Stream Lane, Sedlescombe

**Guide Price £795,000 - £825,000**
An attractive detached period house (not Listed) with origins from the 16th century and later additions, offering immaculately presented family accommodation together with a triple garage, ample parking and gardens of about 1 acre.

Windmill Cottage is an attractive detached period house (not Listed) with 16th century origins and later additions, offering approximately 1,700 square feet of immaculately presented accommodation.
The elevations are part brick and part tile hung beneath a tiled roof. There is sealed unit double glazing throughout, gas-fired central heating, 3-phase electrical connection and a range of photo-voltaic solar panels.
Although the address of Windmill Cottage is Stream Lane, the house is actually approached via a private driveway from Woodmans Green Road (A21).
The main features of the property include:
Glazed double doors lead directly into the superbly fitted kitchen/breakfast room, with high quality Quickstep laminate wood flooring. There is an excellent range of fitted wall and base units with quartz worktops incorporating 1½ bowl stainless steel sink with mixer taps and drainer. Siemens oven and combined microwave and oven, integrated full height Siemens fridge and separate freezer, Siemens dishwasher. Central island unit with co-ordinating wood-effect work surfaces incorporating Airforce 4-ring induction hob with integrated extractor and a secondary quartz work surface with inset stainless steel sink with mixer taps and a good range of concealed drawer storage units. There are exposed ceiling beams and a lovely bright triple aspect overlooking the gardens.
The generous dining room has herringbone oak flooring, exposed ceiling beams and bressummer beam in the chimney breast, a double aspect over the gardens and a useful utility cupboard in one corner, plumbed for washing machine and tumble dryer.
A panelled timber door leads through to the study, another useful area with attractive views over the gardens. From the study the cloakroom has a WC, wash basin in vanity unit with storage below, and quarry tiled flooring.
A further door from the study leads to the original entrance hall which now serves as a boot room with ample space for boots and coats.
The sitting room benefits from oak herringbone parquet flooring and is a lovely bright room with a triple aspect over the gardens. A set of glazed double doors leads to the terrace. There is a painted brick fireplace with tiled hearth and an open fireplace (not in regular use), exposed beams, and a deep understairs storage cupboard.
The first floor landing has a cupboard housing the hot water tank and has natural light from tall windows overlooking the garden.
A panelled timber door opens to the principal bedroom, a spacious L-shaped room with a triple aspect and exposed beams. An open-plan recessed dressing area leads to the en suite shower room with a recently upgraded large shower cubicle, wash basin in vanity unit with storage below, WC, heated towel rail, exposed beams and a view over the garden.
Bedroom 2 is generous double bedroom with a bright double aspect over the gardens. Bedroom 3 is a comfortable double aspect room with similar views and a large walk-in storage cupboard housing the Worcester gas boiler and the converter controls for the solar panels. There is hatch access to loft storage above.
The family bathroom is fitted with a panelled bath with separate overhead shower and glazed screen, wash basin with excellent storage cupboards below, WC, heated towel rail, wooden flooring and part tiled walls.

Outside
Windmill Cottage is approached via a private driveway culminating in a large area providing ample parking for several cars and access to the detached triple garage, which has an electric car charging point, power and lighting connected and good shelved storage.
The gardens are undoubtedly a feature of the property. There is a generous paved terrace, ideal for al fresco dining and entertaining, several areas of lawn and well stocked mature flower beds with a range of shrubs and trees. There is a productive vegetable and soft fruit area and a range of fruit trees including fig, peach and quince.
There is a large picturesque pond (which formerly served as a swimming pool) with a wooden jetty and a paved terrace, suitable for entertaining, which leads to the excellent detached Pond House/Studio. This is a lovely addition to the garden and serves as an ideal place to entertain or just to sit and relax and enjoy the view, with a painted floor and timber clad walls with good storage, power and lighting, an electric wall-mounted heater and space for a fridge.
Behind is a further range of useful garden storage sheds, one of which contains the battery for the solar panels.
There is a good range of garden outbuildings including greenhouse, several garden storage sheds. A pathway leads to a pedestrian gate down to Stream Lane.
In all about 1 acre.