Crowhurst, Battle

**Guide Price £950,000 - £1,100,000**
A handsome, detached and well-presented family house of 2,264 sq ft, in a semi-rural location enjoying a country outlook, 0.6 of a mile from Crowhurst station and set within an established garden of 0.5 of an acre. EPC E

Saffrons is a handsome, detached and well-presented family house of 2,264 sq ft, with spaciously planned accommodation and in a semi-rural location enjoying a country outlook.
The elevations are of brick beneath a tiled roof. There is oil-fired central heating and mains drainage.
The accommodation is arranged as follows:
• To the front of the house is a paved terrace that leads to a wide covered storm porch/verandah where the panelled front door opens into the spacious entrance hall, with detail cornice work and ceiling rose and an excellent range of built-in bookshelves and storage cupboards.
• A timber panelled door opens to the elegant drawing room, a beautifully proportioned double aspect room, again with ornate cornice and dado rail and a pair of recessed niches with shelves and storage flanking the striking marble fireplace with slate hearth and fitted solid fuel log burner; a glazed panelled door leads out to the rear terrace.
• Situated to the rear of the house and off the main entrance hall is the rather charming reading room which features an angled bay overlooking the terrace to the rear, and with understairs storage cupboards.
• The excellent kitchen/dining/family room is in many ways the hub of the house offering a range of wooden wall and base units with co-ordinating worktops incorporating a 1½ bowl stainless steel sink unit with mixer taps and drainer. There is a two-ring oil-fired Aga with two ovens, larder cupboard, and an attractive angled bay window overlooking the front garden. Door to the rear terrace.
• Quarry tiled flooring leads throughout this entire space, with a wide opening to the excellent dining/family room where there is a fitted log burner, picture rail and glazed double doors leading through to the conservatory, another excellent entertaining space that has lovely views of the wraparound gardens and glazed doors leading to the front terrace.
• The utility room has a Hotpoint four-ring hob with overhead extractor and Hotpoint oven below; plumbing for dishwasher, washing machine and tumble dryer; space for an extra fridge freezer.
• One step up leads to the boot/shower room, an extremely useful space again with tiled flooring, cupboard for coats and boots, tiled and glazed shower cubicle and a separate cloakroom with WC and wash basin. Part glazed door leads out to the rear terrace.
• First floor. Spacious landing/study area with ample space for a desk and bookshelves and with a hatch that opens up to loft storage above. The principal bedroom is a well-proportioned double bedroom with an attractive cast iron fireplace and a range of built-in wardrobes and storage cupboards, a bright double aspect and a panelled timber door opening into the en suite shower room with tiled and glazed shower cubicle, pedestal wash basin, WC, heated towel rail and ceramic tiled floor, half tiled floors and window overlooking the rear garden.
• Bedroom 2 is another good double bedroom with views over the front garden and with a range of fitted wardrobes and storage cupboards with a desk/dressing table. Bedroom 3 is also double aspect with glazed double doors to the rear opening onto a wooden balcony overlooking the rear gardens. Bedroom 4 also features built-in wardrobes with storage shelves and a view over the front garden.
• The family bathroom has a free standing rolltop claw foot bath with mixer taps and shower attachment, a grand Victorian-style pedestal wash basin with chrome mixer taps, WC, heated towel rail and a fitted linen and storage cupboard, views over the garden.

Outside
Saffrons sits amidst delightful wraparound gardens. There is a gated driveway providing parking for several cars and incorporating a covered carport. This culminates in the front paved terrace that leads to the storm porch and front door.
The main gardens surround the house to all sides and are a particular feature, incorporating a number of lovely sitting and entertaining areas along with two large ornamental ponds to the rear, raised flower beds and an excellent lawn surrounded by mature shrubs and trees and offering a degree of seclusion and privacy. A mature wisteria covers the arbour to the rear of the house, there are three acers, and a number of fruit trees including cherry, damson and pear.
At the end of the drive is a detached double garage.
In all about 0.5 of an acre.