Whatlington Road, Battle, TN33

Stunning 18th-century home with bespoke craftsmanship and incredible views towards Rye. Features include oak beams, wine cellar, 5 bedrooms (4 doubles, 2 en-suites), chain-free, newly built double garage, spa/gym, hobby shed/office, and walking distance to Battle Station and schools.

Ground Floor:-

Entrance Porch:- Features curved chapel-style entrance with oak doors, exposed brickwork and a decorative leaded window.

Hallway:- Original brick floor dating back to the 18th Century with evidence of a former hearth. Retained original features.


From the Hallway:-

Living Room:- Accessed through double glassed doors, this room boasts a light wooden floor, a large inglenook fireplace with a monk seat, brick features and oak beam. It is a double-aspect with two doors leading to the terrace, a door to the cellar and a stairwell. The walls are oak panelled with 2 radiators.

Utility Room:- Includes a range of cupboards and drawers, a butler's sink, room for a washing machine and a dryer. A tiled floor and part tiled walls. A stable door to the garden. A door leads to a W/C.

Kitchen:- The window overlooks the garden with a double butler's sink, a range of cream cupboards and drawers with complimentary worktops, a range cooker, space for dishwasher, exposed original sandstone walls, feature beams and partly tiled sections. The tiled flooring has under floor heating. A fridge and a freezer is fitted adjacent to the kitchen through to a secondary stairwell. A door leads to the conservatory.

Conservatory:- Tiled floor, doors to the terrace and a well with a circular wooden and glass table top over the well. The water in the well is 24feet down with approximately 6 feet of water.

Secondary Stairwell:- Accessible from the kitchen. This area features a see through exposed section of the original building.

Reception Room:- Fully oak panelled, double aspect, includes a brick fireplace with wood surround. Steps from this room lead back to the hallway. This steps are original 18th Century. Additionally there is an original separate set of stairs leading to the first floor.

Main Stairwell:- Leading from the living room to the landing and central hallway adjacent to the Inglelook, features exposed brickwork, a window, a transom window and oak beams and balustrading. From the top of this stairwell it is overlooked by a galleried landing with side window and upper level accessed by a pull down ladder leading to attic storage room. The vaulted ceiling has oak beam features.

Main Bedroom:- Double aspect views with doors to a glassed private balcony, a walk-in wardrobe with fitted cupboards, trouser press, electric towel rail and en-site bathroom. The en-suite includes a w/c, basin, walk-in shower, window and 2 heated towel rails.

Bedroom 2 (single):- Overlooks garden and includes full length sliding door wardrobes.

Central Hallway:- Leads to a family bathroom which has a transom window, bath with electric shower fittings, w/c, basin, feature beams and extractor fan.

Office/Study:- Walk through having double aspect leading with a door to a landing with storage cupboard and stairwell to bedroom 3. Also desending back to the kitchen.

Bedroom 3 (double) :- Split level offering room for bed and study area, with window overlooking distant easterly views.

Bedroom 4 (double):- Accessed opposite the family bathroom. Original part of the house with exposed beams and wide plank flooring. Window with westerly view

Bedroom5 (double):- As bedroom 4 a window with westerly view, a brick fireplace and exposed wooden construction of the original building. Door to an en-suite on split level with vaulted ceiling, w/c, basin, corner bath with electric shower and featured stained glass window and a further opaque westerly facing window.


Outside:- Set in 0.87 of an acre there is a large lawn area allowing incredible views over the countryside. The large patio area has a water feature in the form of a well top. A further south facing lawn is separated by the Boules Court and Spar/Gym building. A Victorian lamp column is part of the historical features.

Additional features and outbuildings:-

Spar/Gym:- To include sauna, jacuzzi, w/c, basin, electric shower and space for gym equipment and electrical appliances.

Garden Tractor and tool shed.

Child's Wendy House.

Hobby/Office:- Formally a garage leading directly onto Whatlington Road, but
re-built and insulated for a hobby room.

Newly built double garage with insulated up and over electric doors. Insulation in the floor and walls to meet current building regulation. A pedestrian door and window to the rear. Driveway offers 2 areas to reverse and turn in.

Water Tank:- A 5000litre underground water tank connected to the storm water system and the overflow is piped to an open ditch below the garden.

The sewage system is connected to the public main drainage and the responsibility of Southern Water Company.

Located on the popular Whatlington Road, this property is well situated for easy access to the A21, walking distance to all of Battle's amenities such as schools, shops, Battle train station and yet still a stones throw from an abundance of countryside.

Historical Notes:-
The earliest recording we have seen of the property is dated 1740 when the site was separated from the Battle Estates. Whether the house was built prior to this date it is not known. However, the house was used during the occupation of the Sussex regiment during the Napoleonic period in the 1790's when the regiment was billeted opposite along the Whatlington Road levels. Later demolished and now where the Oakhurst Road estate is built. There is photographic evidence of a smokery built at the rear of the building, in a painting by artist Francis Grose in 1787 published in the "Bygone Battle" book. The Old part of the house is clearly shown in the painting.
The current vendors renovated the property using reclaimed materials where they could to retain the historical charm.

Council Tax band: F