Marley Lane, Battle, East Sussex, TN33
£850,000
Guide Price- Battle town centre 1.9 miles
- Mainline station 2 miles
- Spacious family home
- Well-proportioned rooms
- Five double bedrooms
- Attractive outlook
- Drieway approach
- Mature established gardens and paddock
- In all about 1.85 acres
- Access to Battle Great Wood for excellent hacking. Permit required
**Guide Price £850,000 - £900,000**
A spacious five bedroom rural family home, set back from the road with private mature gardens, ponds and grounds - in all about 1.85 acres.
Available in addition:- 6 loose boxes, farm buildings and 6.5 acres (Lot 2)
Description
Marwin Farm has been the much-loved home for one family since its construction in 1981. Designed for the sun, the property provides light and spacious accommodation with good ceiling heights and many double aspect rooms.
The elevations are brick with tile hanging beneath a pitch tiled roof, with sealed unit double glazing throughout. New double glazed five point locking patio doors were installed in 2021.
The main features of the property include:
Glazed front door to the entrance hall with coat hooks, cloakroom with WC and washbasin, feature circular window to the front. Further glazed door to the reception hall with wood strip flooring and a useful spacious understairs storage cupboard.
The well-proportioned sitting room has two sets of glazed doors opening onto the garden patio, an open brick fireplace with a log store to the side, built-in shelving, TV aerial and wall lighting. Further glazed doors lead to the garden room which has access to water and power, brick flooring, and doors to the front and side patios.
The family room/snug has a brick fireplace fitted with a woodburning stove, and glazed doors lead to the west facing patio for the afternoon/evening sun. There are wall lights and TV aerial.
The dining room has a lovely outlook over the garden, wall lighting, direct access from the kitchen, hall and sitting room, and glazed doors to the garden patio.
The private study overlooks the driveway and has space for bookshelves and cupboards. There are telephone and ethernet points.
The double aspect kitchen/breakfast room has a twin stainless steel sink unit with drainer to the side inset into original tiled work surfaces with pine cupboards and drawers beneath; dishwasher; four-ring induction hob; range of eye-level units and oil-fired Aga. Double oven and grill with cupboards above and below. TV and phone points. The breakfast area has a bench seat and matching tiled table. Recess for fridge/freezer with surrounding cupboards. Access to the dining and utility rooms, glazed doors to the garden patio.
The good sized utility room is fitted with a stainless steel sink unit inset into a tiled work surface with cupboards beneath together with eye-level cupboards; there is space and plumbing for a washing machine.
Door to a good-sized north-facing walk-in larder with slate worktop, shelving, further work surfaces with cupboards and drawers beneath, electricity points, and a feature circular window to the front.
The inner lobby has a door leading outside. Gardeners cloakroom with WC and wash basin. The double garage is accessed from the inner lobby and has a remotely operated and insulated sectional electric garage door. Space and shelving for a workbench and tools, chest freezer and vented tumble dryer. Storage cupboards and space for an upright freezer to the side. A pedestrian door gives access to a brick enclosed courtyard for bin storage and external oil central heating boiler.
A staircase with curved half landing rises to the first floor, where the spacious landing has a range of built-in storage cupboards, a seat and loft access. The easy to access loft with built-in ladder is fully insulated and boarded for storage.
Bedroom 1 is double aspect and enjoys the morning sunrise. There are views over the garden, wider property and Battle Great Wood; fitted wardrobe cupboards and large bathroom opposite. Wall lights and TV point.
There are four further double bedrooms, all of which enjoy an attractive outlook. Bedrooms 2 and 5 have wash basins and bedrooms 2,3 and 4 have built-in wardrobe cupboards. All have TV points.
Bathroom 1 has a white suite providing a tile-enclosed bath with mixer taps, wash basin inset into the vanity unit, WC, heated towel rail and airing cupboard housing the hot water cylinder.
Bathroom 2 also has a white suite with tile-enclosed bath with mixer taps, tiled shower cubicle, WC, pedestal wash basin and heated towel rail.
Outside
Marwin Farm has two separate entrances from Marley Lane, both of which lead to the front of the house onto a tarmac driveway with a parking/turning area and access to the integral double garage.
At a slight remove is an additional brick and tile double garage with electric up and over door to the front and light and power connected. At the rear of this garage is a greenhouse, having water and power connected, and a grapevine.
The mature gardens were established by a lifelong gardener. They surround the house and create privacy for the property. Principally laid to lawn, with a number of established trees and shrubs including catalpa, rhododendrons, wisteria, magnolia and a selection of mature fruit trees, specimen trees/plants, walnut tree and roses. Spring bulbs add interest throughout the year. A south-facing patio runs along the length of the house, and a west-facing patio and seating area enjoy the evening sun.
A mature hedgerow divides the garden from an attractive walkway with a wildlife pond and ornamental pond at each end. Discreetly situated at a lower level is a former vegetable garden with a polytunnel and greenhouse frame, water is connected. Below this there is a wildlife meadow which includes wild orchids. There is a good sized timber garden shed 116 x 98 with a log store to the side.
Garden and grounds - in all about 1.15 acres.
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