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£1,150,000

Warren Road, Fairlight, Hastings

Land size
4 acres
Bedrooms
7
Bathrooms
6

Key Features

  • Magnificent historic coastal home dating from circa 1830–1850
  • Elevated Fairlight setting with breathtaking sea views
  • Approx. 4 acres of private gardens and grounds
  • Stunning period architecture with striking double-gabled façade
  • Up to 7 bedrooms with extensive multi-level accommodation
  • Elegant reception rooms, conservatory, and spacious kitchen
  • Balconies and elevated terraces capturing coastal vistas
  • Basement rooms, double garage, sun room, and outbuildings
  • Rare lifestyle estate combining history, privacy, and exceptional scale
  • Viewing considered essential by the vendors choice of sole agents

Description

Set in an elevated and commanding position along the sought-after Warren Road in Fairlight, Fairlight Cottage is an exceptional historic coastal residence of considerable character and provenance, enjoying far-reaching sea views, approximately five acres of grounds, and a rich heritage dating back to circa 1830–1850.

Notably once owned by Lord Rothermere, this remarkable period home offers a rare opportunity to acquire a property of both historical significance and lifestyle appeal. Surrounded by mature gardens and expansive grounds, the house enjoys privacy, grandeur, and a unique connection to the area’s distinguished past.

Approached via an impressive landscaped frontage, the handsome double-gabled façade immediately reflects the home’s timeless architectural charm. Internally, the property extends over multiple floors, offering substantial and versatile accommodation ideally suited to multigenerational living, guest hosting, or potential lifestyle business use. The layout includes up to seven bedrooms, multiple en-suite facilities, elegant reception rooms, a spacious kitchen with utility room, a conservatory, walk-in wardrobe, basement rooms with excellent ancillary potential, and upper-level balconies designed to embrace the spectacular coastal outlook.

The extensive grounds, once cultivated as productive market gardens, now provide a wonderful blend of open land, established gardens, and potential for equestrian, horticultural, or leisure pursuits. A detached double garage, sunroom, and additional outbuildings further enhance the estate’s versatility.

Fairlight Cottage represents a rare fusion of history, scale, sea views, and setting - a distinguished country-and-coastal home offering period elegance, exceptional space, and breathtaking surroundings, all within one of East Sussex’s most desirable village locations near Fairlight Cove, Hastings, and Rye.

Front Door -

Lobby -

Entrance Hall -

Sitting Room - 5.16 x 4.85 (16'11" x 15'10") -

Master Bedroom Suite - 4.61 x 4.60 (15'1" x 15'1") -

Walk In Wardrobe -

En-Suite Shower Room - 3.41 x 2.27 (11'2" x 7'5") -

Inner Hall - 2.72 x 2.17 (8'11" x 7'1") -

Dining Room - 4.59 x 4.08 (15'0" x 13'4") -

Kitchen - 4.52 x 3.72 (14'9" x 12'2") -

Utility Cupboard - 3.24 x 1.40 (10'7" x 4'7") -

Conservatory - 6.24 x 3.57 (20'5" x 11'8") -

W.C -

Stairs To Basement -

Basement Room - 4.46 x 4.50 (14'7" x 14'9") -

Basement Room - 4.68 x 4.52 (15'4" x 14'9") -

Bathroom -

Stairs To First Floor -

Landing - 8.29 x 2.14 (27'2" x 7'0") -

Bedroom With En-Suite Bathroom - 4.70 x 2.59 (15'5" x 8'5") -

Bedroom With En-Suite Shower Room - 4.57 x 4.21 (14'11" x 13'9") -

Bedroom With En-Suite Shower Room - 4.61 x 4.61 (15'1" x 15'1") -

Bedroom/ Lounge - 5.05 x 4.26 (16'6" x 13'11") -

Balcony With Countryside And Sea Views -

Split Stairs Leading From The Ground Floor To The -

Landing -

Bedroom - 4.77 x 2.77 (15'7" x 9'1") -

Shower Room -

Bedroom - 4.16 x 2.01 (13'7" x 6'7") -

Bedroom - 5.17 x 2.80 (16'11" x 9'2") -

Double Garage -

Out Building, Summer House -

Approx 4 Acres Of Gardens And Land -

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
G
Date Posted
2026-05-11

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 4 Coastal Property listings in South East England (1+ acres).

This Property£287,500 / acre
Coastal Property Average (1+ acres) £539,216 / acre
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Energy Performance Certificate

Energy Efficiency Rating

Very energy efficient - lower running costs
CurrentPotential
(92+)A
(81-91)B
(69-80)C
(55-68)D
(39-54)E
(21-38)F
(1-20)G
65 D
78 C

Based on UK Energy Performance Certificate standards (EU Directive 2002/91/EC)

Running costs are one side. Planning activity, flood history and ground risks for this location are in the full report.

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
Mains
Water
Mains
Heating
Gas Central Heating
Broadband
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Sewerage
Septic Tank / Private

Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Private Rights of Way
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Listed Property
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Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
Parking Available
Garden
Garden

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 Gbps

Superfast

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

  • Guestling Bradshaw Church of England Primary School1.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    194
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Ore Village Primary Academy1.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    274
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Sandown Primary School and Nursery1.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    472
    Type
    Community school
  • All Saints CofE Junior Academy2.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    222
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Dudley Infant Academy2.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 7
    Pupils
    169
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Mulberry Academy Hastings1.6 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    833
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Ark Alexandra Academy3.5 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,315
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Mulberry Academy St Leonards5.2 milesOfsted: Inadequate *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Rye College6.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    645
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Richard's Catholic College7.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,029
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic

* 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

Aldi Ore Hastings, Hastings1.8 miles
Tesco Old Rd Express, Hastings1.8 miles
Co-op Ore, Hastings1.8 miles

GP surgery

The Hill Surgery1.8 miles

Pharmacy

Laycock Chemist1.8 miles

Hospital

Conquest Hospital3.7 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden373 metres

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

Three Oaks Rail Station2.4 miles

Nearest bus stop

Peter James Lane356 metres

Typical drive times

Rye17 min · 8.5 miles
Battle20 min · 12 miles
Hastings10 min · 4.3 miles
Bexhill-on-Sea22 min · 11 miles
Canterbury (city)1 hr 4 min · 42 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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