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" Entrance lobby, Living Room, Kitchen, Lower ground floor sitting room, First floor landing, Bedroom 2 and Shower room, Second floor landing, Bedroom 1 and bathroom, Gas central heating, Small rear courtyard, EPC rating E


The Matchbox House occupies a central and prominent position within the heart of the The Ancient Town of Winchelsea, one of the few examples of a bastide town in England based on the grid iron street plan with wide, regular streets arranged around a giant square and the church of St. Thomas the Martyr. Local facilities include The Little Shop next door , together with a primary school and public house. For more comprehensive facilities there is the sister Cinque Port Town of Rye within 3 miles from where there are train services to Eastbourne and to Ashford with high speed connections to St. Pancras London journey time 37 minutes .

The property comprises a Grade II Listed period house of early C19th origin with external elevations of whitewashed wooden weatherboard cladding set with sash timber windows to the front under a hipped tiled roof with an eaves cornice.

The panelled front door with an inset fanlight opens into an entrance lobby with stairs off to the first floor. The living room has a bow window to the front, a sealed fireplace, painted floorboards, door with stairs leading down to a lower ground floor sitting room.

The kitchen has fitted base cupboards and wall mounted open storage shelves over, wooden work surfaces with a Butler s sink, tiling to splash backs. Below counter space and plumbing for a washing machine, dishwasher and fridge. Additional space for gas cooker with extractor fan over, decorative tiled floor. A door leads to the outside courtyard. First floor landing with stairs to the second floor and a storage cupboard housing the gas boiler.

Bedroom 2 has a sash window to the front with views across the church yard, painted floorboards. Shower room is tiled and comprises a large shower cubicle, w.c and wash hand basin. Painted floorboards and window to the front.

Second floor landing with doors to bedroom 1 and bathroom. Bedroom 1 has a partly vaulted ceiling with sash window overlooking the church yard, painted floorboards. Bathroom comprising free standing bath, w.c, wash hand basin, heated towel rail and window to the front.



OUTSIDE To the side is a shared passageway leading to a small courtyard approximately 5 6 x 5 6 with decked seating area.

IMPORTANT NOTICE Local Authority Rother District Council.
Council Tax Band Business rates as currently a holiday Let
Mains electricity, gas and water. Mains drainage.
Predicted mobile phone coverage Vodafone and 02
Broadband speed Ultrafast 1800Mbps available. Source Ofcom
River and Sea Flood risk summary Very low risk. Source GOV.UK

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