5 Bed Detached House For Sale

A charming and most attractive Grade II listed village house offering excellent family accommodation set off a quiet country lane close to the village centre in secluded and private gardens

Entrance Hallway. Cloakroom. Sitting Room. Dining Room. Family Room/Study. Kitchen/Breakfast Room. Vinery/Conservatory. Utility Room. Cloakroom. Main Bedroom with en suite Bathroom. Roof Terrace. 3 Further First Floor Bedrooms. Family Shower Room. 2 Good sized Attic Bedrooms.

Garage. Cellar. Brick Paved Driveway. Attractive private and secluded Gardens in all about 0.75 Acre.

DESCRIPTION
Old Tiles is a charming and most attractive Grade II listed village house with brick and tile hung elevations under a tiled roof. The house has been researched by The Wealden Buildings Study Group and is believed to date from the late 1500's with possible earlier Tudor origins. More recently the house has been substantially extended to provide the Kitchen/Breakfast Room with roof terrace over, Vinery/Conservatory and stair tower. Old Tiles offers spacious family accommodation over three floors and benefits from excellent ceiling heights to all main rooms as well as a wealth of period features including fireplaces.
The house is set at right angles to the lane in well secluded Gardens providing a high degree of privacy and seclusion.

FEATURES
From the driveway Entrance Porch with door opening to Entrance Hallway with tiled floor. Glazed double doors open to

Double aspect Snug/Family Room with exposed wall and ceiling timbers. Spiral stairs to first floor.

Boot Room/Cloakroom with wash basin to vanity unit. Quarry tiled floor. Built in double boiler cupboard housing Worcester wall mounted boiler. Separate wc.

Double aspect Drawing Room with exposed wall and ceiling timbers. Substantial inglenook with tiled hearth.

Door to Stair Lobby with main staircase to first floor. Studded Oak external door.

Dining Room also approached from Entrance Hallway with exposed ceiling and wall timbers. Brick inglenook fireplace.

Glazed double doors open to double aspect Kitchen/Breakfast Room with good area of work surface over a range of cupboards and drawers. Smeg appliances including double oven and inset 5 ring gas hob. Space for microwave. Plumbing and space for dishwasher. Pair of stable style part glazed doors to rear terrace.

Inner Hallway with doors to Utility Room with plumbing and spaces for washing machine and tumble dryer. Cloakroom. Garage.

Also off the Kitchen is a Rear Hallway opening into.

Substantial Vinery/Conservatory with two sets of double doors to garden and rear terrace. Mature grape vine.

Also off the Hallway external door to front terrace and stairs up to Roof Terrace.

First Floor approached by old period staircase with Half Landing to Landing Area with antique glazed window.

Double aspect Main Bedroom with carved stone fireplace. Exposed wall timbers. Built in wardrobes. Glazed double doors to Roof Terrace overlooking garden. Ensuite Bathroom including bath and shower.

Bedroom 2 with built in double wardrobe, shelves to alcove. Door to

Bedroom with exposed wall timbers.

Further door to Landing with airing cupboard. Spiral stairs to Family Room. Shower Room.

Bedroom with attractive views over fields.

Further flight of stairs to Second Floor Landing Area. 2 Attic Bedrooms one used as Study/Office.

OUTSIDE
Double gates open to brick paved Driveway providing off street parking and access to Garage with automatic up and over door.
Steps down to Cellar.
To one side of the Garage is an extensive Yorkstone paved Terrace which continues to one side of the Conservatory
and leads to the Gardens. A gravelled area leads to Rear Yorkstone Terrace.
The attractive Gardens are well secluded by mature hedging and trees and are mainly laid to lawn with variety of flowering shrubs and plants. Small Orchard Area.

In all extending to about 0.75 Acre.

SITUATION
Old Tiles is set off a quiet country lane within a hundred yards or so of the Church in the centre of Hellingly a picturesque and historic village that lies just to the North of Hailsham and centered on the Grade I listed St Peters Church that is understood to date from Saxon times. The old village consists of mainly period properties and a village school.

The old market towns of Heathfield to the North and Hailsham to the South both offering a wider range of shopping facilities including supermarkets.

Polegate mainline station provides a service to London Victoria, Brighton and Ashford International.

The seaside town of Eastbourne is some 10 miles, whilst the historic county town of Lewes is about 13 miles.
Secondary Schools include Bede's senior school, Eastbourne College and Mayfield.

Close by is The Cuckoo Trail, a popular walking and cycling route from Heathfield to Eastbourne.

VIEWINGS
Strictly by appointment through
Jackson-Stops Tunbridge Wells. Tel:

DIRECTIONS
From Heathfield proceed south on the A267 through Horam. Proceed straight over the mini roundabout and continue for a further 12.5 miles. Turn left and almost immediately right into Church Road, passing the school on the right. After about 0.3 mile turn left into Church Lane Old Tiles will be found on the right hand side shortly after passing the Church.

PROPERTY INFORMATION
Services: All Main Services. Gas Central Heating.
Local Authority: Wealden District Council
Council Tax band: G (£3,914.61 for 2023/24)

Fixtures and fittings are excluded from the sale but may be available by separate negotiation





Old Tiles is set off a quiet country lane within a hundred yards or so of the Church in the centre of Hellingly a picturesque and historic village that lies just to the North of Hailsham and centered on the Grade I listed St Peters Church that is understood to date from Saxon times. The old village consists of mainly period properties and a village school.

The old market towns of Heathfield to the North and Hailsham to the South both offering a wider range of shopping facilities including supermarkets.

Polegate mainline station provides a service to London Victoria, Brighton and Ashford International.

The seaside town of Eastbourne is some 10 miles, whilst the historic county town of Lewes is about 13 miles.
Secondary Schools include Bede's senior school, Eastbourne College and Mayfield.

Close by is The Cuckoo Trail, a popular walking and cycling route from Heathfield to Eastbourne.