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£650,0004 bedroom semi-detached house for sale
Main Road, Icklesham, East Sussex TN36 4BA
Study
Semi-detached house
4 beds
1 bath
1,463 sq ft / 136 sq m
EPC rating: D
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Features and description
ROOMS Canopy porch, Hall, Cloakroom, Sitting room, Dining room, Breakfast room, Kitchen, Utility room, Landing, Four bedrooms, Bathroom, EPC rating D, Front and rear gardens, Two garages, Ample off road parking
LOCATION The property is set back about 130' from the road in the village of Icklesham with its Norman church, farm shop and two public houses. The Ancient Town and Cinque Port of Rye, renowned for its historical associations and medieval fortifications, is about 5 miles and provides local shopping facilities. The Ancient Town of Winchelsea, based on the grid-iron street plan with wide, regular streets arranged around a giant square is within 2 miles. Local train services from Rye to Ashford International from where there are high speed connections to London (St. Pancras 37 minutes). The larger town of Hastings with its seafront and promenade is about 6 miles to the south west and provides comprehensive shopping facilities together with a direct train service to Brighton or London. The M25 can be accessed at Junction 5 via the recently improved A21. Recreational facilities in the area include golf at Rye, Cooden and Hastings, sailing on the south coast and many fine countryside and spectacular coastal walks. There is schooling for all ages in both the private and state sectors, including Icklesham primary school, Rye College in Rye, Battle Abbey and Buckswood School in Guestling.
DESCRIPTION The property was designed in 1937 for his own occupation and that of his extended family by William Graham Holford, Architect to the City of London and President of the Royal Town Planning Institute and of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Arriving in Rome in 1930, Lord Holford spent three years in Italy studying Roman and baroque civic design, and contemporary urbanism, influenced by Le Corbusier. He was heavily involved with the development of post-World War II British town planning and was largely responsible for drafting the Town and Country Planning Act 1947. Holford designed significant individual buildings, including Clarendon House, Oxford, three commissions for Eton College and is particularly noted for his redevelopment plan of the area around St Paul's Cathedral. Built in 1939 in the Modernist style, of colour washed brick set with Crittall windows beneath a flat roof, the property is faithful to the original functional design with the use of geometric forms, minimal ornamentation and modern materials. The light filled interior has features of the period including decoratively tiled fireplaces, parquet flooring, art deco door handles, a curtain wall and a fabulous turned staircase with a double height window. The property now forms a pair of semi-detached houses with Sherwood House being the major portion.
GROUND FLOOR The property is approached via an open porch with a canopy above and a front door with glass brick windows to either side opening into a hall with a curtain wall, herringbone wood block flooring, a staircase to the first floor and a cloakroom with a high level w.c. The fine sitting room has wood block flooring, a marble fireplace, south facing picture windows overlooking the garden and French doors to a paved terrace. The double aspect dining room has distant views to the sea, wood block flooring, a tiled fireplace of the period and French doors to the garden. The double aspect breakfast room has a quarry tiled floor and a range of fitted storage cupboards to one wall. An open doorway links the kitchen with a range of cupboards and drawers, stainless steel sink, 4 burner gas hob and built in oven. Adjacent is a utility room with plumbing for a washing machine, space for a fridge freezer and a door to outside.
FIRST FLOOR On the first floor, there is a landing with a staircase leading to the flat roof. There are three double bedrooms, all of which have far reaching views to the sea and one of which has access to a balcony. In addition, there is a single bedroom, a study/store room and a bathroom with a separate wc.
OUTSIDE There is a pleasant area of garden to the front with mature shrubs including Camellia and Mahonia, lawn, established Prunus, Juniper, Acer and Evergreen trees and a tarmacadam driveway providing off road parking for multiple vehicles with access to two detached garages. The enclosed south facing rear garden, which extends to about 75' x 50', is laid to lawn with a wide paved terrace constructed of paving stones taken from London Bridge and established planting including Acer, Mulberry, Privet, Mahonia, clipped Bay trees and Banksia Marginata. The driveway belongs to Sherwood House and the adjoining property, Forest House, has a right of access across the top section.
FURTHER INFORMATION All mains services. Gas central heating.
Rother District Council. Council Tax Band E
Mains electricity, water, gas and drainage.
