MapGuide price
£525,0003 bedroom townhouse for sale
West Street, Rye, East Sussex TN31 7ES
Townhouse
3 beds
1 bath
968 sq ft / 90 sq m
EPC rating: E
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Features and description
ROOMS Open plan living room & dining room, Kitchen, Rear lobby, Shower room, Landing, Three bedrooms, Cloakroom. Gas central heating. EPC rating E. Walled courtyard garden
LOCATION The property occupies a commanding position in one of England's most famous and historic cobbled streets. West Street lies in the heart of the Conservation Area of the Ancient Town and Cinque Port of Rye, renowned for its historical associations, medieval fortifications, including the Landgate and Ypres Tower, and fine period architecture with half timbered houses clustered around the Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin with its ornate gilded Quarter Boys clock and 18th century Town Hall with open arcaded lower storey and cupola on the roof. As well as its charm and history, the town has a comprehensive range of shopping facilities, the two screen cinema, arts centre and café in Lion Street and an active local community, with the arts being strongly represented; Rye Arts Festival and Rye Jazz Festival are held annually. From the town there are local train services to Eastbourne and to Ashford International with a high speed service to London St. Pancras in 37 minutes. Sporting facilities in the area include golf at Rye, tennis at Rye Lawn Tennis Club with reputedly among the very best grass courts in the country, sailing on the south coast and many fine countryside and coastal walks.
DESCRIPTION An attached Grade II listed timber framed period house with the main part of the inside structure being a 15th century Wealden Hall house, which has been adapted and extended over the years. In the 18th century the walls were rebuilt in brickwork, and chimneys added. In the 1930s (from 1931 to 1937), the property was owned by the celebrated author Radclyffe Hall who commissioned a lot of work on the house, including putting in a new first floor mock-Tudor façade with a projecting oriel window, and extending the rear rooms. Over the last decade, the property has been subject to an extensive and sensitive modernisation programme, working with a local architect and builder to carefully bring out Santa Maria's original features. The well presented accommodation, which has good ceiling heights throughout, is arranged over two levels, as shown on the floor plan.
GROUND FLOOR A front door with a glazed panel leads into an open plan living room and dining room with a large bow window and a second bay window overlooking West Street. The living room has an old brick floor, open fireplace with an oak bressumer and exposed ceiling beams. The dining room has massive timber framing including arched braces and a Tudor brick fireplace.
The kitchen, which overlooks the rear courtyard, has fitted work surfaces with an inset stainless steel sink with mixer tap and storage cupboards beneath, space for a fridge freezer, below counter space for a washing machine and tumble dryer, a tiled recess with space for a range cooker, a brick fireplace with fitted shelving and matchboard panelling to the ceiling. A door leads to the rear lobby with a door to outside and a door to a shower room with modern fitments comprising a shower enclosure, pedestal wash basin and close coupled w.c.
FIRST FLOOR On the first floor there is a landing with a cloakroom with a close coupled w.c and wall mounted wash basin. Bedroom 1 has an oriel window to the front providing views along West Street, a brick fireplace, original wide oak floorboards and a vaulted ceiling with exposed timber framing. Bedroom 2 has a window to the front, old oak floorboards, a vaulted ceiling with exposed timer framing and a brick fireplace. Bedroom 3 has exposed ceiling beams and a window to the rear overlooking The Mermaid Inn in the middle distance.
OUTSIDE To the rear of the property is a private enclosed courtyard garden 11' x 11' with colour washed walls and brick pavers.
FURTHER INFORMATION Local Authority: Rother District Council. Council Tax Band E
Mains electricity, gas, water and drainage.
Predicted mobile phone coverage: Three
Broadband speed: Ultrafast 1000Mbps available. Source Ofcom
Rivers and sea flood risk summary: Very low risk. Source GOV.UK
LOCATION The property occupies a commanding position in one of England's most famous and historic cobbled streets. West Street lies in the heart of the Conservation Area of the Ancient Town and Cinque Port of Rye, renowned for its historical associations, medieval fortifications, including the Landgate and Ypres Tower, and fine period architecture with half timbered houses clustered around the Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin with its ornate gilded Quarter Boys clock and 18th century Town Hall with open arcaded lower storey and cupola on the roof. As well as its charm and history, the town has a comprehensive range of shopping facilities, the two screen cinema, arts centre and café in Lion Street and an active local community, with the arts being strongly represented; Rye Arts Festival and Rye Jazz Festival are held annually. From the town there are local train services to Eastbourne and to Ashford International with a high speed service to London St. Pancras in 37 minutes. Sporting facilities in the area include golf at Rye, tennis at Rye Lawn Tennis Club with reputedly among the very best grass courts in the country, sailing on the south coast and many fine countryside and coastal walks.
DESCRIPTION An attached Grade II listed timber framed period house with the main part of the inside structure being a 15th century Wealden Hall house, which has been adapted and extended over the years. In the 18th century the walls were rebuilt in brickwork, and chimneys added. In the 1930s (from 1931 to 1937), the property was owned by the celebrated author Radclyffe Hall who commissioned a lot of work on the house, including putting in a new first floor mock-Tudor façade with a projecting oriel window, and extending the rear rooms. Over the last decade, the property has been subject to an extensive and sensitive modernisation programme, working with a local architect and builder to carefully bring out Santa Maria's original features. The well presented accommodation, which has good ceiling heights throughout, is arranged over two levels, as shown on the floor plan.
GROUND FLOOR A front door with a glazed panel leads into an open plan living room and dining room with a large bow window and a second bay window overlooking West Street. The living room has an old brick floor, open fireplace with an oak bressumer and exposed ceiling beams. The dining room has massive timber framing including arched braces and a Tudor brick fireplace.
The kitchen, which overlooks the rear courtyard, has fitted work surfaces with an inset stainless steel sink with mixer tap and storage cupboards beneath, space for a fridge freezer, below counter space for a washing machine and tumble dryer, a tiled recess with space for a range cooker, a brick fireplace with fitted shelving and matchboard panelling to the ceiling. A door leads to the rear lobby with a door to outside and a door to a shower room with modern fitments comprising a shower enclosure, pedestal wash basin and close coupled w.c.
FIRST FLOOR On the first floor there is a landing with a cloakroom with a close coupled w.c and wall mounted wash basin. Bedroom 1 has an oriel window to the front providing views along West Street, a brick fireplace, original wide oak floorboards and a vaulted ceiling with exposed timber framing. Bedroom 2 has a window to the front, old oak floorboards, a vaulted ceiling with exposed timer framing and a brick fireplace. Bedroom 3 has exposed ceiling beams and a window to the rear overlooking The Mermaid Inn in the middle distance.
OUTSIDE To the rear of the property is a private enclosed courtyard garden 11' x 11' with colour washed walls and brick pavers.
FURTHER INFORMATION Local Authority: Rother District Council. Council Tax Band E
Mains electricity, gas, water and drainage.
Predicted mobile phone coverage: Three
Broadband speed: Ultrafast 1000Mbps available. Source Ofcom
Rivers and sea 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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