5 bedroom detached house for sale

Entrance hall, Living room, Drawing room, Conservatory, Dining room, Kitchen/breakfast room, Utility/boot room, Cloakroom, First floor galleried landing, Bedroom 1 with ensuite shower room, 4 further bedrooms, 2 family shower rooms, Oil heating, EPC rating E, Detached garden office (formerly garaging), Garden room with kitchenette and shower room, Garden shed, Gardens and paddock amounting to approximately 3 acres (to be verified)


The property is situated on the edge of Northiam village, which offers leisure facilities including bowls club, library and Great Dixter house and gardens. There is also a range of everyday shopping facilities as well as a parish church, doctor's surgery, NHS Dentist, vets, private fitness gym, primary school and large sports hall for badminton, keep fit classes etc. More comprehensive facilities are available in Peasmarsh (4 miles), where there is a family run supermarket. The Ancient Town and Cinque Port of Rye, renowned for its medieval fortifications and fine period architecture, is 8 miles. Tenterden (7.5miles) has a Waitrose and Tesco supermarkets and a leisure centre. Main-line rail services into London Charing Cross and Cannon Street can be found at Staplehurst (15 miles) and Robertsbridge (8 miles) taking approximately one hour, 5 minutes and 1hr, 20 minutes respectively. Ashford (20 miles) provides a high-speed service to London St Pancras in 37 minutes.

Forming a detached Grade II listed oast house presenting both brick and weatherboard elevations beneath a part tiled and part slate roof.

The accommodation comprises front door into the entrance hall with a brick floor and open tread staircase to the galleried first floor landing. The double aspect living room has an open brick beehive fireplace and steps down into the drawing room which has a wide-open inglenook fireplace and three sets of French doors out to the conservatory which in turn opens out onto the rear garden. The kitchen/breakfast room is situated within one of the roundels and is fitted with a range of base and wall mounted units. Door to a utility/boot room housing the oil-fired boiler, door to the garden. The dining room is also within a roundel and has fitted book shelving and cupboards. Cloakroom comprising w.c and wash hand basin.

First floor galleried landing with doors off to all bedrooms and family shower rooms. Bedroom 1 is double aspect with full height windows enjoying views over the rear garden and beyond. En suite shower room comprising shower, w.c and wash hand basin, built in cupboards, hatch to loft. Bedrooms 2 and 3 are both in the roundels. Bedroom 4 has a range of built in wardrobes. Bedroom 5 is double aspect. The two family shower rooms comprise, shower cubicle, w.c and wash hand basins.



OUTSIDE The property is approached over a gravelled driveway flanked by lawns culminating in a turning circle providing ample parking. A detached double garage has been partitioned and now provides a garden store and studio with windows and door out to the garden. The rear garden is a particular feature of the property and designed by the current owner, an authority on topiary, with a central formal pond and terrace, the remainder of the garden is laid to lawn with a variety of mature trees and shrubs. The vaulted garden room has a kitchenette and shower room with w.c and sunroom overlooking the garden. Beyond the garden is an adjoining paddock, the whole extending to approximately 3 acres (to be verified).

FURTHER INFORMATION Local Authority: Rother District Council. Council Tax Band G
Mains electricity and water. Private drainage.
Predicted mobile phone coverage: EE, Vodafone, Three and 02
Broadband speed: Ultrafast 1000Mbps available. Source Ofcom
River and Sea Flood risk summary: Very low risk. Source GOV.UK