Predicted mobile phone coverage: EE and Three
Broadband speed: Ultrafast 1000Mbps available. Source Ofcom
Flood risk summary: Very low risk. Source GOV.UK
LOCATION The property is set back about 130' from the road in the village of Icklesham with its Norman church, farm shop and two public houses. The Ancient Town and Cinque Port of Rye, renowned for its historical associations and medieval fortifications, is about 5 miles and provides local shopping facilities. The Ancient Town of Winchelsea, based on the grid-iron street plan with wide, regular streets arranged around a giant square is within 2 miles. Local train services from Rye to Ashford International from where there are high speed connections to London (St. Pancras 37 minutes). The larger town of Hastings with its seafront and promenade is about 6 miles to the south west and provides comprehensive shopping facilities together with a direct train service to Brighton or London. The M25 can be accessed at Junction 5 via the recently improved A21. Recreational facilities in the area include golf at Rye, Cooden and Hastings, sailing on the south coast and many fine countryside and spectacular coastal walks. There is schooling for all ages in both the private and state sectors, including Icklesham primary school, Rye College in Rye, Battle Abbey and Buckswood School in Guestling.
DESCRIPTION The property was designed in 1937 for his own occupation and that of his extended family by William Graham Holford, Architect to the City of London and President of the Royal Town Planning Institute and of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Arriving in Rome in 1930, Lord Holford spent three years in Italy studying Roman and baroque civic design, and contemporary urbanism, influenced by Le Corbusier. He was heavily involved with the development of post-World War II British town planning and was largely responsible for drafting the Town and Country Planning Act 1947. Holford designed significant individual buildings, including Clarendon House, Oxford, three commissions for Eton College and is particularly noted for his redevelopment plan of the area around St Paul's Cathedral. Built in 1939 in the Modernist style, of colour washed brick set with Crittall windows beneath a flat roof, the property is faithful to the original functional design with the use of geometric forms, minimal ornamentation and modern materials. The light filled interior has features of the period including decoratively tiled fireplaces, parquet flooring, art deco door handles, a curtain wall and a fabulous turned staircase with a double height window. The property now forms a pair of semi-detached houses with Sherwood House being the major portion.
GROUND FLOOR The property is approached via an open porch with a canopy above and a front door with glass brick windows to either side opening into a hall with a curtain wall, herringbone wood block flooring, a staircase to the first floor and a cloakroom with a high level w.c. The fine sitting room has wood block flooring, a marble fireplace, south facing picture windows overlooking the garden and French doors to a paved terrace. The double aspect dining room has distant views to the sea, wood block flooring, a tiled fireplace of the period and French doors to the garden. The double aspect breakfast room has a quarry tiled floor and a range of fitted storage cupboards to one wall. An open doorway links the kitchen with a range of cupboards and drawers, stainless steel sink, 4 burner gas hob and built in oven. Adjacent is a utility room with plumbing for a washing machine, space for a fridge freezer and a door to outside.
FIRST FLOOR On the first floor, there is a landing with a staircase leading to the flat roof. There are three double bedrooms, all of which have far reaching views to the sea and one of which has access to a balcony. In addition, there is a single bedroom, a study/store room and a bathroom with a separate wc.
OUTSIDE There is a pleasant area of garden to the front with mature shrubs including Camellia and Mahonia, lawn, established Prunus, Juniper, Acer and Evergreen trees and a tarmacadam driveway providing off road parking for multiple vehicles with access to two detached garages. The enclosed south facing rear garden, which extends to about 75' x 50', is laid to lawn with a wide paved terrace constructed of paving stones taken from London Bridge and established planting including Acer, Mulberry, Privet, Mahonia, clipped Bay trees and Banksia Marginata. The driveway belongs to Sherwood House and the adjoining property, Forest House, has a right of access across the top section.
FURTHER INFORMATION All mains services. Gas central heating.
Rother District Council. Council Tax Band E
Mains electricity, water, gas and drainage.
