, along with a primary school. A mainline station in Polegate offers train journeys to London and road-users have easy access to the A27 which links to the major road network. The town of Eastbourne and the county town of Lewes, which is steeped in history and heritage, are within easy reach and world class opera is available at Glynebourne. Well-regarded schooling in the vicinity includes Eastbourne College, Brighton College, Mayfield School, Battle Abbey School, and Tonbridge School.

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    Broadband availability and predicted speed: obtained from Ofcom on November 5, 2022

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    Basic: Up to 30 Mbit/s
    Super-fast: Between 30 Mbit/s and 300 Mbit/s
    Ultra-fast: Over 300 Mbit/s

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    Mobile phone signal availability and predicted strength: obtained from Ofcom on November 5, 2022

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    Clear: No bars, no signal predicted
    Red: One bar, reliable signal unlikely
    Amber: Two bars, may experience problems with connectivity
    Green: Three bars, likely to have good coverage and receive a data rate to support basic web services
    Enhanced: Full bars, likely to have good coverage indoors and to receive an enhanced data rate to support multimedia services

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