Popps Lane, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 3BL

**Guide Price £950,000 - £1,050,000** An elegant 1920s detached family home, with period character and generous accommodation extending to 2,620 sq ft, with recently renovated kitchen and principal en suite.

Double garage and additional parking, some 0.4 acres of gardens on a private road about 0.5 of a mile from Cooden Beach seafront and shops.

White Knights is situated in a sought-after private lane in popular Cooden, little more than half a mile from the sea at Cooden Beach, which also benefits from a mainline station.

Ideally located on a quiet road within walking distance to Ofsted-rated ‘Outstanding’ Little Common School, GP surgery, Tesco Metro, Post Office, bakery, cafes and butchers, with Cooden Beach train station, parks and beaches nearby.

The house offers 2,620 square feet of well-presented, family-oriented accommodation over two floors, set in a generous secluded plot of about 0.4 of an acre with an excellent garden studio.

The elevations are of brick, colourwashed white beneath a tiled roof. There is gasfired central heating and sealed unit double glazing.

The accommodation is arranged as follows: • A part glazed and panelled front door opens into the entrance hall having space for coats and shoes, with wooden flooring and a door to the cloakroom with WC, wash basin, tiled floor and part tiled walls.

The inner hall features wood strip flooring and has a large useful understairs storage cupboard.

• Glazed door to the well-proportioned drawing room with oak strip flooring, and an impressive ornate carved stone fireplace with an open fire, flanked by fitted storage cupboards.

This is a bright double aspect room with two windows overlooking the lovely rear garden.

• From the drawing room panelled double doors open to the sitting room/snug with an excellent range of fitted bookshelves and a bright double aspect with a glazed door leading to the rear garden.

• From the inner hall via a glazed door, the dining room features herringbone flooring and a large angled bay window overlooking the rear garden.

• Glazed door to the well appointed kitchen/breakfast room with porcelain tiled floor, a good range of painted wall and base units with high quality quartz worktops incorporating a 1½ bowl stainless steel sink unit with drainer and mixer taps, Bosch 5-ring induction hob with overhead extractor, Bosch double oven, integrated Zanussi dishwasher and under-counter fridge.

A wide opening leads to the excellent breakfast/dining area with underfloor heating, an additional range of storage cupboards and glazed double doors out to a raised deck.

• The utility room has a terracotta tiled floor, fitted sink unit with mixer taps and drainer, plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryer, additional storage units, and space for fridge and freezer.

A part glazed door leads to the useful boot room with doors to the front and rear, space for boots and coats and extra storage, and with a door leading through to the attached double garage with an up and over door from the driveway and, to one corner, the Worcester gas central heating boiler, which has been serviced annually.

• The first floor landing has half panelled walls and ornate ceiling cornice, cupboard housing the hot water tank and serving as the linen cupboard with additional storage above.

• The principal bedroom is an excellent and spacious double bedroom with an extensive range of fitted wardrobes, shelving, hanging and storage space with drawers and a built-in dressing table with mirror above.

This is a bright double aspect room with a lovely view over the rear garden.

• A panelled door leads to the capacious en suite bath/shower room with underfloor heating, a freestanding bath with mixer taps and shower attachment, separate tiled and glazed shower cubicle, stylish wash basin in vanity unit with storage below, WC, heated towel rail, tiled walls and floor and a view over the garden.

• Bedroom 2 is a large double bedroom with windows overlooking the rear garden, laminate wood flooring and a very useful walk-in dressing room.

• Bedroom 3 is another generous double bedroom with a view over the garden, a range of fitted bookshelves and hatch access to the loft storage area.

Bedroom 4 has a similar outlook and a built-in wardrobe cupboard. Bedroom 5 is a single bedroom, currently used as a sewing room.

• The family bathroom features a panelled bath with separate shower above and glazed screen, wash basin in vanity unit with storage below, tiled walls and floor and heated towel rail.

The separate cloakroom has a WC, half tiled walls and tiled floor.

Outside To the front is an attractive garden shielded from Popps Lane by a high hedge and a range of mature shrubs and trees, with an area of lawn with well planted borders and a large paved area.

A pathway leads from Popps Lane and there is vehicular access to the driveway providing parking for several cars and giving access to the integral double garage.

Approached from the kitchen/breakfast room is a raised timber deck and covered verandah area with storage cupboards and door to the boot room, providing an all weather seating area, with the main deck providing excellent space for al fresco dining and entertaining.

Three steps lead down to the lower deck with an additional sitting area, and from here steps down to the expansive main lawn with the whole being bordered by high trees and shrubs offering a seclusion and privacy.

There is a greenhouse and a rustic path that meanders down to the bottom of the garden where there is a detached garden studio/summer house with light and mains electricity connected, oak flooring and painted timber clad walls with an exposed wooden ceiling, and could serve a variety of purposes including home office, gym, playroom or studio.

There is also a useful working area and to one side a passageway leading to the front of the house and a timber garden shed. Access to half height cellar.

The overall plot extends to some 0.4 of an acre.