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Houghton Green Lane, Playden

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2

Key Features

  • 3 bedroom barn conversion
  • Off road parking
  • Integral single garage
  • Enclosed rear garden
  • Views over adjoining fields
  • Oil heating
  • No chain

Description

An attached barn conversion occupying a semi rural location on the outskirts of Rye Town.

Oast House Barn is an attractive, mellow brick and part tile hung property located on the outskirts of both Playden and Rye set off a country lane in a rural yet not isolated position. Playden has a primary school, public house and church. The Ancient Town and Cinque Port of Rye, approximately 1.5 miles, is renowned for its historical associations, medieval fortifications and fine period architecture. As well as its charm and history, the town has a comprehensive range of shopping facilities and an active local community, with the arts being strongly represented; Rye Arts Festival and Rye International Jazz Festival are both held annually. From the town there are local train services to Eastbourne and to Ashford International with high speed connections to London St Pancras giving a rush hour commuting time from Rye in less than 70 minutes. Sporting facilities in the area include a leisure centre with a 25m pool, Rye lawn tennis club with 8 grass and 3 all-weather courts, sailing at Rye Harbour and numerous golf courses within a 15 mile radius, Rye is also located on the edges of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Romney Marsh as well as being a short drive from 7 miles of sandy beaches and dunes, affording local residents many fine countryside and coastal walks.

Entrance Hall - The hallway has doors off to the main reception room and kitchen, stairs to the first floor.

Cloakroom - Comprisng w.c and wash hand basin.

Living/Dining Room - This open plan main living/dining room is double aspect and has French doors opening out onto the rear garden.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room - Fitted with a good range of base and wall mounted units including a double oven, electric hob, extractor fan and space for fridge/freezer. French doors out to the rear garden.

First Floor Landing - Providing access to all bedrooms, family shower room, hatch to loft space, windows to the front.

Bedroom 1 - A double aspect room with windows to the front and rear overlooking the garden and beyond. Dressing area and en suite bathroom.

En Suite Bathroom - Traditional style fitments comprising a panelled bath, separate glass-enclosed shower, a pedestal wash basin, w.c and a window to the rear.

Bedroom 2 - Double aspect with views over the garden and fields with Rye church visible in the distance.

Bedroom 3 - Bright room which could be used as an office, overlooking the rear garden.

Family Shower Room - Traditional style fitments to include a walk-in shower with glass enclosure, pedestal wash hand basin, w.c. and window to the rear.

Outside - To the front there is a gravelled off road parking area which allows access to the integral single garage. The rear garden has a gravelled seating area with lawn beyond and is hedge and fence enclosed. The vendors are proposing to include a strip of land to the side of the property adjoining the field that is part gravelled and includes the oil tank. There is the potential to purchase more if required by separate negotiation.

Local Authority: Rother District Council.
Council Tax Band B Mains electricity and water. Mains drainage.
Predicted mobile phone coverage: EE, Vodafone, Three and 02
Broadband speed: Ultrafast1800Mbps available.
Source Ofcom River and Sea Flood risk summary: Very low risk. Source GOV.UK

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
B
Date Posted
2026-10-20

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
58 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
Oil Heating
Broadband
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Sewerage
Mains

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

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 84% of premises

Suitable for

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

Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good LimitedO2 Good NoneThree Good NoneVodafone Limited None

Predicted 4G and 5G signal; 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

  • St Michael's Church of England Primary School336 metresOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    75
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Rye Community Primary School1.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    202
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Peasmarsh Church of England Primary School2.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    65
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Wittersham Church of England Primary School3.5 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    138
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St Thomas' Church of England Aided Primary School3.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    148
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Rye College1.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    645
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre7.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,772
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Mulberry Academy Hastings8.4 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    833
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • The Marsh Academy8.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,019
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Ark Alexandra Academy10 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,315
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England

* 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

Co-op Winchelsea, Winchelsea Beach3.8 miles
Morrisons Daily LYDD 84 High Street, Lydd6.9 miles
Spar - Lydd, Lydd7 miles

GP surgery

Rye Medical Centre0.9 miles

Pharmacy

Boots1.3 miles

Hospital

Rye Memorial Hospital0.8 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

Rye Rail Station1.3 miles

Nearest bus stop

School593 metres

Typical drive times

Rye5 min · 1.9 miles
Lydd17 min · 11 miles
Tenterden16 min · 11 miles
New Romney18 min · 13 miles
Canterbury (city)46 min · 31 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

Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Very low risk

Planning map: Flood Zone 1.

Surface water

High risk (1 in 30)

Not at the pin: mapped about 20 metres away.

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

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47-49 Cinque Ports Street, Rye, TN31 7AN

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