The Finches, (Plot 1) Lodge Lane, Piltdown, Uckfield East Sussex TN22 3YP

Description

A superbly appointed detached new home, attractively positioned on the fringes of Piltdown, benefitting from a 10 year warranty through ABC +.
The property offers elegant contemporary high quality finishes throughout, including a generous kitchen/dining/family room opening directly onto the garden, a useful utility room, downstairs cloakroom, a separate sitting room, a study, an attached single garage, off-street parking, four double bedrooms (1 with en-suite), and a family bathroom to the first floor. Enjoying a particularly convenient setting opposite Piltdown Golf Course and within a short walk of the village amenities, the property is highly recommended for internal viewing.

Situation

The property occupies an enviable location directly opposite Piltdown Golf Course and within easy walking distance of Piltdown's historic village centre, which offers a selection of everyday facilities including a mini-supermarket, petrol station, bus stop with main route connections, and the well-regarded Piltdown Man pub and restaurant. The nearby villages of Newick and Uckfield provide a wider choice of shops, cafés, and leisure amenities. Rail services to London are available from both Uckfield and Haywards Heath, each within convenient driving distance.

Accommodation

Entering the property through a handsome timber porch, you are welcomed into a spacious reception hall, where a glass balustrade staircase rises to the first floor. On your right, doors lead to the study and a downstairs cloakroom. The hall is laid with elegant Umbrian limestone flooring that continues seamlessly throughout the ground floor, creating a sense of flow and understated sophistication.

To your left, the hall leads into a beautifully bright, dual aspect reception room, enjoying natural light from windows to the front and side. Double opening French doors connect seamlessly with the open plan kitchen/breakfast/family room, where an additional door returns to the hall, offering an easy flow throughout the ground floor.

The impressive open-plan kitchen/breakfast/family room is a truly outstanding entertaining and living space. The handmade kitchen is thoughtfully designed, showcasing a full complement of integrated appliances including a boiling tap, wine fridge, dishwasher,electric range with 5 ringed hob and extractor/light, American styled fridge/freezer and built in microwave. The large central island is a strong focal point and incorporates storage and a breakfast bar, all topped with polished Quartz surfaces. The eating or family area is enhanced by bi-fold doors that open directly onto the garden- affording a lovely outlook and an abundance of light. A well-appointed utility room sits just off the kitchen, with matching cabinets providing a further sink, additional storage, practical worktop space, and direct access into the garage.

The whole ground floor benefits from a wet underfloor heating system fed by the air source heat pump- just a couple of the many high-tech features of the home.

Ascending to the first floor, an open landing provides access to all 4 bedrooms, the family bathroom, loft access and a useful storage cupboard.

The principal bedroom suite is a generous space, with a large side window and two Velux rooflights, complemented by a substantial fitted wardrobe. The en-suite is beautifully appointed, offering both a bath and separate shower.

There are three further double bedrooms. One enjoys a side-facing window and a Velux rooflight, another benefits from a front-facing window, while the third is a dual-aspect room, featuring a bay window to the front, an additional side window, and a built-in storage cupboard.

The family bathroom is rear-facing and well-equipped with a bath, separate shower, wash basin, and low-level WC, providing a practical and stylish finish to the first floor.

Outside

The Finches is approached over an initial shared driveway, then a five bar gate leads onto the driveway serving this property and Nuthatch. To the right hand side there is an area of common land with lawn, and a beautiful oak tree.
To the front The Finches benefits from off-road parking in front of the single attached garage, an electric car charger, a neat area of lawn, an attractive timber-framed porch and side gates with Indian sandstone pathways to either side of the house which lead into the good sized side and rear gardens. Here an Indian sandstone patio gives access back through bi-fold doors into the kitchen/breakfast/family room. Outside lighting and access to the floor standing air source heat pump exchanger.

The drainage is a shared "bio disk, mini sewage treatment plant" to the side of the five bar gate leading to the two new builds. There are solar panels which give the house an element of self sufficiency with the back up of mains electricity automatically supporting the system. The property also benefits from having an air source heat pump which feeds into the ground underfloor heating and radiators upstairs.

Agents Notes: -
Wealden Borough Council. Tax Band TBA
In line with money laundering regulations (5th directive) all purchasers will be required to allow us to verify their identity and their financial situation in order to proceed.
We are advised by the vendor that access to the property is over a private driveway shared with Nuthatch and Piltdown Lodge, fair proportion of maintenance costs to be paid by each property.
Please note that the EPC provided is the predicted levels actual awaited from vendor


Tenure: Freehold