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Guide Price£765,000

Brede, Rye, East Sussex, TN31

Key Features

  • Part completed refurbishment
  • Planning for swimming pool granted
  • Gross external area of circa 2,540ft²
  • Freehold title
  • Potential for further development

Description

*For sale via secure sale online bidding: terms and conditions apply.*

We are pleased to offer to auction this part finished refurbished former guest house offers a number of possibilities for further development.

The main building having a ground floor gross external area of circa 2,540ft² has had roofing workings carried out and now requires finishing from its shell condition.

The site has had permission to install a swimming pool on the grounds and there is potential to add a building plot for a house.

Further plans and information is available from Dyer and Hobbis.

Please note we have not inspected this property.

Location

The property is located on the hill leading up to Brede near Rye East Sussex. It is a short walk to the village centre and Hastings is located 7 miles to the south and Rye circa 8 miles to the East.

Site Details

The subject site is a part finished refurbished former guest house and measures approximately 0.46 acres (1861.55sqm) with a perimeter of roughly 201.65m.

Tenure

Freehold. Title number ESX30619.

EPC

This property has been set as EPC exempt.
Reason: Currently being constructed or undergoing major refurbishment

Additional Information

For further information please contact our office direct on , or alternatively via e-mail on . With regards to viewing the subject property, this is to be done strictly by appointment through Keith Pattinson Commercial department. Please contact us to arrange an internal inspection, or to register your interest.

Auctioneers Additional Comments

Pattinson Auction are referred to as The Auctioneer. This auction lot is being sold by either conditional (Modern) or unconditional (Traditional) auction terms and overseen by The Auctioneer. The method of auction sale and the applicable terms and conditions are found on the lot page of this property on The Auctioneers website. The property is available to view strictly by appointment only via any Marketing Agent or The Auctioneer. Please be aware that any enquiry, bid or viewing of the subject property will require your details to be shared between any marketing agent and The Auctioneer so that matters can be dealt with effectively. The property is being sold via a transparent online auction. To submit a bid, all bidders must adhere to a verification of identity process in line with Anti Money Laundering procedures. Bids can be submitted at any time and from anywhere.

Auctioneers Additional Comments

The advertised price is commonly referred to as a Starting Bid or Guide Price and is accompanied by a Reserve Price. The Reserve Price is confidential to the seller and The Auctioneer and will typically be within a range above or below 10% of the Guide Price or Starting Bid. These prices are subject to change. An auction can be closed at any time, with The Auctioneer permitting the property (the lot) to be sold prior to the end of the auction. A Legal Pack associated with this property is available to view upon request and contains details relevant to the legal documentation, enabling all interested parties to make an informed decision prior to bidding. The Legal Pack will also outline the buyers obligations and sellers commitments. It is strongly advised that you seek the counsel of a solicitor prior to proceeding with any property and/or Land Title purchase.

Auctioneers Additional Comments

In order to secure the property and ensure commitment from the seller, upon exchange of contracts the successful bidder will be expected to pay a non-refundable deposit equivalent to 5% of the purchase price. The deposit will form part of the purchase price. A non-refundable reservation fee of up to 6% inc VAT (subject to a minimum fee which could be up to 7,200 inc VAT) is also payable upon agreement of sale. The Reservation Fee is in addition to the agreed purchase price, and consideration should be given by the purchaser to any Stamp Duty Land Tax liability associated with the overall purchase costs. Both the Marketing Agent and The Auctioneer may consider it necessary or beneficial to pass customer details to third-party service suppliers, from whom a referral fee may be received. There is no requirement or obligation to use any recommended suppliers or services.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-01-29

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
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Water
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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Private Rights of Way
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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
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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

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

  • Brede Primary School1 mileOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    97
    Type
    Community school
  • Westfield School1.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    180
    Type
    Community school
  • Sedlescombe Church of England Primary School2.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    199
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Guestling Bradshaw Church of England Primary School3.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    194
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Icklesham Church of England Primary School and Nursery3.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    121
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Mulberry Academy Hastings3.9 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    833
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Ark Alexandra Academy4.3 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,315
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Claverham Community College5.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,147
    Type
    Community school
  • Rye College6.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    645
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Mulberry Academy St Leonards6.1 milesOfsted: Inadequate *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    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

Sainsburys Sedlescombe Rd, Hastings3.8 miles
Aldi Ashdown House, Hastings3.9 miles
Tesco Hastings Little Ridge Express, Hastings3.9 miles

GP surgery

Sedlescombe & Westfield Surgeries2.7 miles

Pharmacy

Laycock Chemists3.9 miles

Hospital

Uckfield Hospital3.6 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

Doleham Rail Station1.3 miles

Nearest bus stop

The Red Lion70 metres

Typical drive times

Rye12 min · 7.2 miles
Battle12 min · 7.8 miles
Hastings12 min · 6.3 miles
Bexhill-on-Sea17 min · 10 miles
Canterbury (city)59 min · 40 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

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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