1 Bed Semi-Detached House, Barbers Cottages, BN8

  • 1 bedrooms
  • 1 bathrooms
  • 2 tenants max.
  • East Sussex

A compact yet charming one bed period semi-detached cottage with attractive garden and enviable views of the surrounding downs. Would ideally suit an individual or couple. Offered unfurnished. Available immediately. Viewing highly recommended.

The cottage is located close to the Beddingham roundabout where the A27/A26 converge and a short distance from Glynde, Lewes, South Heighton and Newhaven. 

Property Features:

·         Long term letting with a traditional estate landlord

·         Floor coverings fitted throughout

·         Fitted kitchen & utility area

·         Living room with wood burning stove

·         One double bedroom and adjoining dressing room with fitted wardrobes

·         Spacious garden incl. two brick storage outbuildings.

·         Good road and rail connections

Ground Floor:

The front door is located to the rear of the property accessed via the garden path and opens into a small entrance hallway which leads off to the: 

Living Room:

A bright and airy living room with fitted wood burner and a built in cupboard with fitted shelves. The living room looks out onto the rear paved garden and leads to the kitchen and utility room at the front of the property.

The Kitchen:

A modest modern fitted kitchen which benefits from original beams to the ceiling. Wall and base units with spaces for tenants’ own oven. A doorway from the kitchen leads to the utility area housing an integrated fridge and space for tenant’s own washing machine.

The Shower Room:

Off the entrance hallway, a full tiled walk-in shower cubicle, pedestal wash hand basin with mirror over, heated towel rail and close coupled WC.

First Floor:

A staircase leads up from the downstairs hallway to:

Bedroom & Dressing Room:

A well proportioned double bedroom with an interconnected dressing room that includes built in wardrobe/storage cupboards with mirrored doors.

Outside:

The garden is mainly laid to grass with some established shrubs. A substantial privet hedge borders the boundary with the A26. This is accessed from the gravel driveway to the front of the property or the pedestrian garden gate to the side of the garden. A pathway cuts through the garden to the two outbuildings and front door.

Outbuildings:

Two brick outbuildings provide some useful covered storage space.

Parking:

Dedicated off road parking is available for one car at the front of the property on a gravelled area separated from the garden by a timber palisade fence and pedestrian gates.

Road and Rail Links:

The A27 provides good links to the M23/M25 and other coastal routes.

The popular village of Glynde is a short drive away and offers a mainline train station with direct services to Brighton, Eastbourne, Gatwick Airport and London Victoria.

·         Unfurnished

·         Available immediately

·         £288 holding deposit which will be deducted from 1st months’ rent

·         Deposit equivalent to 5 weeks rent

·         Council Tax Band C

·         EPC Rating: Band E

·         Potable water supplied by South East Water

·         Foul drainage to a shared cesspit which is emptied half yearly and the cost recharged to the occupiers 1 & 2 Barbers Cottages.

 

 

 

Price & Bills

Deposit £1,442.30
Rent PCM £1,250.00
Bills Included
DSS/LHA Covers Rent

The broad rental market area (BRMA) of this property is Brighton and Hove. The Local Housing Allowance for this property is £920.02, which is insufficient to cover the advertised rent for this property and number of bedrooms.

This indicator is set automatically from published LHA rates to make searching for suitable properties easier for tenants. It is not set by the landlord or OpenRent.

Anyone is welcome to submit an enquiry if they wish to be considered for this property, and enquiries from benefit claimants are always passed on to landlords.

Broadband View Offers

Tenant Preference

Student Friendly
Families Allowed

The landlord has indicated they are unable to accept families.

Landlords are only able to refuse applicants on this basis where one of the following exceptions applies:

  • They are subject to a contract of insurance entered into prior to 1 May 2026 which restricts occupation by children and which has not been renewed or varied on or after that date; or
  • The characteristics of the property (such as size, layout, or safety features) mean that restricting occupation by children is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim.

The landlord has confirmed that one of these exceptions applies.

You can still submit an enquiry if you wish to be considered for this property.

Pets Allowed
Smokers Allowed

Availability

Available From Today
Preferred Minimum Tenancy
This is the landlord's preference only. Under the Renters' Rights Act, all tenancies are open-ended and tenants can give 2 months' notice at any time.
12 Months

Features

Garden
Parking
Fireplace
Furnishing Unfurnished
EPC Rating E
1 Bed Semi-Detached House, Barbers Cottages, BN8

East Sussex, BN8