House For Sale £450,000
Situation: 1 Fairview Cottages is situated in a semi-rural location on the outskirts of the historic village of Mayfield. The picturesque High Street is just over ½ mile distant and offers an excellent range of amenities including a general store with post office, butcher, baker, pharmacy, florist, greengrocers and deli, as well as a doctors’ surgery, dentist and hairdressers. There are also cafes and period Inns, including the renowned Middle House, as well as pretty churches, a tennis club, a primary school and the well regarded independent school for girls, Mayfield School.
The regional centre of Tunbridge Wells is approximately 10 miles distant to the north and provides a comprehensive range of amenities including the Royal Victoria Shopping centre, cinema complex and theatres. For the commuter, mainline stations can be found at Wadhurst and Crowborough (both being about 5 miles distant), which provide regular services to London stations. The A21 is also within easy reach and provides a direct link to the M25 and coastal routes.
The beautiful surrounding countryside is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and there are numerous footpaths and bridleways nearby offering excellent walking and riding.
Description: 1 Fairview Cottages is one of a pair of Edwardian Cottages set above Newick Lane with attractive external elevations of brick with a rendered gable beneath a tiled roof. The property has been much improved by the current owner and is well presented throughout, benefiting from period features throughout, including fireplaces and attractive sash windows giving lots of natural light and providing a lovely outlook over the gardens and surrounding countryside.
Arranged over two floors, the accommodation includes a spacious entrance hall with stairs to the first floor and doors leading to a study and cloakroom, an open plan sitting/dining room, which extends to over 24ft and has an attractive bay window at one end and French doors leading out to a terrace at the other end. There are two open fireplaces – one being fitted with a woodburner and a door from the sitting room leads to a well appointed, double aspect kitchen/breakfast room, which has range of bespoke solid wood wall and base units with granite work surfaces, large range cooker, door to a utility room with space for appliances and there is a lovely period door from the kitchen leading out to a covered porch and the garden. On the first floor are three bedrooms (two doubles and a single), which all enjoy an outlook over the gardens, two bathrooms/shower rooms and a large airing cupboard with access to eaves storage.
Outside, the property is approached over a block paved driveway where there is off road parking with further parking available on the lane. A path leads to the cottage, where there is terracing to the side with a garden shed with power connected and a further shed and green house at the end of the garden. The gardens have been thoughtfully landscaped and are laid to lawn with well stocked flower borders planted with an abundance of mature shrubs.
Services: Mains water and electricity. Gas central heating.
Local Authority: Wealden District Council Current council tax band: D (£2,175.63)
Current energy efficiency rating: D
The regional centre of Tunbridge Wells is approximately 10 miles distant to the north and provides a comprehensive range of amenities including the Royal Victoria Shopping centre, cinema complex and theatres. For the commuter, mainline stations can be found at Wadhurst and Crowborough (both being about 5 miles distant), which provide regular services to London stations. The A21 is also within easy reach and provides a direct link to the M25 and coastal routes.
The beautiful surrounding countryside is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and there are numerous footpaths and bridleways nearby offering excellent walking and riding.
Description: 1 Fairview Cottages is one of a pair of Edwardian Cottages set above Newick Lane with attractive external elevations of brick with a rendered gable beneath a tiled roof. The property has been much improved by the current owner and is well presented throughout, benefiting from period features throughout, including fireplaces and attractive sash windows giving lots of natural light and providing a lovely outlook over the gardens and surrounding countryside.
Arranged over two floors, the accommodation includes a spacious entrance hall with stairs to the first floor and doors leading to a study and cloakroom, an open plan sitting/dining room, which extends to over 24ft and has an attractive bay window at one end and French doors leading out to a terrace at the other end. There are two open fireplaces – one being fitted with a woodburner and a door from the sitting room leads to a well appointed, double aspect kitchen/breakfast room, which has range of bespoke solid wood wall and base units with granite work surfaces, large range cooker, door to a utility room with space for appliances and there is a lovely period door from the kitchen leading out to a covered porch and the garden. On the first floor are three bedrooms (two doubles and a single), which all enjoy an outlook over the gardens, two bathrooms/shower rooms and a large airing cupboard with access to eaves storage.
Outside, the property is approached over a block paved driveway where there is off road parking with further parking available on the lane. A path leads to the cottage, where there is terracing to the side with a garden shed with power connected and a further shed and green house at the end of the garden. The gardens have been thoughtfully landscaped and are laid to lawn with well stocked flower borders planted with an abundance of mature shrubs.
Services: Mains water and electricity. Gas central heating.
Local Authority: Wealden District Council Current council tax band: D (£2,175.63)
Current energy efficiency rating: D
