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"An attractive attached 3 bedroom Victorian cottage of approximately 1830sq. ft. with a wealth of period features, offering scope for further improvement and updating, situated in a tucked away position in the heart of the village with a garden and parking for two cars. NO CHAIN.

Situation The property is situated just off the High Street, approached via a private shared drive, in the heart of the much sought after village of Wadhurst. The village offers an excellent range of shops and services for everyday needs including a Jempson s Local store and post office, caf s, delicatessen, butcher, pharmacy, bookshop, art gallery, florist, off licence, public houses, as well as a doctor s surgery, dentist, primary school and the well regarded Uplands Academy and Sports Centre.

For the commuter, Wadhurst mainline station is just over a mile distant and provides a regular service to London Charing Cross Cannon Street in an hour. There is a regular bus service and the A21 is also within easy reach providing a direct link to the M25 junction 5 and the coast. Gatwick Airport is about 40 miles to the west, the Eurotunnel terminal at Folkestone is about 46 miles to the east and central London is about 50 miles away. The regional centre of Tunbridge Wells is just 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 Southeast, where a wide range of water sports can be enjoyed.

Description Magpie Cottage is an attached Victorian house with attractive tile hung external elevations with brick beneath a tiled roof. The property has been extended in previous years including the addition of a 2 storey extension and a conservatory, and provides spacious, flexible accommodation of approximately 1830sq. ft. 170sq.m. with period features and also offers scope for updating and further improvement, if required.

The accommodation is arranged over two floors and includes on the ground floor a large reception dining room, which extends to 22ft with stairs leading to the first floor, a fitted cupboard and access to the utility room and well proportioned bathroom which has a white bathroom suite and separate shower cubicle. Located on either side of the dining room are the kitchen and sitting room. The L shaped kitchen has a range of kitchen units under a laminated worktop with wood edging, a 2 hob gas Aga, an integrated electric hob, 2 electric ovens and a lantern light which floods the room with light. A door leads from the kitchen into a good sized conservatory overlooking the garden with double doors which open out onto the terrace. The generous sized sitting room has an attractive brick fireplace fitted with a woodburner, brick hearth and wooden mantle above. There is a useful store and internal courtyard both accessed from the sitting room.

Upstairs there are 3 double bedrooms and good sized family bathroom fitted with a white bathroom suite and separate shower cubicle. The main bedroom has fitted wardrobes.

Outside there are 2 parking spaces and the garden which is accessed via a wooden gate from the drive and directly from the house through the conservatory. The private garden has a wide wrap around terrace and is mainly laid to lawn.

Services Mains water and electricity. Gas central heating
EPC rating E
Local authority Wealden District Council
Council tax rating Band C 2025 26 £2,292.26 "