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Curlew cottage tn35 (3)3
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Guide price£1,100,000
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4 bedroom detached house for sale

Cliff End, Pett Level, East Sussex, TN35 4EE
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Detached house
4 bed
0 bath
EPC rating: E*
1,323 sq ft / 123 sq m

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Broadband: Super-fast 45Mbps *
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EE O2 Three Vodafone
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Property description & features

ROOMS Entrance lobby, Hall, Living room, Garden room, Dining room, Kitchen/breakfast room, Utility room, Study/bedroom 4, Three further bedrooms, Shower room, Bathroom. Double glazing. Oil central heating. EPC rating E. Garden and grounds of about one acre. Double garage and parking  

THE SITE The property is located in a truly unique part of the South Coast flanked, on one side, by rolling pastures and valley, which is listed as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and owned by the National Trust. On the other, is the Saxon Way Coastal path, with spectacular cliff top walks and views over the English Channel. The tranquility, vistas, light and seasonal colours make this a very special location. The site lends itself to a replacement dwelling and favourable pre-application advice in this regard has been obtained. More background information and a professional Planning Appraisal of the site by a specialist consultant is available upon request. 

LOCATION In the vicinity are two local nature reserves and bird sanctuaries (Rye Harbour Nature Reserve and the Pannel Valley Reserve) and spectacular walks along the Jurassic coast, across Hastings Country Park Nature Reserve, a unique 853 acres area of maritime sandstone with an area of grassland and heath, woodland, tree and gorse covered glens and nature trails. It's a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) due to the unique wildlife and fossil rich cliffs. These are all within walking distance for keen walkers. There also as are a range of good pubs nearby and cafes in Pett Level, Winchelsea Beach, Hastings Country Park and Rye, including the Discovery Centre in Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.
From the beach at Pett Level at low tide can be seen oak stumps, the remains of a pre-historic forest inundated after the Ice Age when the sea level rose. Other remains, that can be seen at exceptionally low tides, are those of the British frigate, 'Anne'. Badly damaged in the 1690 battle off Beachy Head, between the French, British and Dutch fleets, she was beached on the coast and burnt by her captain.
The historic coastal town of Hastings (6 miles away) has a seafront promenade, pier, fishing fleet, Priory Meadow shopping centre, museums and art galleries, including the Hastings Contemporary. The Old Town, with its ancient streets and twittens, has an array of independent shops, boutiques, restaurants and pubs. From the town there is a direct rail service to London Charing Cross/London Bridge, which can also be accessed at Battle (11 miles away). Four miles to the east is the Ancient Town of Winchelsea, one of the few examples of a bastide town in England, based on a gridiron street plan with wide regular Roman style streets arranged around a giant square. The Ancient Town and Cinque Port of Rye (6 miles away) is renowned for its historical associations, period architecture, medieval fortifications and cobbled ways. The town offers a range of local shops, restaurants, leisure centre, cinema and branch line train services to Eastbourne and Ashford International from where there are high speed connections to London St Pancras (37 minutes). The total journey time from Rye to St Pancras is just 65 minutes.
There is an extensive choice of schools in both the state and private sector including Claremont School, Battle Abbey School, Buckswood at Guestling, Eastbourne College, Vinehall at Robertsbridge and Marlborough House and St Ronan's in Hawkhurst.
 

DESCRIPTION Curlew Cottage is a detached chalet style bungalow which started life in the 1950's as gardener's cottage and has subsequently had a range of incarnations over the decades, including being a small holding, being run as a cattery and kennels. Each incarnation left its mark on the plot with a range of outbuildings being randomly built throughout that time.
 

GROUND FLOOR A double glazed front door opens into an entrance lobby, which in turn opens to a hall with stairs to the first floor and a door to a cloakroom. The sitting room has a large window overlooking the garden and a fireplace with a fitted wood burning stove. Adjacent is a triple aspect garden room with a door to outside. The double aspect kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with an extensive range of shaker style cabinets comprising cupboards and drawers beneath work surfaces to two walls with an inset sink, built in double oven, inset electric hob and below counter space and plumbing for a dishwasher. Adjoining is a utility room with space for a washing machine and tumble dryer. From the kitchen, a door opens to an inner hall with door to a shower room and a door to an outside deck. To the rear is a dining room with sliding doors leading to a raised deck and the garden. There are two double bedrooms on the ground floor, one of which is used as a study. 

FIRST FLOOR On the first floor, there is a landing/reading area with access to two double bedrooms and a bath/shower room. 

OUTSIDE From the lane, a driveway leads to a parking and turning area for several vehicles with access to a detached double garage. The total plot is approaching one acre and the mature gardens are laid out to areas of lawn with a small orchard, a kitchen garden with raised beds, a gravel garden and burgeoning borders of ornamental grasses, Californian poppies, geraniums, ox-eye daisies, lavender, alliums, hydrangeas, ferns, camellia, iris, cordylines and a small pond overlooked by a garden room/studio with a pergola.

 

FURTHER INFORMATION Services: Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Oil central heating.
Local Authority: Rother District Council. Current Council Tax Band F
Contribution to shared cost of driveway maintenance. Details upon request
Predicted mobile phone coverage: 02
Broadband speed: Fibre 35Mbps available. Source Ofcom
Flood risk summary: Very low risk. Source GOV.UK
 

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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. 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