5 bedroom detached house for sale

A mature 4 bedroom detached house in gardens of around half an acre, understood to date back to the 1930's with later additions incorporating a self-contained 1 bedroom annexe, in a semi-rural location between the villages of Maresfield and Five Ash Down.

MATURE DETACHED HOUSE | UNDERSTOOD TO DATE BACK TO THE 1930'S | SEMI-RURAL LOCATION | SITTING ROOM | DINING ROOM | FAMILY ROOM | KITCHEN | UTILITY ROOM | CLOAKROOM | FOUR BEDROOMS | BATHROOM |

ANNEXE: | SITTING ROOM | KITCHEN | BATHROOM | FIRST FLOOR BEDROOM | EN-SUITE CLOAKROOM |

MATURE GARDENS | APPROX 0.5 ACRE | SWEEPING DRIVEWAY | DOUBLE GARAGE | GAS CENTRAL HEATING | EPC RATING: BAND D | COUNCIL TAX: BAND F

SITUATION: On the Northern side of Uckfield, between neighbouring countryside villages of Maresfield and Buxted and within walking distance of a convenience store/post office, public house and bus services. The area has some lovely walks, whilst the neighbouring village of Buxted has a store, rail station, doctors surgery, church and highly regarded primary school. Uckfield provides an excellent range of shopping facilities, supermarkets, restaurants, cafes, family owned cinema, bus depot and mainline rail station with commuter links to London (East Croydon/London Bridge). The area is served by schooling for all age groups including a community college, leisure centre and many other recreational facilities including East Sussex National Golf Course, Buxted Park Hotel and Ashdown Forest.

DESCRIPTION: An impressive familym home with the benefit of a separate self-contained two storey annexe, set in a generous plot with mature gardens of approximately 0.5 of an acre backing on to fields.

The accommodation currently comprises a family room, sitting room, dining room, kitchen, utility room and cloakroom. The main house offers four bedrooms and a family bathroom. On the first floor landing is a walk-in loft space and this could be converted into another room, subject to planning consent.

To the side and rear is a separate self-contained two storey annexe comprising one bedroom, cloakroom, sitting room, kitchen and bathroom. There is an enclosed private garden at the rear. The annexe could easily be incorporated into the main house accommodation if desired.

The gardens are a delight, with sweeping lawn and herbaceous beds stocked with an abundance of shrubs and perennials to give colour and variety through the year. There is an extensive paved terrace at the rear overlooking the formal garden with neat lawn and specimen shrubs. To the rear section is a further informal area with mini orchard, fruit trees, pond, greenhouse and shed.