Detached house for sale in Ivy Dene Lane, Ashurst Wood RH19

Guide Price £625,000 - £650,000. A detached five bedroomed family home set in the popular village of Ashurst Wood on the borders of East/West Sussex. The property is set on a mature plot offering a good deal of privacy, in a small lane with path access to forest for dog walking. The house comprises a two storey home built of external brick under a tiled roof with a spacious interior extending in all to over 1500 square feet. Planning permission exists to convert the garage to an additional (6th) bedroom and construct larger garaging. Upon entering the property there is a porch leading into the entrance hall off which is the double aspect living room with working fireplace. There are double doors through to the dining room which is also dual aspect. The kitchen is to the rear of the house, open plan from the living room, and is well fitted. There is also a ground floor studio/annexe comprising the 5th bedroom (currently used as a study) and an en suite shower room which can be accessed from the main house or its own external access. On the 1st floor there is a master bedroom with en suite bathroom, 3 further good sized bedrooms and a family bathroom with bath and shower cubicle. To the front of the house is a driveway leading to the garage. Side access leads to the good sized westerly facing rear garden which is predominantly laid to lawn with a terrace, mature plum tree, yew tree and well. The gardens are relatively secluded due to the existence of mature hedging/shrubbery and lie predominantly on two sides. The property has the benefit of gas fired central heating. Planning permission was previously obtained, and started, for conversion of the integral garage into the additional bedroom and provision of new garaging/games room. The property benefits from a wide frontage with plenty of on street parking.

EPC Rating: C

Location

The house is conveniently situated for access to the large lively village of Forest Row and the town of East Grinstead. Ashurst Wood has several local shops, Inns, and a village primary school all of which are within about one half of a mile. The village recreation ground/play area is within a few hundred yards. The nearest town, East Grinstead, accessible by bus services through the village, is within 1 mile and providing an extensive range of shops, supermarkets, sports and leisure facilities. The town also has a regular train service via East Croydon to Victoria/London Bridge Station and the most northerly station on the Bluebell Steam Railway. Forest Row is also about 1 mile away with an excellent range of village shops and specialist stores, cafes, restaurants and Health Centre. There are also stations at Cowden and Dormansland both of which are within five miles. Regular bus services pass through the village providing access to a number of other major towns including Tunbridge Wells and Crawley, together with links to Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill, Uckfield and the City of Brighton. The area is well represented for educational needs with a number of both state and private schools/colleges within a ten mile radius including Sackville School, Brambletye School, Cumnor House, Michael Hall Rudolf Steiner and Greenfields. Sports facilities in the area include the Amex Stadium (home of Brighton and Hove Albion) and Lingfield Park Racecourse. There are a number of Golf Courses in the area including The Royal Ashdown at Forest Row and the East Sussex National Golf Club in Uckfield. There are various health clubs/spas and well respected hotels nearby. Sailing/fishing can be found at Weirwood Reservoir.

Garden

Large garden on two sides with mature hedging providing a good deal of seclusion.