1Property
1A Grade II Listed mixed residential and commercial freehold property comprising a ground floor lock up shop and a separate first and second floor maisonette situated in the Conservation Area of the Ancient Town and occupying an important focal position near the historic Landgate.
ROOMS Shop consisting of: Retail area, Office/storeroom, Cloakroom, Small courtyard garden, CEPC rating C.
Apartment: Entrance hall, Sitting/dining room, Kitchen/breakfast room, Double bedroom, Shower room, EPC rating D
LOCATION Located in the lea of the Landgate, one of the four original fortified entrances, in the Conservation Area of the Ancient Town and Cinque Port of Rye renowned for its historical association and fine period architecture. From the town there is a train service to Eastbourne and Ashford International from where there are high speed connections to London St Pancras in 37 minutes. To the west is the historic town of Hastings with its seafront, promenade and Old Town whilst inland are the towns of Battle and Tenterden with tree-lined High Street and green swards. Sporting facilities in the area include golf at Rye, Cooden and Littlestone. Rye Lawn Tennis club is nearby and there are numerous coastal and countryside walks in the area.
DESCRIPTION
An attached Grade II Listed property of late eighteenth century origin with a twentieth century façade, including the shop front, presenting red brick and part tile hung elevations under a tiled shallow pitched roof. The property is arranged over three levels, as shown on the floor plan, and comprises a ground floor shop with a separate first and second floor apartment thereby offering the potential to either run your own business whilst living above or alternatively, to generate a rental income from both the shop and the apartment. Details of the estimated rental income upon request.
GROUND FLOOR The ground floor shop, which has previously run as a gallery and an independent wine retailer and importer, comprises a good showroom/retail space, together with a useful office/store, cloakroom and door out to a small courtyard garden over which the neighbouring property has a pedestrian right of way.
FIRST FLOOR The characterful apartment, which is set over two floors, has a front door to the side of the property leading into an entrance hall with an internal door to the shop and stairs rising to the first floor landing. The double aspect sitting / dining room has a delightful bay window providing views of the Landgate and an Art Nouveau style fireplace.The kitchen / breakfast room has a window to the side, a fitted range of cupboards with drawers, wooden worksurfaces with below counter space for a fridge and washing machine, a stainless-steel sink unit, space for an electric cooker, a built-in larder, a plate shelf, dado rail, wall mounted gas boiler and exposed floorboards.
The shower room has modern fitments comprising a walk-in shower enclosure with rain shower, a pedestal wash hand basin and a close coupled wc.
SECOND FLOOR On the second floor, there is a double bedroom with a window to the front providing views over the Landgate and roof-scape views over the Ancient Town, a range of fitted eaves storage cupboards and a built-in wardrobe cupboard.
SERVICES & UTILITIES Services: Mains gas, water, drainage and electricity.
Local Authority: Rother District Council.
Apartment: Council Tax Band B
Shop: Current Rateable value: £3,700. Current small business multiplier 49.9 pence.
Subject to status, eligible for small business rate relief whereby no rates are payable.
Predicted mobile phone coverage: EE, Vodafone, Three and 02
Predicted broadband speed: Ultrafast 1000Mbps available. Source Ofcom
Rivers and sea flood risk summary: Very low risk. Source GOV.UK
Easements; The neighbouring property has a right to run and maintain the existing services beneath No 26.
Phillips & Stubbs
