3-bedroom detached house · TN21 8UR
For saleListed 37 days
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About
**Guide Price £750,000 - £775,000** An attractive, well-presented detached character house, updated in recent years. Predominately ground floor accommodation.
Charming cottage-style gardens and off-road parking in a delightful, sought-after semi-rural location. Excellent shopping available in Heathfield and main line station at Stonegate.
Description Old Oak Cottage is an attractive and well-presented detached character house with the elevations being painted brick beneath a tiled roof.
There is oil-fired central heating and some sealed unit double glazed windows. The property offers much character and has been finished to create a comfortable home.
The main features are: • Front door into a tiled lobby with ample space for boots and coats and a double glazed window to one side.
• Part-glazed door leads through into a spacious dining/family room, which is finished with an oak floor, exposed beams and good ceiling height.
There is an electric Aga and a double glazed window to the front.
• The cloakroom is fitted with a white suite, and is adjacent to a door leading to a staircase and two attic rooms on the first floor ideal for office space, and with potential for conversion into 3/4 bedrooms (subject to necessary planning consents).
• The kitchen/breakfast room is situated to the rear of the property and is finished with a wooden floor and Shaker-style wall and base units, complemented with wooden worktops.
There is a butler sink with ceramic drainer and space for a cooker. The kitchen is double aspect and a partly-glazed door leads directly to the garden.
• The sitting room is a delightful feature of the property, with a vaulted ceiling and exposed timbers, double aspect with excellent natural light, and finished with an oak floor.
There is a large window to the front of the property and French doors. A wood burner is positioned on a tiled hearth.
• There are three bedrooms, with the principal bedroom being double aspect and benefiting from built-in cupboards/wardrobes.
• The family bathroom has been refitted and is finished with an oak floor, freestanding rolltop bath, white basin and WC and a fully tiled walk-in shower. There is a useful storage cupboard.
The walls are finished in part tongue and groove panelling. • With direct access to the rear garden there is a useful garden room/conservatory, which is now in need of some updating.
Garden and Grounds To the rear of Old Oak Cottage there is a good sized shingle parking area with space for several vehicles and a white picket fence and gate leads directly to the garden.
The pretty cottage-style gardens are predominantly hedge enclosed and laid to lawn with mature shrubs, trees and flower beds, enjoying views over the surrounding countryside.
There is also a shed and a greenhouse.
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