5 bedroom detached house for sale

A beautifully presented 5 bedroom house with over 3,600 sq ft of accommodation together with double garage & private garden set within an attractive gated development with superb southerly views over the Weald.


Wadhurst Place is a superb, gated development situated within private parkland and woodland built in the grounds of a former country house, listed Grade II, which was built in 1885 & designed by Adolphus Croft; it later became a girls’ school & more recently a dance school. It sits within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is within easy reach of Wadhurst village.

The house is very elegant and has wonderful proportions with notably, high ceilings and is decorated and presented to a very high standard. To the exterior it has traditional elevations of white weatherboard and enjoys an abundance of natural light with principal rooms having wonderful southerly views across The Weald.

The ground floor provides excellent living and entertaining space; there is a large, elegantly styled reception hall with oak parquet flooring, linear cornice and attractive open staircase leading up to the first floor.

There is a lovely open-plan kitchen, dining & living room equipped with attractive wall and floor units and cupboards, integrated Siemens appliances which includes double ovens, fridge/freezer, dishwasher & wine fridge & features an island unit. Bifold doors open onto the garden. A practical utility room is accessed from the kitchen & provides ample space for further appliances and a door gives access to the garden.

The sitting room has a working fireplace and double doors opening onto the terrace and garden. Other rooms on the ground floor include a study, cloakroom & wine store/boot room.

On the first floor there is a principal bedroom suite, which has an ensuite shower room and a dressing room with fitted wardrobes and drawers. Bedroom 2 has been used as study more recently but is a good size and has attractive oak flooring and an en suite shower room. There are three further double bedrooms & a family bathroom.

Outside
To the front is a block-paved driveway providing plenty of parking space and access to the integral double garage. There are timber gates to both sides of the house leading to the terrace and rear gardens. The garage has a double up and over door, & a door giving direct access to the house.
The south facing garden has a sandstone paved terrace running across the back of the house and
a raised decked area, ideal for outdoor living and entertaining. The garden has mature hedging and shrubs to the borders. Steps lead down from the terrace to the main area of garden.

The property benefits from communal access to some 18 acres of mature park-like grounds and 47 acres of private woodland.

Services
Mains electricity; water; gas fired central heating and underfloor heating; mains drainage and a comprehensive security system.

Local Authority
Wealden District Council.
Energy Performance
EPC Rating ‘B’.

Outgoings
Council Tax Band ‘G’.

Plans, Areas and Photography
The plans, areas. measurements and photography are for guidance purposes only.

Agents Note
The property is subject to an annual service charge for estate maintenance (£1,673 from January – June 2025).