6 Bed House For Sale
Crowborough Hill, Crowborough, TN6

Guide Price £849,950 (Freehold)

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Extremely attractive and substantial detached character home
Quiet, tucked away position close to town centre and both primary and secondary schools
Stunning gardens and grounds, total plot of about 1/2 acre
Large outbuilding offering scope to provide ancillary accommodation STPP
Fine double aspect sitting room with open stone fireplace
Modern re-fitted kitchen/breakfast room with integrated appliances
Master bedroom with dressing room and en-suite
Guest bedroom with en-suite

An extremely attractive and pleasantly positioned detached character house with several useful outbuildings occupying gardens and grounds extending in excess of half an acre positioned within a short stroll of Crowborough town centre and both primary and secondary schools. This impressive home is offered for sale with no ongoing chain and offers generously proportioned and versatile accommodation which extends in excess of 2,973 sq. ft. Within the grounds there is a large detached outbuilding which could be converted to provide a home office/ancillary accommodation subject to the necessary planning consents. The characterful accommodation comprises in brief on the ground floor, an entrance lobby, a cloakroom, a separate dining room, a fine family room with wood block flooring, a sitting room with open fireplace, a modern refitted kitchen with built-in dishwasher, oven, hob and tall standing fridge, and a useful utility room. From the family room, a staircase rises to the first floor landing, a principal bedroom with en-suite bath/shower room and large dressing room, two further large double bedrooms with en-suites, a separate study, three further bedrooms and a family bathroom. The gardens and grounds offer total seclusion and are laid predominately to rolling lawn flanked and interspersed with a wide variety of mature shrubs and low level trees, the whole bound by thick natural hedging. To one side, there is a timber decked seating terrace with a hot tub affording a pleasant outlook back towards the main house. A ‘secret’ passageway leads to the working garden within which is the large detached outbuilding, numerous timber sheds with a wide side path giving access front to rear. These buildings could be converted subject to the necessary planning consents. The total plot extends in excess of ½ of an acre. EPC band tbc. Council Tax Band G.

The accommodation and approximate room measurements comprise:

Oak front door into ENTRANCE LOBBY: built-in coats cupboard, leaded light window to front.

CLOAKROOM: comprising low level WC, pedestal washbasin with tiled splashback, leaded light window to front, picture rail.

SEPARATE DINING ROOM: double aspect room, leaded light windows overlooking the rear and side of the property, exposed oak ceiling timber, wall light points.

FAMILY ROOM: staircase rising to the first floor landing, leaded light windows overlooking both the front and rear of the property with views across the gardens, under stairs storage cupboard housing wall mounted gas fired boiler, exposed wood block flooring, exposed oak ceiling timbers.

SITTING ROOM: double aspect room, leaded light windows overlooking both the front and rear of the property with views across the gardens, a handsome open fireplace with stone surround and oak bressummer over, exposed ceiling timbers, wood block flooring.

KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM: beautifully refitted with a modern range of units to eye and base level and comprising one and a half bowl sink unit with free standing mixer tap, cupboards and concealed Bosch dishwasher beneath. Adjoining granite work surfaces, inset four ring electric hob with extractor canopy over and deep pan drawers beneath, built-in Bosch stainless steel double ovens with cupboard over, tall standing integrated fridge, granite uprights, leaded light window overlooking the gardens and grounds, further granite surfaces with units above and below, quarry tiled flooring, exposed ceiling timbers.

UTILITY ROOM: comprising single bowl single drainer stainless steel sink unit with mixer tap, cupboards and space and plumbing for domestic appliances beneath. Adjoining work surfaces, leaded light windows overlooking the side and rear of the property with fine views across the gardens and grounds, part glazed stable style door opening to the front of the property, quarry tiled flooring.

From the family room, a staircase rises to the FIRST FLOOR LANDING: leaded light windows overlooking the gardens and grounds, airing cupboard housing hot water cylinder, further built-in storage cupboard.

PRINCIPAL BEDROOM: double aspect room, leaded light windows overlooking the front and side of the property with fine views across the gardens, wall light points, door into: EN-SUITE BATH/SHOWER ROOM: comprising enclosed double ended bath, mixer tap, fully tiled enclosed shower cubicle, low level WC, washbasin, part tiled walls, leaded light windows to front and side, further door into: DRESSING ROOM: leaded light windows overlooking the rear and side of the property, built-in wardrobes, exposed wall timbers.

GUEST BEDROOM: leaded light windows overlooking the rear and side of the property with fine views across the gardens, wall light points, door into: EN-SUITE BATH/SHOWER ROOM: comprising enclosed corner bath with jacuzzi jets and mixer tap, walk-in shower with wall mounted shower unit, low level WC, washbasin, leaded light window to front.

BEDROOM 3: a fine double aspect room, leaded light windows overlooking the front and side of the property, extensive range of built-in wardrobes with mirror fronted sliding doors, wealth of exposed wall timbers, door into: EN-SUITE BATH/SHOWER ROOM: comprising enclosed corner bath with mixer tap, walk-in shower with shower unit, low level WC, pedestal washbasin, fully tiled walls.

BEDROOM 4: leaded light window overlooking the front of the property, built-in double wardrobe, wall light point.

BEDROOM 5: leaded light window overlooking the front of the property, washbasin, exposed wall timbers.

BEDROOM 6: leaded light window overlooking the front of the property.

STUDY: leaded light window to side, pull down ladder and hatch giving access to loft space.

BATHROOM: comprising enclosed bath, wall mounted shower unit, hatch giving access to loft space, low level WC, pedestal washbasin, fully tiled walls and floor, leaded light window to front.

OUTSIDE
The property is approached via a sweeping CARRIAGE DRIVEWAY which leads in part to a substantial INTEGRAL DOUBLE GARAGE: to the rear of which are two useful storerooms/workshops with electronically controlled up and over door. The driveway splinters to two handsome wrought iron gates on brick pillars which give access to the gardens. There is an area of FRONT GARDEN laid to lawn flanked by beautifully stocked flower and shrub beds with a pathway leading to the covered entrance.

REAR GARDEN
The rear gardens area laid predominately to rolling lawn interspersed and flanked with a wide variety of mature shrubs and low level trees to one side of which is a timber decked seating terrace with a hot tub. A hidden path leads to a SUBSTANTIAL DETACHED OUTBUILDING within which is a free standing wood burning stove and a shower. This building could be converted to provide a fantastic home office/games/hobby’s room/ancillary accommodation subject to the necessary planning consents. Adjacent to this outbuilding is a further area of grounds set up as a working area of garden within which are numerous timber sheds and useful outbuildings.

Location Summary

Gurrs Farm is conveniently positioned in a quiet, tucked away position in a sought-after location within a ‘stone’s throw’ of Chapel Green and within a short walk of both primary and secondary schools, local facilities and supermarkets including a Waitrose as well as Jarvis Brook railway station providing swift rail services to London (approx. 63 mins). The Spa town of Royal Tunbridge Wells with its theatres, shopping and leisure complex is within a short driving distance as are Brighton city and Eastbourne. The area is renowned for its quality schooling in both the private and state sectors, nearby public schools include Tonbridge and Sevenoaks, Holmewood house preparatory school at Langton Green, Beechwood, The Mead and Mayfield School for Girls. The breath-taking Ashdown Forest is within close proximity, the inspiration behind A.A Milne’s Winnie the Pooh books, offering vast scenic walks and exceptional riding with its 6,000 acres of rolling countryside and woodland.

Council Tax Band: G