Durgates, Wadhurst, East Sussex, TN5

Situation: The property is situated in a quiet and convenient location in the much sought after village of Wadhurst, within easy walking distance of village amenities, schools and the mainline station. The village High Street is approximately � a mile distant and offers an excellent range of shops and services for everyday needs including a Jempson�s Local store, caf�s, butcher, greengrocer, bookshop, pharmacy, post office, florist, off licence, restaurants, public houses, as well as a doctor�s surgery, dentist, primary school and the well regarded Uplands Community College and Sports Centre. There is also a Co-op convenience store within close proximity at Sparrows Green. For the commuter, Wadhurst mainline station lies within a mile and provides a regular service to London Charing Cross/Cannon Street in under an hour. The A21 is also within easy reach and links with the M25. The regional centre of Tunbridge Wells is about 6 miles distant and provides a comprehensive range of amenities including the Royal Victoria Shopping centre, cinema complex and theatres. The beautiful surrounding countryside is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and includes Bewl Water Reservoir, reputedly the largest area of inland water in the South East, where a wide range of water sports can be enjoyed. Description: The property is an attractive 1930�s semi-detached house, which has been much improved and sympathetically extended over time to provide a light, well presented and spacious living space that offers excellent scope for further enlargement through the conversion of the loft, potentially creating an additional two bedrooms and a bathroom (subject to the necessary consents). The property has attractive external elevations of brick and tile hanging beneath a tiled roof and benefits from double glazed windows, and a beautiful south west facing rear garden. Arranged over two floors, the accommodation includes on the ground floor; a good-sized entrance hall, a spacious sitting room with a part vaulted ceiling, a feature fireplace, oak flooring and windows overlooking the garden, a dining room with a bay window to the front and a feature fireplace with cupboards and display shelving either side, a study, a spacious and modern kitchen/breakfast/family room with a part vaulted ceiling with an extensive range of shaker style wall and base units with granite work surfaces over, an integrated gas hob, double oven dishwasher and a fridge, and french doors leading to the garden, a utility room with a door leading to the garden and a cloakroom. On the first floor there are three bedrooms (two good-sized doubles with fitted wardrobes and a small double) and a spacious family bathroom with a bath and separate shower. Outside a shared driveway leads to a private gravelled area which provides parking for 2/3 cars and a pretty front garden which is landscaped and includes a variety of mature plants and shrubs including a Magnolia. A path leads to the front door and continues to the side where there is a gate that leads to the rear garden. The south west facing rear garden is a real feature of the property and is mainly laid to lawn with borders full of a wide variety of mature plants, shrubs and trees, including a wonderful rambling Wisteria over a pergola and various fruit trees. The garden has been beautifully landscaped and includes different areas of terracing which are ideal for outdoor entertaining and for enjoying the tranquillity of the garden. There is a summer house, two sheds, a green house and the garden is fully enclosed with a brick wall and fencing. Services: Mains water & electricity. Gas-fired central heating Local Authority: Wealden District Council (01892) 653311 EPC Rating: C Current council tax band: E Post code for sat nav: TN5 6DE