Uckfield Road, Crowborough, TN6

A rare opportunity to acquire a charming two-bedroom detached cottage, set within approximately 1.56 acres of private grounds, enjoying a secure gated entrance and direct access to Ashdown Forest with valuable Commoners Rights. The property also benefits from full planning permission for a substantial two-storey extension, creating a four-bedroom home and almost doubling the size.

Approached via secure gates, the property welcomes you with a generous driveway providing off-road parking for four or more vehicles. To the side is a substantial detached timber outbuilding, which has been significantly improved with a new roof and doors, creating a versatile workshop, garage or stable space.

The grounds are a particular highlight, with two separate gardens serving the cottage. The front garden enjoys a pleasant outlook and is bordered by the soundproof fencing road side the reduce the noise and increase privacy, while the enclosed side garden offers a private space for outdoor dining and entertaining. Beyond the gardens lies a beautiful field surrounded by mature trees and woodland, backing directly onto Ashdown Forest, with private access from both the field and the driveway.

Internally, the cottage retains plenty of character while benefiting from numerous recent improvements. The ground floor comprises two separate reception rooms, both with doors opening onto the front garden. The principal reception room features a recently installed wood-burning stove, creating a warm focal point. The kitchen offers ample worktop space and storage units, with a door leading directly to the enclosed side garden.

Upstairs are two well-proportioned double bedrooms, both retaining attractive feature fireplaces, together with a spacious family bathroom.

The current owners have invested considerably in upgrading the property, including new double-glazed units fitted to all original wooden sash windows, a new double-glazed entrance door to the study, new roof insulation, new consumer (fuse) units installed in both the house and outbuilding, and a new sewage treatment plant installed to current Environment Agency standards.

Offering an exceptional combination of character, privacy, extensive grounds, equestrian or hobby potential, and significant scope for enlargement through the existing planning permission, this is a truly unique countryside home in an enviable Ashdown Forest setting.