Mountfield, Robertsbridge, East Sussex, TN32
South East
£575,000
Listed on 20/10/2026
Listed on 20/10/2026
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Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
DetachedArea
1481 sqftFeatures
- Garden
Description
Set back from the road at the end of a long private drive, this three-bedroom detached period cottage stands in established gardens of around 0.65 acres. Additional land may be available by separate negotiation. The house has been extended over time and offers scope to update and reconsider the layout, with any further extension subject to the required consents.
The ground floor includes a large living room with windows on four sides and an inglenook fireplace, a second reception room with an open fireplace, and an inner hall with space for dining. The kitchen is at the rear of the house and looks out over the garden. Upstairs are two principal bedrooms and a third room currently arranged as a walk-through. Both principal bedrooms have en-suite facilities, with one also accessed from the third bedroom.
The elevated position provides a private setting and views across the grounds. The sale includes a new private drainage system and there is no onward chain. The property is marketed by Freeman Forman in Robertsbridge.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
54out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
The appeal here is the setting and character: a detached period cottage set back along a private drive, with established gardens of about 0.65 acres, mature planting, exposed timber and fireplaces. The dated finishes create a clear medium-scale project, with scope to modernise the kitchen and bathroom, renew worn flooring and rethink the walk-through bedroom arrangement. The exterior looks generally intact in the photos, and the grounds appear maintained.
The numbers are middling rather than compelling because works of around £47,500 on top of purchase push all-in figures towards £622,500, leaving a gap of around 9% versus area norms for this sqft. Worth factoring in before you assume strong upside from the works alone.
Key opportunities
- Modernise the dated kitchen and bathroom and refresh worn flooring and interior finishes.
- Reconfigure the walk-through bedroom arrangement to improve privacy and make the accommodation work better.
- Make the most of the established 0.65-acre garden, private-drive setting and period features.
Key risks
- The walk-through bedroom arrangement may limit privacy until the layout is reworked.
- Purchase plus refurbishment costs look tight against local benchmarks, leaving limited headroom at the asking price.
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