Henley Down, Catsfield, Battle, East Sussex, TN33

An outstanding small farm with a spacious house and a superb range of outbuildings including garaging with flat above, loose boxes and excellent outbuilding 63’7 x 19’ constructed in 2013 with consent for use as a micro brewery. The gardens and grounds enjoy great privacy with two large paddocks and areas of woodland – in all about 31.7 acres.

Description
Sharpes Farm is situated in a rural location approached from a country lane, enjoying great privacy. The accommodation is both light and spacious with sealed unit double glazed casement windows and oil-fired central heating with underfloor heating in the reception hall and study/sitting room. The elevations are brick with part tile hanging beneath a pitch tiled roof and the accommodation is arranged as follows:-
• Oak front door to reception hall with terracotta tiled flooring and staircase to first floor. Large built-in storage cupboard and cloaks cupboard. Cloak/shower room with WC, pedestal wash basin, tiled shower cubicle. Glazed doors to good sized double aspect study/sitting room with storage cupboard.
• Triple aspect drawing room 28’10 x 18’11 having an impressive inglenook fireplace with oak bressummer beam, brick hearth and canopy. Light oak floorboards. Two sets of double opening glazed doors onto areas of decking overlooking the rear garden.
• The dining room also has oak floorboards, a brick fireplace and an aspect over the garden and beyond.
• The kitchen/breakfast room has exposed oak floorboards, a stainless steel sink unit with drainer to the side inset into work surfaces with cupboards and drawers beneath, space and plumbing for dishwasher and space for refrigerator. Four-ring halogen hob with extractor fan above and oven below; range of eye-level units; two-oven oil-fired Aga. Built-in utility cupboard. Brick fireplace with mantelpiece and quarry tiled hearth. Glazed door to the covered porch and rear terrace.
• The utility room has a stainless steel sink unit with drainer to the side, inset into work surfaces with space and plumbing for dishwasher and dryer; space for American-style fridge-freezer. Eye-level cupboards. Quarry tiled floor.
• Large conservatory providing wonderful views over the garden and countryside beyond, with tiled flooring and doors to the outside, Fujitsu climate control.
• Staircase to the first floor landing with airing cupboard housing two hot water cylinders with immersion heater, slatted shelving. Access to roof space.
• Very generously proportioned triple aspect master bedroom situated at the rear of the house, with Juliet balcony providing wonderful views of the garden, land and countryside beyond. En suite bathroom with white suite of corner bath with mixer taps and shower attachment, pedestal wash basin, WC, shower cubicle, bidet, and tiled walls.
• Guest suite bedroom 2 with built-in wardrobe, en suite bathroom having panel enclosed bath with mixer taps and shower attachment, pedestal wash basin, WC.
• Three further bedrooms on the first floor, two of which have brick fireplaces (currently sealed) and one with fitted wardrobe cupboard.
• Bathroom 3 with corner bath having mixer taps and shower attachment, pedestal wash basin, WC. Separate shower room with tiled shower cubicle, WC and pedestal wash basin.

Garaging with Flat above
Two sets of double opening doors lead to the good sized garage 29’7 x 28’11 with three additional stores and an open fronted log store.
Adjoining is a covered carport with access to further garaging with two sets of up and over doors leading into cold rooms and a former office.

Flat
Door to lobby with staircase to the first floor landing with access to loft space and double opening doors leading onto a large balcony from where wonderful views are enjoyed over the surrounding countryside.
Good sized bed/sitting room 29’ x 29’ currently utilised as one large L-shaped room but as it has two separate doorways it could easily be altered to separate bedroom and living room.
The kitchen has a sink unit with drainer to the side inset into work surfaces, cupboards beneath and plumbing for washing machine. Space for electric oven. Further storage cupboards.
Bathroom with panel-enclosed bath with mixer taps and shower attachment, pedestal wash basin. Separate cloakroom with WC and hand basin.

Outbuildings
The driveway leads round behind the garage block to a sizeable parking/turning area for vehicles. There is additional garaging with a large double carport with electric car charging point, to the side of which is a cold store.
Stable block with three loose boxes, light and power connected, concrete apron to the front.
A timber five bar gate gives access over a hard track to an excellent building with consent for a micro brewery, a steel portal-framed barn with three sets of double opening part glazed doors and casement sealed unit double glazed windows. Wonderful views, excellent location.
Chalet/Studio currently divided into two rooms with light and power connected, built-in storage cupboards, timber construction, pine panelled walls.
Wood store of timber construction beneath a corrugated roof. Former bull pen of block construction.

Gardens and Grounds
Sharpes Farm is approached from the lane, initially over a shared drive and then its own private driveway through an electrically operated gate onto a concrete driveway which leads through attractive rhododendrons to a circular pea beach gravelled turning/parking area with central lawn.
The gardens are laid to lawn and provide great privacy, with a selection of mature trees and shrubs including chestnut, magnolia and oak, and a range of roses.
To the rear of the house is a sheltered and secluded area of lawn partly bounded by a mature beech hedge with wonderful wisteria, buddleia, roses and rhododendrons.
There is also an area of decking bordering the house, ideal for al fresco dining. There are additional areas of lawn enjoying wonderful views over the surrounding countryside with a further paved terrace.
Hard tennis court (in need of resurfacing).
Gardens and grounds in all about 31.7 acres.