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Guide Price£1,750,000

Clayhill, Uckfield Road, East Sussex, BN8

Land size
9.5 acres

Description

3 Bedroom House with 1 Bedroom Annexe
2 Bedroom Flat
Extensive commercial buildings offering some 9,000sq ft space set around surfaced yard areas
Equestrian facilities including stabling, sand school and paddocks
Potential rental income of circa £86,000 per annum

Residential
Merlins is an attractive three bedroom property with spacious living accommodation. In addition is an attached one bedroom self-contained annexe providing further living accommodation. There are attractive mature gardens surrounding both the principal residence and annexe.
Separately, integrated within some of the garaging is a residential flat of around 2,168 sq ft which has previously been let on an AST producing an income of £1,250 per calendar month.

Commercial Buildings
The vendors have previously run a vehicle maintenance business from Merlins. In total there are around 9,000 sq ft of buildings. In addition to the commercial buildings are several other buildings and poly tunnels which have been used for storage. Some buildings have previously been let out generating around £3,250 of income per calendar month.

Equestrian Facilities
To the south of the house and located a good distance away from the commercial buildings are the equestrian facilities which currently comprise three loose boxes and a tack room along with a 20m x 40m sand school. There are several paddocks which provide regular turnout for horses. There is also an area of hard standing adjacent to the sand school which has been used for vehicle storage measuring around 560 square metres.

Development Potential
The site is well screened and may have potential for intensification and expansion of current uses or change of use for residential redevelopment of whole or part in the longer term subject to all the necessary consents. It should be noted that Merlins lies between two existing developments, one of which is in the process of being built. Please do contact the selling agents for further information with regards to the planning history.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Outgoings
Merlins Council Tax Band ‘C’; Annexe Band ‘A’
Garage Flat Council Tax Band ‘B’

Local Authority
Lewes District Council 01273 471600
www.lewes.gov.uk

Energy Performance
Merlins EPC: D, Flat EPC: B

Town and Country Planning
Merlins is not Listed. Interested parties should undertake their own investigations into the prospects for any planning on the property.

Easements, Wayleaves & Rights of Way
The property is offered for sale, subject to and with benefit of all rights of way, all easements, wayleaves whether specifically mentioned or not. There are public rights of way across the Estate.

Overage
Development overage of 25% will be applied should the property become developable within 25 years of completion.

Plans, Acreages & Boundaries
Plans provided are for identification and guidance purposes only. Purchasers must satisfy themselves on the location of all boundaries. Areas and measurements are for guidance purposes only.

Agent’s Note
The paddocks at the southern end of the property are no longer fenced. Some of the photography shows fencing before the owner had it removed.

Tenure
Freehold with vacant possession upon completion.

Viewing
Strictly by appointment with the Vendor’s Sole Agent, Samuel & Son, Horam. Tel: 01435 810077.

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Property details

Tenure
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Council Tax Band
C
Date Posted
2026-08-26

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

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

Property Features

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

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

80 Mbps

Superfast

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

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

  • Ringmer Primary and Nursery School1.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    359
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Barcombe Church of England Primary School1.9 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    132
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School2.3 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    230
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Hamsey Community Primary School2.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    99
    Type
    Community school
  • Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School3.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    324
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • King's Academy Ringmer1.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    659
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Priory School3.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,153
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Chailey School4 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    862
    Type
    Community school
  • Uckfield College5.2 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,671
    Type
    Community school
  • Brighton Aldridge Community Academy7.2 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    808
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

* 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

Morrisons Daily Ringmer, Ringmer1 mile
M&S Malling BP, Lewes2.5 miles
Aldi Lewes, Lewes2.6 miles

GP surgery

Foundry Healthcare Lewes2.9 miles

Pharmacy

Ringmer Pharmacy1.1 miles

Hospital

Lewes Victoria Hospital3.3 miles

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

Cooksbridge Rail Station2.6 miles

Nearest bus stop

Barcombe Mills Road74 metres

Typical drive times

Lewes8 min · 3.6 miles
Hailsham18 min · 11 miles
Newhaven17 min · 11 miles
Uckfield9 min · 5.1 miles
Brighton and Hove (city)25 min · 13 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

A 1 in 30 or greater chance each yearHigher risk

Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.

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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