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See how verdicts work5-bedroom detached house · TN5 6NY
Sold STCListed 165 days
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About
**Guide Price £1,175,000 - £1,225,000** An attractive detached Victorian lodge offering extensive, extended accommodation in a highly sought after Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty between Wadhurst and Mayfield, enjoying far reaching countryside views and set in beautiful mature gardens which extend to about 1.66 acres.
Riseden Lodge has been stylishly improved by the present owners, who have also undertaken extensive work to enhance the mature gardens and grounds.
The property provides spacious accommodation with flexibility for reconfiguration, and may offer potential for further extension, subject to obtaining the appropriate planning permissions.
The accommodation comprises: • Impressive reception hall running the depth of the house, the rear section forming part of the conservatory, with door to the rear garden, tiled floor.
• Sitting room fireplace with inset wood burning stove, shelving to chimney recesses, window to side, opening through to a family room, dual aspect with view to rear garden.
• Opening to conservatory with tiled floor, numerous windows and door, with a view to the rear garden.
• Kitchen with a range of base units with wooden working surface and sink, to one side is a stainless steel wall table unit with shelving over, window to side.
• Utility room/ second kitchen a well-proportioned room with an extensive range of units, tiled walls, a door to outside kitchen area. There is also a study on the ground floor.
• Stairs rise from the reception hall to the first floor landing, giving access to the impressive main bedroom suite, complete with en suite shower room, free standing bath, views are enjoyed to the rear with a window and doors opening onto a private balcony/terrace.
• In addition to the main suite, there are five further bedrooms, one currently arranged as a dressing room, together with a family bathroom.
Outside To the front of the house is a generous parking area, in addition to the double garage.
Mature shrubs and trees frame the front and side elevations of the original lodge, with a sense of privacy. Gated access points lead to the rear garden and to the side of the house.
The grounds take full advantage of the far reaching westerly countryside views, with numerous excellent vantage points from which to enjoy the outlook.
Immediately behind the house a York stone paved terrace borders the conservatory, incorporating a raised pond and planting terrace.
From here, steps rise to a level lawn with a York stone path and gravelled border.
Beyond this, the lower lawn slopes gently down to a wooded, mainly evergreen area, adding depth and seasonal interest.
There is a professionally installed zip wire running through the woodland, together with a double swing.
A raised rockery is set into the bank, while further York stone steps lead up to an upper lawn surrounded by mature trees and shrubs. In all, the gardens and grounds extend to about 1.66 acres.
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