Detached bungalow for sale in London Road, Forest Row RH18

Hidden away in a very unusual secluded setting a good sized detached single storey home occupying a large mature plot. This individual property provides scope for alteration and possible enlargement, subject to planning consents from the Local Authority. Literally unseen, and set back some two hundred yards, from the road this character home is within five hundred yards of the lively village centre of Forest Row. Arranged over one floor the property is entered by a stable door into the large kitchen/family room with fireplace an log burner. The kitchen area is well arranged with worktops, drawers and cupboards under and inset sink unit. There is a door to the main lounge overlooking the front garden and at the rear is the large conservatory with underfloor heating and doors to the rear garden. There is a central family room with lantern light, and a utility room with worktops, space and plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryer, wall mounted gas fired boiler. This end of the house has two bedrooms and a shower room. The eastern side has a master bedroom with en suite and a guest bedroom also with en suite facilities. Outside there is a good sized secluded garden with established shrubs, trees and hedging. Overall the gardens extend to one quarter of an acre (tbv) and include a fresh water spring fed stream. The property has parking for several cars.
Council Tax Band D £2,324.25 (2022/2023)

EPC Rating: F

Location

The property is to be found on the edge of Forest Row village in a hidden away location. The bungalow is close to the Forest Way Country Park, formerly the railway line, for cycling/walking/riding between East Grinstead and Groombridge, via Hartfield and Withyham. Forest Row itself has a wide and varied range of local shops, specialist stores, mini supermarkets, galleries, restaurants and cafes. The town of East Grinstead is within 3 miles providing a wider range of shops, sports/leisure amenities and rail station with service to Victoria/London Bridge via East Croydon. There are bus services through the village to East Grinstead, and the larger towns of Crawley, Tunbridge Wells, Haywards Heath, and the city of Brighton. The local area is well represented with a wide range of both state and private schools, including a village primary school, Michael Hall Rudolf Steiner School, Brambletye, and Sackville all within three miles. Gatwick Airport/Station, with a faster express rail link to London & Brighton, and M23 motorway are approximately eighteen miles. Places of interest nearby include Sheffield Park and Wakehurst Place Gardens, Groombridge Place, Hever Castle, and the Bluebell Steam Railway which can be boarded East Grinstead and runs south to Sheffield Park There are a number of respected hotels/restaurants locally including Gravetye Manor, Alexander House, and Ashdown Park. Sports arenas within a thirty mile radius include Brighton & Lingfield Park Racecourse, Brands Hatch Motor Racing Circuit, East Sussex National Golf Club, and the Amex Stadium home of Brighton & Hove Albion Footbal Club.