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5 bedroom detached house
Key information
Property description & features
- Tenure: Freehold
- Situated on the edge of Wadhurst, which was named the best place to live in the UK in March 2023 by the Sunday Times.
- NO ONWARD CHAIN
- Attractive, detached family home, convenient for the amenities of Wadhurst and Mark Cross
- Principal bedroom with en suite shower room, four further bedrooms and family bathroom
- Light, bright reception space, with sitting room, dining room and study, together with kitchen/breakfast room
- Well-screened and established garden with driveway parking, and double garaging
- Well placed for the facilities, travel links and extensive choice of primary and secondary schools in the area
- EPC Rating = D
Description
Orchard House is a deceptively substantial home in lovely decorative order, still allowing scope for a new family to put their own twist on the house, moving forward. Orchard House also enjoys easy access onto the glorious surrounding countryside.
Accessed via the reception hall the good-sized kitchen/breakfast room enjoys the outlook over the gardens with a range of wall and floor mounted units and worktops, providing good storage and preparation space, together with range of integrated appliances. There is also an adjoining utility room with sink, storage and space for further white goods and direct access to the garden.
The sitting room, fitted with electric wood-effect fireplace has French doors providing the view over and opening onto the terrace and rear garden; the adjoining dining room has glazed doors that provide the option to open/close this room off from the sitting room whenever required, ideal when entertaining on a larger scale. A study is found to the front of the house which is ideal for working from home; a wc completes the ground floor.
On the first floor the generous principal bedroom enjoys a bank of fitted wardrobes and an en suite shower room, there are three further double bedrooms and a fifth bedroom/study/nursery all served by the separate family bathroom.
Outside: Orchard House enjoys an established, modest garden to the rear, landscaped with easy maintenance in mind, with a paved terrace, ideal for outdoor entertaining and area of level lawn, bordered by flowerbeds and hedges.
Orchard House also benefits from driveway parking to the front of the house for several cars and a double garage.
Location
Orchard House is situated in an accessible location in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on the road between the popular villages of Wadhurst and Mark Cross. Wadhurst mainline station is about 1.5 miles from the property via Fairglen Road, enabling commuting to London Charing Cross (via London Bridge and Waterloo East) and Cannon Street in just over an hour.
Wadhurst village (2.2 miles) offers a wide selection of local shops including a butcher, supermarket, post office, library, doctors, chemist, hardware store, cafes and a garage. Comprehensive shopping is catered for in Tunbridge Wells (8 miles).
Nearby Bewl Water Reservoir (6.5 miles) offers a wide range of activities including fishing, sailing, rowing and wonderful walks around the reservoir. The award winning Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest is within approximately 9.1 miles and is now recognised as the most complete collection of conifers on one site anywhere in the world and offers further woodland walks, cycling, riding, and outdoor music concerts. The National Trust run Scotney Castle (6.2 miles) offering picturesque gardens against the backdrop of a moated medieval castle and Victorian country mansion, with 780 acres of beautiful parkland, woodland and traditional hop gardens to enjoy.
Schools: Primaries in Wadhurst, Stonegate and Mark Cross, preparatory schools include Skippers Hill in Five Ashes, Sacred Heart Catholic school (Wadhurst), Holmewood House (Langton Green), Marlborough House and St. Ronan’s (Hawkhurst). Nearby Mayfield has its own well-regarded primary school as well as the independent Mayfield School for girls at secondary level. State secondaries include Uplands Community Technology College in Wadhurst, and Kent grammar schools in Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge.
Buses: Regular school and public bus services operate from Wadhurst.
Communications: The A267 Frant Road links to the A21 and onto the M25 (junction 5). Gatwick airport is about 31.5 miles to the west. The Eurotunnel terminal at Folkestone is about 42 miles to the east. Central London is about 47 miles.
Square Footage: 1,807 sq ft
Directions
Postcode TN5 6JR. From our offices in Tunbridge Wells proceed out of the town on Frant Road (A267). Continue to Mark Cross, taking the B2100 to Wadhurst. Continue for about 2.5 miles as the road becomes Best Beech Hill; indicate to turn left onto Fairglen Road and then turn immediately onto the track that will lead to Orchard House (second house on left).
Additional Info
Mains Gas, Water, Electricity and Drainage.
Local Authority: Wealden District Council.
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