5 bedroom detached house for sale

A substantial and extremely well presented 5/6 bedroom detached house with a large garden, garaging and off-street parking in a lovely semi-rural location close to the centre of the village.

Beech Hurst is a wonderful, detached family home built in the late 1800’s with a good balance of some 4,200 sq ft of accommodation arranged over three floors.

On the ground floor there are three reception rooms – all with attractive features such as fireplaces and coving, a large entrance hall and most notably, a superb open-plan kitchen/living/dining room which opens onto a large area of decking and the garden. The kitchen is equipped with fitted oak wall and floor units with granite work surfaces, 5 ring gas hob, electric oven, extractor and an island unit with a stainless steel sink unit, mixer taps, integrated dishwasher and storage cupboards

A further significant feature is the utility room and secondary kitchen which links from the kitchen to the double garage and gives access to a bedroom 5 and its adjoining shower room which is an ideal annexe for teenage children or, as a guest room.

On the first floor there are four bedrooms which includes a large principle bedroom with en suite bathroom and sliding doors opening onto a large balcony. There are three further bedrooms, one with a sitting/dressing room
and en suite bathroom; further family bathroom.

On the top floor is a large attic room which provides very good storage space with open studio/living space and a cinema area.

Outside
A large driveway and parking area which leads up to the double garage together with double five-bar timber gates giving access onto the garden. The Double Garage has two electrically operated roller doors and there is a work bench to the rear.

The garden is very large, running down the west and south sides of the house. Mainly laid to lawn, the garden has some lovely specimen trees with, in particular, a mature Cedar of Lebanon. To the bottom end there is a garden shed and a gate gives direct access onto the Cuckoo Trail.

Services
Mains electricity, water and drainage; gas fired central heating and hot water.

Local Authority
Wealden District Council.
Outgoings
Council Tax Band ‘G’.

Viewing
Strictly by prior appointment with the Vendor’s Sole Agent, Samuel & Son, Horam.

The house is just outside the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, within half a mile of the centre of the village of Horam which provides a good range of local shops and amenities including a small Co-op supermarket, doctor’s surgery, dentist, and veterinary practice, as well as a variety of local clubs and recreational facilities and access to the popular Cuckoo Trail - a scenic 12-mile route on the former railway line between Polegate and Heathfield.

The market town of Heathfield is about 4½ miles to the north offering a wider range of services, a choice of supermarkets including a Waitrose and Sainsburys, post office, some interesting independent shops, cafes, restaurants. The coastal resort of Eastbourne is about 15 miles to the south whilst the spa town of Tunbridge Wells with its excellent modern shopping centre is about 18 miles to the north and Brighton about 25 miles away.

There is an excellent choice of schooling in the area serving both state and private sectors. Heathfield offers primary and secondary education together with several primary schools in the surrounding villages; private schools include Bedes at Upper Dicker, St Andrew's Prep, Eastbourne College, Bedes Prep and Rodean Moira House at Eastbourne and Mayfield School in the village of Mayfield.

Mainline rail services to London are available from Stonegate (9.4 miles), Buxted (7.4 miles) and Polegate (9 miles); Gatwick airport is about an hour by car.