Predicted mobile phone coverage: EE and Three
Broadband speed: Ultrafast 1000Mbps available. Source Ofcom
Flood risk summary: Very low risk. Source GOV.UK
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Phillips & Stubbs – a regional property consultancy with a national profile at home in Rye LOCAL KNOWLEDGE – BETTER RESULTS We know every square mile and having an intimate knowledge of the local area and market enables us to get outstanding results for our clients. Whilst we may never compete with the large, corporate concerns in terms of their financial might and self promotion, they can never get close to the local community in the way that we can and develop those all important long term relationships on which the success of our business and reputation is built. Knowing the various micro-markets that make-up the local property scene and forging affinities with individuals in those communities over a long period of time gives us a deeper understanding and permits us to make those all important connections that go beyond conventional marketing. Despite all the advances in technology, this business is still very much a people business and local ‘know-how’ is often the difference between success and failure. COASTAL & COUNTRY We understand that particular properties require a bespoke, lifestyle approach and our Coastal and Country brand gives us the platform to market intriguing properties of merit using a tailored service built around a team of experienced professionals specialising in their field, high impact marketing and a clear understanding of the local market. One of the UK’s natural treasures is its unique coastline. Often charming, sometimes awe-inspiring, never boring, it is not surprising that so many people choose to live along the 7,760 miles of UK coast. We are acutely aware that properties with a sea view or located in close proximity to the beach are among the most sought-after for the lifestyle opportunities they provide. It’s the dream of many to live on the coast and in response to this strong demand we have set up a dedicated coastal service for the discerning buyer. It is a distinct market with different forces at work to the mainstream one and characteristics requiring our deep level of local knowledge that our team can use to deliver outstanding results through innovative marketing for our clients. Just as we benefit from a unique and historic coastline, so the inland rural areas, villages and market towns are exceptionally beautiful being both diverse in nature, from the rolling countryside of the High Weald to the low lying plains of Romney Marsh, and wide ranging in style with a high density of architecturally interesting buildings and Grade II listed properties including converted outbuildings, old farmhouses and charming cottages, which collectively ‘have been slowly and richly coloured by the personality of the people who have dwelt in them these hundreds of years. One may say of them that they are of the colour of English history’. W. Beach Thomas. Such unique properties demand particular attention and a focus on the special qualities of an individual property through tailored marketing rather than a ‘one size fits all approach’ in order to ensure you get the best possible outcome. LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION It is the advice you hear from us all the time and we apply it to ourselves. Our distinctive office in Rye occupies a high profile, corner position which ensures your property will get noticed. It also has a contemporary feel reflecting our forward thinking approach whilst being conducive to discussing business and property related matters in a relaxed yet professional environment. Rye is a destination of choice for people and often the starting point for their property search, not just in the town but right across the wider area as many people are simply too ‘time-poor’ to travel around the outlying villages to register with estate agents, thereby, making them increasingly irrelevant whilst boosting our own profile as a regional property hub. In addition, we open 7 days a week and most Bank Holidays to make sure we take full advantage of any opportunity to market your property. It is vitally important to maintain this presence given that high number of buyers who come to this area from London looking to relocate or to buy a second home and yet the vast majority of estate agents are closed for business on these prime viewing days. We find it bizarre in this day and age but we are not complaining! STYLE & SUBSTANCE Contemporary marketing is integral to our business. From branding to advertising, from how our office looks to the bespoke brochures we produce using floor plans, professional photography, dusk shots and aerial images and through our online presence and the use of social media channels, journalist interviews and historical research on individual houses, we are committed to constantly evolving our marketing approach to ensure your property is shown to maximum advantage. The benefits are greater awareness and better results for both us and our clients. A STRONG ONLINE PRESENCE Over 80% of all property searches begin online and so it is a very important factor when it comes to marketing but in order to differentiate your property in an overcrowded market there is in our view a need to go beyond simply replicating what can be seen on the main property portals on our own website. Accordingly, our website continues to develop to become a valuable resource for anyone looking to buy or rent property by providing additional information about individual houses and the locality and has an interactive design delivering an enhanced experience. In addition, individual micro-sites with extra features can be created for an individual property. PARTNERSHIP We see our relationship with our clients as a partnership. We all have a stake in the result and the importance of focusing and working together is vital in getting the best result for our client. Like any relationship, communication is vital in understanding what each party wants to achieve. Any estate agent would covet the opportunity to market your property on your behalf and at the outset you will probably see plenty of enthusiasm but often the activity can tail off if there is no early result. Not every property sells within a few weeks, of course, but from the outset we agree a marketing strategy with you that has regular reviews built-in to it to ensure your property remains firmly at the forefront of our minds. By working together it takes less energy and time and creates a better understanding and appreciation of the outcome. As an independent firm with a ‘can-do’ attitude and a business built on professionalism, energy, enthusiasm and extensive knowledge, we understand it is the quality of service we offer to clients that determines our success and we are particularly proud of the repeat business and recommendations we get from satisfied clients. LET ME SELL YOU A SECRET Evoking Robert Cialdini’s Scarcity Principle of Influence, there are certain circumstances where it may be advantageous for a property owner to sell off-market and we have a discreet service aimed at search agents and specific buyers who have clearly defined criteria.
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