White Rock Gardens, Hastings, TN34

Architecture and Interior
This beautiful home built within a Conservation area can be configured as one wonderful home with 2/3 reception rooms, 4/5 bedrooms, three bathrooms, one with built-in steam/shower or could just as easily become a divided home with 2/3 bedrooms and a self-contained apartment for holiday rental currently providing a regular and verifiable income.
Front courtyard garden attractively set out with natural stones. Inner lobby with stained glass in the door through to the black and white tiled floor of the hall with traditional style hanging for coats.
Ground floor. Double length reception room with sea views and filled with light. High ceilings with cornicing and architraves. Floor to ceiling sash windows in the bay. Open plan kitchen with range style cooker at one end overlooking the courtyard garden from the full length windows.. Hidden cinema screen with remote control. Sonos system on all floors. Floor wired for a projector making this an ideal entertainment space.
Through to a utility room/rear kitchen with pantry storage, with washing machine, dryer, dishwasher.
Original panelling to handrail level throughout the entire flight of stairs from the ground floor to the top floor.
Half landing. Study/dressing room area. Also houses the boiler and airing cupboard.
Separate WC.
First floor. A gracious salon with floor to ceiling windows to a balcony with traditional iron-work and uninterrupted views across the sea and right around to The Old Town in one direction and Beachy Head in the other direction. Ceiling rose, cornicing and beautifully restored architraves.
This room is currently used as a salon/sitting room but could become the main bedroom with en-suite bathroom.
Sliding doors to a magnificent bathroom with steam/shower, WC, double basins in an elegant wooden fitting, central freestanding bath. Underfloor heating.
Half landing. Full sized bathroom with tiled floor, walk in shower, full sized bath, WC, hand basin with storage underneath. Hands free illuminated mirrors.
Separate WC.
Top floor. Enormous double Bedroom spanning the entire width of the house with breathtaking sea views from three pretty arched windows.
Double Bedroom overlooking the rear courtyard and towards Falaise Park and across Hastings.
Accessed from the Ground floor: Steps down to Lower Ground Floor to what could either be a wonderful extension of the home with two further bedrooms/reception rooms or workspace with shower room, separate WC, utility room and access to a pretty courtyard. This space has a separate access from the street making it a very useful asset which is currently used as an Air BnB letting with verifiable year-round income.

In the neighbourhood
Hastings Town and Hastings Old Town are both within an easy walk from the house as is St Leonards. The beach is a 3-minute walk from the house. This is unique in being a quiet residential road with little through traffic and residents parking at the front of the property.
Everything is close at hand from the independent shops, galleries and cinemas of St Leonards, the convenience of the shopping in the centre of the Town and the charm of Hastings Old Town.
St Leonards and Hastings continue to thrive as hubs for creative thinkers and the number of independent shops, galleries, restaurants and bars also grows. Within easy reach of the house are all of the facilities that make living in this seaside town so attractive. On Norman Road there is an independent cinema, Kino, lauded restaurants including Galleria and St Clements as well as a growing number of interesting independently owned shops, wine suppliers and galleries. On nearby Kings Road is Bayte, now gaining recognition for its modern British style of serving fresh food with good provenance. Also on this road is Farmyard, The Royal and more casual eating and drinking opportunities.

In Hastings there’s another array of great independent pubs and restaurants including The Crown, The Albion, Fagins.

The whole area is known for its inclusive and accommodating style and for many years now people from all parts of the creative industries have made this charming seaside town their home or second home.

Transport and Connections
Hastings Station is within a short walk from White Rock Gardens which connects to London Victoria, London Charing Cross, London Bridge and Waterloo East as well as, via a change at Ashford the high speed connection to Kings Cross St Pancras International. Brighton, Eastbourne, Gatwick Airport and Ashford International are all easy to access direct by train.

EPC rating: D. Tenure: Freehold,