5 bedroom house

Spacious and attractive modern home in beautifully landscaped gardens.

Location

Holly House is situated in a semi-rural location on the outskirts of the market town of Uckfield, between the villages of Maresfield and Buxted.

Local amenities: The house is within easy reach of Five Ash Down which has a well-stocked village store/Post Office, church and pub; the larger villages of Maresfield and Buxted have primary schools, parish churches, local shops and public houses. Uckfield offers a wide range of independent and high street shops, a leisure centre and two supermarkets, including a Waitrose. Lewes 12 miles; Tunbridge Wells 14 miles.

Uckfield is just south of Ashdown Forest which offers superb walking and off road riding (for which a permit is required). There is a vibrant cultural scene in Sussex, with world-class opera at Glyndebourne, theatre at Royal Tunbridge Wells, the nearby historic County town of Lewes - famous for its bonfire celebrations, and the annual Brighton Festival presenting a huge programme of theatre, dance, classical music and literary events.         

Transport: Buxted (London Bridge from 63 minutes), Uckfield (London Bridge from 70 minutes), Haywards Heath (12.5 miles, London Bridge/Victoria from 42 minutes) and Tunbridge Wells (Charing Cross/Cannon Street from 52 minutes).
Gatwick airport 22 miles.   

Schools: There are a number of state and independent schools and colleges in the local area, including village primary schools in Maresfield and Buxted, Uckfield Community Technology College, Cumnor House in Danehill, Great Walstead near Lindfield, Brambletye, Michael Hall, Ardingly College, Bede's and Brighton College.   

All times and distances are approximate.

Description

Set in beautifully landscaped gardens in a semi-rural position on the edge of the market town of Uckfield, Holly House is an attractive modern home built in the early 2000s. The house offers well presented, spacious and versatile accommodation extending to nearly 2,900 square feet; the layout on the ground floor being particularly well thought-out with high ceilings and an excellent flow between the main living spaces, ideal for family living and entertaining alike. The house offers excellent scope for secondary accommodation or home working: the large detached triple garage has utilities connected and good potential for full or partial conversion (subject to the necessary consents).

The floor plans give a comprehensive overview of the full extent of the house. There are two formal reception rooms lying off the spacious and welcoming entrance hall, both with French doors opening to the garden: an elegant triple-aspect sitting room featuring a stone fireplace with inset Stovax woodburner, and a dining room with a large bay window giving views of the garden.

The kitchen and breakfast room overlooks the garden and is fitted with a range of bespoke oak units and display cupboards, with black granite worktops, appliances including an electric Rangemaster oven, and ample space for a breakfast table. Lying off the kitchen is the family room with a fully functioning fireplace, and a useful utility room; a study and cloakroom complete the ground floor.

There are five generously-proportioned bedrooms on the first floor, all with fitted or built in storage. The principal bedroom is a lovely dual-aspect room with walk-in dressing room and en suite bathroom; bedroom two would make a comfortable guest bedroom, a spacious light filled room benefitting from a wide bay and views of the garden together with an en suite shower room. The remaining three bedrooms are served by a large family bathroom.

Outside
Holly House is accessed from London Road via a sweeping gravelled driveway and parking area ahead of the detached triple garage and house. To the front of the house is an area of lawn, well-screened from London Road by a wall, high hedging and mature trees.      

The wonderful gardens and grounds are of particular note, beautifully landscaped by the current owners with a large stone terrace adjacent to the house, well-stocked, colourful flower and shrub beds, a pretty ornamental pond and woodchip pathways winding through the planting. Beyond the formal garden and a row of mature lime trees is a further expanse of lawn, and beyond here a deer-fenced wildflower meadow with mown pathways and a timber stable block in the far north eastern corner.

Meadow, about 0.8 of an acre; in all, about 2.4 acres.

Square Footage: 2876 sq ft

Acreage: 2.38 Acres

Directions

Head east on the A272 and at the roundabout junction with the A22, take the second exit. Proceed through the village of Maresfield and at the mini roundabout by the Church, turn right. At the next roundabout, take the second exit into London Road. Holly House can be found after about a third of a mile on the left hand side.

Marketed by: Savills, Haywards Heath