Detached house for sale in Etchingham TN19, 4 Bedroom
Quick Summary
- Property Type:
- Detached house
- Status:
- For sale
- Price
- £ 2,750,000
- Beds:
- 4
- Baths:
- 2
- County
- East Sussex
- Town
- Etchingham
- Outcode
- TN19
- Location
- Ludpits Lane, Etchingham TN19
- Marketed By:
- BTF Partnership
- Posted
- 2018-11-08
- TN19 Rating:
- More Info?
- Please contact BTF Partnership on 01435 817113 or Request Details
Property Description
Location
The villages of Etchingham and Robertsbridge, with their mainline railway stations providing direct services into London are approximately 1.5 and 1.6 miles distant respectively. More extensive shopping facilities are available in Heathfield, approximately 10 miles to the south-west and Tunbridge Wells, approximately 15.6 miles to the north-west.
Description
Willards Hill Farm is a versatile agricultural and residential estate located within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Set off a country lane and benefiting from separate residential and agricultural entrances, Willards Hill Farm combines an impressive Grade II Listed three/four bedroom farmhouse (converted from a triple roundel Oasthouse), a detached two bedroom farm cottage, various 'amenity' outbuildings including a games/snooker barn, a workshop/machinery store with attached car port, a triple garage and approximately 118 acres of land including pasture, arable, woodland and an impressive lake.
Also benefiting from an agricultural and equestrian outbuilding, the property briefly comprises:
The oasthouse
The three/four bedroom converted Oasthouse is of brick and weatherboard elevations beneath peg tile roofs and traditional Oasthouse cowls. Benefiting from double glazing and oil-fired central heating, the accommodation briefly comprises:
Ground floor
Entrance Hall incorporating roundel with balustrade stairs to first floor.
T.V room (within 15'.7" roundel).
Sitting Room (21'.7" x 18'.3"') open fireplace, door to outside.
Drawing Room (within 15'.7" roundel) with painted wooden panelling to walls.
Kitchen/Breakfast Room (31'.6" max x 18') tiled floor, fitted units beneath work tops with inset double Butler sink, matching wall units and central island, combined oil-fired and electric aga, door to garden terrace.
Dining Room (22'1 x10'.3").
Utility Room (12'x 8'.2") fitted units beneath work tops with inset stainless-steel sink, plumbing and space for washing machine, door to outside.
Cloakroom with wash basin and W.C.
First floor
Landing (incorporating roundel) with balustrade and door to Inner Landing with built-in storage cupboards, access hatch to extensive attic space and doors to:
Master Bedroom (22'.1" x 17'.8") double aspect, En-suite with jacuzzi bath, shower, twin wash basins, bidet and W.C. Dressing Room (12'.1" x 11') with built-in hanging cupboards.
Bedroom 2 (within 15'.7" roundel) with built-in hanging cupboard.
Bedroom 3 (within 15'.7" roundel) with built-in hanging cupboard.
Bedroom 4/Dressing Room (14'.8" max x 10'.4") with an extensive range of fitted hanging cupboards.
Family Bathroom with bath, shower, wash basin and W.C.
Garden
The delightful gardens around the house are predominantly laid to lawn and interspersed with a variety of trees and shrubs, together with terraced areas and a range of buildings including: Games Barn (34'.11" x 14') with snooker room, bar and cloakroom. An Aviary, and two Greenhouses. The Larger Greenhouse (46'.5" x 10'.6") was specifically built for the growing of Orchids and is divided into three separate growing areas, each with shelving, oil-fired heating and three-phase electricity.
A mosaic tiled and heated Swimming Pool with adjacent pool house which provides an entertaining area and a changing room with shower and W.C. Is located in an elevated position within the garden to the east of the Oasthouse.
A fully enclosed Triple Garage (29'.2" x 20'.3") is located adjacent to the gravel parking area between the Oasthouse and Cottage. Further garaging is provided within an open-fronted Car Port (18'.5 x 11'.7") attached to the Machinery Store (17'.7" x 12'.3") located off the main drive.
The cottage
The detached Cottage is separated from the Oasthouse by a gravel courtyard/parking area and is of brick and weatherboard elevations beneath a peg tile roof.
The accommodation which benefits from double glazing and oil-fired central heating, briefly comprises:
Living Room (19'.2" x 11'.10") triple aspect, door to outside.
Kitchen (9'.6" x 6'.1") fitted units with inset stainless steel sink.
Bedroom 1 (13'.3" x 9'.7") built in hanging cupboards.
Bedroom 2 (9'.5" x 7'.4") built in hanging cupboards.
Family Bathroom with panelled bath, wash basin and W.C.
The land
The agricultural land, being a mixture of permanent pasture and arable, is currently farmed by a local farmer and this arrangement could (subject to mutually agreeable terms) be extended should the purchaser of the property not be an active farmer. The Farm also comprises a single block of broadleaf woodland measuring approximately 13 acres, together with smaller scattered woodland shaws.
An additional feature of the property is the spectacular lake to the south east of the house, which extends to just over 1.5 acres and benefits from two small islands and a boating jetty.
Bps entitlements
There are no bps Entitlements available.
Agricultural/ equestrian outbuilding
Located to the north-east of the farmhouse and benefiting from a separate driveway, the principal outbuilding comprises a two-bay open-fronted Hay Barn (28'.22 x 20'.7"), Farm Workshop (20'.7" x 13'.9") with two fully enclosed Store Rooms, four Loose Boxes and a Feed Room.
Services
Mains electricity and water, private Klargester drainage system. Oil-fired central heating.
Local authorty
Rother District Council
Outgoings
Council Tax Band G
Tenure
The farm will be available with vacant possession upon completion subject to any holdover that may be required to harvest crops.
Fixtures and fittings
The fixtures and fittings mentioned in the description of the property will be included in the sale. All other fixtures and fittings to be excluded but may be available for sale by separate negotiation.
Directions
Heading south on the A21, take the third exit at the Robertsbridge roundabout and continue to the village centre and then turn right into Station Road (signposted Station and Brightling), continue for approximately 1.2 miles and then turn right into Ludpit Lane (signposted Etchingham) and continue for approximately 0.7 of a mile, whereafter the principal drive leading to Willards Hill Farm will be found on the right-hand side.
Boundaries
The purchaser must satisfy themselves on the location of all boundaries from the Land Registry documentation available.
Easements, wayleaves and rights of way
The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all existing rights whether public or private including rights of way, supply, drainage, water and electricity supplies or other rights, covenants, restrictions and obligations, quasi-easement and all wayleaves whether referred to or not in these particulars. A public footpath crosses the property.
Sporting
Sporting rights are in hand and included within the freehold sale in so far as they are owned.
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