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Guide Price£300,000

Nash Street, Golden Cross, Hailsham, BN27

Land size
0.5 acres

Description

LOT 3 (15th Century Barn Plot) GUIDE PRICE: £300,000 to £350,000

• A generous sized derelict character barn with potential possibly for residential or commercial conversion.

• Presently in the process of being submitted for a pre app planning meeting for conversion into a luxury residential barn conversion.

• Currently the 15th Century barn is to be sold with circa 0.5 acres of garden and possibly with the option to have some additional land added if required

• Floor plans and proposed square footage, also including the proposed layout will be provided asap when they are made available by the architect / planning consultant

• Located in a quiet setting and accessed off a shared private lane.

• Situated away from any busy traffic or traffic noise

• These types of barns with or without planning for conversion are becoming harder to find these days, so an early appointment to view would be recommended

• The mainline train stations of Polegate, Lewes and Berwick are all within convenient driving distance

• Excellent shopping and leisure amenities are available from a variety of local country towns, including Heathfield, Horam, Lewes, Hailsham, and Uckfield

• Numerous renowned educational institutions within the general locality of East Sussex from both the private and state sectors, including Mayfield School for Girls, Eastbourne College, Bede’s and Battle Abbey to name but a few.

DESCRIPTION: A very rare opportunity to purchase a generous sized detached character barn set within half an acre of its own grounds and with the possibility for additional land to be added subject to further negotiation.

This large character barn has potential subject to planning for conversion into either a wonderful residential home, or even a commercial premises if preferred. PLEASE NOTE: Currently the present owners are arranging for a pre app planning meeting to ascertain whether the council would be open for this derelict character barn to become a residential barn conversion.

This attractive barn is currently able to be accessed off one of the quiet private lanes belonging to this impressive country estates and when or if granted permission to convert, the converted property would enjoy fabulous rural views.

LOCATION: Situated down a long private driveway in a desirable semi-rural setting near Golden Cross East Sussex.

Situated away from any busy traffic, in a quiet setting with rural views, yet within convenient driving distance of the numerous mainline train stations and country towns of Lewes, Polegate and Uckfield. All of which make this barn when or if converted, being located in a highly desirable area for London commuters.

LAYOUT OF BARN: The existing barn in its derelict state has two wings and a central section, which will allow for a number of bedrooms and living accommodation to be incorporated in the design that will be proposed in a pre app planning meeting.

PLEASE NOTE: We await the pre app design, in order to incorporate into our marketing details.

AGENTS NOTE: Please note that these details have been prepared as a general guide and do not form part of a contract. We have not carried out a detailed survey, nor tested the services, appliances and specific fittings. Room sizes are approximate and should not be relied upon. Any verbal statements or information given about this property, again, should not be relied on and should not form part of a contract or agreement to purchase.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-05-02

Utilities & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Parking
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Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Chiddingly Primary School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    103
    Type
    Community school
  • Hellingly Community Primary School1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    195
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Park Mead Primary School2.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    90
    Type
    Community school
  • Hawkes Farm Academy2.3 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    328
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Grovelands Community Primary School2.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    694
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Hailsham Academy2.8 milesOfsted: Inadequate
    Ages
    2 to 18
    Pupils
    1,577
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Heathfield Community College5.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,416
    Type
    Community school
  • Willingdon Community School6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,117
    Type
    Community school
  • King's Academy Ringmer6.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    659
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Eastbourne Academy7 milesOfsted: Inadequate *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    776
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Budgens Lower Dicker, Lower Dicker1.4 miles
Co-op Hailsham - Upper Horsebridge Road, Hailsham2.2 miles
Budgens - 84A London Road, Hailsham2.5 miles

GP surgery

Quintins Medical Centre2.6 miles

Pharmacy

Kamsons Pharmacy2.5 miles

Hospital

Amberstone Hospital3 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Berwick (Sussex) Rail Station4.3 miles

Nearest bus stop

Chiddingly School0.8 miles

Typical drive times

Hailsham8 min · 4.2 miles
Polegate11 min · 6.7 miles
Uckfield16 min · 8.9 miles
Heathfield15 min · 6.7 miles
Brighton and Hove (city)35 min · 19 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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