3 bedroom apartment

*Guide price £290,000 - £300,000* This is a rare opportunity to purchase a three-bedroom apartment with enormous potential, in Tudor Close Rottingdean. The Tudor Close development has a fascinating history - built in the 1920s during a time when Tudor revivalist architecture was popular, there were originally seven cottages on the site, which soon after became the Tudor Close Hotel, welcoming a whole host of film star guests including Cary Grant, Bette Davis, Errol Flynn and Julie Andrews. Murder mystery evenings were popular at the time, and this hotel, with its billiards room, ballroom and dining room, became the inspiration for the board game Cluedo, early editions of which were called “Murder at Tudor Close”.

Today, residents enjoy access to beautiful shared gardens and the development is once again made up of residential properties. Inside the apartment there is a large reception room, three bedrooms, a kitchen, a bathroom and a separate WC. A door still exists between the kitchen and one of the bedrooms which could easily become a dining room, or even the living room, if the property were reconfigured.

The current living room is a dual aspect room, and a generous size, with space for a dining table. In the kitchen, the sink is positioned under the window and there are plenty of cupboards. There is space for an electric freestanding cooker and space for a full-height fridge freezer. The washing machine is conveniently located in a utility cupboard in the bathroom, keeping laundry out of the kitchen. The three double bedrooms are all a good size, with the two larger ones both suitable as a principal bedroom. The rooms are all accessed off a long central hallway which adds to the feeling of space in the apartment. In the bathroom there is an electric shower over the bath, a handbasin, and a utility cupboard. The WC is in a separate adjacent room.

The original leaded light windows remain, with secondary glazing. The property has electric heaters and an immersion heater for hot water.

Rottingdean is a historic Sussex village on the coast, just three miles east of Brighton. There is a traditional village green with a picturesque duck pond. Kipling Gardens, now a public park, was once the garden of author Rudyard Kipling’s house. St Margaret’s Church dates back to the 12th century, and there are many more historic buildings in the village. As well as the appeal of its enviable location between the South Downs and the sea, Rottingdean is a busy community, with plenty of local shops, pubs and cafés. Brighton Marina is close by with its leisure facilities, including a cinema, ten-pin bowling alley, and a health club. There is a large ASDA supermarket as well as hotels, restaurants and bars.