Holtye, Cowden, Edenbridge, East Sussex, TN8
- Land size
- 1.25 acres
- Bedrooms
- 5
- Bathrooms
- 3
Key Features
- Detached Country House, Well Presented Accommodation, Far Reaching Views, Beautiful Gardens and Grounds Totalling 1.25acres, Tennis Court, Ancillary Accommodation, Detached Garaging with (truncated)
Description
A delightful country house with a separate detached annexe situated in a peaceful and rural setting enjoying far reaching views.
The accommodation has benefited from recent improvements to provides a delightful family home with well proportioned rooms arranged over two floors enjoying an abundance of natural light and character features including an open fireplace in the drawing room. The gardens and grounds are a particular highlight of this property and have undergone a complete transformation offering excellent entertainment space, tennis court and areas of lawn flanked by established planting.
The ground floor comprises of a welcoming entrance hall with under stairs storage and access to the cloakroom. The double aspect drawing room provides a lovely light space with a central brick fireplace with a cast iron grate and hood with a tiled hearth, double doors open out to the rear terrace. The triple aspect and open plan kitchen/dining room offers an extensive range of fitted cupboards with complimentary worksurfaces, space for utilities, extensive storage and doors opening out to the sunny rear terrace. The family room completes the ground floor.
The first floor provides the double aspect primary bedroom with fitted cupboards and an en suite bathroom, there are 3 further double bedrooms and a family bathroom.
Further accommodation is available in the detached annexe with a large open plan kitchen/reception room, double bedroom and bathroom. Part of the annexe is currently used as a garage but is considered to offer potential to be converted into a further bedroom with en suite if required and subject to planning.
There is off road parking available to the front of the property along with access to the detached double garage and further garage/storage space in the annexe.
The garden and grounds total approximately 1.25 acres and offer complete privacy along with outstanding rural views. The elevated and substantial paved terrace to the rear offers wonderful outside dining and entertaining space. The brick pillared pergola makes a wonderful new feature to garden and overlooks the areas of rolling lawn which lead down to the established kitchen garden with raised beds, fruit cages and a greenhouse. The garden is enclosed by mature hedging and interspersed with specimen trees, has well stocked borders and a charming summerhouse with power and light, offering the perfect spot to relax and enjoy views over the grounds. The tennis court has been well maintained and sits to the side of the main house.
The property occupies an idyllic, rural setting, surrounded by woodland and open countryside. Royal Tunbridge Wells is approximately 8 miles distance offers a comprehensive range of shopping, eateries and recreational amenities, whilst the smaller town of Edenbridge to the north has a Waitrose store, a leisure centre and sports clubs, and a primary school.
Commuters can access services at Cowden train station for journeys to London Bridge and train services also run from East Grinstead to London Victoria. For road-users, there is easy access to Junction 6 of the M25 for links to the major road networks. Well-regarded schooling in the vicinity includes Brambletye, Lingfield College and Michael Hall Steiner School.
Electric Car Charging Point
Oil fired central heating and solar panels.
Private Drainage.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
- H
- Date Posted
- 2026-04-09
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 1,874 Homes with Land listings in South East England (1+ acres).
Energy Performance Certificate
Energy Efficiency Rating
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Running costs are one side. Planning activity, flood history and ground risks for this location are in the full report.
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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Rights & Restrictions
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Property Features
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- Parking
- Parking Available
- Garden
- Garden
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Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.
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Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School1.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 81
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Ashurst Wood Primary School2.6 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Michael's Primary School2.7 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 74
- Type
- Community school
- Forest Row Church of England Primary School and Nursery3.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 199
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Estcots Primary School3.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 403
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- Sackville School3.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,525
- Type
- Community school
- Imberhorne School5.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,558
- Type
- Community school
- Beacon Academy6.1 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,642
- Type
- Academy converter
- Bennett Memorial Diocesan School7.1 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,913
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School7.5 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,123
- Type
- Foundation school
- Gender
- Girls
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
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Getting Around
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Flood Risk
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John D Wood & Co. Sales, Country House Department
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