A Charming Period Detached Cottage In The Heart Of This Highly Sought After Village, With A Delightf

A charming period detached cottage in the heart of this highly sought-after village, with a delightful garden.
Entrance lobby, Sitting room, Dining room, Kitchen, Rear lobby, Cloakroom.
Landing, 3 bedrooms, Family bathroom.
Cellar.
Terrace, Lawn, Garden shed.
Property

A delightful period house with an abundance of character including cast-iron fireplaces in a number of the rooms. The cottage has been updated and is set in the High Street of this popular historic village.

The front door opens into an entrance lobby off which is a sitting room and dining room. The dining room has a wooden floor and fireplace. The kitchen has fitted wall and floor units with worktops, brick floor, built in fridge/freezer, plumbing for dishwasher and washing machine. The gas fired Rayburn provides cooking and has a back boiler for heating and hot water. There is a door to the cellar. The sitting room has a wooden floor, fireplace with cupboard to one side and door to staircase. There is also a side lobby and cloakroom.

Upstairs, the landing gives access to 3 bedrooms all with fitted cupboards and 2 with fireplaces. There is a well-appointed family bathroom.

Outside
At the front is a small garden with a brick path to the front door flanked by hedging and gravel beds. There is access at the side to the main garden. Here there is a brick and gravelled seating area with steps leading up to the lawn. The garden has some raised beds, a well and a further gravelled seating area with magnolia providing shade. The garden is mainly lawn with an old brick wall running down the southern side and beech hedging and fence on the northern side. There are also some fruit trees and at the bottom of the garden is a garden shed.

Services and Local Authorities
All main services. Gas fired central heating. Council tax Band E. Wealden DC [hidden information]. East Sussex CC [hidden information]. Freehold. EPC band. E.

Directions
From Haywards Heath head east on the A272. In Piltdown turn left towards Fletching. Bear right around the church and the cottage is on the right just before the village hall.
Local Amenities & Surrounding Area
The property is set in a delightful village with an excellent pub, primary school, church and deli. Haywards Heath, Lewes and Uckfield have excellent shopping and recreational facilities. Schools in the area include Cumnor House, Brambletye, Michael Hall, Walstead and Ardingly. There is golf at Ditchling, Piltdown, Haywards Heath, Paxhill and Royal Ashdown. Horse racing can be found at Lingfield Park. Water sports are available at Weir Wood and Ardingly reservoirs. Ashdown Forest is the largest free public access space in the South East, a great place for walking, spectacular views over the Sussex countryside and is known the world over as the ’home’ of Winnie-the-Pooh.

The mainline railway station at Haywards Heath (8 miles) provides a service to London Bridge/Victoria. The A272 (1 mile) connects to the A23/M23. Gatwick airport is about 21 miles.