Whatlington Road, Battle, TN33

Set in a favoured location, just two miles from the historic town of Battle, this Grade II listed double fronted period property presents a rate opportunity to acquire a home of character with lots of potential to be sympathetically restored.  The property offers generous accommodation laid out over two floors with four well proportioned bedrooms and three reception rooms, two enjoying bay windows looking out to the front garden.  Whilst in need of comprehensive improvements, the house provides an exceptional opportunity to personalise a home in a desirable location.  Externally the property is set within established formal gardens that do currently require attention, but have historically been extensively planted.  A driveway provides ample parking and leads to a cluster of outbuildings includes a Nissan hut, block built barn, stable complex and separate timber barn, all offering potential and in need of improvement.

THE ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES

Panelled door through to

ENTRANCE HALL

16' 1" x 6' 0" (4.90m x 1.83m) with original stairs rising to first floor landing with understairs storage and opening into

SITTING ROOM

16' 0" x 11' 1" (4.88m x 3.38m) max into bay window, central fireplace with brick hearth.

LIVING ROOM

16' 10" x 11' 0" (5.13m x 3.35m) max into bay window to front with central brick fireplace with recess shelving to side.

DINING ROOM

14' 8" x 9' 10" (4.47m x 3.00m) a dual aspect room with cupboard housing the immersion tank, quarry tiled flooring.

KITCHEN

15' 1" x 7' 8" (4.60m x 2.34m) with door and stairs to cellar, window and stable door to rear and fitted with a range of base and wall mounted wood fronted kitchen cabinets incorporating cupboards and drawers with spaces and plumbing for appliances, built in oven, acrylic sink unit with mixer tap, 4 burner gas hob.

BOOT ROOM

8' 0" x 6' 0" (2.44m x 1.83m) with window to side, wall mounted gas fired boiler.

FIRST FLOOR LANDING

with window to front.

BEDROOM 1

13' 1" x 11' 2" (3.99m x 3.40m) with window to front, central boarded up fireplace, recessed shelving.

BEDROOM 2

12' 0" x 11' 3" (3.66m x 3.43m) with window to front, cast iron feature fireplace, cupboard to side.

INNER LANDING

BATHROOM

8' 1" x 7' 10" (2.46m x 2.39m) with window to side and fitted with a coloured suite comprising a cast iron bath, pedestal wash hand basin, heated towel rail, airing cupboard with slatted shelves.

BEDROOM 3

14' 1" x 14' 0" (4.29m x 4.27m) with window taking in views to the rear, cast iron feature fireplace, sink unit.

WC

6' 0" x 3' 4" (1.83m x 1.02m) with window to rear and fitted with a coloured low level wc and wash hand basin.

BEDROOM 4

11' 2" x 7' 8" (3.40m x 2.34m) with window to rear.

CELLAR

12' 2" x 6' 0" (3.71m x 1.83m)

OUTSIDE

The property is approached through a 5 bar gate that leads into a driveway providing ample parking with access to the outbuildings. A farm gate leads into the field and a separate pedestrian gate leads to the side garden. In addition a pedestrian gate leads directly to the front of the property with established gardens that wrap around providing a good deal of privacy, being extensively planted with specimen trees and shrubs, all somewhat overgrown, interspersed with areas of lawn. To the rear the house overhangs a seating area that looks out onto the rear gardens with a lawn interspersed with specimen trees and a 5 bar gate leading to a small paddock enclosure.

THE OUTBUILDINGS COMPRISE

NISSAN HUT 13' 2" x 18' 0" (4.01m x 5.49m) to the side is BLOCK BUILT BARN 31' 4" x 17' 4" (9.55m x 5.28m). A walk way has double gates leading to the paddock and opens to a BLOCK AND TIMBER BUILT BARN 13' 8" x 17' 10" (4.17m x 5.44m) which has been sub-divided to create 4 small stables with hay barn area. Beyond the barns is a block work muck heap and an additional TIMBER BARN 19' 9" x 15' 0" (6.02m x 4.57m) partially sub-divided and open fronted into the field. The barns adjoin the main field which is sub-divided with established borders, laid to pasture grazing and totalling approx. 3 acres.

COUNCIL TAX

Rother District Council
Band F - £3,976.26