5 Bed House For Sale
Catts Hill, Mark Cross, TN6

In Excess of £1,000,000 (Freehold)

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Handsome and beautifully presented 5 bedroom (3 bath/shower rooms) detached 1930's home
Large gardens and grounds extending to just under 1 acre
Desirable semi-rural location on outskirts of this picturesque village
Stunning triple aspect drawing room with inglenook fireplace and exposed Oak beams
Bespoke kitchen/breakfast room with walk-in larder and range cooker
Several useful outbuildings and garaging including a home office with separate WC
Master and guest bedrooms both with en-suites
Separate family room with wood burner
Double aspect dining room

A handsome and pleasantly positioned 5 bedroom (3 bath/shower rooms) detached 1930’s home occupying gardens and grounds extending to just under 1 acre located on the semi-rural outskirts of this picturesque and sought after village. This extremely attractive home is well presented throughout and boasts flexible accommodation which extends to 2,235 sq ft and retains several character features to include fireplaces, exposed timbers to the drawing room and leaded light windows. The gardens and grounds surround the house on all sides and provide a fabulous outlook with a paved patio immediately adjoining the rear and side of the house the remainder laid to lawn interspersed and flanked with numerous mature shrubs and trees. Within the grounds are several useful brick outbuildings and garages as well as a home office with separate WC. The accommodation comprising in brief a reception hall, a cloakroom, a double aspect family room with wood burner, a separate dining room, a wonderful triple aspect drawing room with inglenook fireplace and glazed door opening to the gardens, a fine bespoke kitchen/breakfast room with granite worksurfaces, walk-in larder, range cooker and built-in dishwasher and microwave and a separate utility room. The first floor provides a double aspect master bedroom with built-in wardrobes and en-suite, a guest bedroom with en-suite, 3 further bedrooms and a family bathroom. Outside, the house is approached via twin wrought iron gates giving access to a large driveway and the garaging. The grounds offer almost total seclusion. EPC Band D.

The accommodation with approximate room measurements comprises:

Oak front door into RECEPTION HALL; staircase rising to the first-floor landing, leaded light windows to front, exposed Oak timbers and wall panelling.

CLOAKROOM: low level WC, wash basin, leaded light window to front, tiled flooring.

FAMILY ROOM: double aspect room, leaded light windows overlooking the gardens, fireplace with recessed cast iron wood burning stove, oak flooring, wall light points, built-in storage cupboards.

DINING ROOM: double aspect room, leaded light windows overlooking the front and rear of the house with views across the gardens.

DRAWING ROOM: fine triple aspect room, leaded light windows affording fine views across the gardens, leaded light door opening to the rear patio, inglenook fireplace with stone hearth and open fire, exposed ceiling timbers, oak flooring.

KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM: beautifully refitted with a bespoke range of units to eye and base level and comprising double bowl ceramic sink unit with waste disposal system and units under. Granite worksurfaces, integrated dishwasher, range cooker with extractor canopy over, integrated stainless steel NEFF microwave, under unit lighting, recessed for tall standing fridge/freezer, walk-in larder, recessed spot lighting, leaded light window to side.

UTILIY ROOM: comprising eye and base level units, cupboard housing gas fired boiler, space and plumbing for domestic appliances, part glazed door to gardens.

From the reception hall a staircase rises to the FIRST FLOOR LANDING: hatch and ladder giving access to loft space, leaded light windows to front and side, airing cupboard, built-in linen cupboard.

MASTER BEDROOM: double aspect room, leaded light windows to front and rear with fine views across the gardens, built-in wardrobes, recessed spot lighting, archway into EN-SUITE BATH/SHOWER ROOM: comprising enclosed double ended bath with central wall mounted mixer tap, low level WC with concealed cistern, vanity unit with inset wash basin, walk-in shower with wall mounted shower unit.

GUEST BEDROOM: fine triple aspect room, leaded light windows overlooking the gardens and grounds, door into EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM: comprising fully tiled enclosed double width shower cubicle with wall mounted shower unit, low level WC with concealed cistern, wash basin, fully tiled walls and floor, heated towel rail.

BEDROOM: leaded light window to side, built-in double wardrobe, exposed wall timbers, recessed spot lighting.

BEDROOM: leaded light window to side, recessed spot lighting.

BEDROOM: leaded light window overlooking the gardens and grounds, recessed spot lighting.

FAMILY BATHROOM: comprising enclosed double ended bath with wall mounted taps, low level WC with concealed cistern, vanity unit with inset wash basin, tiled flooring, leaded light window to side, recessed spot lighting, recessed spot lighting.

OUTSIDE

The property is approached via twin wrought iron gates giving access to a large gravel driveway providing parking for an extensive number of vehicles and leading in part to a DETACHED DOUBLE GARAGE, eaves storage space over. To one side of the driveway are several useful brick stores to the rear of which is a HOME OFFICE/HOBBIES ROOM with a separate WC.

The GARDENS AND GROUNDS surround the house on all side and provide a stunning backdrop with a flagstone seating patio spanning the rear and side of the house the remainder laid to lawn interspersed and flanked with a wide variety of mature shrubs. To the far end of the garden is a large natural pond flanked by mature trees. There are further gardens to one side of the driveway part enclosed by post and rail fencing. The gardens provide a good degree of seclusion and extend to just under 1 acre.

Location Summary

Golds is pleasantly positioned in the sort after hamlet of Town Row which benefits from a general store in a quiet and tranquil rural setting close to fine country walks. The picturesque village of Rotherfield is very close by which provides day-to-day needs including pubs, post office, pharmacy, coffee shop and a regarded village primary school. There is a further, regarded primary school in nearby Mark Cross. Crowborough town is approximately 3 miles distant and provides a mainline rail station, with trains to London in approximately one hour (London Bridge), a wide range of shopping facilities, and is well served with a selection of schooling for all age groups including Beacon Academy, good sporting facilities include Crowborough Leisure Centre and two golf courses. The stunning 6,000 acre Ashdown Forest, the inspiration behind A. A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh books is also within very close proximity offering numerous outdoor pursuits and scenic walks. The Spa town of Royal Tunbridge Wells with its theatres, shopping and leisure complex is within a short driving distance (approximately 8 miles), and the coastal town of Eastbourne and City of Brighton can be reached by road. Sheriffs Lane is on the bus route for the school bus route to Crowborough. A bus stop is positioned at the end of the lane next to the village shop.