West Hill Road St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex £285,000 Share of Freehold This wonderful two-bedroom apartment can be found on the first floor of an elegant period building in St. Leonards-on-Sea. It has been recently restored with exacting care to preserve original features and create a series of contemporary and flexible spaces that are flooded with south-facing light. There are wonderful expansive sea views towards Beachy Head from the elevated position on West Hill Road, just above the town’s admired Marina. The apartment reaches almost 700 sq ft internally. There are two bedrooms, a bathroom and a wonderful open-plan kitchen and sea-facing living room, with a contemporary take on the traditional bay window. The apartment is one of a pair to have been carefully renovated by the current architect-owners, retaining lovely original fireplaces and decorative tiling, while newly-sanded floorboards run throughout. These features chime with an otherwise minimal finish using carefully chosen fittings such themodernhouse.com [email protected]020 3795 5920
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West Hill RoadSt Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex
£285,000 Share of Freehold
This wonderful two-bedroom apartment can be found onthe first floor of an elegant period building in St.Leonards-on-Sea. It has been recently restored withexacting care to preserve original features and create aseries of contemporary and flexible spaces that are floodedwith south-facing light. There are wonderful expansive seaviews towards Beachy Head from the elevated position onWest Hill Road, just above the town’s admired Marina.
The apartment reaches almost 700 sq ft internally. Thereare two bedrooms, a bathroom and a wonderful open-plankitchen and sea-facing living room, with a contemporarytake on the traditional bay window.
The apartment is one of a pair to have been carefullyrenovated by the current architect-owners, retaining lovelyoriginal fireplaces and decorative tiling, while newly-sandedfloorboards run throughout. These features chime with anotherwise minimal finish using carefully chosen fittings such
as cast-iron radiators, to create a series of serene spaceswith a pleasant sense of flow.
Access is from the original shared entrance hall to aninternal lobby. The kitchen and living space is set at thefront of the plan, with huge marine-grade windows thatframe the sea view. The kitchen is neatly composed withwhite cabinetry and a central island that conceals storageand appliances while providing a sense of division. Themaster bedroom apartment has bespoke built-in wardrobesadjacent to the restored fireplace.
The St Leonards-on-Sea Marina is arguably one of Britain’sfinest sea fronts. The New Town was the inspiration ofJames Burton, (1761 – 1837) and was subsequently enlargedby his son Decimus (1800 -1881). West Hill Road formspart of the Victorian expansion in the increasingly popularseaside town and sits directly above the Marina, afive-minute walk from the beach.
This part of St Leonard’s has some welcome new additions,including The Marina Fountain pub. The St LeonardGardens (recently restored by English Heritage) is a shortwalk away, as is the town centre which has a good varietyof shops and restaurants.
Other than St Leonards-on-Sea, there are many wonderfulbeaches nearby such as Fairlight. Hastings is close by, as isBexhill-on-Sea (home to the De La Warr Pavilion). Thearea’s rejuvenation is perhaps best punctuated by theadditions of the Hastings Contemporary (previously theJerwood Gallery) by HAT Projects which opened in 2012,and a new pier by dRMM which opened in 2016 and wasawarded the 2017 Stirling Prize for architecture.
St. Leonards station is a ten-minute walk from the flats, andservices run to London Bridge and Charing Cross (journeytimes approx 90 minutes) and Brighton (journey timeapprox 1 hour).
Tenure: Leasehold with a share of freeholdLease Length: approx. 125 years remainingCouncil Tax Band: A
Photography above is of the show flat, but is representativeof the fittings and finishes throughout.
