Saxonwood Road, Battle, East Sussex, TN33

Asten is a stunning detached stylishly extended and immaculately presented character house dating from the 1930s. There is ample parking to the front and a fabulous garden of about 0.31 of an acre, with a huge terrace and backing directly
onto Battle recreation ground.
The elevations are part brick, part tile hung and part timber panelled beneath a tiled roof. There is sealed unit double glazing throughout and gas-fired central heating.

The main features of the property include:
• The generous driveway leads through to the storm porch with a solid timber door opening into the entrance hall with high quality herringbone wooden flooring, deep understairs cupboard with space for coats and additional
storage.
• A door from the hall leads through to the spacious sitting room, a particularly bright L-shaped room with an attractive angled bay to the front and with herringbone wooden flooring.
• Sliding double doors from the hall lead through to the stunning kitchen/dining/family room, considered to be a main feature of the property and comprising a range of high quality painted wooden wall and base units with a co-ordinating
quartz worktop incorporating a double butler-style sink with mixer taps and Quooker tap and drainer. There is a Neff ceramic hob with overhead extractor and two Neff ovens; integrated Neff dishwasher and integrated Miele fridge. Excellent island/breakfast bar with co-ordinating quartz worktop and overhead lighting. Ample space for a family-sized dining table and a sitting area enhanced by a fitted solid fuel burner with marble tiled hearth.
• Bi-fold doors from the dining area open onto the expansive terrace which runs the full width of the house and offers an excellent space for al fresco dining and entertaining.
• A panelled door leads from the dining area to the study, which could serve a variety of purposes and overlooks the rear garden.
• On the other side of the kitchen and approached via a sliding door is a very large utility room with another good range of fitted wall and base units with coordinating worktops incorporating a 1 ½ bowl sink unit with mixer taps. There is plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryer and a glazed door leading out to the rear terrace.
• Adjacent to this area is the cloakroom with WC, wash basin in vanity unit with mixer taps and tiled floor. There is a rear hall/boot room which currently houses a large fridge/freezer is home to the Ideal gas boiler and has a glazed door to the side of the house. Herringbone wooden flooring continues to the gym/playroom, a compact but
useful space currently used as a gym and situated to the front of the house.
• The first floor landing has a linen cupboard and hatch access to the loft with a lovely double volume vaulted area used as a reading room.
• The principal bedroom is to the rear of the house and a Juliet balcony overlooks the garden. There is a range of fitted wardrobes and a door leading through to the excellent dressing room with shelving and hanging space and ample room
for a dressing table. The en suite bathroom comprises a freestanding oval bath with striking brass taps which co-ordinate with those on the circular wash basin set in a vanity unit and also within the separate shower with tiled walls
and large rainfall shower head and marble tiled floor.
• Bedroom 2 is adjacent and also features a Juliet balcony overlooking the garden, being a good sized double bedroom with a range of shelves and a sliding door into a walk-in dressing room with built-in storage cupboard and excellent space for clothes storage.
• Bedroom 3 is another excellent double bedroom with a range of shelves and fitted storage cupboards and a door leading through to the dressing room with hanging and shelf storage and a sliding glass door to the en suite shower room with tiled and glazed shower cubicle, circular wash basin in vanity unit with storage below, WC, marble tiled floor.
• Bedroom 4 also features fitted wardrobe cupboards and opposite is the family shower room with wash basin with storage below, WC, tiled and glazed shower cubicle, marble tiled floor and partly tiled walls.

Outside
To the front of the house is an area of lawn flanked by two gravelled hardstandings providing parking for several cars.
The garden is also considered a main feature of the house and benefits from a large paved terrace offering exceptional space for al fresco dining and entertaining with two steps leading down to the first level of lawn which is bisected by a path that
leads to the summerhouse, an attractive detached timber structure with a tiled roof, perfect as a home office, hobby room or children’s play room.
The lower level of lawn is the most expansive. There is a range of mature trees and shrubs. At the bottom of the garden is a secluded play area with a timber garden shed and views through the trees to Battle recreation ground.
In all about 0.31 of an acre.