Catts Hill, Mark Cross

A rare opportunity to acquire a truly outstanding luxury newly built, traditionally constructed detached house, built by Magnum Opus Group within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, with a gross internal area of 5048 sq ft (including garaging and office). Benefiting from a 10-year new-build warranty, an energy efficient air-source heat pump, ultrafast broadband available, five double bedrooms, five bathrooms, a stunning and spacious kitchen/dining/family room, a large sitting room, a play room/reception room, a substantial driveway, a triple garage with an office/self-contained one-bedroom annexe (subject to planning) above, with pleasant gardens and set within an approximately 0.64-acre plot. 

Located in a delightful semi-rural location between the popular and pretty villages of Mark Cross, with its pub and primary school, and Rotherfield, with its wider range of local amenities. The highly sought after spa town of Tunbridge Wells lies within 6 miles (around a 15 minute drive in no traffic), which offers an excellent range of shops, cafés, restaurants, pubs, churches and both state and private schools, including three Grammar schools, along with a mainline railway station (with services to London from 43 minutes). 

Accommodation 

Ground floor:

• Reception hall with an impressive oak staircase leading to the first floor and a built-in cloaks cupboard.
• Kitchen/dining/family room with triple aspect, a sky lantern with rain sensor, two sets of bifold doors to the garden, a beautiful bespoke Shaker-style fitted kitchen comprising cupboards, drawers, quartz worktops, sink, island incorporating a breakfast bar, a Rangemaster cooker with cooker hood above, integrated microwave, integrated dishwasher, wine fridge, space for American-style fridge/freezer and a large pantry. 
• Sitting room with dual-aspect, French doors leading to the garden and a contemporary electric fire.
• Play room/reception room with dual-aspect and French doors leading to the garden.
• Utility room with Shaker-style wall and base cupboards, cupboard housing washing machine and tumble dryer, and door to rear garden.
• Cloakroom with WC and washbasin. 

First floor:

• Impressive galleried landing with two skylights and access to the lofts
• Principal suite comprising a large bedroom with bifold doors leading to a southerly-facing balcony, a dressing room and a luxury ensuite bathroom comprising a freestanding bath, walk-in shower, two washbasins and WC.
• Four further double bedrooms, three of which benefit from beautiful ensuite shower rooms which all comprise a shower cubicle, washbasin and WC.
• Luxury family bathroom comprising a bath, separate shower cubicle, washbasin and WC.

Home Office/Self-Contained Annexe (subject to planning)

• Access by an external staircase at the rear of the garage.
• Kitchen/Dining/Sitting Room/Office with French doors to a Juliette balcony, access to eaves storage, and a contemporary fitted kitchen comprising cupboards, worktops incorporating a breakfast bar, sink, induction hob (with extractor fan), built-in oven, integrated fridge. 
• Office/bedroom with an ensuite shower room comprising a shower cubicle, washbasin and WC.

Outside

• Plot approaching 0.64 acres.
• There is a substantial driveway accessed via electric gates, which are set back from the road.
• A detached triple garage with remote-controlled up-and-over doors.
• Pleasant gardens surround the property, and they are mainly laid to lawn with mature shrubs and hedging, trees and two large paved patios 

Location

Seven Bishops enjoys a tucked-away position off Catts Hill, approximately 0.8 miles from the pretty village of Mark Cross, which benefits from The Lazy Fox gastro pub, a Church of England primary school, the Sussex Country Gardener café and garden centre and village church.

The pretty village of Rotherfield (approximately 1.3 miles away) boasts an excellent range of local amenities including two pubs, a doctor's surgery, a primary school, a pharmacy, hairdresser, post office, general store, church and a recreation ground with an excellent playground. 

The Blossom and Bean Café, located just outside of Rotherfield, is a popular family-run café, and approximately 1.8 miles from Seven Bishops. The Deer Park Café, located just outside Eridge, is also very popular.

The highly sought after spa town of Tunbridge Wells (approximately 6 miles away - around a 15 minute drive in no traffic) provides an excellent range of shops, cafés, restaurants, pubs, churches and both state and private schools, including three Grammar schools, along with a mainline railway station (with services to London from 43 minutes).

The property within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty forming part of the High Weald National Landscape, which offers a range of wonderful walking, riding and cycling routes.

Ashdown Forest (approximately 12 miles away) covers over ten square miles and is one of the largest open access areas in the South East of England.

The area is renowned for its superb educational facilities. Local schools include Mark Cross Primary School, Rotherfield Primary School, along with The Beacon Academy (Crowborough) and Heathfield and Uplands (Wadhurst) community colleges, and highly regarded grammar schools in Tunbridge Wells. Preparatory schools include Sacred Heart School (Wadhurst), Skippers Hill Manor (Five Ashes), and Holmewood House (Langton Green) and independent schools in Mayfield, Tonbridge and Pembury. 

The A22 and the A26 to the west and the A21 to the east provide access to the south coast and the M25 and to the national motorway network beyond.

Agents Note 

The property is freehold, in council tax band G, and benefits from double glazing, central heating via an air-source heat pump, underfloor heating to the ground floor, central heating via an electric boiler to the office, and mains electricity, water and drainage. There is ultrafast broadband available to the property. To check the available broadband speeds and mobile coverage, check out

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