Country house for sale in Balaclava Lane, Wadhurst, East Sussex TN5

A spacious 3-bedroom detached chalet bungalow offering excellent scope for re-modelling and enlargement, situated on a good-sized south facing plot in a quiet and elevated semi-rural position on the outskirts of the village with views over surrounding countryside.

Situation: The property is situated in a private and elevated position on a quiet lane on the rural outskirts of Wadhurst. The village High Street is just over a mile distant and offers an excellent range of shops and services for everyday needs including a Jempson’s Local store and post office, café, butcher, baker, bookshop, pharmacy, florist, off licence, public houses, as well as a doctor’s surgery, dentist, primary school and the well-regarded Uplands Community College and Sports Centre. There is also a Co-op local convenience store within easy reach at Sparrows Green.

For the commuter, Wadhurst mainline station is approximately 1½ miles distant and provides a regular service to London Bridge/Charing Cross/Cannon Street in just over an hour. There is a regular bus service and the A21 is also within easy reach providing a direct link to the M25 (junction 5) and the coast. Gatwick Airport is about 30 miles to the west, the Eurotunnel terminal at Folkestone is about 45 miles to the east and central London is about 50 miles away. The regional centre of Tunbridge Wells is just 6 miles distant and provides a comprehensive range of amenities including The Pantiles, the Royal Victoria Shopping centre, cinema complex and theatres.

The beautiful surrounding countryside is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, provides many public footpaths and includes Bewl Water Reservoir, reputedly the largest area of inland water in the South East, where a wide range of water sports can be enjoyed.

Description: Farthing is a detached chalet bungalow offering spacious accommodation of approximately 1,629sq.ft/151.4sq.m, (including a double garage), which offers excellent scope for re-modelling and enlargement, if required. The property is set on a plot of 0.19 acres above the lane with plenty of parking, front gardens and a private south facing rear garden.

With external elevations of brick beneath a tiled roof and double-glazed windows and doors, the accommodation includes: A spacious entrance hall, a kitchen with window to front and a door leading to the double garage, which has an electric up and over door and door leading to the rear garden. There is a good-sized, double aspect sitting/dining room, which extends to over 20ft and has fireplace (gas) with an attractive stone mantle and surround, sliding doors leading out to the garden and staircase to the first floor. Leading off the hall there is a double bedroom/further reception room, a well-appointed bathroom (with both a bath and separate shower), a dining room and a garden room (currently used a treatment room). On the first floor there are two double bedrooms and a further shower room,

Outside, the property is approached over a tarmac driveway providing parking for several cars and leading to a double garage. There is an area of front garden, which enjoys a lovely outlook over fields across the lane and is mainly laid to lawn and bordered with mixed hedging. To the rear of the property is the well-established south facing garden, which offers a good degree of privacy and is mainly laid to lawn with an abundance of well stocked borders with attractive shrubs and plants. There is a covered terrace, ideal for outdoor entertaining, a terrace that along the back of the property with an attractive brick retaining wall and built in seating.

Services: Mains water and electricity. Gas-fired central heating.
EPC rating: E
Local authority: Wealden District Council Council tax rating: Band F (£3,501.76 per annum)<br /><br />