Swainham Lane, St. Leonards-on-Sea

**Guide Price £700,000 - £750,000**
An attractive Grade II Listed period house with outbuildings, set down a country lane with beautiful gardens and paddock, with sea views. In all about 2 acres.

Description
Green Street Farm is an attractive Grade II Listed period property, dating from the 18th century, with brick and tile hung upper elevations beneath a pitch tiled roof. There are numerous interesting period features including exposed timbering, and a fine inglenook fireplace. There is oil-fired central heating and glorious southerly views to the sea.
The accommodation is arranged as follows:-
• Front door to the entrance hall; opening to the sitting room having an inglenook fireplace with oak bressummer beam, brick hearth and wood burning stove. Delightful outlook over front garden, with a feature oval window and wall mural.
• Study with fitted bookshelves to one wall, glazed door to rear garden with wonderful views over the garden, paddock, countryside and the sea beyond.
• The double aspect dining room has exposed ceiling timbers.
• The kitchen/breakfast room is well-fitted with a 1½ bowl stainless steel sink unit with drainer to the side inset into work surfaces with integrated Neff hob, electric oven and grill beneath, extractor fan above. There is a range of base and eye level units, a fitted breakfast bar, and space for a fridge freezer. Excellent walk-in larder with shelving. A picture window gives beautiful views over the garden, paddock and sea beyond. A stable door gives access to the garden, and there is a useful milk hatch and a cloak/storage cupboard.
• Inner hall with storage cupboard and additional wine store. Cloakroom/utility room with wash basin inset into work surface with cupboards and drawers beneath, recess and plumbing for tumble dryer and washing machine; eye-level units and WC.
• A staircase leads to the first floor. Bedroom 1 has a bank of wardrobes and a large sash window giving wonderful views towards the sea.
• Door to the good sized shower room fitted with a shower cubicle, wash basin inset into vanity unit, WC, and heated towel rail. Airing cupboard with hot water cylinder; access to loft space.
• Door to bedroom 2 which has a former fireplace with wooden mantelpiece, part panelled walls, double wardrobe cupboard. (NB there is a water supply for a basin in this bedroom, which is currently capped off.)
• Bedroom 3 is a double aspect room with a large storage/wardrobe cupboard and a door giving access to the useful loft space. There is also a wash basin inset into vanity unit.
It should be noted that whilst the doorways have a restricted head height, all of the bedrooms and shower room have very good ceiling heights.

Outside
Green Street Farm is approached from Swainham Lane onto a gravelled driveway with parking for two/three vehicles with an adjacent open-fronted garage of brick and tile construction. Adjoining large implement store with light and power connected, with access via a wide stable door and a further door to the rear garden. (Former water supply, currently disconnected)
The gardens are a mature and delightful feature of the property providing a good level of privacy, with a broad paved terrace to the rear with central rose bed, ornamental pond, and from where glorious southerly views are enjoyed towards the sea.
There are well-stocked flower borders, areas of level lawn, archways and arbours with climbing roses and a vine, mature trees including apples, plum, cherry and a magnificent ancient yew.
In the garden is a further brick and tile potting shed with a timber-framed greenhouse attached.
A post and rail fence borders the paddock which extends to 1.5 acres and from where the spectacular views to the sea are enjoyed. Within the paddock is an open-sided pole barn and there is separate access to the lane via a timber five-bar gate.
Gardens and grounds - in all about 2 acres.