Beckley, Near Rye, East Sussex TN31 6RG

ROOMS Entrance hall, Living room, Dining room, Kitchen/breakfast room, Orangery, Utility room, Study/bedroom 3, Ground floor shower/cloakroom, Principal bedroom with en suite dressing room and bathroom, Further double bedroom with en suite shower room. Gas central heating. EPC rating E. Front and rear gardens. Off road parking for several vehicles  

LOCATION Braeside is located in the village of Beckley which has a church, infant/primary school, public house, bowls and cricket clubs, recreation ground with multi use games area for tennis, netball, basketball etc and a thriving village hall hosting a pre-school, monthly farmers market and variety of social and leisure activities including amateur dramatics, yoga, pilates etc. The village of Northiam (2 miles) offers further leisure facilities, a library and Great Dixter house and gardens. There is also a range of everyday shopping facilities as well as a doctor's surgery, NHS Dentist, vets, private fitness gym, primary school and large sports hall. More comprehensive facilities are available in Peasmarsh (2.5 miles), where there is a family run supermarket, Battle (12 miles) and Tenterden (7.5miles) with Waitrose & Tesco supermarkets. Rye, renowned for its medieval fortifications and fine period architecture, is 5.5 miles. 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, 5minutes and 1hr, 20 minutes respectively. Ashford International (20 miles) provides Eurostar services to the Continent and a high speed service to London St Pancras in 37 minutes. There are excellent schools in the area in both the private and state sectors at all levels. 

DESCRIPTION A detached Grade II Listed property of seventeenth century origin with a later Georgian façade of timber frame and brick construction beneath a pitched peg tiled roof with a catslide to the rear. The well presented accommodation is arranged over two levels, as shown on the floor plan.
 

GROUND FLOOR A six panel front door with pilasters, pediment and tympanum opens into a hall with a turned staircase to the first floor. The well proportioned, double aspect living room has sash windows with the original shutters overlooking the front garden and a fireplace with a decorative surround. The dining room has a large sash window with original shutters, a large inglenook fireplace with a fitted wood burner and exposed studwork to the walls. The kitchen/breakfast room, which has a part vaulted ceiling with exposed timber framing, a small gallery and under floor heating, is fitted with a range of hand crafted painted shaker style cabinets beneath granite work surfaces including an island unit with breakfast bar, double butlers sink, integrated dishwasher, 5 burner gas hob, double electric oven, American fridge freezer, fitted wood burning stove and gas Rayburn set into a fireplace which provides central heating and hot water. Adjoining is an orangery with under floor heating, overlooks the rear garden and fields beyond, with a large roof lantern and double doors to the terrace.

Adjacent to the kitchen is a utility room with a back door, vaulted ceiling and fitted shaker style cupboards beneath worktops, under counter wine fridge, larder cupboard, sink and plumbing for a washing machine. Also on the ground floor is a study/bedroom 3 with a window to the front and having underfloor heating, French doors to the south facing terrace and a vaulted ceiling with exposed timbers. A connecting door leads to a cloak/shower room with a large walk-in shower, close coupled wc and wash basin with vanity cupboard.
 

FIRST FLOOR On the first floor, there is a landing with dado height panelling and access to the principal bedroom with a fireplace and en suite dressing room and bathroom with a close coupled wc, wash basin and freestanding rectangle bath with a shower attachment. In addition, there is a further double bedroom with an ensuite shower room with a close coupled wc, pedestal wash basin and tiled shower enclosure.  

OUTSIDE The property is approached from the road via a 5 bar gate to a gravelled driveway providing off road parking for several vehicles. The front garden is screened from the road by a hedgerow and is laid to level lawn with a wild flower area, specimen trees to the sides, climbing roses, hollyhocks, hydrangeas and a central old brick path. To the rear of the property is an extensive flagstone paved south facing terrace with low-level post and rail fencing allowing views across the open countryside beyond.  

FURTHER INFORMATION Local Authority: Rother District Council. Council Tax Band F
Mains electricity, water, gas and drainage.
Predicted mobile phone coverage: EE and 02 (Limited)
Broadband speed: Ultrafast 1000Mbps available. Source Ofcom
Flood risk summary: Very low risk. Source GOV.UK