5 Bed Detached House Sold STC
The Street, Ripe, BN8

£1,500,000 (Freehold)

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4/5 DOUBLE BEDROOMS
MANY ECO-FRIENDLY CREDENTIALS
SEMI OPEN PLAN KITCHEN DINING SITTING ROOM
FURTHER RECEPTION ROOM
PRINCIPAL BEDROOM WITH ENSUITE, DRESSING AREA, & ROOF TERRACE
2 FURTHER BATHROOMS
GENEROUSLY SIZED GARDEN
DOUBLE GARAGE & DRIVE
POPULAR VILLAGE OF RIPE

The Green House has been aptly named to reflect the reflect the many environmentally friendly credentials incorporated into the design of the property.

The property was remodeled to accommodate modern family living with an emphasis on natural light and focus on quality and design.

You enter the property into a wonderful vestibule with a Vaulted Ceiling complete with two roof windows. The simply stunning Kitchen Day Room is a semi open plan space and very much the heart of the home. The L Shaped room features polished concrete floors with underfloor heating, a wood burning stove and modern floor to ceiling sliding glass doors, which open to the garden. The Kitchen further benefits from a Utility Room with bespoke cabinetry. There is also an additional Reception Room/Ground Floor Bedroom and Shower Room. A Double Garage which has potential to develop into further accommodation, a workshop and a boiler room. Upstairs we find a lovely Family Bathroom and 4 Double Bedrooms. The principal bedroom boasts an EnSuite Shower Room, Dressing Room and Roof Terrace with views over the garden.

The Green House is approached via a five bar gate revealing a graveled drive leading to the garage and offering ample off street parking. A large open porch with stone gabions and front door which opens to;

Entrance Porch – Polished concrete floor and cupboard for coats and shoes. Oak framed glass door and floor to ceiling window to;

Vestibule – An Impressive room with Vaulted Ceiling with two electrically operated roof windows, which flood the room with natural light. Stairs rise to the first floor galleried landing. Views through to the garden. Doors to principal rooms and large opening to;

Kitchen Breakfast Room – Bespoke fitted kitchen finished in a modern plywood design and exposed shelves. Complimented by solid wood worksurfaces and a modern tiled splash back laid in a herringbone design. The kitchen incorporates an island with breakfast bar and a delightful seating area under one of the windows with views onto the garden. The polished concrete floors continue into the Living Area and a door opens to the Utility Room.

Sitting/Dining Room – Measuring a generous 35ft and boasting triple aspect views across the garden. The Sitting Room features a woodburning stove and a corner of glass with floor to ceiling windows and sliding glass doors giving access to the garden. Polished concrete floors with underfloor heating.

Utility Room – Featuring bespoke cabinetry and shelves. Door and window to garden. Space for appliances.

Reception Room / Bedroom 5 – Currently used as a home office the reception room offers potential use as a ground floor bedroom with access to a ground floor shower room. Fitted cupboard and views across the front garden.

Ground Floor Shower Room – Modern white suite comprising of a shower enclosure with fixed glass screen, wc and wash hand basin. Tiled surrounds.

Galleried Landing – A true feature to the property with solid wood floors, views over the front garden and a vaulted ceiling with two roof windows.

Principal Bedroom – Featuring a Roof Terrace with a beautiful wisteria entangled into the design. The principal bedroom is a triple aspect room with elevated views across the garden. The room features a Dressing Room with hanging rails and shelves. And a door to the EnSuite Shower Room.

EnSuite – A modern white suite comprising of a shower enclosure, wc and wash hand basin all with tiled surrounds.

Bedroom 2 – A generously sized double bedroom with views across the garden.

Bedroom 3 – Another double bedroom, featuring dual aspect views across the garden. Including a picture window to the side. Fitted wardrobe.

Cloakroom – Modern white suite with wc and wash hand basin. Window to the side.

Bedroom 4 – A further double bedroom with views over the front garden. Door opens to Dressing Room which offers potential for a further EnSuite if desired.

Family Bathroom – A lovely bathroom suite comprising of a modern rolltop bath, separate large shower enclosure, wc and wash hand basin. The room features exposed painted floorboards. Painted tongue and grove walls and modern tiled surrounds.

Eco Credentials – The property boasts many features designed to make the property as carbon neutral as possible. These features include an electric car charge point, solar thermal generating hot water, rain water harvesting, additional woodfibre insulation to the external walls, high performance double glazed windows and doors, underfloor heating on the ground floor, a wood pellet boiler, a passive ventilation system and sedum living roofs.

Double Garage – The integral double garage is accessed off of the entrance hall and offers potential for development into further accommodation. Two garage doors, two windows to the side and door to Workshop.

Workshop – Window to the side door to garden. power points and light. Door to Boiler Room.

Boiler Room – housing the wood pellet boiler and hopper.

Garden – The Green House sits in the middle of its plot which measures approximately half an acre. The particularly private garden wraps around the property and boasts an array of fruit trees and specimen trees, including a magnolia and a monkey puzzle tree. The mature and established garden has areas of wildflower and also vegetable beds growing asparagus, gooseberries, blackcurrants and rhubarb. There is a decked and paved terrace adjacent to the property and the wisteria growing around the roof terrace provides shade to the decked terrace below.

Ripe is picturesque village located just 7.5 miles from the historic country town of Lewes. The village features a co-operative owned village store and delicatessen which offers a pop up pub and a fish and chip takeaway service on a Thursday evening. The village has a beautiful church and a popular children’s nursery is housed at the village hall which can also be hired for event. Ripe is proud to embrace the spirit of a village and hosts an annual Christmas celebration around the village square, featuring a Christmas tree.

The nearby village of Laughton offers a sought after school for primary ages and numerous private schools such as Bedes are within easy access.

Several popular public houses with restaurants are with striking distance including the popular Yew Tree at Chalvington

EPC Rating – C
Council Tax Band – G

Council Tax Band: G