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Guide Price£950,000

Shovelstrode Lane, Ashurst Wood, RH19

Land size
1.5 acres
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2

Key Features

  • Detached family home
  • Four bedrooms
  • Victorian cottage
  • 1788 sq ft of living space
  • Approx 1.5 acre plot (of which 0.75 acres is Sussex woodland)
  • Stuning wraparound gardens
  • Rural location
  • Outdoor studio/office
  • Driveway parking
  • Double garage

Description

Guide price £950,000 - £1,000,000

An attractive and generously proportioned, detached cottage which boasts three/four bedrooms, a wealth of character features and is set within a one and a half acre plot (approx) Nestled within a rural setting on the outskirts of the popular market town of East Grinstead and close ot Ashurst Wood Village, this property offers 1788 Sq ft of living space and further benefits from driveway parking, double garage, and an outside studio.

The living accommodation briefly comprises: entrance porch; entrance hall; downstairs shower room with a WC and wash hand basin; living room with a bay window to the front, log burner and patio doors to the conservatory; conservatory which was re-roofed in 2024; dining room with an understairs cupboard; dual aspect study that could be used as an additional double bedroom; triple aspect modern kitchen/breakfast room with a fitted kitchen with a range of wall and base level units, two electric ovens, five ring induction hob, dishwasher, fridge freezer plus space for other appliances. A boot room with plenty of space for shoes and coats concludes the ground floor.

The first floor consists of a landing with loft hatch access to the partially boarded loft; dual aspect master bedroom with fitted wardrobes; dual aspect guest bedroom with a wash basin and eaves storage; family bathroom with a WC, wash hand basin, heated towel rail, airing cupboard, eaves storage, bath and corner shower unit with a deluge shower head. A further dual aspect double bedroom completes the living accommodation.

Externally, the property benefits from driveway parking for four cars and up and over door access to the double garage, with power and lighting. The wraparound rear garden is a real feature of the property, boasting an expanse of lawn, with a patio seating area abutting the rear of the property, plus a variety of mature trees, hedges, fruit trees, a shed and a Victorian style greenhouse. There is also a large insulated studio with power, lighting and wifi, for those who would like to work from home, and direct access to its own private woodland of approximately one acre.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
G
Date Posted
2026-05-23

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 1,854 Homes with Land listings in South East England (1+ acres).

This Property£633,333 / acre
Homes with Land Average (1+ acres) £303,406 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
Mains
Water
Mains
Heating
Oil Heating
Broadband
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Sewerage
Septic Tank / Private

Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Private Rights of Way
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
Parking Available
Garden
Rear Garden

Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

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

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Ashurst Wood Primary School0.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Estcots Primary School1 mileNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    403
    Type
    Community school
  • Blackwell Primary School1.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    294
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • The Meads Primary School1.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    286
    Type
    Community school
  • St Mary's Church of England Primary School, East Grinstead2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    199
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Sackville School0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,525
    Type
    Community school
  • Imberhorne School2.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,558
    Type
    Community school
  • Beacon Academy8 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,642
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Oriel High School8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,441
    Type
    Community school
  • The Gatwick School8.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 16
    Pupils
    861
    Type
    Free schools

* 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

Cook East Grinstead, East Grinstead1.4 miles
Iceland East Grinstead, East Grinstead1.5 miles
Waitrose East Grinstead, East Grinstead1.5 miles

GP surgery

Moatfield Surgery1.7 miles

Pharmacy

Judges Close Pharmacy1.4 miles

Hospital

Queen Victoria Hospital1.4 miles

Green space

Playing Field542 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

East Grinstead Rail Station1.8 miles

Nearest bus stop

Truscott Manor973 metres

Typical drive times

Edenbridge14 min · 8.6 miles
Crowborough21 min · 12 miles
East Grinstead8 min · 3.6 miles
Haywards Heath25 min · 14 miles
Brighton and Hove (city)50 min · 28 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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