£699,950 4 bedroom detached house for sale Wadhurst, East Sussex

Tenure: Freehold

Situation: The property is situated in a quiet location on the outskirts of the much sought after village of Wadhurst, with the High Street being under a mile distant and offering an excellent range of shops and services for everyday needs including a butcher, baker, greengrocer, pharmacy, post office, florist, off licence, banks, public houses and a mini market, as well as a doctor’s surgery, dentist, primary school and the well regarded Uplands Community College.

For the commuter, Wadhurst mainline station is approximately ¾ mile distant and provides a regular service to London Charing Cross/Cannon Street in under an hour. The A21 is also within easy reach and links with the M25.

The regional centre of Tunbridge Wells is just over 6 miles distant and provides a comprehensive range of amenities including the Royal Victoria shopping centre, cinema complex and theatres.

The beautiful surrounding countryside 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: The property is a well presented 1960s house, which has been extended and improved to a high standard to provide flexible accommodation that is light and spacious and benefits from double glazing throughout. The external elevations are of brick, tile hanging and render beneath a tiled roof.

Arranged over two floors, the accommodation includes on the ground floor a large well appointed shaker style kitchen/breakfast room, which has an Aga and lovely Brazilian slate flooring, a light double aspect sitting room that overlooks the garden and has a wood burner and solid oak flooring, a triple aspect family room, which has natural coral stone flooring and large sliding doors leading out to the garden and double doors leading to the study/playroom, a ground floor double bedroom with a large ensuite shower room, ideal as a guest bedroom or for a nanny/au pair or teenager, and a cloakroom. On the first floor there double bedrooms, a family bathroom and ensuite shower room.

The property is approached through a five bar gate over a gravel driveway, which provides parking for several cars. There is a detached single garage, car port and an excellent timber framed office/workshop that has power, plumbing and broadband connected as well as a wood burning stove.

The private, well established gardens are a real feature of the property and extend to just under half an acre, and include lawn, paved and grass pathways, herbaceous borders, vegetable garden and a children’s play area. The garden is planted with a variety of mature shrubs and trees, including acer, apple, rose and hydrangea. There is also a good-sized terrace at the front of the house outside the kitchen, ideal for outdoor entertaining and a further terrace at the rear overlooking the main garden.

Arranged over two floors, the accommodation comprises:

Kitchen/breakfast room: 19'6 x 17'1 (5.9m x 5.2m)

Sitting room: 19’6 x 14’5 (5.9m x 4.4m)

Family room: 16’6 x 12’6 (5.0m x 3.8m)

Study/playroom: 11’0 x 10’9 (3.4m x 3.3m)

Cloakroom

Bedroom 4: 16’8 x 8'5 (5.1m x 2.6m)

Ensuite shower room

Bedroom 1: 12’2 x 8'6 (3.7m x 3.0m)

Ensuite shower room

Bedroom 2: 19'6 x 14'4 (5.9m x 4.4m)

Bedroom 3: 13'3 x 10'9 (4.1m x 3.3m)

Family bathroom

Office: 13'0 x 11'5 (4.0m x 3.5m)

Services: Mains water and electricity. Gas-fired central heating

Local Authority: Wealden District Council (01892) 653311

Current council tax band: G