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4 bed house for sale Terrible Down Road, Shortgate, BN8

Guide Price

£950,000

Added on 21/09/2026

Type: Detached
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 2
Size: £446 per sq ft
Tenure: Freehold

Council tax Band G £4,547 a year

Key features

2,309 sq ft (214 sq m)
4 bedrooms
2 bathrooms
2 reception rooms
Swimming pool
Gardens of 1 acre

About this property

A charming period home set in a picturesque setting with a wealth of period features in the traditional Sussex style and occupying a 1 acre plot with swimming pool.

Vine Cottage is an attractive period home displaying red brick and dark timber-clad elevations beneath a steeply pitched tiled roof. Extending to approximately 2,568 sq ft, including a range of useful outbuildings, the property has been carefully restored and maintained and retains an exceptional wealth of original character, with impressive exposed oak timbers, substantial ceiling beams, traditional latched cottage doors and original fireplaces throughout.

Floorplan

Council tax

Band G £4,547 a year

Per year

Band A

£1,819
Band B

£2,122
Band C

£2,425
Band D

£2,728
Band E

£3,335
Band F

£3,941
Band G

This home: £4,547
Band H

£5,457

This home is in band G, which costs £4,547 a year in Wealden for 2026/27.

Figures from MHCLG (Open Government Licence v3): the average bill for each band across Wealden, including the typical parish precept, so a parish's own bill can differ a little. Discounts lower the bill, such as 25% off for an adult living alone. Check a home's band on GOV.UK.

Price guide

This home

£446 / sq ft

Area average (sold)

£437 / sq ft

Price per area, sold homes nearby

£346 / sq ft

£446 / sq ft

£541 / sq ft

Lowest

This home

Highest

£446 per sq ft, above the middle of recent sales in BN8 (£346–£541, 10th–90th percentile, 338 sales over 24 months).

Lowest and highest are the 10th and 90th percentiles of 338 homes sold in BN8 over the last 24 months. This home's figure uses its asking price. All sold £/sq ft in BN8 →

Location

Terrible Down Road, Shortgate, BN8

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Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £950,000

£475k £1.4m

Deposit10% £95,000

£0 £950k

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £855,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £190,000 to support it.

A guide only, for a capital repayment mortgage. The rate you are offered and what you can borrow depend on your circumstances and a full application with a lender or broker. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

Properties sold nearby

HM Land Registry sales nearby. Floor areas from Energy Performance Certificates where matched.

Address	Type	Sold	Size	Size	£/sq ft	Price
Terrible Down House, Terrible Down Road Detached	Detached	Feb 2025	n/a	n/a	n/a	£995,000
Lower Farm, Terrible Down Road Detached	Detached	Sept 2021	n/a	n/a	n/a	£790,000
Terrible Down Farm, Terrible Down Road Detached	Detached	Mar 2021	n/a	n/a	n/a	£765,000
The Barn House, Terrible Down Road Detached	Detached	Apr 2020	n/a	n/a	n/a	£1,050,000
Vine Cottage Detached	Detached	Jun 2009	n/a	n/a	n/a	£585,000
Lower Farm Detached	Detached	Apr 2008	n/a	n/a	n/a	£355,000
Shortgate Manor Farm Detached	Detached	Apr 2008	n/a	n/a	n/a	£1,000,000
Vine Cottage Detached	Detached	Jul 2004	n/a	n/a	n/a	£559,950