Wadhurst, East Sussex

A beautifully presented and well-appointed 4 double bedroom semi-detached house built just over 2½ years ago, set in an elevated and quiet position with a south facing garden and enjoying far reaching views, situated within easy reach of village amenities and the station.

Situation: The property is situated in a quiet location within a gated development on the outskirts of the sought after village of Wadhurst, voted the best place to live in the UK in 2023, and is within 1½ miles of the High Street. The village offers an excellent range of shops and services for everyday needs including a Jempson's Local store and post office, café, delicatessen, butcher, pharmacy, bookshop, art gallery, florist, off licence, public houses, as well as a doctor's surgery, dentist, primary school and the well regarded Uplands Community College and Sports Centre.

For the commuter, Wadhurst mainline station is approximately 1½ miles distant and provides a regular service to London Bridge in under an hour. There is a regular bus service and the A21 is also within easy reach providing a direct link to the M25 (junction 5) and the coast. Gatwick Airport is about 29 miles to the west, the Eurotunnel terminal at Folkestone is about 42 miles to the east and central London is about 50 miles away. The regional centre of Tunbridge Wells is just 6½ miles distant and provides a comprehensive range of amenities including the Royal Victoria Shopping centre, cinema complex and theatres.

The beautiful surrounding countryside is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and includes Bewl Water Reservoir, reputedly the largest area of inland water in the South East, where a wide range of water sports can be enjoyed.

Description: 4 Legat Close is one of just fourteen semi-detached houses set within a stunning gated development with communal grounds including 47 acres of private shared woodland. The property has attractive traditional external elevations of weatherboard with a brick and rendered bay with oak facings beneath a tiled roof and double-glazed windows and doors throughout.

The house provides light, spacious and flexible accommodation of approximately 1,621sq.ft/150.6sq.m arranged over three floors and includes on the ground floor: a spacious entrance hall with oak flooring and doors leading to a cloakroom, large storage cupboards, a double aspect sitting room with a bay window to front, and a well-appointed, open plan kitchen/dining/living area, which has a range of gloss wall and base units with Silestone worksurfaces, integrated Bosch appliances including hob, oven, microwave and dishwasher, plenty of space for large table and seating, and bi-folding doors leading out to the garden - there is also scope to extend the ground floor with a garden room, if required. On the first floor there are two double bedrooms, a well-appointed family bathroom and an airing cupboard. The main bedroom has an ensuite shower room, a Juliette balcony and enjoys lovely views over the garden and surrounding countryside. On the second floor there is a large storage cupboard and two further double bedrooms.

Outside there is a block paved driveway providing off road for parking for several cars, bordered with a flower border, lawn, post and rail fencing and laurel hedging. A gate gives access along the side of the house, where there are useful storage sheds, leading to the rear garden, which is south facing and has a terrace outside the kitchen with steps down to a good-sized area of lawn. The garden has an outside tap and lighting and is fully fenced and bordered with sleeper flower beds planted with laurel and evergreen hedging and climbing plants.

Services: Mains water and electricity. Gas central heating. Shared private drainage.
EPC rating: B
Local Authority: Wealden District Council
Council Band: F (£3,341.54 per annum)
Estate charges: Approx £1,200 per annum