Top Road, Hooe, Battle, TN33

Abbott & Abbott Estate Agents offer for sale, with no onward chain, this charming detached period house of considerable character, set in private, mature gardens, well back from the road, in a small, easily-accessible hamlet, within easy reach of Battle, with its mainline railway station, and Bexhill and the coast. Understood to originally date from the 1730's, with later additions, this unlisted property was believed to be, at one time, the butcher's shop for the village and now provides an excellent residence providing much potential for improvement and an outbuilding with scope for conversion - subject to any necessary consents. The property provides four bedrooms - one with en suite bathroom, and four reception rooms including a large dining hall and a most attractive double aspect sitting room. There is also a good size conservatory with a southerly aspect, a long kitchen/breakfast room with Aga, bathroom, and two WC's. The house offers a wealth of period features including fireplaces - with a large inglenook fireplace to the dining hall, beamed ceilings and battened doors. Outside, a long driveway leads to a courtyard at the rear of the property, providing ample vehicle hardstanding and access to a detached garage and the large outbuilding, currently arranged as a further garage, workshop and store. Gas (LPG) central heating is installed.

Hooe is a small rural community, centred around the Red Lion Inn and village hall, with numerous country walks in the area. Bexhill and the coast are approximately five miles distant, with shops at Little Common approximately three miles. The town of Battle, with its mainline railway station, is about six miles distant.

Enclosed Entrance Porch

Glazed door to:

Dining Hall

19' 4" x 16' 5" (5.89m x 5.00m) A south-facing room, with beamed ceiling and a substantial inglenook fireplace with fitted wood burner. Stairs to first floor with understairs storage cupboard, radiator.

Cloakroom

Part-tiled walls and suite comprising WC and corner wash basin.

Sitting Room

18' 4" x 12' 2" (5.59m x 3.71m) A most attractive double aspect room with beamed ceiling, brick-built fireplace with brick hearth, television point, radiator. (NOTE - We are advised that, beneath the carpet in this room, there is a trap door to a cellar area which we have not inspected.)

Study

16' 1" x 11' 6" max (4.90m x 3.51m) Radiator. Double glazed patio doors lead to a:

Conservatory

13' 1" x 11' 6" (3.99m x 3.51m) South-facing and overlooking the front garden. Electric heaters, glazed double doors onto the garden.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room

26' 7" x 10' 2" (8.10m x 3.10m) An excellent size room, well equipped with an extensive range of base storage units comprising cupboards, drawers and work surfaces, plus matching wall-mounted storage cupboards. Inset sink with half bowl, mixer tap and drainer, plus additional sink with mixer tap and drainer, tiled splashbacks. Gas (LPG) hob unit with extractor hood, eye-level double oven, oil-fired Aga, Worcester wall-mounted gas (LPG)- fired boiler, plumbing for washing machine and dishwasher, television point, beamed ceiling.

Rear Porch

With glazed door to rear courtyard and further door to:

Snug

14' 9" x 6' 11" (4.50m x 2.11m) Radiator

First Floor Landing

Beamed ceiling and wall-timbering, range of built-in cupboards, airing cupboard housing insulated hot water cylinder, radiators. Door to staircase leading into the loft space.

Bedroom One

16' 5" max x 11' 10" (5.00m x 3.61m) A most pleasant room with a southerly aspect and views over the front garden to farmland beyond. Beamed ceiling and wall-timbering, ornate fireplace, vanity unit with inset wash basin and cupboard below, radiator.

Bedroom Two

12' 6" x 11' 6" (3.81m x 3.51m) Another room with a southerly aspect and outlook over the front garden towards farmland. Fitted wardrobe, radiator.

Bedroom Three

10' 10" x 9' 10" (3.30m x 3.00m) Beamed ceiling, built-in wardrobe, radiator. door to:

En Suite Bathroom

Tiled walls and suite comprising tile-panelled bath and vanity unit with inset wash basin and storage below. Electric shower over bath, heated towel rail.

Bedroom Four

10' 2" x 9' 6" (3.10m x 2.90m) A double aspect room with radiator.

Bathroom

Tiled walls and suite comprising tile-panelled bath with mixer tap and shower attachment, and vanity unit with inset wash basin and storage below. Electric shower over bath, strip light/ shaver point, heated towel rail.

Separate WC

Part-tiled walls

Outside

Long gravel-laid driveway leads to the rear of the property and opens into a gravel-laid courtyard, all providing extensive vehicle hard-standing. The driveway and courtyard also provide access to:

Detached Garage

19' 0" x 11' 10" (5.79m x 3.61m) Up & over door, light, power. Side personal access.

Detached Outbuilding

Which provides a further garage, workshop and store. Measuring very approximately 33' 0" x 15' 0" max (10.06m x 4.57m) , the outbuilding does provide scope for conversion to additional accommodation - subject to obtaining any necessary permissions and consents. The outbuilding currently comprises:

Garage

15' 1" x 13' 10" wide (4.60m x 4.22m) Up & over door, light and power.

Workshop

13' 5" x 12' 6" (4.09m x 3.81m) Approached via a stable-type door and housing the oil tank.

Store

13' 5" x 6' 3" (4.09m x 1.91m)

Gardens

The property is set well back from the road behind a good size front garden with a southerly aspect, well-screened from the road by a range of ornamental shrubs and a high conifer hedge which provide considerable privacy and seclusion. There are also ornamental shrub borders. To the east side of the property, there is an additional area of garden, again mainly lawn with ornamental shrub borders.

Council Tax Band

G (Wealden District Council)

Services

All main services except gas. Heating provided by LPG

EPC Rating

G