| Property Name | The Green House, The Street, Ripe, East Sussex | |
| Property Location | view map | |
| Property Type | 4 bedroom detached house | |
| Price | £895,000 | |
| Status | ARCHIVE | |
| For further information & viewings, contact | Lewes Estates tel: 01273 477377 e-mail: sales@lewesestates.co.uk Web: www.lewesestates.co.uk |
A Low Carbon Green Retrofit in a secluded East Sussex village near the South Downs. The 1960’s house of some 315 m2 was transformed by BBM Sustainable Design of Lewes into a lovely family house for the 21st century.
Zero carbon solar hot water panel, wood burning stove, bio-mass wood pellet boiler, external 140mm waste wood fibre board insulation (+44% above existing Building Regs), rainwater harvesting, sweet chestnut cladding from local coppiced forests, double glazing, wooden windows, g.f. underfloor heating with polished concrete heat sink floors (ufh needs warm not hot water), loft insulation with recycled cotton and hemp, existing maple floor reused for kitchen units, existing steel of staircase reused with sweet chestnut stairs, air change rating of 5ph, equivalent level 4 in Code for Sustainable Homes, small polytunnel.
| Kitchen | 5.5m x 4.5m |
| Lounge | 11m x 4.5m* |
| Dining | Open plan |
| Bedroom 1 | 7.75m x 4.5m** |
| Bedroom 2 | 4.6 x 3.5m |
| Bedroom 3 | 4m x 4.5m |
| Other Rooms | Bedroom 4 6m x 4.3m (used as study and darkroom) Hallway and cloaks 6m x 3.75m Study ground floor 3.2m x 3.7m Large Garage 5.5m x 6m, Boiler room, Workshop. Utility room 2m x 2.5m |
| Details of Heating | Bio-mass wood pellet boiler with solar panel for hot water. |
| Average annual cost of utilities, electric, gas, oil, etc. | Pellets £1000*** |
| Ground Rent | N/a |
| Details of any Accreditation or rating, e.g., BRE EcoHomes, SAP, NHER | Code 4/C |
Very large garden surrounds property extending to just under one acre with organic raised bed vegetable garden, a small polytunnel, fruit trees, soft fruits and asparagus bed and natural pond.
| Parking facilities | Garage Driveway Off-road parking |
| Secure bicycle storage? | Yes |
| Nearest shop/Post Office | 150m |
| Nearest leisure facilities | |
| Nearest train station | 5 and 8km |
| Nearest bus-stop to main town/city |
Ripe Village has a great pub, a lovely shop and has no street lighting. Lewes 8 miles, Eastbourne 15 miles, Brighton 14 miles, Gatwick Airport 35 miles.
The house has been featured in articles in Green Building Magazine vol 17 no 4 to vol 18 no 4.
* Lounge and dining room are combined in an open plan area.
** including dressing room
***Mains electricity by good Energy about £500-£600 per year.
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Details last updated: 2013-08-15 19:26:26
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