House For Sale £585,000
North Street, St. Leonards-On-Sea

Simply stunning FOUR BEDROOM HOUSE situated in a much loved St. Leonards setting, just MOMENTS FROM THE SEA. Being within immediate walking distance of the beach, independant shops, restaurants and Warrior Square mainline railway station this fantastic family home is ideally placed for life at the coast. The accommodation SPANS THREE STOREYS enjoying a wealth of original features and a VERSATILE LAYOUT, you enter on the ground floor where you have two double bedrooms with two further double bedrooms on the upper floor together with a STYLISH FAMILY BATHROOM which features brass fittings. The OPEN PLAN LIVING accommodation is housed on the lower floor with access out to the enclosed garden. The living area enjoys a wood burning stove and is open to the kitchen which is fitted with neutral shaker style units with a Neff oven and there is plenty of space for a full dining table. Externally the garden is surprising in size, measuring 48ft in length it offers an area of patio with lawn beyond planted with mature trees.

Planning Permission has been granted to extend the lower floor by approximately 3m. The plans include knocking through the existing south facing wall creating a utility room, additional bathroom, bifold doors and a large skylight. The plans have factored in foundations which, with further consent, could support a first and second floor extension.

Steeped in local history this fantastic property was once a priory house on the America Ground, in 1835/6 the inhabitants were evicted and 22-28 of the houses were dismantled, transported along the beach and rebuilt brick-by-brick in St Leonard's, which contributed towards the area's rapid growth. Previous owners of the property include William and Edith Bowerman. Daughter, Elsie was a suffragette, first female UK barrister and (alongside Edith) were Titanic survivors on lifeboat 6 with Margaret 'Molly' Brown.

PRESENTED TO AN EXCELLENT STANDARD THROUGHOUT and set in an unrivalled location it's not to be missed.