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Guide Price£1,350,000

Herons Ghyll, Uckfield, East Sussex

Land size
3 acres
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2

Key Features

  • Entrance lobby, Sitting room, Dining room, Study, Kitchen.
  • Rear lobby/utility, Cloakroom, Store room.
  • Principal bedroom with en-suite shower room, 3 further double bedrooms, Family bathroom.
  • Parking, Barn style double garage, Workshop, storeroom, tack room, Attractive garden with decking and lawn, Summer house/home office, Vegetable/fruit garden with greenhouse and shed, (truncated)
  • Just under 3 acres

Description

A charming detached cottage which has been extended to create a wonderful family home with compact equestrian facilities and direct access to Ashdown Forest.
Entrance lobby, Sitting room, Dining room, Study, Kitchen.
Rear lobby/utility, Cloakroom, Store room.
Principal bedroom with en-suite shower room, 3 further double bedrooms, Family bathroom.
Parking, Barn style double garage, Workshop, storeroom, tack room, Attractive garden with decking and lawn, Summer house/home office, Vegetable/fruit garden with greenhouse and shed, Stable yard with 3 loose boxes, feed room, rug room, hay and straw storage, Floodlit sand school, 2 paddocks and woodland.

Just under 3 acres
Property
Glazed doors open into an entrance lobby with tiled floor. The sitting room has beams, parquet floor and a brick fireplace housing a woodburner. The dining room has a wooden floor, beams and double doors to the study with French doors to the decking. The kitchen has slate floor, fitted wall and floor units, wood block worktops, dishwasher and Rangemaster with a 5 ring induction hob, 2 ovens, grill and pan drawer. There is also a store room, cloakroom and rear lobby/utility.

On the first floor the principal bedroom has a wooden floor and a well-appointed en-suite shower room. There are 3 further double bedrooms with fitted cupboards or shelves and a beautifully presented family bathroom.

Outside
Electric gates open to a drive for parking in front of the barn style double garage with 2 store rooms, workshop and lean-to wood stores. A brick path leads to the front of the cottage and beyond to a woodland garden. The main garden is to the rear with decking and steps up to a gravelled path, the lawns with borders, hedging, rose trellises, a vegetable/fruit garden with greenhouse and a shed. There is also a summerhouse/home office and water feature.

On the other side of the drive is the stable yard with brick paving. There are 2 blocks one with 3 loose boxes and the other with a feed room, rug room, foaling box (converted into a gym) and a hay and straw store. A hard track leads to the flood lit sand school (40m x 20m) which is in one of the 2 paddocks with post and rail fencing. Beside the sand school is the access to the bridleway that is a short hack to Ashdown Forest. On the boundary of the paddocks is a strip of woodland.

Tenure, Local Authorities and Services
Freehold. Wealden District Council: . East Sussex County Council . Council Tax band F. Mains electricity and water. Private drainage. Electric heating including under floor to the rooms with slate and stone floors. EPC band F. Fibre to the cabinet.

Directions
From Forest Row head south-east on the A22 to Nutley and just before entering the village turn left onto the Crowborough Road. Proceed to the end of the road and at the crossroads go across into New Road. At the end of New Road turn right onto the A26 and the property is the first on the right.
Local Amenities & Communications
The property is located about 3 miles south of Crowborough providing an excellent range of shops and facilities. The town of Uckfield is 4 miles to the south. There is a railway station at Jarvis Brook (4 miles) providing train services to London Bridge/Victoria. Gatwick Airport is about 22 miles away, with the Gatwick Express providing an additional train service to London Victoria. The A22 gives access to London, the coast, M25 and the national motorway network. Ashdown Forest, which is very close by, is the largest free public access space in the South East and is a great place for walking and enjoying spectacular views over the Sussex countryside.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
F
Date Posted
2026-09-29

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 1,734 Homes with Land listings in South East England (1+ acres).

This Property£450,000 / acre
Homes with Land Average (1+ acres) £299,070 / acre
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Energy Performance Certificate

Energy Efficiency Rating

Very energy efficient - lower running costs
CurrentPotential
(92+)A
(81-91)B
(69-80)C
(55-68)D
(39-54)E
(21-38)F
(1-20)G
34 F
76 C

Based on UK Energy Performance Certificate standards (EU Directive 2002/91/EC)

Running costs are one side. Planning activity, flood history and ground risks for this location are in the full report.

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
Mains
Water
Mains
Heating
Electric Heating
Broadband
Fibre (FTTC)
Sewerage
Septic Tank / Private

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

Accessibility
No Wheelchair Access
Parking
Garage, Driveway, Gated Parking
Garden
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

49 Mbps

Superfast · available to 75% of premises

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good NoneO2 Good NoneThree Good NoneVodafone Good None

Predicted 4G and 5G signal; 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

  • High Hurstwood Church of England Primary School1.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    101
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Nutley Church of England Primary School2.6 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    60
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St John's Church of England Primary School2.6 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    210
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St Marys Catholic Primary School2.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    214
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Ashdown Primary School2.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    407
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • Beacon Academy2.9 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,642
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Uckfield College4.1 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,671
    Type
    Community school
  • Sackville School8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,525
    Type
    Community school
  • Heathfield Community College8.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,416
    Type
    Community school
  • Chailey School9 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    862
    Type
    Community school

* 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

M&S Croft Road BP, Crowborough2.4 miles
Waitrose Crowborough, Crowborough2.6 miles
Morrisons Crowborough, Crowborough2.6 miles

GP surgery

Beacon Surgery2.7 miles

Pharmacy

Chappells Pharmacy2.7 miles

Hospital

Crowborough War Memorial Hospital2 miles

Green space

Playing Field0.6 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

Buxted Rail Station3.1 miles

Nearest bus stop

Barnsgate Manor80 metres

Typical drive times

Uckfield9 min · 5.7 miles
Heathfield19 min · 11 miles
Crowborough5 min · 3 miles
Royal Tunbridge Wells18 min · 10 miles
Brighton and Hove (city)38 min · 23 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

Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Very low risk

Planning map: Flood Zone 1.

Surface water

High risk (1 in 30)

Not at the pin: mapped about 40 metres away.

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

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