• Handsome Grade II listed five bedroom house +
• Excellent detached two bedroom cottage with office and private garden +
• Beautiful established gardens of approximately 2 acres +
• Tennis court and heated swimming pool +
• Planning to extend main house +
• Garaging and outbuildings including open bay barn +
• Historic Battle 6 miles with mainline station and frequent services to London +
• About 9 miles equidistant between the coastal towns of Eastbourne and Hastings +
• EPC Rating = E +

Beautiful Grade II listed five bedroom home with detached cottage, tennis court and swimming pool, all set in about 2 acres.

Description

Broadgreen House is a handsome Grade II listed country house of substantial proportions, designated as a building of architectural interest and situated in a lovely countryside setting. Within its two acre gardens is a heated outdoor swimming pool, an all weather tennis court, several period outbuildings and an excellent detached two bedroom cottage with private garden. Combined, the versatile accommodation which could be perfect for multi generational use, amounts to over 4,500 sq ft.

The main house, dates in part from the early 19th century, although undocumented, the original portion is believed to date back to circa 1480. Beautifully presented and adaptable internal accommodation is arranged over three floors and includes a useful basement. The principal rooms are of good proportions with many period details; exposed timbers, beams, brickwork, sash windows with working shutters and good ceiling heights to the Georgian section. Planning permission (extant) is in place for a single storey extension WD/2021/2944/LB.

Attractive reception rooms include a drawing room with open fireplace, a dining room, a dual aspect sitting room with wood burning stove, an excellent breakfast/family room which is open to the stylish kitchen and a sun room with doors to the gardens.

The elegant bespoke fitted kitchen, is a lovely room, equipped with an extensive range of hand painted cupboards and central island with quartz stone work surfaces. Appliances include a three oven Everhot range cooker, an integral dishwasher and wine cooler. French doors open out to the gardens. Completing the ground and lower ground floors, is a utility room with space for further white goods, a WC and steps lead down from the family/breakfast room to the basement where there a boot room and further WC.

Two separate staircases give access to the first floor where there are a total of five bedrooms, including the principal bedroom which enjoys a triple aspect and has a walk in wardrobe cupboard. The bedrooms are served by a family bathroom with freestanding bath and a separate shower room. There is also a generous loft which has potential (subject to all necessary planning consents).