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2 Hadlow House Hadlow Down, East Sussex

A most attractive and substantial Grade II listed attached Georgian house, forming the major part of the former dower house to the Abergavenny Estate and providing well proportioned accommodation of approximately 3,650sq.ft with gardens and grounds of about 2 acres.

Guide price £795,000 Freehold

Situation: The property is situated in a convenient, semi-rural position just over a mile from the village of Hadlow Down, with its primary school, church, public house and Wilderness Wood. The larger towns of Heathfield and Uckfield are approximately 4 and 6 miles distant respectively, each offering a wider range of amenities including supermarkets, restaurants, schooling for all ages and Uckfield also having a cinema and leisure centre. Tunbridge Wells provides a comprehensive range of facilities and services and lies 12 miles to the north, and Eastbourne and the coast is 20 miles distant to the south. For the commuter, Buxted station is just a five-minute drive away and provides a regular service to London Bridge and Victoria. Description: Dating from 1800, 2 Hadlow House forms the major part of a Grade II listed Georgian country house and has beautifully proportioned external elevations of mellow brick with attractive arched doors and sash windows with quoined surrounds. The property was the former dower house to the Abergavenny Estate and benefits from some lovely period features and high ceilings, providing well proportioned and spacious accommodation of approximately 3,650sq.ft, with many of the rooms enjoying a lovely outlook over its mature gardens, grounds and surrounding countryside. The accommodation is arranged over four floors and includes on the ground floor an entrance porch opening to a large reception hall which has a superb period staircase, panelling and doors leading to a large sitting room, which extends to nearly 24ft with a period cast iron fireplace with marble surround fitted with a wood burner and large sash windows overlooking front gardens and grounds. A door on the opposite side of the hall leads to a large kitchen/dining room, which has large sash windows and a door leading out to the garden on the south side of the house. The kitchen has a travertine floor and is fitted with a range of shaker style wall and base units with an island, granite worksurfaces and range cooker. The dining area has an attractive cast iron fireplace and fitted shelves. There is also a good-sized utility room with doors to a cloakroom and to the cellar, which is divided into three rooms. The staircase from the reception hall leads to a useful store room and to the first floor, where there is a spacious landing area and four bedrooms (three doubles and a single). The master bedroom is of a particularly notable size and has built in wardrobes and an ensuite bathroom. The other bedrooms are served by a shower room on this floor. On the second floor there is a further bedroom extending to over 35ft with exposed timbers, views over surrounding countryside and an ensuite shower room. Outside the property is approached over a gravel driveway providing plenty of parking and there is also a double garage. There is an enclosed area of gardens to the south, which is laid to lawn, fully fenced and there also a log store. The grounds sweep away to the front of the house and are west facing and are planted with well established rhododendrons and a variety mature trees and shrubs. flowerbeds and is bordered with mature mixed hedging. Current EPC Rating: Exempt Services: Mains water and electricity. Shared private drainage. Oil-fired central heating Local Authority: Wealden District Council (01892) 653311 Council tax: Band G (£3,326.40 per annum) Property address: 2 Hadlow House, Main Road, Hadlow Down, East Sussex TN22 4EP

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Basement

Garage

Second floor

First floor

Ground floor

Approximate internal floor area (excluding garage: 3,650 sq.ft (339 sq.m)

This plan is not drawn to scale and is for layout guidance only

01892 786720 www.greenlizardhomes.co.uk The Estate Office Durgates Wadhurst East Sussex TN5 6DE Telephone: 01892 786720 email: info@greenlizardhomes.co.uk