Marina Court Avenue, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex

A superb period house in a breathtaking location offering well-presented andgenerously-proportioned accommodation, designed to maximise the stunning views, and with the beach at the end of the garden. It is located in a highly convenient East Sussex seaside town within walking distance of the station.

Dating from 1903 and built by Durward Brown in a Moghul style with single-storey front and two-storey rear elevations, 14A Marina Court Avenue is a brick built terraced family home. Configured to provide an ideal family and entertaining space, the accommodation maximizes the stunning rear aspect view. It is arranged around an inner courtyard and a wooden-floored hallway with a useful cloakroom.

The property includes a rear aspect sitting room with a feature corner fireplace and woodburner, along with patio doors opening onto the rear terrace and garden beyond. The kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with a range of wall and base units, and a door leading to the courtyard with steps up to street level. The wooden-floored breakfast area includes fitted storage, an Aga, and space for a sizable table. The lower ground floor accommodation is completed by two double bedrooms, both with en suite shower rooms, one with extensive fitted storage and the principal having a feature bow window overlooking the garden and sea beyond. Stairs rise from the inner hall to a spacious streetlevel landing with useful storage, providing access to a large, high-ceilinged drawing room featuring a corner fireplace with a panelled overmantel. The room also has a bow window, which incorporates French doors leading onto an enclosed balcony with bi-fold windows and full-height glazing, offering stunning views over the garden to the sea.

Additionally, there is a further double bedroom with fitted storage and fullheight glazing, including French doors opening to the balcony. The property also includes a remaining double bedroom/study with exposed wooden flooring, a front aspect bow window, and fitted storage, along with a family shower room. There is also a lift inside the property.

Set behind spear railings and having plenty of kerb appeal, the property is approached direct from the pavement through a pilastered shared front door. The generous well-maintained enclosed garden to the rear is laid mainly to level lawn bordered by well-stocked flower and shrub beds and flanked by a path leading to a pedestrian gate to the promenade and beach beyond and features a part-covered paved terrace with a raised decked seating/dining area. The whole enjoys stunning sea views and is ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining. The property lies just minutes from the shingle and sand beach in Bexhill-on- Sea, ideal for swimming paddle-boarding, sailing and fishing. The town offers amenities including local shopping, a farmers’ market, cafés, restaurants, pubs, a leisure centre, medical facilities including a hospital and the De La Warr Pavilion, an iconic community hub and host to numerous art, music and comedy events.

Hastings, Eastbourne, Rye and Lewes offer more comprehensive amenities. Communications links are excellent: the A259 running through the town links to the A27, giving access to major regional centres and the motorway network, Bexhill station (0.4 mile) offers frequent direct services to Ashford International and central London (London St Pancras International 1 hour 39 mins, London Victoria 1 hour 58 minutes, London Charing Cross 2 hours 4 minutes), and London Gatwick Airport offers a wide selection of domestic and international flights