3 bed semi-detached house for sale

The Dens, Wadhurst, East Sussex TN5

*Viewing day by appointment: Saturday 31st January* A very pretty semi-detached period cottage with planning permission to extend and create a 4-bedroom house, with gardens and grounds of approximately 7 acres, situated in a rural position down a no through lane, adjoining open countryside and within the easy reach of village amenities and the station. No chain.

Situation: The property is situated in a quiet rural position down a private lane bordering open countryside within just 31⁄2 miles of Wadhurst village, which offers an excellent range of shops and services for everyday needs including a Jempson’s Local store and post office, cafés, delicatessen, butcher, baker, pharmacy, bookshop, art gallery, 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.

For the commuter, Wadhurst mainline station lies within 41⁄4 miles and provides a regular service to London Charing Cross/Cannon Street in approximately an hour. The A21 is also within easy reach and links with the M25. The regional centre of Tunbridge Wells is about 9 miles distant and provides a comprehensive range of amenities including the Royal Victoria Shopping centre, cinema complex and theatres.

The beautiful surrounding countryside is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, with the cottage adjoining beautiful countryside and benefiting from nearby walks to Batts Wood, Wadhurst Park and Snape Woodlands; and Bewl Water Reservoir is also with easy reach.

Description: Fielden Cottage is a delightful period cottage of approximately 1,097sq.ft/102sq.m with attractive brick and tile hung elevations beneath a tiled roof and double-glazed windows.

The property benefits from being unlisted and from having planning permission (Ref: Wd/2024/0123/F) to almost double the size, by extending to the side (West) and remodelling the living space to create a large open plan kitchen/dining/ family room, utility room, cloakroom, sitting room and study on the ground floor, and 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms on the first floor.

The property benefits from a southwest facing aspect and enjoys a lovely outlook over its land and surrounding countryside from most of the rooms. There is also development certification (Ref: Wd/2024/2416/ldp) for a separate studio/ancillary accommodation.

The accommodation currently includes a wc/utility room, a kitchen which is open plan to a dining room, a sitting room and a family room. On the first floor are three bedrooms (two doubles and a single and a family bathroom.

Outside, the property has off road parking for several cars with plenty of space for garaging, if required, with a five-bar gate giving access to a yard (previously containing various loose boxes). The gardens wrap around the cottage and are bordered by its land, which is arranged into five paddocks with post and rail fencing; there are also two lightly wooded areas with ponds -the whole extending to approximately 7 acres (tbv).

Services: Mains water and electricity. Oil-fired central heating. Shared private drainage.
Current EPC Rating: E
Local Authority: Wealden District Council Council Tax Band: D (2025/26 - £2,578.80)