3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale

Being Sold Via Secure Sale. Terms & Conditions Apply. Starting Offers £400,000

A charming, attached Grade II listed period home, with versatile accommodation arranged over 4 floors, providing 3 bedrooms and a lower ground games room / bedroom 4, 2 bathrooms and 2 reception rooms while benefiting from a wraparound garden, off street parking and garage.

• Dining Room with Solid Fuel Rayburn

• Living Room with Inglenook Fireplace

• Kitchen

• Master Bedroom with Ensuite Shower/WC

• Two Further Double Bedrooms

• Family Bathroom/WC

• Lower Ground Games Room / Bedroom 4

• Stunning Period Features Throughout

• Detached Outbuilding Workshop with scope for updating

• Garage Bay and Further Off Street Parking

• Wraparound Garden

• Village Location

Description: Little Stocks is a charming semi-detached Grade II listed 16th century former farmhouse with brick and tile elevations, beneath a pitched tiled roof. The property is situated within the heart of Udimore within its own private grounds that include a former washhouse of brick construction beneath a pitched tiled roof.

The property is accessed from Udimore Road via a bitumen driveway owned by the property that provides access to a rear parking area and garage and also access for neighbouring properties. A picket gate leads from the parking area up four steps to the garden with a stone chip path leading up to the side stable door entrance that opens into a dining room with solid fuel Rayburn, brick flooring and side window. The kitchen is accessed beyond the dining room with cream country units with oak worktops, butlers sink below a rear facing window. There is currently space for a large range cooker and space and plumbing for a washing machine, dishwasher, tumble dryer and two free standing fridges. The main living room is accessed from the dining room with large inglenook fireplace and south facing window, while stairs lead from the living room to a lower ground floor games room or possible bedroom 4. A central staircase leads up between the ground floor rooms to a first-floor landing off which is the master bedroom with period fireplace, south facing window, exposed wooden floorboards, ensuite shower room /WC and also small ensuite dressing room. A second generous double bedroom is also accessed from the landing with north facing window, along with a family bathroom with roll top free standing bath, walk in shower, pedestal washbasin and close coupled WC. A second staircase from the landing provides access up to the second floor and double bedroom with front facing dormer window.

Externally the property enjoys the benefits of wrap around lawn garden that leads onto a timber decked entertaining area at the rear of the property. At the side of the house is a brick constructed former washhouse now used as a store shed that has potential to be converted to a home office, while at the rear of the house is an external privy WC. The property also benefits from an end single bay garage in a former six bay cart shed (now providing garaging for the neighbouring properties).

Location: Little Stocks is situated in Udimore village with its charming church of St Mary’s nestling down a lane nearby with Norman nave dating from 1170, village hall, and two local pubs including the Kings Head and The Plough. The property is approximately 5 miles from the ancient cinque port town of Rye with its pretty cobbled streets and period buildings that offer shops, recreational and cultural facilities. The spa town of Tunbridge Wells is approximately 27 miles distant offering further shopping and recreational facilities, while closer are the coastal towns of Hastings and St. Leonards on Sea (11 miles), the market town of Tenterden (14 miles) with its pretty tree lined high street, and Ashford with the McArthur Glen shopping centre being only 23 miles away. Leisure activities in the area include a local thriving tennis, sailing, and links golf clubs as well as being only 4 miles to Winchelsea Beach and 8 miles to Camber Sands. There are opportunities for riding, kite surfing and walking in the surrounding countryside.

Schools:. There are a number of highly regarded private schools in the area including; Vinehall, Claremont, St Ronan’s, Buckswood, Benenden and Marlborough House. Roadend Nursery is within 1 mile while both Icklesham Beckley Primary School’s are within 5 miles and which have recently both been voted in East Sussex’s top 10 primary schools. Rye approximately 3.5 miles away offers further nursery schools, state primary school and secondary school.

Travel and Transport: Rye train station, 3.5 miles away, offers direct links to the high speed service from Ashford to London St.Pancras (Rye to London 1 hr 8 minutes) and link to Eurostar trains. The M20 may be joined at Ashford via the A259 and A2070 with connections to the M25 and Dover Ferry Port.

General Information:

Services: Mains Electricity, Mains Water, Shared Private Septic Tank Drainage.

Broadband Speed: Up to 900 Mbps – (source Uswitch)

Mobile Coverage: 4G overage from EE, 3, Orange, O2, Tesco Mobile, T Mobile, Vodafone, Asda Mobile, Virgin

Council Tax: Currently Band E

Local Authority: Rother District Council

Tenure: Freehold

Viewing: Strictly by appointment with Anderson Hacking Ltd 

Directions: From Rye head southwest out of Rye along the B2089 towards Udimore for approximately 3.5 miles. Little Stocks will be found on the right-hand side approximately 300 metre after the turning on the left for Float Lane.