St. Marys Lane, East Sussex

Well-presented Grade II listed cottage
Period features
Central village location
Sitting/dining room open plan to kitchen
Double bedroom
Bathroom
Attic rooms
South facing garden
No chain
An exceptionally pretty and well-presented Grade II listed attached cottage with period features, situated in the heart of the village backing onto St Mary’s Church. NO CHAIN.
An exceptionally pretty and well-presented Grade II listed attached cottage with period features, situated in the heart of the village backing onto St Mary’s Church. NO CHAIN.
Situation:
The property is situated within the Ticehurst Conservation Area in the centre of the vibrant village of Ticehurst which offers a good range of local shops and amenities including a village store/post office, chemist, zero-waste shop, pubs, gallery, café, primary school, village hall and recreation ground.
Wadhurst is just 3½ miles distant and offers a wider selection of local amenities and the regional centre of Tunbridge Wells is 10 miles distant and provides a comprehensive range of facilities including The Pantiles, Royal Victoria shopping centre, cinema complex and theatres.
Wadhurst Station (4 miles distant) provides rail services to London Charing Cross (via London Bridge and Waterloo East) and Cannon Street with a journey time of about an hour. Regular bus services also operate from Ticehurst to Wadhurst and Tunbridge Wells and the A21 is just over 2 miles to the east providing a direct link to the M25 (junction 5) and the coast. Gatwick Airport is about 32 miles to the west, the Eurotunnel terminal at Folkestone is about 40 miles to the east and central London is about 50 miles away.
The beautiful surrounding countryside includes Bewl Water Reservoir, reputedly the largest area of inland water in the South East.
Description:
1 St Marys Lane is a delightful Grade II listed end of terrace cottage dating from the 16th Century with most attractive brick and tile hung external elevations beneath a tiled roof.
The property is well presented throughout, having been refurbished in recent years, and benefits from an abundance of period features, including some lovely, exposed beams. The cottage provides an open living space on the ground floor with a sitting room, dining area and well-appointed kitchen. There is a double bedroom and bathroom on the first floor with a ladder staircase to two attic areas (currently used to provide overflow accommodation).
Outside, there is a south facing rear garden, which is laid to shingle with fenced and hedged borders with a side gate giving access to St Marys churchyard.
Agent’s notes:
The property is being sold by the Chargee, LXMI Universal LTD, exercising power of sale.
Please note that the ceiling height in the sitting room area is approximately 5ft10.
EPC Rating: Exempt
Services: Mains water and electricity. Gas central heating
Local Authority: Rother District Council (01424) 787878
Council tax band: C (2026/27 - £2,375.09)